Monster Hunter 2

PlayStation exclusive

Monster Hunter 2 has an improved weapon tree and upgradeable armors. As in all Monster Hunter games, armor pieces can be worn to obtain skills and abilities. A new feature in Monster Hunter 2 is the use of gems. Gems add skill points to complement those added by armor and weapons.

Released: 16 February 2006
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Genres: Action role-playing Role-playing
Developers: Capcom
Publishers: Capcom
Series: Monster Hunter
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Action Sandbox
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese
Composers: Akihiko Narita

About

Monster Hunter 2, also known as Monster Hunter Dos, is a 2006 action role-playing game developed and published by Capcom for the PlayStation 2. The second main installment of the Monster Hunter franchise, it was released in Japan in February 2006. The game features additions such as a day-night cycle, inclusion of seasons, monsters and weapon types that would eventually become mainstays such as the Long Sword and Hunting Horn. An English-language fan translation was released in 2023.

Keywords

action-adventure
hunter
real-time combat
fan translation - english

Media

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Gameplay

Monster Hunter 2's gameplay follows closely with the preceding games as well as introducing several additions. The player's character can embark on quests involving hunting large or small monsters and gathering; the rewards gained from completing quests are used to forge weapons and armor.

Monster Hunter 2 has an improved weapon tree and upgradeable armor. Monster Hunter games, armor pieces can be worn to obtain skills and abilities. A new feature in Monster Hunter 2 is the use of gems. Gems add skill points to complement those added by armor and weapons.