Those of you with an interest on the origins of Bangai - O's game mechanics and how it relates to the rule sets
of mecha anime series, please feel free to read our in - depth feature on the first two Bangai - O games.
This choice of perspective allows the player to «become» the pilot / MCA, cementing the man - machine bond as they navigate battles filled with visual flourishes typical
of mecha anime.
Not exact matches
One
of the best
anime to surface out
of the
mecha genre, Eureka Seven deals with underlying themes
of religious persecution, corrupt militarism, government testing and love that transcends human nature, all to the backdrop
of fighting in giant robots.
Banpresto gets licenses to various
mecha media properties,
Anime, Manga, light novel or whatever, and then makes a game incorporating all
of them.
Mecha gaming has been borne out
of Japan's half century fascination with its varied pantheon
of manga and
anime robots.
But for all the gaming developments that have expanded and fostered the
mecha scene, Shogo still manages to stand out from the pack by remaining the only
mecha title, and one
of the few games overall, to seamlessly blend Eastern cultural elements with quintessentially Western game mechanics, which results in the game possessing a unique «spark» derived from the essence
of both its
mecha anime and first - person shooter influences.
still manages to stand out from the pack by remaining the only
mecha title, and one
of the few games overall, to seamlessly blend Eastern cultural elements with quintessentially Western game mechanics, which results in the game possessing a unique «spark» derived from the essence
of both its
mecha anime and first - person shooter influences.
Shortly after the release
of Armored Core Ninebreaker, From Software announced an alliance with Banpresto where the latter would act as a publisher to the former's development
of a real robot action game featuring
mecha from close to 15 years
of anime.
There are obviously crap Japanese
mecha games out there and most
of those are to do with
anime licenses, but almost all the Armored Core games not to mention Virtual On as well as Steel Battalion are astoundingly good.
«A lot
of western
mecha designs can feel as though they lack detail to Japanese audiences, but the
mecha designs in this game are surprisingly intricate, incorporating elements
of anime and sci - fi films.
In addition, we've also included some game and
anime footage
of the
mecha in action at the end
of the review.