is the third handheld installment in the ''

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. Like its predecessor, ''

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'' into a new single player campaign, adding supplemental original content. The game introduces regions, monsters, and a revised Felyne combat system. A high definition remaster, the first of Sony's " PSP Remasters" series for the

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, was released in Japan on August 25, 2011. The remaster's features include enhanced HD graphics, 3D support and shared save support with the PSP.

Gameplay

Reception

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'' gave the PSP version a score of two tens, one nine, and one ten, for an almost-perfect score of 39 out of 40.

Sales

The game was number one in the Japanese sales chart of 5 December 2010, replacing ''

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''. Within two weeks of release by December 20, ''Monster Hunter Portable 3rd'' sold 2.58 million units in Japan. According to the game's publisher, Monster Hunter Portable 3rd is "now the fastest selling PSP title ever in Japan" and "the fastest selling game in Capcom's history." By June 2011, the game's sales in Japan had reached 4.8 million units; making it the third best-selling PSP game of all time.

Notes

References

External links

Official site
(Japanese) {{JGA GOTY Role-playing video games Action role-playing video games Monster Hunter PlayStation Portable games PlayStation 3 games Video games developed in Japan Video games featuring protagonists of selectable gender Video games with stereoscopic 3D graphics 2010 video games Japan Game Awards' Game of the Year winners