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Another Gundam game falls flat

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 8 / 22
Date: October 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Everyone who gives this game five stars is doing consumers a disservice. I cannot say enough bad things about this game. I really cannot. Which is a shame, considering the Gundam franchise probably has the greatest video game potential of any TV/Movie franchise. However, Bandai seems to TRY to consistently drop the ball with any Gundam game they make.

Let us start with game play. Fvs.Z harkens back to the days of Atari, bringing back the concept of weapons fire where you can literally walk out of the way of a bullet. I kid you not, you can literally watch a shot come toward you, walk to the side, and a shot will miss. Actually, I have that wrong, the computer walks to the side and you miss, the computer fires, and you get hit. I have actually seen a stream of bullets arc towards me IN FLIGHT to hit me. I have been fired at, scooted to the right, was shot at again, and scooted to the left and was STILL hit but the FIRST shot. Did I mention lasers are the slowest? Yes, a bullet can outrun light in this game. An understanding of physics you couldn't pass off on an elementary student aside, there are other aspects of this game were poor game design rears its ugly head. I don't mind a game that is skillfully challenging; that is, a game were practice and good tactics are required to get ahead, but I hate games which rely on cheap gimmicks to make levels hard. Fvs.Z is one such game. Enemies will suddenly appear right next to you (falling out of the sky -- I'm not kidding, they fall right out of the sky and land next to you, and the first warning you get is when they fire). The game's targeting feature is pathetic; if there are three enemies attacking you, you usually want to target the one closest, but FvsZ typically targets the enemy farthest from you, and usually one that doesn't have line of sight. So, while someone is behind you, you have to hit 'switch target' three or four times before you can fire at said enemy. Wait! It gets even better, as there is a certain time frame in which you can actually shoot at an enemy and hit. What I mean is that you only get one shot at an enemy mobile suit, it gets damaged, then you can't shoot it again for about five seconds (usually until it moves and fires back at you). Essentially this is a game feature trying to enforce turn-based play in a real time game. To further compound an already horrific game, there is usually a two to three second delay between hitting a button and having your mobile suit respond. Now, this might not be bad, if the computer was held to the same standard.

There is even more! The game ports 200+ missions on the back of the box, but this is somewhat misleading as there are only three basic types of mission: kill enemies until time expires, keep something alive, destroy a certain amount of enemies before they destroy you. There are only about a dozen or so different levels you play in, and many of the levels are almost identical, with only a different bitmap making up the horizon, or 2 buildings on one side instead of the other. Add to this that all the levels are quite small, and 200+ missions starts to be rather small. The 3D space levels ported on the back of the box are also misleading, as "space combat", at least FvsZ style, is the same as ground combat but with a star backdrop (well, you CAN end up upside-down, but moving and fighting are identical to ground combat). Another exciting aspect of FvsZ are the missions where you fight named characters from the original Gundam TV show -- these missions entail you running from said characters (I hit one over ten times and couldn't even see a drop in his health; and you can usually only take one or two hits from a TV show character) until time expires, or waiting for a named character from your side to show up so you can watch them fight. Wow. Exciting. Yep. I love playing levels were I do not do anything but run in a circle waiting for time to run out.

Now, if poor game play and sparse levels were not enough, the mobile suit selection leaves a bit to be desired. The Ez8 Gundam from the television show 8th Mobile Suit Team does not make an appearance in the game, although the other mobile suits from the show do. That right there is the biggest crime. Also, no mobile suits from Gundam 0080 make their appearance, nor can you use ANY mobile armors.

Well, after all of this, if you are still interested in the game, don't buy it, rent it first to try it. The mindless game play rip off (but poorly implemented) of Virtual On can be fun for a little while.... Another good reason not to buy it is to deprive Bandai of the money, so maybe they will figure out a poor game with the Gundam name is not a good game.

Thank you very much, mr. Robato.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: October 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Where do I begin on federation vs. zeon? Honestly, what have we grown to expect from Bandai and the gundam games? Over and over again we have been dissapointed, big words, little actions. However, alongside 0079 for the Dreamcast, Federation vs. Zeon IS one of the best attempts by the developers to make a sincerly fun game. Being a fan of the genre, and the series, I was able to look past some of the games many shortcumings, and enjoy an emersive glimpse into the world of Gundam. The story mode gives you the choice of playing for either the Federation, or Zeon. This is my favorite feature of the game, and seeing each side has somewhere around 120 missions each, length is not an issue in this game. BUT (and this is a big but) combat is far too easy, even on the hardest level of the game, it feels like playing duck hunt at times, and with certain weapons (most of them) one hit is enough to kill most enemy mobile suits. Wich is a problem, because you begin to get that dreaded game feeling that maybe its because you have 200 times more health than the enemy that your winning. Another problem this game has is the reppitition in the missions. You don't even need the briefings to complete your task, and there are only a few maps. So you find yourself in this cycle: load level, seen it a million times, blast everything there, end level. Not pretty. The multiplayer mode is fun though, and for just twenty bucks, the game is a great addition to your collection if your a gundam fan. Personally, I had some fun with this game, but eventually, the problems become to much, and it just gets boring. I reccomend this game only to people who are diehard fans of gundam, or those who need a fun game to play with friends, but its deffinetly not for everyone

PROS:
Decent graphics
TONS of mobile suits
fun vs mode
LOTS of missions

CONS:
Annoying music (from the original series)
Repetitive
Too easy
Not enough maps.

The minor problems that only I seem to dislike or even notic

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 25, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Ok, this is a good satisfying game. the problems is the fact that when you use your weapon, your MS stalls and when you hit an enemy, the enemy floats around and is not able to be hit. Also, it contradicts known facts. I destroyed over 50 Gound Combat Gundams and the fact is that only about 20 were made. Also, a beam saber is equal to a heat hawk! A beam saber is much stronger and I do not get why the beam saber doesn't chop the enemies in complete half with one stike! Also, the game is a 2 on 2 game making the big and epic battles like A Baoa Qu and Solomon seem like a samll skirmish. Basically after all that, it is much better than Zeonic Front and a succesor to Journey to Jaburo.

VERY CHALLENGING!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: September 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

this game is your basic arcade type space shoot-em up game.
it starts off with a familiar premise for whichever side you choose(fed or zeon). it starts off that your side is losing the war and its up to you to turn the tide. most of the battles are pretty easy early on, but after a while it becomes pretty evident why your side is losing.enemy AI is very clever and you will often be attacked from all sides.there is about 100 different missions for each side so that adds some replay value,but most are just your basic search and destroy mission. there are also between 25 and 40 different mobile suits and mobile armors that you can play with. overall if your a gundam fan you will love this game because it follows the plotline of the one year war perfectly, and if your not a gundam fan you will like it if your really into shooter/simulation games. that is why I gave this such a high rating.

As far as Gundam games go....There is no other

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: May 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game promises to blow the previous PS2 releases away. Aside from space duels, tons of suits from the 0079 Era, fluent control, there is the fact that the game is developed by Capcom which gives it an edge over other Bandai games. This was released on Saturn in Japan and the DX version on PS2. The ultimate Gundam fighting game is on its way...

Finally a Gundam Game thats great!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: September 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I picked up the import version awhhile back and this game is realy fun.
The graphics are ok although sometimes buildings,cars,trees etc. are bland and generally the same.But the Mobile Suits are well done and space battles looks great.
There are about 200 missions and you may play as Federation or Zeon in 0079 in the one year war.This game is created by capcom and published by Bandai(Dont let the bandai name scare you.)This game orginated from a Arcade game in Japan and is online capable for Japan only.It was awarded the Famitsu Golden award.Famitsu was one of the first Game Magzine by the way. Controls may be confusing but you get used to it right away.
The sound is ok and the voice acting is great,but some songs irritate you. Tons of mobile suits and 3 modes such as Versus,Campeign,and arcade.
Versus you can either Play against two A.I.s or a human player.Campain is basiclly mission you may only start off with and crappy mobile suits at first.Arcade is just where you pick a mission,and a M.S. and battle it out. The strongest point of this game would have to e gameplay,so have fun, and get ready for the deadliest war in Universul Century history!

I am a 12 year old Gundam Diehard fan

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: October 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The game in graphics is better than Journey to Jaburo and is Hard just Like Zeonic Front. In the game you can play as any mobile suit you want " Big Zam, Braw-bro,Zarkello, Bygro, Zock, the mobile armors and Federation Side you can get G-Fighter, G-Bull and On 2 Versus mode one person can be gundan and one can be G-Fighter and Gundam can ride the G-Fighter(second player get to pilot the G-Fighter). The game is a lot cooler than Journey to Jaburo, but is hard like Zeonic Front. I have Beat the game to.

really great!!!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: June 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

this game as awsome graphics and great gamelaay. also, unlike the other bandai games, you get to fight in space. it rocks!!!

13 year old gamer with a good review !!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: August 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Words can not express how happy I am that this new Gundam game is coming out. So for all you big and little Gundam fans you need to get this game! I've played other Gundam games before, and they were okay...but this one, I can assure you will be extremely, extremely good! I have researched this game in many magazines, other internet sites, and much more.....and from all I've read, even if you're not a Gundam fan, you'll still enjoy this game. The game comes out September 19th, but I suggest you pre-order it from Amazon.com! I know I will!!

A good gundam game? Anythings possible.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: September 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I have watched many gundam tv shows/movies and am proud of it, I have also played plenty of the games, I normally wont admit that. In case you dont already know, every gundam game (except for the excalent dreamcast game)is mediocore. From the space invader rip-offs to the extra slow fighting games, even stragity have been too bad even for fans. However last year brought new hope, Mobile Suit Gundam: Journey to Jaburo, (while not a great game) was a vast improvement to the pervious games. However it just wasnt enough to keep people's attention (including mine). Finely, a game has come out that entertains both gundam fans, and video game fans. Whats so great about this game? For starters the gameplay has recived a large upgrade, defeating mobile suits in a resonable time, unlike the five minutes it would take in JTJ. Suits now move faster, while still keeping the moble suit feel. Also you can play as either Fed or Zeon, with over 100 missions on each side, that dont seem mirrored off one another. Best of all though, there are many diffrent suits for each side, such as the guntank from the orginal show, and you can upgrade your suit. I could go on, but you should play it for yourself. So suit up and get ready for action! ...

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