Monster Hunter
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Monster Hunter |
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System(s): Sega Mega Drive |
Publisher: Sega |
Developer: Sega |
Planned release date(s): 1993-12, 1994-01[1] |
Genre: Light gun |
Number of players: 1-2 |
Peripheral(s): Sega Menacer |
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Monster Hunter or Monster Hunt[2] is an unreleased Sega Mega Drive light gun game developed and scheduled to be published by Sega. Announced as one of the first titles to utilize the company's first-party light gun, the Menacer, it was originally announced for a Christmas 1993 release date but ultimately never materialized.
Monster Hunter is unrelated to the later Capcom series of the same name.
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Gameplay
Monster Hunter would have seen the player shoot at various monsters, including dinosaurs and mutants, and was set to be a two player game (in which the second players uses a standard control pad.)
History
Monster Hunter was to be shipped on a 1MB cartridge. Only a single screenshot of the game has been found, despite plans by Sega of America to run expensive TV and print advertising campaigns.