Monster Hunter Frontier G

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Monster Hunter Frontier G
Monster Hunter Frontier G cover.jpg
PlayStation 3 cover art
Developer(s) Capcom
Publisher(s) Capcom
Series Monster Hunter
Platform(s) Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Wii U
ReleaseWindows, Xbox 360
  • JP: April 17, 2013
PlayStation 3
  • JP: November 20, 2013
Wii U
  • JP: December 11, 2013
PlayStation Vita
  • JP: August 13, 2014
Genre(s) Action role-playing
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. [1] [2] [3] As of August 2014, the game had 4.5 million registered players. [4] The game's service was shut down in December 2019.

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Development

Capcom announced Monster Hunter Frontier G on September 2, 2012, as a major update to Monster Hunter Frontier Online for the PC and Xbox 360. [5] 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. [6] 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, [7] 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. [1]

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 , [8] [9] Street Fighter , [10] [11] [12] Fate/stay night , [13] as well as Hatsune Miku [14] [15] and many more. [16]

The theme song for the game, Secrear, is performed by Maaya Sakamoto. [15]

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References

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  4. ↑ 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.
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  8. ↑ 戦国BASARA 伊達政宗ノ装束 (in Japanese)
  9. ↑ 戦国BASARA 真田幸村ノ装束 (in Japanese)
  10. ↑ スパIVキット (in Japanese)
  11. ↑ スパIVキット第２弾 (in Japanese)
  12. ↑ STREET FIGHTER25周年記念キット (in Japanese)
  13. ↑ 2013-04-05, Check Out The Fate/Stay Night Monster Hunter Crossover, Silicon Era
  14. ↑ 2013-04-12, Here's Hatsune Miku in Monster Hunter, Silicon Era
  15. 1 2 2013-09-26, Hatsune Miku & Maaya Sakamoto Enter Monster Hunter Frontier G, Anime News Network
  16. ↑ MHF-Ｇ オリジナルファッションギャラリー (in Japanese)
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