MONSTER HUNTER RISE / XBOX SRIES X 4K60 / gameplay
3Monster Hunter Rise[a] is an action role-playing video game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Switch. The sixth mainline installment in the Monster Hunter series, it was released worldwide in March 2021, with a Windows port released in January 2022. An expansion pack, Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, was released in June 2022. Ports for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S were released on January 20, 2023, with the Sunbreak expansion to follow later in that year.
Rise follows many of the new conventions established in Monster Hunter: World while also introducing new features and mechanics, including a new animal companion called a Palamute that can be used to ride across the map or into battle, and the use of Wirebugs to traverse the world and mount and ride certain monsters. The game received generally positive reviews upon release with critics praising the gameplay and its expansion of the mechanics introduced in World. It has sold more than 12 million copies worldwide since launch, making it the second best-selling game in the series.