Great emulation of a MMO. But it could have been better

User Rating: 8.5 | Monster Hunter Freedom PSP
I got this game cause I heard it emulated an MMO and I thought that meant smooth gameplay, multiplae villages, and great levels. It got 2 out of 3 of those because so far there is one village. The levels are amazing with vibrant colors and multiple areas that you have to look for. The combat is smooth and the monsters are huge and behave differently. There are these dinosaur creatures in the game that will just try to run when you attack them but when you find the raptors in the next area spot you they will attack on sight and all of the battles feel like boss battles, especially the raptors because they are fast and often work in packs. They jump around and often take you by surprise from behind. The bigger monsters like the wyverns feel like a HUGE battle because they are huge and feel like an impossible monster to kill. The weapons and armor system is great because you can take stuff you harvest from monsters and use them to make a weapon thats probably stronger than the weapon you are currently carrying. You can also make armor but I havent really tried it out yet. But there are problems with the game. One is that the game just drops you off without even telling you how to do the most essential commands. But once you learn them the control scheme is easy to understand. This game is a great example and with an ad hoc multiplayer mode it makes it a good game for anyone.