NCS Product Synopsis
Update: September 4, 2003
Background
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The animated move "Mobile Suit
Gundam III: Encounters in Space" was
originally released on March 13,
1982 and ran for 141 minutes.
Sunrise produced the film and
regaled viewers with a retelling of
the Mobile Suit Gundam television
series (Episode 31 to 43). As the
story begins, Char Aznable is in
pursuit of White Base which has
entered space. Tracking the
movements of White Base, Char and a
Zeon Musai squad led by Dren hit the
ship with Rick Doms but White Base
forces led by Amuro, Sayla and
Sleggar dominate the Zeon with Amuro
destroying Dren's ship. At battle's
end, White Base Commander Bright has
a choice of landing on the moon or
Side 6. With Char likely to attack
them again on the Moon, Bright
orders the White Base to dock within
the neutral confines of Side 6... In
addition to this early battle from
the animation, other dramatic
battles from the Gundam III movie
are featured in Bandai's latest
Gundam outing. The climactic battle
between Amuro and Char at the Zeon
Asteroid Base of A Boao Qu is also
featured.
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Impressions
Somewhat similar to the format of Gundam G-Saviour, players enter
the cockpit of a Gundam mech and
blast through 3-D space against the
forces of Zeon in shooting
escapades. The pace of the action is
quick with space armadas and their
cruiser components zooming up close
and fast as one blasts through the
ranks of Zakus and ships. Strafing a
large ship is accomplished by flying
close to it and then locking onto
key points on it's hull. Once the
orange targeting markers light up,
the Gundam may let loose with a
barrage of missiles which home in on
their respective targets. This
portion of the game reminded us of
the lock-on firing sequences in Rez.
Ships, bosses and Zaku return fire
when they're fired upon and the
Gundam is capable of performing a
rapid flip move to throttle out of
danger or vector off in another
direction. It's all very frantic and
exciting to play although the rapid
camera shifts may disorient the
uninitiated. Just like the original
animated movie, space fights are
divided into long range projectile
attacks and close-range sword
slashes.
A fair
amount of game modes are featured in
the game. They are:
-* Story Mode - Follow the story of
the Gundam film and fight key
battles
-* VS Mode - Battle another player
in split-screen herky-jerky madness
-* Side Story Mode - New missions
which happen alongside the events of
the original animation
-* Ace Pilot Mode - Exceedingly
fast-paced blasting exercises
-* Mission Mode - Go on various
tasks which range from performing
mundane work to combat runs
-* Network Mode - Online ranking
Players may choose
to play as Char Aznable or Ray Amuro
but creative players may also choose
to create their own Gundam pilot.
Difficult missions reward successful
navigators with more skill points
and an original character created by
the player may become even more of a
newtype legend than the main
characters of Char or Amuro.
Every copy of the first production of Gundam Meguriai Sora includes
a bonus region-2 DVD-Video.
Product Specification
Publisher: Bandai
Japan Title: 機動戦士ガンダム めぐりあい宇宙編
Jan Code: 4543112141224 /
SLPS-25062
Territory/Language: Japan
Orders
ship same-day (M-F) if placed before 4PM EST.
New, mint condition
inventory
