<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sixth	O
mainline	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Windows	O
port	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
:	O
Sunbreak	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
were	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
20	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Sunbreak	O
expansion	O
to	O
follow	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	O
follows	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
conventions	O
established	O
in	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
while	O
also	O
introducing	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
mechanics	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
new	O
animal	O
companion	O
called	O
a	O
Palamute	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
ride	O
across	O
the	O
map	O
or	O
into	O
battle	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Wirebugs	O
to	O
traverse	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
mount	O
and	O
ride	O
certain	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
has	O
the	O
player	O
take	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
Hunter	O
,	O
tasked	O
with	O
slaying	O
or	O
capturing	O
large	O
monsters	O
using	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
weapons	O
,	O
tools	O
,	O
and	O
environmental	O
features	O
to	O
damage	O
and	O
weaken	O
them	O
while	O
surviving	O
their	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
fourteen	O
weapon	O
types	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
present	O
in	O
both	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Generations	I-Application
and	O
World	O
,	O
which	O
mix	O
archetypes	O
of	O
swords	O
,	O
shields	O
,	O
staves	O
,	O
bows	O
,	O
and	O
guns	O
,	O
are	O
present	O
in	O
Rise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
seamless	O
map	O
approach	O
introduced	O
in	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
unlike	O
the	O
zoned	O
areas	O
typical	O
of	O
earlier	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wirebug	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Clutch	O
Claw	O
added	O
in	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
World	I-Application
:	I-Application
Iceborne	I-Application
,	O
allows	O
a	O
player	O
to	O
grapple	O
and	O
swing	O
across	O
gaps	O
or	O
to	O
higher	O
locations	O
as	O
needed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
typical	O
hunts	O
,	O
Rise	O
introduces	O
Rampage	O
,	O
a	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
mode	O
where	O
the	O
players	O
must	O
defend	O
the	O
base	O
village	O
from	O
several	O
attacking	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
repelling	O
the	O
attack	O
,	O
the	O
Hunter	O
,	O
Yomogi	O
,	O
the	O
village	O
chef	O
,	O
and	O
Iori	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Buddy	O
Handler	O
"	O
,	O
are	O
suddenly	O
attacked	O
by	O
a	O
tiger-like	O
,	O
mace-tailed	O
fanged	O
wyvern	O
,	O
forcing	O
them	O
to	O
retreat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
sixth	O
main	O
installment	O
after	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
despite	O
not	O
being	O
numbered	O
similarly	O
to	O
previous	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
producer	O
,	O
Ryozo	O
Tsujimoto	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
with	O
both	O
World	O
and	O
Rise	O
,	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
move	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
traditional	O
numbering	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
series	O
and	O
instead	O
name	O
them	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
central	O
concept	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
built	O
around	O
;	O
"	O
Rise	O
"	O
was	O
chosen	O
to	O
reflect	O
the	O
verticality	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
levels	O
and	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
director	O
,	O
Yasunori	O
Ichinose	O
,	O
had	O
previously	O
directed	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Portable	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
,	O
a	O
title	O
that	O
had	O
never	O
been	O
released	O
outside	O
of	O
Asia	O
;	O
Portable	O
3rd	O
featured	O
Yukumo	O
Village	O
as	O
its	O
hub	O
location	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese-inspired	O
setting	O
with	O
hot	O
springs	O
,	O
and	O
which	O
reappeared	O
in	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Generations	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
this	O
setting	O
helped	O
with	O
Rise	O
approach	O
to	O
more	O
freedom	O
of	O
movement	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
that	O
of	O
ninjas	B-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
Ichinose	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
worked	O
well	O
with	O
that	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
built	O
with	O
the	O
RE	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
that	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
:	I-Application
Biohazard	I-Application
and	O
since	O
been	O
used	O
for	O
other	O
Capcom	O
games	O
like	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
remake	I-Application
and	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
Palamute	O
companion	O
was	O
developed	O
with	O
the	O
portability	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
mind	O
,	O
eliminating	O
the	O
depletion	O
of	O
stamina	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
rode	O
it	O
around	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Ichinose	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
specs	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
easier	O
to	O
use	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
3DS	O
era	O
but	O
since	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
released	O
recently	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
important	O
to	O
make	O
Rise	O
look	O
as	O
modern	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
during	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
Mini	O
:	O
Partner	O
Showcase	O
broadcast	O
on	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2020	O
for	O
a	O
worldwide	O
release	O
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Rise	O
included	O
three	O
Amiibo	B-Device
figures	O
:	O
a	O
Palico	O
,	O
Palamute	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
flagship	O
monster	O
,	O
Magnamalo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
Amiibo	B-Device
unlocks	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
unique	O
layered	O
armor	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
edition	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
bundle	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
dock	O
and	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
emblazoned	O
with	O
Rise	O
artwork	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
launched	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ahead	O
of	O
Rises	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
crossover	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
past	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Rise	O
includes	O
crossover	O
events	O
with	O
other	O
Capcom	O
properties	O
,	O
featuring	O
quests	O
to	O
unlock	O
costumes	O
and	O
other	O
items	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
crossover	O
event	O
for	O
Rise	O
was	O
with	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Stories	O
2	O
around	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
release	O
in	O
June	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
crossover	O
event	O
featured	O
Amaterasu	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
Ōkami	B-Application
in	O
July	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
event	O
in	O
August	O
2021	O
included	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
earn	O
a	O
costume	O
based	O
on	O
Akuma	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
another	O
crossover	O
event	O
gave	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
earn	O
a	O
palamute	O
costume	O
based	O
on	O
Rush	O
from	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fourth	O
crossover	O
event	O
in	O
November	O
2021	O
brought	O
outfits	O
based	O
on	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
version	O
includes	O
support	O
for	O
high	O
resolution	O
displays	O
up	O
to	O
4K	B-Architecture
,	O
higher	O
framerates	O
,	O
and	O
direct	O
voice	O
chat	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Capcom	O
had	O
evaluated	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
or	O
cross-saving	O
between	O
the	O
Switch	O
and	O
Windows	O
versions	O
,	O
they	O
determined	O
they	O
could	O
not	O
implement	O
these	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
paid	O
expansion	O
,	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
:	O
Sunbreak	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Switch	O
and	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
added	O
new	O
monsters	O
,	O
quests	O
,	O
weapons	O
and	O
armor	O
,	O
story	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
more	O
difficult	O
Master	O
Rank	O
hunts	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
past	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2022	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
that	O
Rise	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
January	O
20	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
will	O
also	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
Game	B-Application
Pass	I-Application
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
PC	O
,	O
and	O
Cloud	B-Application
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cross-play	O
and	O
cross-progression	O
is	O
only	O
supported	O
between	O
PlayStation	O
consoles	O
,	O
or	O
between	O
Windows	O
(	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
)	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
voice	O
chat	O
and	O
image	O
filters	O
previously	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Steam	O
version	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
ports	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
runs	O
at	O
4K	B-Architecture
60FPS	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
,	O
with	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
target	O
120	O
FPS	O
at	O
lower	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
new	O
tools	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Wirebugs	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
expansion	O
of	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Role	O
Playing	O
Game	O
and	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2021	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Arise	I-Application
and	O
It	B-Application
Takes	I-Application
Two	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
has	O
announced	O
that	O
launch	O
shipments	O
of	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
reached	O
four	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
three	O
days	O
after	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
had	O
shipped	O
five	O
million	O
units	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
after	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
