challenge for hunters. In return for this, hunters receive better rewards for completing the quest as well as access to some of the stronger variations of previously encountered monsters, known as "sub-species". There are also certain monsters that can only be encountered in this particular rank. Reception The game received "average reviews" according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of two nines and two eights, for a total of 34 out of 40. Notes References External links Official Monster Hunter website 2005 video games Action role-playing video games Monster Hunter Multiplayer online games PlayStation Portable games PlayStation Portable-only games Role-playing video games Video game remakes Video games featuring protagonists of selectable gender Video games developed in Japan Video games scored by Akihiko Narita Video games scored by Masato Kouda