Bandai Namco has been pretty busy today announcing
Gundam titles for the 30th Anniversary, this time with SD G Generation Genesis for the Playstation 4, Playstation 3, and Vita.
On a Bandai Namco livestream today covering various
Gundam titles, the producer of Gundam Versus revealed upcoming DLCs to be released, including the much - anticipated Build Strike (Full Package) from the Build Fighters series!
Even though the series has been dormant over here for over a decade, Bandai - Namco have seemingly been on the lookout for the best
Gundam titles to localize, something that all fans of giant robots can be excited about.
On a Bandai Namco livestream today covering various
Gundam titles, the producer of Gundam Versus revealed upcoming DLCs to be released, including the much - anticipated Build...
On a Bandai Namco livestream today covering various
Gundam titles, the producer of Gundam Versus revealed upcoming DLCs to be released, including the much - anticipated Build... Read More
That's ironic, considering that
his Gundam titles are extremely widespread among most major consoles.
It's safe to assume they are probably going to keep going with this, so color me excited about
this Gundam title.
The game promises to be the biggest
Gundam title in the series yet with more suits, more pilots and more action than ever before.
They're either awful like
a Gundam title, too complicated like Armored Core or just plain ridiculous like Super Robot Taisen.
Not exact matches
Busy with spin - off
titles like Dynasty Warriors:
Gundam, a Zelda iteration and even the upcoming Berserk & The Band of the Hawk, we can guess Dynasty Warriors 9 is in the very early stages of development.
With recent Warriors
titles diving into the Fire Emblem,
Gundam, Legend of Zelda, and Berserk universes, the Koinuma still has his eye on a particular sci - fi universe that he thinks would make for a great action beat - em - up game.
Dynasty Warriors
Gundam is the kind of
title that fails to live up to gamers expectations, especially when it carries the name of two very popular franchises.
Everything about this game just feels like it still wanted it to be a simple hack and slash
title and not really expand out to the world of
Gundam.
Following suit was the PS Vita
title Gundam Seed Battle Destiny.
This all - new
title in the
Gundam series has new gameplay systems designed for the stereogram technology.
If you get a chance to dig up some back issues, please do, and enjoy the numerous
titles that graced their pages which included Sailor Moon, Ice Blade, Magic Knight Rayearth, Parasyte, Sorcerer Hunters, Harlem Beat, and
Gundam: Blue Destiny.
A new
title debuts this week as Vertical Comics» Mobile Suit
Gundam: The Origin Vol 10 takes the top spot, pushing Viz Media's Tokyo Ghoul Vol 1 and Naruto vol 70 down one each.
Other known
titles include The Getaway and Killzone - a pair of Sony Europe franchises which threaten to look very impressive on the next - generation format - and the likes of Formula 1, Fight Night, and even Mobile Suit
Gundam, which made us think that perhaps stompy robot games are about to find new feet.
Headlining the update includes the Hi - Nu
Gundam from Char's Counterattack: Beltorchika's Children and the RX - 79 [G] Slave Wraith and Gelgoog HM from the PS3
title Gundam Side Stories.
With
Gundam Breaker 2 being a popular
title however, you will have no problems finding menu translations with a simple Google search — and after a few hours in the game, the need for the translations will be gone as you'll remember what everything is (the fact that upgrades are color coded makes it that much easier).
What we do know is that the game will feature over 650 mobile suits spawning from
Gundam's long history of animated, manga, and G Generation in - universe
titles.
During the TGS 2016
Gundam Games 15th Anniversary panel,
Gundam Versus producer Ryuichiro Baba announced the upcoming PS4
title will be getting a closed alpha test soon.
Baba also mentioned that he's looking to differentiate the console experience from what we know from previous arcade - derived
titles, on top of wanting a worldwide audience to get into the 2v2 gameplay the
Gundam VS series is known for.
In the time since, Artdink has been working on a variety of other Vita games, from
Gundam Seed Battle Destiny to all sorts of Sword Art Online
titles.
A floating, dutiful little blob resembling both the
title creature of My Neighbor Totoro and the
Gundam franchise's Haro robots (essentially the R2 - D2 of Japanese pop culture), Pepe seems a highly marketable mascot that Sega never really tapped.
When the game released in Japan late last year, it was smashed by fans for mainstay units having a reduced moveset compared to its predecessors and not having certain gameplay modes that were usually launched with other
Gundam VS
titles, such as Free Battle and Course Battle.
While many a page are taken from the battling mechanic book stashed away in the Tekken library, the Pokken Tournament
titles evidently take influence from classic
titles in the Street Fighter series and even remind me occasionally of my playing experience with
Gundam - style fighters.
Pokemon fans could pick up a blue Pokemon - themed Nintendo 64, presumably because some Pokemon are blue and there are N64 games with Pokemon in the
title; we're more partial to the
Gundam - themed Dreamcast or ice - blue Xbox that got released alongside Halo 2.
The Light Armor RX - 81 saw a redesign by Katoki Hajime for the 2009 PS3
title Mobile Suit
Gundam Battlefield Record U.C. 0081.
Having been a staple in many crossovers, including Super Robot Wars and previous
Gundam VS
titles, it was left out to highlight other series.
That said, it has once again come to attack the PS4 with its latest
title Gundam Versus.
But if you go to the store looking, hoping for the overlooked
title that will shorten these long, hot days, Dynasty Warriors
Gundam 3 isn't it.
They have presentations for a number of
titles including Summer Lesson, Macross Delta Scramble,
Gundam Wars, Dragon Ball, and more including of course, Tekken 7: Fated Retribution.
SD
Gundam G Generation Genesis is a strategy RPG with over 650
Gundam units from over 38
titles of the
Gundam series.
Bandai Namco has announced over their
Gundam Live Stream the next
title in the
Gundam Breaker series «New
Gundam Breaker».
While it's a shame we don't see the rest of the Shuffle Alliance as assists for God
Gundam, it's good to see some G
Gundam representation again in the latest Versus
title.
I really like how Tecmo Koei have incorporated local play into this
title which basically splits your TV into two and if you have a 42 ″ plus TV, you'll both be in
Gundam heaven.
Interestingly, this might open the floodgates for future
Gundam games to come to the West as well since the previously mentioned
title has been confirmed to do so late last year.
The system has seen some great, high - profile, system - selling RPGs for sure, but the PSP has also been fortunate to get games like
Gundam Assault Survive, which debuted at # 2 on the charts (behind only the mega-selling Yakuza 4) and highly acclaimed baseball
title Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2010 have definitely added to the system's strength.
Looks-wise the game holds up well for a Vita
title, the environments are often unimpressive and bland but this is more than made up for by the
Gundam themselves and the action.
Aside from having SD
Gundams in the mix, the customization and graphics look to be nicely updated in comparison to the previous
titles, as this will be also running on the Playstation 4.
There is no word yet if we will see this
Gundam Breaker
title stateside, the previous
Gundam Breaker released on the PS Vita and PS4.
In
Gundam, the mecha are referred to as «Mobile Suits» hence the MS in the game's
title.
Most
titles before that were all 2D - oriented
Gundam or Macross games, and From Software evolved the genre as the first really noteworthy 3D mech game for home consoles.
Editor's Note — As
Gundam Versus itself is a work in progress, PSXE will be revisiting this
title in the weeks to come to assess any future changes to core aspects such as online gameplay.
Namco is also bringing along older
titles like World's Largest Pac - Man, Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, their
Gundam game and some other merchandiser type products.
It's being produced by Viking, which as we have pointed out before includes talent that has worked on a number of high profile arcade
titles in the past, from the Mobile Suit
Gundam games to Street Fighter III and others.
They announced a horde of upcoming games this morning, including a pair of
titles in the Gods Eater series, as well as a new Tales of game,
Gundam and more.
The next entry in the crossover SRPG series — combining characters from Ultraman, Kamen Rider, and
Gundam — is planned for a February 5 release date in Japan, and will include a download code for the updated rerelease of the original,
titled Lost Heroes: Bonus Edition..