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Not bad at all

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a good solid turn-based strategy game. You can save the game between missions and you can save the game within each mission. However, for a game which is saved within a mission, it can only be load up once. In other words, you cannot reload multiple times. You can restart from the beginning of the mission, just not the middle. This is both good and bad. It makes the game alot tougher and forces you to really think about your moves. I like it. However, others may find it frustrating if they are used to reload game over and over.

It is a military strategy games which revolves around robots (AFW in his game), although the robots are only part of the game. There are military personal accompany these robot. There are 4 main types of robot and 6 different types of military personal, and you have to decide how to mix and match. For instance, you can put an short range anti-solider robot with anti-personal soliders togther to make this a super pure anti-personal unit. Or you may want to group the anti-solider robot with anti-robot soliders to make a well-adapt battle unit. There is also one unique asepct of this game. It takes a certain time to load the robot's weapon, and once it is loaded you get to decide the duration for aiming. The shorter the time for aiming, the more shots you can fire, but you will miss alot. The longer the aiming time, the more accurate the shots will be. However, if you wait too long, then the enemies may hit you first and stunt you, and you have to start the entire aiming countdown again. Exciting!

Ok, worth it if you can find it cheap

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 13, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Here's the plot, WWII happened totally diferently and lasted longer. Japan is the battleground and center of the world even though it is in ruins and split much like the Korean penninsula.

Tanks are replaced by akward walking tanks that are totally unpractical and inferior to those used in WWII. We are given the excuse that since they can walk they can get over obstacles and thus they are better than tanks, yet the only terrain we EVER see them on is a colloection of WIDE ROADS and OPEN FIELDS.

The fun part is just the ability to control your soldiers around your walking abomination of machinery(especially the old man's "junk" walking robot, like it's that easy to slap one together). Your troops allow you to employ all kinds of fun strategies. My favorite, get 2 troop units with Chain Mines and plant them as you walk towards an enemy close range unit. They will try to attack you, step on the mines, get their legs busted(as well as their troops killed) and then you can go in for the kill.

It will take a good while to beat it, say 20-30 hours but after that you'll never put it in your PS2 again and it will just take up space.

On the plus side, it is cool to see videos clips of old fotage with walking machines inserted(well) into the battles.

A game for people who prefer play over graphics

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If there was a contest for ugliest PS2 game ever made, Ring of Red would probably take the cake.

Visual prowess, however, is not everything. Ring of Red is probably the most challenging game I have ever set my sights upon. It's a turn-based stratgey in the vein of Front Mission 3 or Mechwarrior. The only difference is intead of just exchanging blows on an attack, you engage in a rather elaborate battle, any of which could turn easily turn surprisingly sucsessful or incredibly sour.

This game is very very long, and that's either good or bad depending on your opinions. You are able to save mid-battle and pick up later where you left off, (though keep in mind the game deletes the save file when you load it) but if you die you need to start the while round over. One round averages me about 3 or 4 hours, a lot of that time being attributed to the repetative animations of soldiers' actions, which is my only complaint about this game.

If you're looking for an armchair strategy you can rent a few times and put under your belt, this isn't for you. If you feel like spending 30 bucks on a game that's going to take you a while to get through, go for it. Don't use a gameshark, don't save the mid-battle files to a second memory card so you can cheat if you screw up. Beat this game legitamately, (as time consuming and frustrating as it might get) and when those end credits roll, it will be that much more satisfying.

Try it first.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is not your typical game but very appealing. You might want to borrow or rent it before you purchase it. I have had many friends love it and some hate it. It's up to you but it would be wise to try it first! The gameplay can be very slow and time consuming in parts but for the most part it keeps a o.k. pace.

Weak

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 10
Date: August 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is an awful game. The gameplay is really weak. I was hoping that this might be a great strategy game for the PS2, but it was a very lame action game that tries to throw in some strategy aspects and fails at both attempts. You control a group of mecs and the strategy lies in moving them around a "chess board" type landscape. The action part of the game involves you deciding when you want to shoot the other mec. Basically, a timer starts ticking, and as the seconds pass, your accuracy rating increases. If you shoot too early, you will probably miss the other mec. If you wait too long, the other mecc will hit you first and throw you off guard, resetting the accuracy gague. That's it. Finally, you top that off with the fact that there are truly awful cutscenes after every move and there is no way to bypass them. This game is a big thumbs down.

Finished feeling empty...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Ring of Red is an incredible strategy game by Konami (makers of everything from Contra on the NES to Metal Gear Solid 2 for the PS2.) This game will take well over 30-40 hours to play for you marathon gamers. I was rather unhappy with the ending for it ended abruptly. I hope Ring of Red II will come out soon to tie up the loose ends in this one. A couple things that would benefit this game would be some sort of voice dialouge, the ability to forward through the intermissions quicker, and more special abilities. All in all this was a fun game to play and an excellent strategy for the PS2.

Mechs, Military Might, and Me

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: May 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Personally, I can't understand why anyone wouldn't like this game. It has everything a person needs from their interactive entertainment. This includes:
1) Nice effects that, contrary to some reviews, do manage to keep your attention. These range from the mechanized tanks themselves moving through their attack patterns, seasonal change-ups, support troops that have their own moves, and some nice looking backgrounds to accent your battles.
2) A degree of simplification in the basic controls that let the beginner play, plus the addition of higher degrees of strategy that don't allow you to bore too easily. Your vehicles, an ever increasing number of oddities meshing robots with tanks, all have specialized maneuvers such as Dodging and Punching other mechs, plus an optimum strike area. The troops further accent this, letting you add in different tactical approaches (do I want to have men equipped with homing missiles, or do I need someone to cut those lines ensnaring my legs?), thereby customizing your approach. Some even allow you to use different types of shells with your mech, allowing degrees of damage to either the enemy robots or the accompanying troops.
3) The enemies do become better as the game moves on. They start to display the ability to think somewhat, plus they develop specialized moves of their own. This is something that can be a bit of a burden, too, with combat taking lots of those 90 second slots.
Anyhow, this is only a little of what the game has to offer, and leaves out much of the story plotting, plus the nice take on post World War 2 worldwide events. If you like Mechs and military showings, this is for you.

A well deserved 4 stars!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game for several reasons. The beautiful graphics will catch your attention and the depth will keep you hooked for weeks.One might be tempted to call "Ring of Red," a true mech sim instead of a game."Front Mission" fans will notice a lot of similarities in "Ring of Red." It's a great strategy game for many ages! The play or battles are long and the sequences can't be skipped, making the game some what boring for quick action fans. Overall, the games well-detailed visuals, cool game play, and greats battles, are what I believe make this game a well deserved 4 stars!

The first PS2 title I've played, and well worth it!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: November 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Ring of Red is the first game I played on my spanking new PS2, and it succeeded in getting me glued to my seat for the next several hours.

Ring of Red puts you in control of a squad of mechs (much like Squaresoft's Front Mission games) and you'll have about 50 missions (each with different objectives) to undertake. You are placed in an overworld map with grids you can move on, and you can do several things on your turn -- attack, recover, move, standby... depending on the situation. You can also occupy landmarks such as villages and get additional troops. With the levels you gain also come new skills and special abilities.

Unlike Front Mission games however, you also get to command ground troops (yes, soldiers) in addition to your mechs. You have many different kinds of troops -- ranging from snipers to medics, and they all have their own special abilities which can help you win.

The characters are rendered anime-style, which is a plus for me. The graphics are very smooth overall, and you'll see a big jump in quality especially if you've played Front Mission on your old Playstation. The battles are detailed in that you have to aim and move around to adjust your range... so it's more than just sitting around and waiting for your turn to finish. There is also a rich story which serves as the backdrop for the game.

All in all, I recommend this game as this is undoubtedly one of the better PS2 titles out there now. If you liked Squaresoft's Front Mission games for the Playstation, you'll dig Konami's Ring of Red.

This is the worst game i've played for ps2

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 14
Date: October 31, 2001
Author: Amazon User

this game sux. it should of been made for NES. Graphics just blow. i'd wouldn't pay (money) for this stupid game.

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