

There is a total of 98 different monsters to slay, wherein 75 of them are large, boss creatures. This creates a great assortment of monsters. Or a crablike monster that attacks from below and walks sideways with its water beam in its attempt to kill the hunters designated to slay it. A big highlight is an extremely long snakelike monster that wraps around the player, just like a snake that is about to catch its prey. This has been fixed here in favour of more based on existing animals. One of the weaker sides of Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate was the fact that most monsters were different forms of either dinosaurs or dragons.

The list of monsters is very extensive and surprisingly diverse. The secret of Monster Hunter 4: Ultimate and what makes it so great is the clever design of both the monsters and the surrounding mechanics for gearing and getting items. Monster Hunter could simply be described as an adventure RPG game with almost only boss battles, but that description would not do the formula true justice. The concept of Monster Hunter 4: Ultimate is the same simple, yet winning formula that has kept Monster Hunter afloat to this day: to slay monsters, big monsters. For the new players out there, there has never been a better time to get into the Monster Hunter series. Everything is the same, but still different… in the best possible way. Welcomed additions have improved everyday life. Everything is so familiar, yet things have happened during the absence. When starting up Monster Hunter 4: Ultimate as an regular player of the series, it is like coming back home after a holiday.
