- Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire
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Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire 
Developer(s) Namco Bandai Games Publisher(s) Namco Bandai Games Distributor(s) Bandai Namco Games Platform(s) PlayStation 3 Release date(s) Genre(s) Action, Mecha simulation Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer[1] Rating(s) Media/distribution BD-ROM 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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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]
Reception
The game has received generally poor critical reception.
Japanese video game magazine Famitsu was the first to review this game, giving it a 32 out of 40 with each panelist rating it an 8 out of 10.[4]
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.[5] OPM gave Crossfire a 3 out of 10. MAHQ, a dedicated anime mecha website gave it 1.5 out of 5.[6] 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 for "being shovelware of the highest order". Problems cited by reviewers included bland, outdated graphics, an underdeveloped story, bad voice acting, clumsy gameplay, and a slew of technical issues including (but not limited to) constant framerate issues, collision bugs, and frequent malfunctions of allied and even enemy AI.
References
- ^ Jeremy Dunham. "Interview 0079: Mobile Suit Gundam, page 2". IGN. http://ps3.ign.com/articles/723/723597p2.html. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
- ^ "Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire". GameSpot. CNET. http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/sim/gundamworld/index.html. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
- ^ Jeremy Dunham. "Interview 0079: Mobile Suit Gundam, page 1". IGN. http://ps3.ign.com/articles/723/723597p2.html. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
- ^ "Famitsu Scores for the Week of 11/02/2006 - First Playstation 3 Reviews". GameBrink. Archived from the original on March 11, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070311094359/http://www.gamebrink.com/news/652-Famitsu_Scores_for_the_Week_of_11022006__First_Playstation_3_Reviews.html. Retrieved 2006-12-19.
- ^ "Mobile Suit Gundam:Crossfire Reviews". http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/928385.asp. Retrieved 2006-12-19.
- ^ "Mobile Suit Gundam:Crossfire (PS3)". MAHQ. http://www.mahq.net/rants/otaku/otaku5.htm. Retrieved 2006-12-19.
External links
- Official Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire website
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire at Metacritic
- IGN coverage
- MAHQ Mobile Suit Index
Gundam Series Inaugural series Related Haro • Manga and novels • Gundam Evolve • Video games • Gundam War Collectible Card Game • Mobile weapons (List) • Space colony • Gundam model • Gundam FIX Figuration • Gundam RockCategories:- 2006 video games
- Action video games
- Bandai games
- Gundam video games
- Mecha simulation computer games
- PlayStation 3-only games
- PlayStation 3 games
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