Q 01/05

The original Monster Hunter launched in 2004 on which console?

A) PlayStation 2

B) GameCube

C) Original Xbox

D) Dreamcast

Answer · why

A) PlayStation 2

It reached Japan in March 2004, North America that September and Europe not until May 2005.

Q 02/05

Which director of Monster Hunter 4 later served as executive director on World?

A) Hideaki Itsuno

B) Shinji Mikami

C) Yoshinori Ono

D) Kaname Fujioka

Answer · why

D) Kaname Fujioka

He is credited as the creator of the series and directed the original 2004 game.

Q 03/05

The series' long-time producer, in charge since Freedom 2, is the son of Capcom's founder. Who is he?

A) Yoshiki Okamoto

B) Tokuro Fujiwara

C) Ryozo Tsujimoto

D) Jun Takeuchi

Answer · why

C) Ryozo Tsujimoto

He joined Capcom in 1996 as a planner on arcade games such as Battle Circuit before moving to console online play.

Q 04/05

Alongside Auto Modellista, which survival-horror spin-off joined the first game as a Capcom PS2 online showcase title?

A) Dino Crisis 3

B) Resident Evil Outbreak

C) Clock Tower 3

D) Chaos Legion

Answer · why

B) Resident Evil Outbreak

Capcom hoped at least one of the trio would sell a million copies; both Monster Hunter and Outbreak did.

Q 05/05

Which weapon type was added for the original game's international release but absent from the Japanese version?

A) Long Sword

B) Dual Swords

C) Gunlance

D) Hunting Horn

Answer · why

B) Dual Swords

The weapon then came back to Japan through the expanded Monster Hunter G.