Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam

Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam
Artwork for the PlayStation Portable edition.
Developer(s)	Capcom
Publisher(s)	Namco Bandai Games
Designer(s)	Atsushi Tomita
Platform(s)	Arcade, PlayStation Portable
Release date(s)	JP March 2008 (Arcade) JP November 20, 2008 (PSP)
Genre(s)	Shooting
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)	CERO: A (all ages)
Arcade system	System 256

Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam is an arcade game that newly crossover with other Gundam in Gundam Vs. series. The game features up to 30 different Mobile Weapons, and a play system similar to previous titles in the Gundam Vs. series.

Bandai Namco released a PlayStation Portable version on November 20, 2008. The sequel, Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam Next was released on March 18, 2009.

Background

Unlike the previous series that are set up in the same general universe (Universal Century or Cosmic Era), the background of this game is set up in the real gaming world in 2030, which the Gundam vs. Series produced many spin-offs for each series at that time. The Devil Gundam has somehow invaded into the game systems and merge the different worlds into one. In order to restore the order of the game nature, various heroes from different Gundam Series are joined together to fight against the Devil Gundam.

The game currently featured all timelined TV, OVA and movie productions as far as Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (but with the only exception of New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz). Though most of the units are leading Gundams, a few non-gundam type units (mostly piloted by leading rivals) are also selectable. Battlefields are made from the general image of the production, rather than reforming the battlefield scene in the animation.

System Changes

Cost System: Each team has 6000 points. Unlike the previous series, the game reduced the classes of costs into only three - 1000, 2000, and 3000. Also, if player's unit cost is higher than the remaining team points when respawn, the armour point also decreases proportionally (which called as "Cost-over")

Support Unit: Each unit has their own respective support unit, most of them act as a supporting attacker and attack the opponent actively, but a few of them (like Gun-EZ in Victory Gundam) will also act as a shield unless players launches an attack or time has passed. Unlike most of the normal weapons, Support Unit cannot be reloaded unless the player's unit is destroyed.

G-Crossover: The Power-up system since Zeta Series has changed from enhancement to a large area attack system. Every title has their own G-Crossover attacks, which mostly feature a mass destruction weapon (e.g.: Destroy Gundam) or operations (e.g.: Colony Drop) related to the production.

Weapons and Alternate Units: Through the button combinations are similar to previous series, but many units can switch between weapons (mostly changes from a beam rifle to a beam cannon or else) Some of them can even change to an enhanced mobile suit, for example, the Gundam Mark II can be transformed into the Super Gundam, and the Strike Gundam could switch to Aile/Sword/Launcher Striker Packs. Weapons are not bounded when using a charging attack. Along with the standard attacks, like Double Zeta's Hi-Mega Cannon, and the finishing moves of God/Master Gundam. Some special attacks/effects can be used only in special conditions, Zeta Gundam's Bio-sensor, which gives two special attacks, will be activated for a short time only when the teammate being destroyed. For the Gundam Virsago, Gundam Ashtaron (in mobile armour mode) is treated as a weapon rather than a playable/support unit.

Background Music

Although vocal theme songs (and sometimes insert songs) are featured in previous series. Almost all the title features a full-vocal theme song as their BGM this time, perhaps inspired by the Another Century's Episode Series. However, Zeta Gundam did not feature a theme song due to its complicated copyright issue, even they had one in Zeta Vs. series, they used a standard BGM instead. Mobile Suit Gundam 00 did not include their background music. They will stick to any other titles' ,or maps' background music in versus mode.

Selectable Units

(Bracketed unit stands for its alternative type that it can transform during the game)

Mobile Suit Gundam

BGM: "Tobe! Gundam" by Koh Ikeda

• RX-78-2 Gundam
  • Cost: 2000 GP
  • Pilot: Amuro Ray, voiced by Toru Furuya
  • Support unit: G-Fighter
• MS-06S Char's Zaku II
  • Cost: 1000 GP
  • Pilot: Char Aznable, voiced by Shuichi Ikeda
  • Support unit: Dopp(s)
• RX-75-4 Guntank
  • Cost: 1000 GP
  • Pilot: Hayato Kobayashi, voiced by Kiyonobu Suzuki
  • Support unit: G-Sky-Easy
• MS-09 Dom
  • Cost: 1000 GP
  • Pilot: Gaia
  • Support unit: 2 Dom(s) with other Black Tri-Stars pilots

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam

BGM:

• MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam
  • Cost: 2000 GP
  • Pilot: Kamille Bidan, voiced by Nobuo Tobita
  • Support unit: MSA-005 Methuss
• RX-178 Gundam Mk-II(RX-178+FXA-05D Super Gundam)
  • Cost: 2000 GP
  • Pilot: Emma Sheen, voiced by Maya Okamoto
  • Support unit: RMS-099 Rick Dias (Early Production Colors)

Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ

BGM: "Anime Ja Nai ~Yume o Wasureta Furui Chikyūjin yo~" by Masato Arai

• MSZ-010 ZZ Gundam
  • Cost: 2000 GP
  • Pilot: Judau Ashta, voiced by Kazuki Yao
  • Support unit: ZZ Core Fighter
• AMX-004-2 Qubeley Mk-II
  • Cost: 1000 GP
  • Pilot: Elpeo Puru
  • Support unit: AMX-004-3 Qubeley Mk-II piloted by Puru Two

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack

BGM: "Beyond the Time ~Möbius no Sora wo Koete~" by TM Network

• RX-93 Nu Gundam
  • Cost: 3000 GP
  • Pilot: Amuro Ray (Londo Bell uniform)
  • Support unit: RGZ-91 Re-GZ
• MSN-04 Sazabi
  • Cost: 2000 GP
  • Pilot: Char Aznable (Neo-Zeon uniform)
  • Support unit: MSN-03 Jagd Doga Quess Air Custom

Mobile Suit Gundam F91

BGM: "Eternal Wind ~ Hohoemi wa Hikaru Kaze no Naka" by Hiroko Moriguchi

F91 Gundam F91

• • Cost: 2000 GP
  • Pilot: Seabook Arno, voiced by Koji Tsujitani
  • Support unit: RGM-109 Heavygun
• XM-07 Vigna Ghina
  • Cost: 1000 GP
  • Pilot: Cecily Fairchild, voiced by Yumi Touma
  • Support unit: XM-05 Berga Giros Zabine Chareux Custom

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam

BGM: "Standup to the Victory" by Tomohisa Kawasoe

• LM314V21 Victory 2 Gundam (LM314V21AB V2 Assault Buster Gundam)
  • Cost: 3000 GP
  • Pilot: Uso Evin & Haro, voiced by Daisuke Sakaguchi and Rica Matsumoto
  • Support unit: LM111E03 Gunblaster
• LM312V04 Victory Gundam
  • Cost: 1000 GP
  • Pilot: Uso Evin (Early)
  • Support unit: 3 LM111E02 Gun-EZ piloted by Shrike Teams

Mobile Fighter G Gundam

BGM: "Flying in the Sky" by Yoshifumi Ushima

• GF13-017NJII God Gundam
  • Cost: 3000 GP
  • Pilot: Domon Kasshu, voiced by Tomokazu Seki
  • Support unit: GF13-066NO Nether Gundam
• GF13-001NHII Master Gundam
  • Cost: 2000 GP
  • Pilot: Master Asia, voiced by Yosuke Akimoto
  • Support unit: Death Army (Death Beast)
• JDG-00X Devil Gundam *Colony* (Unplayable Final Boss)
  • Pilot: Kyoji Kasshu (No voice)

(Note: The lack of a voice actor could suggest that the Devil Gundam simply does not have a pilot. In "G Gundam", the unit was known to be, somewhat, sentient/self-aware.)

New Mobile Report Gundam Wing

BGM: "Just Communication" by Two-Mix

• XXXG-00W0 Wing Gundam Zero (TV Version)
  • Cost: 3000 GP
  • Pilot: Heero Yuy, voiced by Hikaru Midorikawa
  • Support unit: OZ-13MSX1 Vayeate
• XXXG-01H2 Gundam Heavyarms Kai (TV Version)
  • Cost: 2000 GP
  • Pilot: Trowa Barton, voiced by Shigeru Nakahara
  • Support unit: OZ-13MSX2 Mercurius

After War Gundam X

BGM: "Dreams" by Romantic Mode

• GX-9900 Gundam X
  • Cost: 3000 GP
  • Pilot: Garrod Ran, voiced by Wataru Takagi, & Tiffa Adill, voiced by Mika Kanai
  • Support unit: FX-9900 GX-Bit
• NRX-0013 Gundam Virsago
  • Cost: 2000 GP
  • Pilot: Shagia Frost, voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa
  • Support unit: GX-9900-GB G-Bit D.O.M.E.

Turn A Gundam

BGM: "Turn A Turn" by Hideki Saijo

• SYSTEM ∀-99 (WD-M01) ∀ Gundam
  • Cost: 3000 GP
  • Pilot: Loran Cehack, voiced by Romi Park
  • Support unit: Hipheavy
• AMX-109 Kapool
  • Cost: 1000 GP
  • Pilot: Sochie Heim
  • Support unit: Hipheavy

Mobile Suit Gundam Seed

BGM: "Believe" by Nami Tamaki

• GAT-X105 Strike Gundam
  • Cost: 2000 GP
  • Pilot: Kira Yamato, voiced by Soichiro Hoshi
  • Support unit: TS-MA2mod.00 Moebius Zero
• GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam
  • Cost: 1000 GP
  • Pilot: Athrun Zala‎, voiced by Akira Ishida
  • Support unit: GAT-X103 Buster Gundam piloted by Dearka Elsman

Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny

BGM: "Pride" by High and Mighty Color

• ZGMF-X56S-a Force Impulse Gundam(marked as Impulse Gundam in game)
  • Cost: 2000 GP
  • Pilot: Shinn Asuka, voiced by Kenichi Suzumura
  • Support unit: ZGMF-X23S Saviour Gundam piloted by Athrun Zala‎
• ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam
  • Cost: 3000 GP
  • Pilot: Kira Yamato (Orb Uniform)
  • Support unit: MBF-02 Strike Rouge piloted by Cagalli Yula Artha

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

BGM: "Itsuka Sora ni Todoite" by Megumi Shiina

• MS-06FZ Zaku II Kai
  • Cost: 1000 GP
  • Pilot: Bernard Wiseman
  • Support unit: MSM-03C Hygogg
• RX-78NT-1 Gundam "Alex"
  • Cost: 1000 GP
  • Pilot: Christina MacKenzie
  • Support unit: RGM-79SP GM Sniper II

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory

BGM: "The Winner" by Miki Matsubara

• RX-78GP03S Gundam "Stamen"
  • Cost: 2000 GP
  • Pilot: Kou Uraki
  • Support unit: RGM-79N GM Custom
• RX-78GP02A Gundam "Physalis"
  • Cost: 2000 GP
  • Pilot: Anavel Gato
  • Support unit: YMS-16M Xamel

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team

BGM: "Arashi no Naka de Kagayaite" by Chihiro Yonekura

• RX-79[G] Gundam Mass Production Ground Type
  • Cost: 1000 GP
  • Pilot: Shiro Amada
  • Support unit: Type 74 Hover Truck
• MS-07B-3 Gouf Custom
  • Cost: 1000 GP
  • Pilot: Norris Packard
  • Support unit: HT-01B Magella Attack

Mobile Suit Gundam 00

(The unit was unlocked for player use on September 1, 2008)

• GN-001 Gundam Exia
  • Cost: 2000 GP
  • Pilot: Setsuna F. Seiei, voiced by Mamoru Miyano
  • Support Unit: GN-002 Gundam Dynames Piloted by Lockon Stratos

PSP Version Exclusive Mechas

• RX-77 Guncannon (Mobile Suit Gundam)
  • Cost:1000
  • Pilot:Kai Shiden, voiced by Toshio Furukawa
  • Support Unit:Gunperry

• RX-78GP01 Gundam Zephyranthes(Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory)
  • Cost:2000
  • Pilot:Kou Uraki/Nina Purpleton
  • Support unit:RGC-80 GM Cannon

((After RX-78GP01 Gundam Zephyranthes is destroyed, it respawns as RX-78GP01Fb Gundam Zephyranthes Full Vernian.))

• ZGMF-X42S Destiny Gundam (Gundam Seed Destiny)
  • Cost: 3000
  • Pilot: Shinn Asuka
  • Support Unit:ZGMF-X666S Legend Gundam

• MS-18E Kämpfer (Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket)
  • Cost: 1000
  • Pilot: Mikhail Kaminski
  • Support Unit:MSM-07E Z'Gok-E

External links

• Official Site (Japanese)