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I have more fun watching nascar and no one watches nascar

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: February 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

So i when i bought this game a Funcoland the peopel who worked there said if you like the show you will like the game... I didn't realize that they where full of $h!t. Don't waste your money because this game wasted my money and 10 minuets that i will never get back.

Gundam side Story - Info

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 12
Date: June 02, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Please bear in mind, the game is titled 'Side Story' It's not actually involving the RX-78 series Gundams, but the RX-79 GMs or General Manufacture Mobile Suits. Also, this has *absolutely* nothing to do with Gundam Wing. Gundam Wing itself is a Alternate Timeline story. AC (After Colony) versus the UC (Universal Century) of the actual Gundam universe. This game takes place in the aftermath of the first operation where a colony was dropped on the earth, *before* the deployment of the prototype RX-78 Gundam. The Federation was just beginning to deploy Mobile Suits while the Jions had been using Mobile Suits for quite some time.............

VERY fun game, but...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 30, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is one the most enjoyable games I have ever played. However, it only has nine missions (that's why I only gave it two stars; if it had more missions I'd give it a five). It took me an hour and fifteen minutes to make it through the first time.

Gundam Woes

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: April 30, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is definately not worth the purchase, but rather a rental. This is due to the small amount of missions and lackluster game control. I think the worst part is that you don't even get to pilot the gundam but rather some generic UFF mobilesuilts. The only thrill this game delivers is fighting with Zaku's and Dom's and the well crafted cut scenes. However, the battles are quite tedious as they consist of the same 3 moves; guard, lock on and attack. If you are itching for a good mecha game buy Mechwarrior 3 or Shogo. Rent this game instead as one can beat it in a day or two.

If you're a Gundam Fan, but not a Gundam Wing fan

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: May 11, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I got this game because I'm a new Gundam Wing fan. I didn't realize that this was "Gundam" and not Gundam Wing. You don't pilot Gundams, just mobile suits. The characters aren't japanese animation characters and if I didn't know that Gundam was originaly in Japan, I would have thought that Gundam originated in the U.S.A, because of the way the characters on game look! Over all, if you're a Gundam fan and don't mind piloting the mobile suits instead of Gundams, than this game is for you! Also, thank you to Amazon.com for letting us buy these normally expensive video games so cheap! I would be disappointed, but I got this game from Amazon.com so cheap that I'm not upset! Please keep up the good work Amazon.com ^_^ If you ever need a video game that sold out in the stores, check this place out first!Keep giving us more new releases!

Gundam Side Story 0079: The Review

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: May 28, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Hey, if your thinking about buying this game..... read this first.

See, I pre-ordered the game (before any good reviews were made) so I didnt know what I was bargaining for. The game is not bad, but not what you would expect. You get to pilot mass-production mobile suits; which means no gundams. I have not seen any other Gundam series than Gundam Wing..... but I say, if there are no Gundams, why call it GUNDAM Side Story? Well dont get me wrong, the game is OK, but too short. Buy it if you want but remember NO GUNDAMS!

Good but short

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: June 27, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Gundam is fun but it only has 10 missions. I beat it in two days. Also after a while it gets boring because the game is so easy. I recomend renting it first because you will like it but be bored of it by the time you have to return it. But if you liked mechwarrior and those types of game gundam may be more fun for you. Even though it is short it is a good game with great graphics and fun game play.

A great game, but too short...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I think the title says most of it. GSS0079 is FAR too much fun for the short time you get to play it (say it with me: Awwwww...).

If I could change anything about this game, I would make the RX-79[G] Gundam Ground Type one of the default choices instead of limiting the players to mass-production mecha types like the GM and the RX-77D Guncannon Mass Prod Type.

Shortlived but high intensity fun.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 54 / 60
Date: May 13, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The biggest problem with "Gundam Side Story" is that it's too short. Way too short. "You're kidding me that this game is only seven missions long, right?" too short.

In some ways, the game is more accessible than the Mechwarrior series, because it doesn't take a pilot's license to control the thing, although having the torso and the legs on seperate sticks can be a pain. An enemy lock-on button helps counter this, but in a multiple enemy fight, it can get a little hectic.

For those of you caught up in the "Gundam Wing" rush from Cartoon Network, I stress now that the year in "Gundam Side Story" is 0079, and "Gundam Wing" takes place in 0195, over a hundred years after the game, so don't expect to see Wing Zero or any of the other Gundams you may be familiar with if you've only seen "Gundam Wing."

Overall, "Gundam Side Story" is a great game for a fans of the "Gundam" universe, a good game for fans of action-shooters and only somewhat fun if shooter games aren't your thing. This isn't the game that will turn you into a shooter fan if you aren't one already.

But it does offer a solid weekend of fun. Maybe the upcoming mission disc will extend the gameplay a bit, but if a game leaves you wanting more, that can't be a bad thing.

Great game, but a few problems.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 19 / 19
Date: September 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

For those of you who wonder why they called this game "Gundam" Side-Story, it's because Gundam is a type of class of mobile suit based in the Gundam Universe. So technically there are "Gundam" class mobile suits in this game, but not the one's most people unfamiliar to the Gundam Universe are thinking of. (There is no Wing Gundam, no Death-Scythe or any of the mobile suits from Gundam Wing. Gundam Wing is based in an alternate timeline AND is a 100 years after when this game is based. If you're looking for a game based in the Gundam Wing universe, buy Gundam Wing battle for Playstation this winter.) So now that the rumors and questions are out of the way...how does the game itself play? Really well if you ask me.

Control-This is a breeze. It takes you a little while to get used to handling your Gundam's view point and manuevering seperately on the directional pad and analog stick, but that doesnt take long. The auto target button makes it a cinch to attack your enemy as well. Double tapping the directional buttons will let you use your verniers to get around easy. One gripe...down down shouldn't really crouch you, it should let you jet backwards. Besides that, control is very nice.

AI-This is kind of a double edged sword here. Your team's AI is great, they are responsive (at times they will kind of walk around though instead of heading directly to their goal) and do as they're told. Its a pain in the but when one of your buddies shoots rockets at you while yer saber dueling another mobile suit, but that isn't too damaging. However...enemy AI is kind of a let down. Most of the time they'll use their preset range attack (they have it set so AI controlled suits attack at long, medium, or short range) and not even move. Once your out of their preset range they'll move ONLY to get back into their specific range to attack. Only way to force them to change is to ram them and force them to saber duel you. While it may seem like you have the advantage when it comes to AI, it takes some of the fun and realism out of the game.

Graphics-Absolutely superb...enough said. I dont see one problem with these graphics, they're high res and the color count is just spectacular. This is the biggest place the game excels.

Sound-Another great feat in this game. Probably the only part of the game that reminds people of gundam wing. The sounds of movement of your gundam, the clashing sizzling sound of two beam sabers in a test of strength. That pretty much says it for sound effects, as for music it aint half bad. You dont really pay attention to it while in the heat of battle though, so it aint a big deal.

Gameplay-Fantastic. Put all the above together and you got one great game. The AI is flawed, but it can be forgiven with the way Bandai made the battle such a great experience. So the gameplay is almost perfect right? Wrong. While the gameplay itself is excellent, it doesn't last long. Ten missions goes by pretty quickly, if you're good at this game you can complete it in less than an hour. Right when you get to the end is when the game really stars to grow on ya. Replaying the game won't make up for it either, since the linear extras are unfulfilling. (You get to have a few photos placed in your cockpit and pick whatever weapons you want for your mission...this doesn't make replaying the expericence any better.) So while the game is short and enemy AI could have used some polishing, this is one game a Gundam fan can definitely enjoy.

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