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Monster Hunter Rise Flagship Monster Is the Magnamalo

Kazuma HashimotoBy

A new Monster Hunter title is on the way for Switch, and with a new Monster Hunter game comes a new flagship monster. Monster Hunter Rise will be introducing the Magnamalo, an entirely new beast players will be able to test their mettle against. In addition to the announcement of the Magnamalo, several other monsters were announced for Monster Hunter Rise. These included the Aknosom, a bird type monster that resembles a crane, the Tetranadon, and the Great Izuchi, which seems to be a monster that hunts in packs. These new monsters were revealed in the announcement trailer for the game and its follow-up Direct. However, you can get a better look at the Magnamalo with the official Monster Hunter Rise render below.

Outside of the introduction of the new flagship monster, the announcement trailer included a look at gameplay. Similar to Monster Hunter: World, players will be able to use the Wirebug to navigate around the environments. Additionally, the trailer also provided a glimpse at the new player hub and Palamute–a new, friendly furry companion. Monster Hunter Rise is in development for the Nintendo Switch and will launch on March 26, 2021. Pre-orders are currently available, and pre-order bonuses include layered armor.

Kazuma Hashimoto
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Senior staff writer, translator and streamer, Kazuma spends his time playing a variety of games ranging from farming simulators to classic CRPGs. Having spent upwards of 6 years in the industry, he has written reviews, features, guides, with work extending within the industry itself. In his spare time he speedruns games from the Resident Evil series, and raids in Final Fantasy XIV. His work, which has included in-depth features focusing on cultural analysis, has been seen on other websites such as Polygon and IGN.