Front Mission

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Front Mission is a turn-based Japanese strategy game series that was developed and marketed by the game company Square , originally only for the SNES game console .

action

At the beginning of the storyline of Front Mission , the player has to choose between the two superpowers OCU and USN , in order to later fight the opposing Wanzer (the abbreviation for "migration tanks", see also Mecha ) on the battlefield . Once a battle has been won, the Wanzer in a city can be repaired, upgraded, new weapons and armor purchased, new pilots recruited and much more.

The graphics are very good for its time and very detailed. In addition, there are many different battlefields and a multitude of enemy bugs in the first part .

history

The first part of Front Mission was first published on February 24, 1995 in Japan, where this game series is very well known and loved. The strategy game Front Mission was developed and marketed by the game company Square, initially only for the SNES game console . In the following years, the game was then also used on other game platforms such as B. PlayStation and WonderSwan Color ported. In 2000 the game was translated (by fans) into English and in 2003 into German. And in October 2007 a revised and translated version for the Nintendo DS was released in North America . A PAL release did not follow.

successor

(sorted by release date)

Front Mission: Gun Hazard

One year after the success of the first part of Front Mission , Square launched the successor Front Mission: Gun Hazard (also for SNES ) on the Japanese market. But instead developed a simple successor Omiya Soft a spin-off of the series, which consists of the former tactical RPG a sideways running ( side-scrolling ) Shoot 'em up RPG elements made with.

Front Mission 2

Front Mission 2 was only released in Japan for the PlayStation game console . In addition, this game also follows the story of the first part of this series.

Front Mission 3

Front Mission 3 was released on July 5, 2000 for the Sony Playstation game console in Japan and later also in Germany (but only in English game language) by the successor company Square Enix , which is also a turn-based strategy game acts. The player can choose between two storylines, which only cross at certain key scenes.

Front Mission Alternative

In Front Mission Alternative is a real-time strategy , which was released shortly after the second part only in Japan.

Front Mission 4

The 4th part of the series was released on December 18, 2003 for the Playstation 2 game console in Japan. A localized version appeared in the USA six months later; there was no European release.

Front Mission 5 - Scars of the War

Only released for PS2 in Japan, a planned US release has been canceled. The reason for this is the very poor sales of the 4th part in the USA. The "Front Mission 5 Fan Translation Project" has largely translated the game into English so far.

Front Mission Online

Front Mission Online is an online version of this series, which was released on December 5, 2005 only in Japan on the PS2 and later also for Windows. The location of the online strategy game, in which the two superpowers OCU and USN are supposed to face each other again, will be Huffman Island .

Front Mission Online was discontinued in mid-June 2008.

Front Mission 2089

Another announcement relates to Front Mission 2089 , which is currently being developed as a mobile phone version (presumably only in Japan) and also covers the history of its previous versions. Front Mission 2089 was developed by MSF and Winds . Square Enix released the game for two mobile phone portal services, one on March 7, 2005 for i-mode and on October 27, 2005 for EZweb . A second part, Front Mission 2089-II , was also released. And on May 29, 2008, a remake of the first part was also released under the name Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness .

Front Mission: Evolved

Release dates: September 16, 2010 (Japan), September 28, 2010 (USA), October 8, 2010 (EU / PAL regions, Steam )

Front Mission: Evolved is a 3rd person action shooter developed by Double Helix Games and distributed by Square Enix. The story of the game takes place 50 years after Front Mission 5. Humanity starts an expansion offensive into space, supported by the construction of several orbital elevators . Political tension erupts as unknown forces destroy the USN elevator in North America.

Similar games

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://frontmission.info/