marketplace.comMonster Hunter 3 (Tri) is an action role-playing game (RPG) from Capcom. The first iteration of the popular Monster Hunter franchise to make an appearance on the Wii platform action in it revolves around quest based gameplay built around the hunting and capture of monsters as a means of character development. The game features multiple modes of co-op gameplayboth online and offlinenew monsters and tools classes multiple controller options and Wii Speak and text chat player communication support. .caption { font-family: Verdana Helvetica neue Arial serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; } ul.indent { list-style: inside disc; text-indent: -15px; } table.callout { font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1. 3em; } td.vgoverview { height: 125px; background: #9DC4D8 url(https://images-na.ssl-images-marketplace.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/callout-bg.png) repeat-x; border-left: 1px solid #999999; border-right: 1px solid #999999; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-bottom: 10px; width: 250px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; }Exciting co-op play modes.View larger.New monsters and tool classes.View larger.Classic RPG elements.View larger.Beautiful game environments.View larger. StoryMonster Hunter Tri is set in a massive sublime land where humans and monsters coexist. You play the role of an up-and-coming hunter who must accomplish various quests to achieve glory and help the residents of their village survive. Do you have the courage to hunt the monsters that roam your world? It wont be easy - the monsters are strong and numerous. Yet by hunting together with friends or braving it solo there is no monster that cannot be defeated.GameplayMonster Hunter Tri is an action RPG centered around players expertise with the various tool sets available in-game to take down the plethora of monsters that fill the gameworld including underwater environments. Hunters can track monsters set traps for them and either capture or slay them when they are encountered. In single player mode players can select a hunter of either gender choose from a variety of tools classes and set off with a crew of AI companions referred to as ChaCha. When a monster is slain the hunter can carve off their horns scales and bones which can be used to create a huge variety of tools and protective gear. These items can be bought or crafted by giving the village blacksmith materials and a fee. With result comes upgrades both for yourself and your ChaCha companion.Co-op MultiplayerUtilizing the graphics and wireless capabilities made possible by Wii Monster Hunter Tri allows for a unparalleled co-op gameplay experience both online and offline. Players can hunt in groups as large as four players online or two players offline (split-screen). Co-op play is split playween two modes: Open-world hunts and Arena mode. Open-world hunts allow players to explore the Monster Hunter world taking on the creatures they seek wherever they may be found. The caveat is that within this mode players as well as monsters can retreat and even escape bad situations regenerating to fight another day. Players who fall in these clashes will respawn nearby and as long as one of their party remains alive the monster(s) faced will retain the level of damage inflicted upon them before the players death. Arena mode is similar in most ways to Open-world hunts except that adventure themes take place in set arena settings where there is no retreat for either side making it a adventure theme to the death. Communication playween players in either mode is facilitated via Wii Speak and text chat support.Multiple Controller SupportMonster Hunter Tri features a wide array of controller configurations and options. These include: Wii Remote and Nunchuk Classic Controller and Classic Controller Pro. Each features in-depth mapping of questing and tools classes. And finally the Wii Remote allows the ability to save your cha