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Great game but feels unfinished

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I will preface this review with the caveat that I am a big Universal Century Gundam fan, which accounts for much of my enjoyment with this game.

Graphically: As others have said, this is not the most spectacular looking PS3 game out there. The interactive environments help to make this feel less like a PS2 game but the overall appearance of the terrain is a little last generation. The mobile suit and mecha models are amazing though! The problem is, there is no model viewer, a standard in most Gundam games, so you can't take your time and really enjoy the various models.

Gameplay: This game is ridiculously hard at points, if you are trying to do things carefully or use team tactics. You pretty much have to throw tactics to the wind and charge in madly, to hit objectives before you're MS is torn apart, ignoring the enemy Mobile suits that are murdering your wingman and shooting you full of holes. The more realistic speeds are hard to get used to since everything moves so fast these days, but I don't necessarily feel this was a bad thing to do. You certainly feel like you are moving about in something massive. I also liked the regional damage, where you can have arms, legs and head damaged or shot off. It's very satisfying to complete a mission when you are missing weapons, limbs and a head! The targeting system can get annoying though, especially since the enemy can target you long before you can target them. It's not perfect, but the controls are functional, and once you get used to the speed and tactics of the fighting, you can definitely finish a campaign on normal mode in a few nights.

Music: Contrary to reviews I have seen elsewhere, I think the music is really outstanding in this game. It features full orchestra, and all new compositions (not just the classic Gundam music that gets recycled in every U.C. Gundam game.) It has a big, epic sound to it, and I enjoyed it so much I ordered the CD soundtrack from Japan.

Customization: You can customize your mobile suits, which is a nice touch, especially when you change the various types (Desert, Heavy etc.) For Gundam fans it's a neat way to see the various pilot and variant paint schemes/designs. You can also get better pilots for your wingman, but here again they seem to have skimped and you only get names, without even a portrait to identify them. Unless you are a hardcore UC fan, you won't recognize a lot of these people so they won't have the significance that they should.

Story: There isn't much of one at all. The missions are pretty generic (capture this base, now defend it, shoot down this transport, etc.), and contrary to the cover's claims, you don't have any effect on the overall war. The Feddies still win, no matter how well you do as Zeon, and all the major events play out just as they did in the series. I was also shocked that there was no high quality intro movie. There is even a little animation on you PS3 menu that plays a clip from a high quality rendered movie, but it's not on the game itself!

Summery: It's a good game, but it feels like it was rushed in development. Parts of it, like the music, and mobile suit models are amazing, and other parts, like the terrain, co-pilots, and game play don't feel finished. Some of it (like cut scenes or more in-depth story) isn't there at all. It's still worth picking up if you love Gundam, and understand what you are getting, but it will no doubt disappoint most console players.

it's worth the $15

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

this game's worth the money i spent on it.is it the best gundam game, no. but is it the worst, far from it. im a huge gundam fan, and idc wtf anybody says, this game is fun, and the graphics dont look like their for the ps1. it's a pretty good attempt at a gundam game for the ps3

Gundam The Great

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: February 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I love this game and would recommend it to any one that is a Gundam fan or just someone looking to try something new. I never before played any of the previous games on the PS2 but after playing this game I went back and gave a few of the old games a look over. They are all very fun, colorful and exciting. This newer version Gundam Crossfire for the PS3 system is outstanding in my opinion. I played and beat the game three times and each time it gets more and more exciting. Each battle you become stronger your skills increase leaving the enemy helpless. I have played countless amount of times on the very hard setting achieving the rank of General while unlocking Gundams of all types as well as enemy mobile suites that are not selectable until completing the game with good ranking. I've found that the Gundam is the strongest followed by the Gundam Ez8. I say give it a try. Play it, beat it and keep going. See how fast you can complete the game as well as the individual missions. See if you can get a perfect ranking of 'S' on every mission, see if you can complete most if not all mission without being hit by enemy fire. Make it fun, challenge yourself, challenge the game. See if you have what it takes to be a Gundam pilot. Thanks Amazon I love it. Forgive my spelling if there are miss spellings. One more thing. For fans of Gundam or if your not impressed with this particular Gundam game for the PS3 check out this website, it will give you something to look forward to. [...] Click movie and hit play. Enjoy:-)

Decent

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I am a Gundam fan, ive watched the shows and love the games, my favorite being federation vs. zeon. I would reccomend this game to mostly just a gundam fan because this particular title doesnt offer much to bring in someone to the band wagon. Overall the graphics are very nice, attention to detail is the best so far for the gundam series, however there is a framerate problem. At times it can seems like the framerate gets choppy, but it clears up really quickly. Gundam vs. Zeta had it even worse when it came to frame rate. As for replay value its definately there, i dont see why other gamer sites rated it so low, i actually enjoyed getting more pilots under my command, and buying more and more gundams to serve in my army. Great game.

Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is a big improvement over the last Gundam game, made for the PS2. The Mobile suits in the game are impressive.

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