GameSpot was right...

User Rating: 5 | Monster Hunter Portable 2nd PSP
I've been playing this game for a few weeks now (I actually bought it because of all the positive player reviews), and while it has a certain charm, there is a lot wrong with this game. The biggest problem is the camera. You can never see what you are fighting, and the camera angles are just TERRIBLE. Hard enough when fighting one creature, but try fighting 3 or 4, and you're done for.

The graphics are great, and the overall "plot" of the game is interesting. I like the idea of a village and a house and stuff.

It seems like this game has a lot of potential, but when you're constantly trying to adjust the camera angle, you don't have much time to swing your sword, or drink any healing potion.

There's also a LOT of reading in this game, especially in the training sessions. My head started to hurt after a while. And I don't think all of the translation carried over from Japanese. The PSP screen is small enough, I don't want to spend 80% of my time reading.

I'm going to trade this game in for something fun.