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Monster Hunter Tri Delivers New Quests and Fresh Hunts
SAN MATEO, Calif — April 9, in the
year of our Lord 2010 — Capcom® today announced support
for Monster Hunter™ Tri with unique event and arena quests on
Wii™. Accessible for limited time periods, the online quests
extend the player experience by offering monsters and rewards
only available while the quests are open. Successful completion
of the online quests allow players to upgrade their weapons and
armor with rare items and take them into the standard single
player or multiplayer quests. Based on a cyclical schedule,
event quests will be available multiple times offering a number
of opportunities for players to experience them. A schedule of
event quests will be updated on Capcom’s community site, Capcom
Unity at
www.capcom-unity.com, on the first Friday of every month.
Event Quests
Up to four players can band together online to complete the
Event Quests. The Event Quests offer a variety of challenges on
an ongoing basis, cycling monsters of varying difficulty.
Aspiring hunters must meet the required hunter rank in order to
participate in these quests or work to level up their characters
by hunting monsters in either the single player mode or standard
online multiplayer mode and attempt to participate when the
desired post launch quest appears again. Specialized weapons,
including three designed by Capcom’s community members, can only
be obtained by participating in Event Quests.
Gigantic Monster Quests
Gigantic Monster Quests, a distinctive event quest, are only
available for one day at a time. Pitting players up against the
rare and challenging Jhen Mohran, gigantic monster quests find
players on a ship as they battle the massive beast, firing
cannons to draw the monster close before attacking at closer
range with their customized weapons.
Arena Quests
Arena Quests pit two players against solitary monsters in varied
coliseums. Hunters work together to take down the specific
massive beasts in either a traditional Monster Hunter style or
in a time attack style, offering a higher chance of acquiring
value rewards based on how quickly the monster is defeated.
Monster Hunter fans in New York will receive an early look at
special event quest content during the Monster Hunter Tri launch
event at the Nintendo® World store on April 17, 2010.
Celebrating the launch of Monster Hunter Tri, consumers visiting
the store will have the opportunity to get their first taste of
online and co-op hunting before the game release on April 20th,
as well as participate in a two player battle for special
Monster Hunter Tri prizes, Monster Hunter™ and video game fans
will also have the unique opportunity to meet the producer Ryozo
Tsujimoto and director Kaname Fujioka.
Making its North American debut on Wii on April 20, 2010,
Monster Hunter Tri is one of the most strikingly beautiful
titles developed for Wii. Banding together up to four players
online, Monster Hunter Tri finds the hunter in a living,
breathing ecosystem hunting fantastic beasts for the economic
prosperity of a nearby village. A first for the series, hunters
can take their quests underwater with monsters that roam both
land and sea. Offering the player varied options to suit their
style of play, players can choose between the Classic Controller
Pro™, Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™, or Classic Controller™ to slay
the majestic beasts that inhabit the world, and communicate via
text-based chat or voice chat utilizing Nintendo’s proprietary
microphone accessory, WiiSpeak™.