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Gundam: Battle Assault
multiplayer

Gundam: Battle Assault

Treize Khushrenada
to stop a war from starting. Its gameplay consists of one-on-one fights, with a main six-button configuration, featuring special moves and two playable modes, while players can select any available mech to battle against enemies in story mode.

Gundam: Battle Assault was developed by most of the same team at Natsume who previously worked on

Super Famicom and The Battle Master (1997) for PlayStation. The game was first released in Japan as Gundam: The Battle Master 2 and featured original characters and plot, revolving around Mobile Suit bounty hunter Gloria stumbling upon an amnesiac child called Pixie, who is the subject of attacks from enemies. When Gundam Wing began airing on Cartoon Network
in the United States, Bandai localized The Battle Master 2 as Battle Assault for English-speaking audiences, replacing the original cast with characters from other Gundam series while featuring modified dialogue and plot for its story mode, among other changes. The localized version was later released in Japan.

Gundam: Battle Assault was met with mixed reception from critics; common criticism were towards the presentation, slow-paced gameplay, story mode and lack of replay value, with most reviewers feeling mixed in regards to the audio, although it received praise for its visuals and character roster due to the large mech sprites and their animations. The game sold approximately 33,092 copies combined during its lifespan in Japan. A follow-up, Gundam: Battle Assault 2, was released for the PlayStation in 2002.

Gameplay

Kamille Bidan
(piloting the Z-Gundam).

Gundam: Battle Assault is a fighting game similar to Gundam: The Battle Master set in the

Treize Khushrenada to stop a war from starting, with players being able to select from nine mechs to battle against enemies in story mode.[4][6] The gameplay system from The Battle Master was changed to resemble a more traditional fighting title;[1][3][5][6] the temperature and special gauges were replaced with a standard health bar (of which each mobile suit has three), a boost gauge and an ammo counter. The shoot and weapon functions are now special moves, being replaced with second strength punch and kick buttons.[2] The health bars works similarly to the temperature bar but when a health bar is empty, the mech will overheat and be knocked down, and overheats leads to a loss.[1][6]

The boost gauge now limits how much a mobile suit mech can fly, whereas players could fly indefinitely in The Battle Master. Each press of the thrust button costs one boost bar and when the gauge is depleted, players must wait for it to recharge before boosting again. With the exception of Neue Ziel, each mobile suit can also activate a flight mode that allows it to fly in any direction and not get fazed by attacks as long as it doesn't overheat or the boost gauge depletes.[1][5][6] The main projectile attacks costs ammo, an amount proportional to the projectile's power.[5] If a mobile suit runs out of ammo, it cannot use that move for the rest of the match but alternate projectile special attacks do not need ammunition.[1][6] Projectile attacks are no longer unblockable but melee weapons now are. Beam barriers can now block melee weapons (since those are now unblockable) but dodging or using beam barriers now drains health. Super moves are also re-introduced, with almost every mobile suit now possessing a super move that can be used up to three times.[6]

Development and release

Screenshot of Gundam: The Battle Master 2 prior to localization featuring Gloria (piloting Sazabi) and Lloyd Nichols (piloting (Zaku II), original characters before its cast was replaced with those from other Gundam series.

Gundam: Battle Assault was developed by most of the same team at

Super Famicom and The Battle Master (1997) for PlayStation.[5] Mitsuo Matsumoto lead its development as chief director alongside co-producers Kosak Kawamoto and Norihiko Ushimura.[7] Hiromichi Komuro, Hiroyuki Iwatsuki and Toshiyasu Miyabe served as co-programmers of the game, wihle Shunichi Taniguchi and Kunio Suzuki acted as co-designers.[7] Atsushi Shigeta was responsible for the character designs, with Kunio Ōkawara acting as designer of the Psycho Gundam MK-III.[7] The soundtrack was composed by Nobuo Ito.[7] Other people collaborated in its development as well.[7] The title makes use of multi-limbed sprites that are individually animated instead of hand-drawn animation, giving the mechs a marionette-like aspect.[4]

Gundam: Battle Assault was first released in Japan as Gundam: The Battle Master 2 on March 12, 1998, featuring an original cast of characters and a plot revolving around Mobile Suit bounty hunter Gloria stumbling upon an amnesiac child called Pixie, who is the subject of attacks from enemies.

PAL regions on December 21, 2001.[12]

Reception

Gundam: Battle Assault received "mixed or average reviews" according to review aggregator Metacritic.[10] The game holds a 56.44% rating based on nine reviews at GameRankings.[13] According to Famitsu, Battle Assault sold over 24,735 copies in its first week on the Japanese market.[22] The title sold approximately 33,092 copies during its lifetime in Japan.[22]

AllGame's Jon Thompson praised the varied character roster and animations but criticized the minimalist gameplay mechanics, audio design and lackluster presentation of Battle Assault.[14]

Push Square's Robert Ramsey criticized the combat system, small arena sizes and lack of content but commended the game's style and found its soundtrack to be enjoyable.[21]

Notes

  1. ^ Also known as Gundam: The Battle Master 2 (Japanese: ガンダム・ザ・バトルマスター2, Hepburn: Gandamu: Za Batoru Masutā 2) in Japan.

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Dengeki Scoop 2: ガンダム ザ バトルマスター2". Dengeki PlayStation (in Japanese). Vol. 65. MediaWorks. January 30, 1998. pp. 14–17.
  3. ^ a b Chau, Anthony (June 1998). "Review - Gundam: The Battle Master 2". GameFan. Vol. 6, no. 6. Metropolis Media. p. 86.
  4. ^ a b c d "PlayStation - Preview Gallery: Gundam Battle Assault". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 138. Ziff Davis. January 2001. p. 142. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i DeRienzo, David; Ganelon; Sandrock; ZZZ (2008). "Gundam 2D Fighting Games - Gundam: The Battle Master 2 - PlayStation (1998); Gundam: Battle Assault - PlayStation (2000)". Hardcore Gaming 101. p. 3. Archived from the original on 2019-09-29. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
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  8. ^ a b c d e "The Fascinating History of Gundam Battle Assault - Wealth and glory to the winner". Nintendo World Report. NINWR, LLC. April 1, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  9. ^ "ガンダム ザ バトルマスター2". PlayStation Official Site Software Catalog (in Japanese). Sony Interactive Entertainment. 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
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  11. ^ "GUNDAM BATTLE ASSAULT". PlayStation Official Site Software Catalog (in Japanese). Sony Interactive Entertainment. 2021. Archived from the original on 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
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  17. ^ a b Smith, David (November 20, 2000). "Gundam Battle Assault: 2D Gundam fighting and it ain't all that bad - Battle Master 2 beats the odds and comes to America". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  18. ^ a b Précigout, Valérie (September 23, 2002). "Test de Gundam Battle Assault sur PS1 par jeuxvideo.com". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Archived from the original on 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  19. ^ a b Mohr, David (February 2002). "PAL-Test: Gundam Battle Assault". MAN!AC [de] (in German). No. 100. Cybermedia. p. 84. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-04-19. (Transcription by MANIAC.de. Archived 2021-01-02 at the Wayback Machine).
  20. ^ a b "Reviews - Gundam: Battle Assault". PSM. No. 41. Imagine Publishing. January 2001.
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  23. ^ Ciudad, José Ángel (September 2003). "Videojuegos Manganime: Mobile Suit Gundam". GamesTech (Extra) (in Spanish). No. 1. Ares Informática. pp. 22–23.

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