![]() The online side is an interesting idea that fails. And that is assuming you can find three other players to join you, because these missions require multiple players to progress. In the online mode, the technical limitations quickly become obvious, and the hundreds of enemies you can see offline is cut to around a dozen at a time. The one thing that the DW games have going for them is the thrill of diving into a sea of soon-to-be-butchered enemies and making them feel your great vengeance and furious anger. ![]() There is co-op, both online and off (the splitscreen co-op becomes available once you clear the second mission solo), and the online side has 15 unique - and somewhat painful - missions for up to four players. It is far less frustrating, but it also makes the relationship improvement a simple stat building exercise. Relationship building returns from Gundam 2, but unlike the previous game when friendships could decrease, you can only increase them. The chain explosions are fun for a bit too, but again, the lack of variety kills this game. There is also a new dash attack that is fun for roughly a minute or two, but doesn’t really add much. You also have the added benefit of having both your primary character and an AI-controlled partner repeat the same lines again and again and again… You can customize this before a battle and select your partner. There are a few minor tweaks, including the inclusion of a “partner strike,” which allows you to call in another pilot to help with the fighting. And there’s your game play in a nutshell. It is sort of like when you were a kid playing with action figures-sure Hasbro (or whoever) provided the toys, but you needed to fill in the blanks when actually playing with them.Īttack attack attack attack attack attack attack attack-special attack!-attack attack attack attack, etc., etc. The hardcore fans will probably find a lot to amuse themselves with here, but even they will have to bring their own imaginations to the table. The game offers a huge selection of Gundam suits to choose from, as well as four different factions in the story mode. Its influence can be seen any time you see a mech suit in fiction. The anime is a sprawling epic that debuted in 1979, and has since spawned dozens of series and spin-offs. If you don’t already know that, then this game isn’t for you. ![]() This game, like the previous Gundam games, is based on the anime Mobile Suit Gundam. There are over 300 missions in this game, but after an hour or two of play you will have seen everything there is to see. You may occasionally need to take a location, but after the 20th time you do this, you may begin to suspect that it is filler. Non fans will be able to pick up little bits of it here and there, but without the proper context, the missions pretty much boil down to “sally forth and kill.” Even with the proper context the mission requirements are almost identical. There is a story of sorts, but it will only be decipherable to people that are already familiar with property. If you are a fan of Gundam, this game might appeal to you. But hey, at least there are a lot of characters for you to do this with, over and over and over again. Attack countless generic enemies and the occasional officer or boss, mash buttons until your fingers hurt, then repeat. ![]() If you have played any of the 20+ games in the franchise, then you know exactly what to expect from the series. And sometimes the characters are samurai instead of Chinese warriors, and sometimes they are even mechs taken from anime as they are in Gundam 3. No, it is typically a few new characters and a bunch of redesigned maps, and that’s it. It isn’t as if the series continues to push the boundaries of game play by creating fresh and exciting innovations that make it an event each time a new title is launched. For most franchises that would be a huge milestone, but for Koei and Omega Force’s series, it is shrugworthy. But I am not alone, as evidenced by the more than twenty games under the Dynasty Warriors umbrella (the number varies if you include games like Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage, which are not technically Dynasty Warriors games but may as well be). There is just something simple and engrossing about murdering thousands of digital people. I have long been a defender of the Dynasty Warrior series. Fitbit Versa 3Įnough already! If you are looking for a quick review of Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3, here you go: It is just like all the other Dynasty Warriors games. ![]()
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