Roundup: Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Capcom's Monster Hunter Wilds

Capcom's absolutely massive Monster Hunter franchise returns to Xbox this week with Monster Hunter Wilds - and reviews are now circulating online for the upcoming co-op action game.

Those reviews include a Pure Xbox write-up - which we'll summarise down below alongside a selection of other critics' opinions. Without further ado, let's get rounding up!

Pure Xbox (No Score)

"Monster Hunter Wilds is another step in the evolution of this growing series featuring updates to the combat, world design, equipment and upgrades, and comes loaded with all sorts of quality-of-life adjustments, making it probably the most accessible entry to date. For veterans, it throws more monsters at you to slay and gear to upgrade beyond the story, and after hours and hours of hunts, the gameplay loop remains addictive. Let the hunt begin!"

DualShockers (10/10)

"After 100 hours of gameplay and reaching Hunter Rank 110, I can confidently say that Monster Hunter Wilds is a better game than World and Rise. Largely focusing on streamlining and making the overall experience more accessible, without removing the core principles that veteran hunters have come to know and love, Monster Hunter Wilds is a game that should be experienced by everyone."

VGC (5/5)

"Monster Hunter World earned its place as Capcom’s best-selling title. Monster Hunter Wilds is a better game in virtually every way. Building on the leaps forward in playability and presentation, this feels like a real victory lap for Capcom. It’s very difficult for me to find much fault in it at all as a game."

Push Square (9/10)

"Few games can match the satisfaction of Monster Hunter — and Monster Hunter Wilds might just be the most satisfying instalment yet. Capcom has fine tuned the act of felling colossal foes, creating one of the most rewarding games of the generation in the process. While the overall package is held back by a stalling story campaign and questionable performance, Wilds is an outstanding action RPG at its core, and a worthy successor to the almighty World."

TechRadar Gaming (9/10)

"Monster Hunter Wilds is a bold and bustling continuation of its predecessor’s approach to streamlining the once-niche series. By stripping away some of the more frustrating elements of the past, and focusing on getting players into hunts as quickly as possible, Monster Hunter Wilds has the potential to launch the series to new heights. Aside from some head-scratching omissions, Monster Hunter Wilds is a collection of the greatest hits from past games, one that finally delivers on the promise of a truly vibrant and living open world."

Dexerto (8/10)

"Wilds is a triumphant culmination of mechanics, monsters, and ideas that have been masterfully forged from 21 years of collective knowledge and experience. The result is nothing short of a carefully honed blade that manages to slice its own path and stand proudly amongst Monster Hunter greats. If Monster Hunter World was the appetizer, then Wilds is the full-blown main course. Now, if you don’t mind, I have a date with Rathalos and a new Great Sword to make."

IGN (8/10)

"Monster Hunter Wilds continues to smooth off the traditionally rough edges of the series in smart ways, reducing as much friction as possible that could get in the way of you grabbing any of its exceptionally fun weapons and planting them firmly in a monster’s hide. But in that quest to make Monster Hunter more approachable, Wilds has carved a little too close to the bone in some places, trimming its challenge back so much that I barely needed to dig into its in-depth equipment system at all this time to become an apex predator."

Hardcore Gamer (7/10)

"Monster Hunter Wilds is a fun experience and has all the staples that make the series so enjoyable. Unfortunately, some choices make it hard to enjoy yourself for a significant amount of time while making your way to the portion of the game that you’re trying to experience."

So far, it sounds like another big old successful monster hunt for Capcom - Wilds has a score of 89 on both Metacritic and OpenCritic right now! The team's new Monster Hunter title launches for Xbox Series X and S on February 28th.

Are you picking this game up at the end of the month, PXers? Tell us if you're tempted down below!