One of the most beautiful and immersive games on the wii.
I've unlocked both. The best thing about Monster Hunter Tri, as with all other Monster Hunter games, though, is the hunt. The hunts are like anyone would expect, maybe even better: Fast-paced, fun, intense, and incredibly rewarding.
I can guaruntee you that killing your first big monster feels like winning a million bucks. The lands are also beautiful and it has some of the best graphics on the wii. You will explore lush forests, tropical beaches, menacing volcanoes, smelly swamps, and just about anything you can imagine. Ice barren lands look authentic and monster behaviors are just like animals in the real world. You will see some jaggi nipping and biting at a lumbering popo as you explore a forest blanketed by snow. Animals react to what you do. Some herbivores in a herd might run when you attack them, but one may stay back and defend the babies. All of it seems perfectly authentic and the fights also have some strategic elements to them. You will have to learn the various attack patterns of the barroth and use it as an advantage if you are ever going to get the materials you need for that one cool armor set or weapon. Once you finish of what seems to be the games campaign, you can go online and battle more powerful versions of foes you have brought down in the single player game with your friends. In fact, some monsters are online only and will not be availible in the single player game. To match up the increased player count, the monsters have increased health and attack power, and everyone shares the three lives that the game usually has set for one person. For example, if the monster kills one guy, he gets knocked out and gets brought back to the hunt, but the team has only two knockouts remaining. If another person that is different from the guy that died dies, it still counts onto the remaining knockouts. This encourages players to work as a team and stick together through thick and thin. I have easily packed in one-hundred hours on this game, and I am still playing online. The game also has a split screen function, which works as an arena mode for those who don't have online capability on their wii, although it gets old quite fast. I strongly reccomend you get this game, whether your new to the series or are a veteran. Just remember one thing: Your doomed if you don't have a classic controller.