Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire

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Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire

Developer(s) Namco Bandai Games
Publisher(s) Namco
Distributor(s) Bandai
Platform(s) PlayStation 3
Release date JP November 11, 2006
NA November 13, 2006
EU March 23, 2007
Genre(s) Action, Mecha simulation
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer[1]
Rating(s) CERO: A
ESRB: Teen
Media BD-ROM
Input methods SIXAXIS Bluetooth Controller

Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire, known in Japan and Europe as Mobile Suit Gundam: Target in Sight (機動戦士ガンダム Target in Sight Kidō Senshi Gandamu Target in Sight?), is a PlayStation 3 launch title, published and developed by Namco Bandai, based on Sunrise's Mobile Suit Gundam franchise. It was released in Japan on November 11, 2006, and in North America on November 17, 2006.[2]

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[edit] Plot

Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire Takes place during the One Year War, UC 0079, with all missions being based in the eastern half of the world from Africa to Australia after the Federations GM production increase in October. [3]

[edit] Mobile suits

Each faction has their own models, or types, of Mobile Suit. Each has its own specialty and purpose. The two warring forces described in game are the E.F.F (Earth Federation Forces) and The Principality of Zeon. Crossfire has 15 Mobile suits playable under the Federation and 16 for Zeon, with each team having one special MS unlockable under certain conditions.

Ingame Mobile Suit models[4]
Earth Federal Forces Principality of Zeon
RGM-79 GM MS-05 ZAKU I
RGM-79D GM TYPE D MS-06 ZAKU II
RGM-79FP GM STRIKER MS-06K ZAKU CANNON
RGM-79G GM COMMAND MS-06S ZAKU II TYPE S
RGM-79[G] GM (G) MS-07B GOUF
RGM-79SP GM SNIPER II MS-07B-3 GOUF CUSTOM
RGC-80 GM CANNON MS-09 DOM
RX-75 GUNTANK MS-09K-2 DOM CANNON
RX-75 MP GUNTANK MS-14A GELGOOG
RMV-1 GUNTANK II MS-18E KAMPFER
RX-77-2 GUNCANNON MSM-03 GOGG
RX-77-2 GUNCANNON ML MSM-03C HYGOGG
RX-77D MP GUNCANNON MSM-04 ACGUY
RX-79[G] GUNDAM (G) MSM-07 Z'GOK
RX-79[G]Ez-8 GUNDAM Ez-8 MSM-07E Z'GOK-E
RX-78-2 GUNDAM YMT-05 HILDOLFR
YMS-16M XAMEL

[edit] Development


[edit] Reception

Famitsu magazine was the first to review this game, giving it a 32 out of 40 with each panelist rating it an 8 out of 10.[5]

On the day of the PlayStation 3 launch in Japan, Crossfire sold 33,000 units. The American release was not nearly as well received as the Japanese release. IGN gave the game a 3.2 out of 10, GameSpot rated it 3.9 out of 10, 1UP gave it a score of 2 out of 10, and Game Informer gave the game a 3.75 out of 10.[6] OPM gave Crossfire a 3 out of 10. MAHQ, a dedicated anime mecha website gave it 1.5 out of 5.[7] PSM gave the game a 5 out of 10. Gamepro gave it a 1.0 out of 5.0. X-play gave it a 1 out of 5.

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