Monster Hunter Frontier G
| Monster Hunter: Frontier G | |
|---|---|
 PlayStation 3 cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Capcom |
| Publisher(s) | Capcom, Microsoft Game Studios (Xbox 360 version) |
| Series | Monster Hunter |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Wii U |
| Release | Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360
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| Genre(s) | Action role-playing game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Monster Hunter: Frontier G was an expansion pack for Monster Hunter Frontier Z, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) in the Monster Hunter series for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, and Wii U.[2][3][4] As of August 2014, the game had 4.5 million registered players.[5] The entire Monster Hunter Frontier service was officially shut down on December 18, 2019 after going free-to-play for its final month.
Development
Capcom initially announced Monster Hunter: Frontier G in on September 2, 2012 at the Monster Hunter Frontier Appreciation Festival as a major update to Monster Hunter Frontier Online (also known as Monster Hunter Frontier Z) for the PC and Xbox 360.[6] The new update would include 10 new monsters, upgrade 21 current monsters to G-rank, over 150 G class weapons and armor sets, 30 new skills, 4 new elementals, and new actions for 11 weapon types.[7] It was also later announced that it would be released as a standalone game for the PlayStation 3 and Wii U around the end of 2013.
Capcom initially stated that it had no plans to bring the Monster Hunter franchise to the PlayStation Vita,[8] but announced a port of Monster Hunter: Frontier G during Tokyo Game Show 2013. The company stated that Vita players would have the ability to share character data with the upcoming PS3 version, similar to portable releases on other platforms like the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.[2]
Promotions
Monster Hunter: Frontier G had a number of promotional outfits available as part of collaborations with other companies. These included characters from Fire Emblem, Sengoku Basara,[9][10] Street Fighter,[11][12][13] Fate/stay night,[14] as well as Hatsune Miku[15][16] and many more.[17]
The theme song for the game is performed by Maaya Sakamoto.[16]
References
- ^ 2014-05-27, Monster Hunter Frontier G hits PS Vita in Japan this August, Gematsu
- ^ a b 2013-09-18, TGS: Monster Hunter: Frontier G Announced for Vita, IGN
- ^ 2013-09-19, Monster Hunter Frontier G announced for PlayStation Vita, Eurogamer
- ^ 2013-09-19, Monster Hunter Frontier G coming to Vita, VG247
- ^ 2014-08-19, 『MHF-G』450万ハンター突破記念イベント＆キャンペーンが8月20日から開催！ 正式サービスが始まるPS Vita版だけのキャンペーンも実施, Dengeki Online
- ^ 2012-09-02, Monster Hunter Frontier G Announced For Release In April 2013, Silicon Era
- ^ "Monster Hunter Frontier G Announced". AndriaSang.com. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ 2013-04-26, Capcom Has ‘No Plans’ to Bring Monster Hunter to PS Vita, IGN
- ^ 戦国BASARA 伊達政宗ノ装束 (in Japanese)
- ^ 戦国BASARA 真田幸村ノ装束 (in Japanese)
- ^ スパIVキット (in Japanese)
- ^ スパIVキット第２弾 (in Japanese)
- ^ STREET FIGHTER25周年記念キット (in Japanese)
- ^ 2013-04-05, Check Out The Fate/Stay Night Monster Hunter Crossover, Silicon Era
- ^ 2013-04-12, Here's Hatsune Miku in Monster Hunter, Silicon Era
- ^ a b 2013-09-26, Hatsune Miku & Maaya Sakamoto Enter Monster Hunter Frontier G, Anime News Network
- ^ MHF-Ｇ オリジナルファッションギャラリー (in Japanese)
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)