This article may need to be rewritten entirely to comply with Wikipedia's. The may contain suggestions. July 2013 Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is a in the franchise for and. Weapons can now have up to purple sharpness which is higher than white sharpness. The player can now accept HR 7-9 quests in the gathering hall and new elder quests outside the gathering hall from a felyne beside the village elder. The downloadable content can give the player special armor for their felyne along with early unlocks for some of the felyne skills. The introduction of new monsters such as the Ukanlos have been put into the game with even more creatures than the last version of Monster Hunter Freedom 2 on the PSP system. On November 6, 2008, the beta version of a new online service allowing voice chat and gameplay via tunneling PSP AdHoc mode to work same way as infrastructure mode does, through the PlayStation Network and a LAN connected Wi-Fi capable was released on the Japanese PlayStation Store. Adhoc Party for PlayStation Portable beta version is compatible with Monster Hunter Freedom Unite. In the 2008 , it was announced that the game would be released in North America as Monster Hunter Freedom Unite in Spring 2009. At the 2009 , the release date was further specified as June 23, 2009. The United States and the Australian demo are available for free on the PlayStation Network on the PSP as of May 21, 2009. Capcom has announced that the PSP bundle would be released in Europe, but were not specific about anywhere else. In addition to this bundle, people who pre-ordered the game also received a black, hairy strap. The hair on the strap was meant to be that of a monster exclusive to the game, the Nargacuga. Although no longer available, Capcom had created the , a website for newcomers to the Monster Hunter series. It had included tutorial videos, images of monsters, forums and more. This website has been shut down. Capcom was also holding a temporary Gathering Hall between the 3rd of July and the 1st of September in London, Charing Cross, for all Unite players to play in a campaign to make the franchise more popular in the West to see future titles to be released overseas. Capcom's Monster Hunter Freedom Unite website, as well as Encyclopedia Gigantica, are sending out demo copies of Monster Hunter Freedom Unite to anyone who registers for one. This demo has a set equipment list for each of the weapon categories, and the player may also select between three felyne helpers to join the player. The player may choose between three quests, totaling about 2 hours of game time. An iOS version was released in 2014. With the release of , the game lost compatibility and Capcom initially announced no plans to update the game, later removing from the App Store. However, it later returned with fixed compatibility. The Japanese version of the PSP version sold 670,000 copies on its release day, and in its first week sold one million copies. As of July 8, 2009, the game has sold 3. No official numbers on American sales have been released at this time. In Japan, as of December 2008 the game has sold 2. As of June 30, 2014, the game has sold 3. Retrieved 26 December 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2015. Archived from on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015. Archived from on 26 June 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015. Archived from on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2009. Archived from on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2015.