Throughout the game ( which you can watch a playthrough of here), you’ll pilot a Gundam prototype, meet Bright Noa, and face off against a cardboard-masked Char Aznable. It also precedes G-Saviour, the live-action Canadian Gundam film that never mentions Gundam, by two years. Notably, it’s (so far) the only official commercially-released Gundam game from a U.S. Speaking of Gundam games and North America - it’s no Gundam EVOLUTION, but those graphics sure are lifelike! 1997’s Mobile Suit Gundam 0079: The War for Earth was the franchise’s requisite FMV entry, hailing from Journeyman Project makers Presto Studio. Not to worry, as we’ve had plenty more made available to us in recent years. Two teams of six players square off in arenas where they fight to capture points using special abilities and the occasional ultimate ability as famous mobile suits. Gundam Evolution is a new first-person shooter set in the world of Mobile Suit Gundam. That one nearly got a release in the U.S., but the localization sadly fell through. New Gundam shooter looks a lot like Overwatch. The first Gundam console game, Mobile Suit Z Gundam: Hot Scramble, followed in 1986. Last Shooting was only ever available for the MSX, a computer released primarily in Japan.
In the side-scrolling phase, you dodge debris and obstacles in the first-person setup, you steer and shoot from you mecha’s cockpit. The game was as straightforward as you’d expect for a game of its era.
While the game never hit its anticipated full potential, you can still pop onto these servers and take your pick of classic Gundams and other mobile suits.Īs you enjoy the slick graphics of Gundam EVOLUTION, never forget where the franchise started games-wise: 1984’s Mobile Suit Gundam: Last Shooting.
Once servers closed, some fans opened servers using the open-source code provided. Prior to closure, players could take to the field in Australia and in one region of space. Sadly, it shut down just over two years after it premiered. GUNDAM ONLINE had promise of spanning the (in-game) globe with battles and bases. This current-gen title based on the Gundam franchise was first mentioned in. For a while, players could jump into the world of the original series’s universe. According to Games Talk, Bandai Namco will soon officially announce the name of a new Gundam game for the Playstation 4.
Gundam EVOLUTION isn’t the first PC MMO for the classic mecha series. If you can find them, give them a try, and brush up your piloting skills before next year! We’ve found a trio of fascinating games from the long-running series. It’s still a little way out, but there are plenty of other Gundam games to try in the meantime. Coming up is Gundam EVOLUTION, a 2022 FPS game that will pit teams of six against each other in mecha. Mobile Suit Gundam has no shortage of video games to its name.