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jacob netka

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: March 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I havent even got it yet and its been a week

A fairly bad try

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: October 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I was excited when I saw this game, and for about 10 minutes was really pleased. But as I got further into to it, I found the game slow and boring. What really angered me is that you can only be Heero in story mode. There are other important pilots in the Gundam series like say - oh I don't know - Amaro Ray? Ever heard of him game? Apparently the first New Type wasn't good enough to be featured in the story version of this game. Another problem was that the playing fields are way to small, but I give major props for getting the scale of the characters in relation to one another correct and the overall variety of characters to choose from. The only other good point about this game is the graphics are quite nice. But it's lack of replay value (something important in all fighting games) and paucity of any real challenge is quite a let down from an anime series that should not be too hard from which to make a great game. Though I hear the sequel to this game is much better, I don't see how it could be any worse.

Cool characters, but detestable lack of balance.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: December 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Why is it when developers unleash a franchise game they tend to get lazy and contemptuous with their design? For years I've been waiting for a good Gundam game, so it was with great excitement that I launched into this game. What Bandai delivered is a game that has great visuals and a wonderful cast of characters from past and present Gundam series, but a fighting game that is lukewarm at best, absolutely horrendous at worst.

Badly balanced characters is the worst aspect of this game. I've finished the game with every character by now, but every time I have to fight "Psycho Gundam MkII", it's still one of the most unpleasantly ill-balanced fights I've ever come across. I know some gamers equate difficulty with fun and unfairness with challenge, but fighting a computer character whose every hit takes off about eight times more energy than you do isn't exactly my idea of fun (and I'm not talking about a Psycho Crusher-style, one-time-only super move either). Even among the usable characters, Zeong (possibly my favourite Gundam character ever) and Quin Mantha are quite weak, but The-O is lopsidedly powerful.

There aren't that many playing options, either -- the Vs. mode doesn't offer that many more characters to choose from; the Story mode has laughable, generic Japanese anime cliche dialogue ("I'm as tough as they come", "I'll destroy you", etc.), and the ending is so flimsy I would've rather not had any ending at all.

Being a huge Gundam fan, I still give this game an extra star. Based on gameplay alone, this is a real stinker. The only point of recommendation is really for the characters. Sure, it's fun to play as Sazabi or Zaku II, but does that make up for a very bad fighting engine, dirt-poor response and careless design? Not for me.

Gundam Battle Assault

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: February 14, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I had a feeling this game would be more than less, since it's on playstation and not playstation 2 or dreamcast. the line is pretty good, it's a dang shame that wing zero, tallgeese, or any other favored gundams from gundam wing aren't on this game beside wing gundam. the special moves are lack luster and limited. why does dodging take away power from your life and why do you have a limit on your shooting powers? basically this game has no appeal to me what so ever. thank god i got this game free instead of wasting my money on it. if you want a real good gundam game, then write to bandai or somebody cus this isn't worth it.

What an absolute waste

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: June 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Following the trend of Gundam games in America, Battle Assault is terrible. There are, though, two ways to look at it: as a Gundam product, and as a fightin game.

As a Gundam product, the game is terrible, because Bandai should be pushing the Gundam Wing series further, seeing as its the only series televised. Their last minute replacement of the RX-78 with the Wing Gundam (which, by the way, plays identically to the Zeta Gundam) shows their desire to market the game in America to the Toonami show audience. The poor kids wanting to see Deathscythe face off against Tallgeese will be confused when they can choose from several mecha never seen in America.

As a fighting game, this product is just plain awful. All of the gundams have identical moves, with identical button input, and it appears that most of the damage dealing system is based on luck. Poor area recognition is a problem, as is poor control. Bandai's attempt at realism with slow-moving mechs only serves to make the game worse. The ammo system for the projectile weapons is futile and ultimately needlessly limiting. The plotline is...ok, I won't start on the plot. The hidden characters are uninspired and not very useful or fun to play. The regular characters are horribly unbalanced, with several characters obviously stronger and more effective than other ones. The multiplayer is uninspired. The graphics are lacking sorely. The music is terrible.

In short, this game would be good if it a) had gone into development 4 years earlier and been released 2 years ago, b) featured more characters, music, and themes from the Wing series, c) been fine tuned and playtested before release, and d) been cheaper. This game isn't worth $15, much less $40.

battle assault is a complete waste of time and money

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game was cool the first few days I got it but then it started to get old and the only one who likes it in my family is my cousin. All the charictars moves are alike. And it lacks the long time fun like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, or Chrono Cross. The only thing I like about this game was the competition the game had. Bottom line THIS GAME IS NOT WORTH THE TIME MUCH LESS THE MONEY.

3am gameplaying for the masses

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: August 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I purchased this game with high expectations...I mean, Gundams...mass destruction, I was excited. Sadly the gameplay is a bit slow and the only real challenge I got was at the end when I confronted the boss. The mechanics are similar to other fighting games and focus on combos and button smashing more than they should. Also, the changes that this game went through before reaching America's shores left it wanting. I felt cheated when I heard that the main character in Japan was *gasp* a female mobile suit pilot!! Could it be?! Wow!! And yet, when it hit America, we got Heero Yuy, a *male* MS pilot. Not that there's anything wrong with Heero, mind you, but a girl in a mobile suit was a more inspiring role model to me. All and all, even if you're a big fan of Gundam, you should spend five bucks renting the game rather than almost fifty to buy it.

The Bad Wins

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I recall playing this game years ago--almost a decade. This game featured a cool cast of characters, but that's it.

For Gundam fans, it may have been somewhat of a treat simply because of the cast of characters and the Gundam title slapped on; however, this Gundam game is more like a slap across the face. The story is drab, the gameplay is a little uninspired and generic (almost a copy of the older 2D Dragon Ball Z fighting games--which were also pretty poor as well--replaced with Gundam characters), the game is horribly unbalanced, and the voice acting was sub-par. This was the first in a line of three Gundam fighting games to be horrible and the trilogy goes downhill with each sequel.

Pros:
+Fun for Gundam Fans
+Lots of Gundams

Cons:
-Generic Fighter/Another Game Using a Known Name and attaching to a bad game
-Unbalanced

I highly only recommend this game to hardcore Gundam fans...and even then, I warn you to rent the game first if you MUST try it out.

Finally...a Gundam game for the PSX finally arrives !

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 23, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The second Gundam game to ever come to the US. Only this time, this one came to the PlayStation and it's about time ! The game appears to be a 2D fighter (it is actually a renamed version of one of the Gundam Battle Master series from Japan). This game, like any other anime-based games, is strictly for fans of the original Gundam anime series. In this game, you get to play as all kinds of mobile suits from the Universal Century Gundam series and After Colony Gundam series. The only Gundam Wing mobile suit is the Wing Gundam. Speaking of that, in Story Mode, you will play as Gundam Wing's popular main character, Heero Yuy. But don't feel discouraged about playing as the Wing Gundam throughout the whole game. You get to select different Mobile Suits like Zeon mobile suits, Earth Federation Gundams, and Gundams from the After Colony series. Your mission is to find the man responsible for starting all these meaningless wars between two centuries. During his journey, he will encounter some familiar characters from the Gundam universe like Kamiru Bidan from Z-Gundam, Char Aznable from Mobile Suit Gundam, Trieze Kushrenada from Gundam Wing, and more. Anyway, let me describe the game's bad side and good side altogether. The graphics are okay. The animation is smooth but the mobile suits look totally bad with all those pixels on the edges. Still, the Mobile Suits move smoothly as if they are featured in a 3D fighter. The backgrounds look great. They totally resemble the battle arenas of all of the Gundam series. The controls are so-so, to those who never mastered (or never bothered to master) Dragonball GT Final Bout for the PlayStation. To many of you, its very slow and very impossible to beat up your opponent with just a two-hit combo. But to me, its just plain fun to master ! But still, I was pretty much expecting the cool gameplay mechanics from Super Famicom's only Gundam Wing title on Japan, Gundam Wing: Endless Duel, but this is more than enough. It's all about mastering and understanding the game very well. The music is too forgetable and horrible. It doesn't necessarily match the action. Only a few tracks are cool, but most of them (stink). On the bright side, the sound effects really resemble that of the Gundam series like the movements of the Mobile Suits and weapon usage like the beam saber slash, rifle beam firing, and the sound of brutally scratched metal. The most annoying sound is the voice announcer. Gosh ! Will someone turn off the voice ! Maybe Bandai should've had a much better announcer. That guy can't even pronounce the names of the Gundams correctly. And when the announcer sets up the fight, he sounds like he's on drugs or something. For pete sake, this is a fight mister, not a childrens storybook ! Even if Gundam Battle Assault suffers a mouthful of flaws, its still worth the purchase if you happen to be a fan of the Gundam series. This may never earn its right to be the best 2D fighter ever, but its very fun to play ! To the Gundam fans out there, go get this game ! You'll definently have a blast with this one ! If you want to play other Gundam games for the US, play Gundam Side Story 0079: Rise from the Ashes for the Dreamcast or play Mobile Suit Gundam: Journey to Jaubro for the PlayStation 2 game console. The thing that (stinks) is that Gundam Battle Assault is a rare game now, and they barely sell it that much. But if you're lucky and you found it, buy it right now, before someone else gets their hands on it !

Striving for more

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: September 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Unfortunately for the Non-Japanese converted Playstation, this is one of the few Gundam games available. It blends mecha from the entire series, all teh way back to 1979 in a manner that, while amusing, becomes repeptitive. There is very little diversity in ability, and unfortunately it only retains one "story line." The fighting is repetitive, all the moves are easy enough to perform that the challenge level is lacking. This is a one play game, and then only for fans of the Gundam series.

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