Another game that dropped early in 2015, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate left an impression on not only the Japanese market that has loved the series for years, but broke into the West in a major way. The game easily captured people and sucked hundreds of hours from them throughout the year. And all this from a game on the portable Nintendo 3DS! Massive boss encounters that required you to think smart and understand your enemies movements made for a bloody good time. The lack of health bars also cleared up a lot of real estate on a smaller screen to really show off the power of the handheld. The combat system is deep, and the the various monsters you will face will test to to your limits, all so you can build that next weapon, or craft some new armor. All this so you can go out and kill even bigger monsters in a seemingly never-ending cycle of fun. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate is reason enough to own a 3DS, but be ready to lose 100 plus hours if you do take the plunge.
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate