Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space

Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space(Kidou Senshi Gundam: Meguriai Sora 機動戦士ガンダム：宇宙での出会い)is a Third-person shooter video game for the PlayStation 2 released in 2003. The game is centered on space based mobile suit combat. Developed and published by Bandai the game is based on the Universal Century timeline of the popular Gundam franchise.

Rather than tell a single continuous story, the single-player game in Encounters in Space is broken up into a few short vignettes that take place over the course of four years. These vignettes are accounts of several significant battles during and after the One Year War between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon.

The main story mode of Encounters in Space is essentially a game adaptation of the third Mobile Suit Gundam compilation movie (also titled Encounters in Space), and it also serves as a sequel of sorts to the previous PS2 game Journey to Jaburo, whose story mode covered the first two Mobile Suit Gundam compilation movies. Also as with Journey to Jaburo, the main story mode of Encounters in Space features newly hand animated cutscenes of Mobile Suit Gundam.

Gameplay
The game takes place entirely in Outer Space, although the Moon, space colonies, and asteroids are sometimes visited. The player pilots a wide variety of Mobile Suits, Mobile Armours, and other spacecraft throughout several different zero gravity environments. Also thrusters can be used to give these mobile weapons a temporary boost in speed and maneuverability. These vehicles can move forward, backward, and side to side using the left analog stick and can move up and down using the R1 and R2 buttons, allowing for 360 degree combat. The game is mostly free roaming, although a few rail shooter sections are commonly encountered.

Players can use a large assortment of different main, sub, and melee weapons that very greatly between different units. Certain crafts are also equipped with a special attack, which can be activated once a special meter has been filled. The game is divided into several different story modes, each corresponding to a different pilot or setting. These pilots range from main characters of the original Gundam series to lesser known pilots from the Gundam manga. The game also includes a two player multiplayer vs. mode. Players can also play against AI units in multiplayer. Finally there is a mode where players can create their own unique pilots for use in multiplayer.


 * White Base: Play through the One Year War as Amuro Ray in the RX-78 2 Gundam. The story is based on the movie trilogy though it is possible to unlock the original TV run, revealing additional units to fight against and unlock.
 * Thoroughbred: Play through a new story of the One Year War made for the game. The chosen pilot is Ford Romfellow, pilot of a testbed Gundam called G05 and is partnered with Luce Kassel of the brother unit G04. Depending on how well the player performed at a certain point, the story will branch off into one of two scenarios.
 * Ace Pilot: Play through a series of missions following significant or noteworthy mobile suit pilots such as Char Aznable, Yuu Kajima from the Blue Destiny game or Kou from Stardust Memory (which also uses clips from said OVA).
 * Mission mode: Create a Zeon or Federation pilot for use in Versus mode. The pilot is put through a training regime of eight missions. Players can use points earned from missions to increase their stats or give them special abilities. What suits they are allowed to sortie in depends on their rank, which increases with every mission success.
 * Versus mode: A one-to-two-player splitscreen mode. Hidden units and characters that were unlocked along with a few extras can be used as well.

Earth Federation

 * Amuro Ray
 * Kai Shiden
 * Hayato Kobayashi
 * Sayla Mass
 * Sleggar Law
 * Ryu Jose
 * Yuu Kajima
 * Philip Hughes
 * Chuck Keith
 * South Burning
 * Bernard Monsha
 * Kou Uraki
 * Christina Mackenzie
 * Jack Bayard
 * Luce Kassel
 * Forud Romfellow
 * Keith Rhee
 * Mark Simmons
 * Rika Maruya

Principality of Zeon

 * Char Aznable
 * Black Tri-Stars
 * Johnny Ridden
 * Shin Matsunaga
 * Anavel Gato
 * Cima Garahau
 * Nimbus Schterzen
 * Karius
 * Bernard Wiseman
 * Kelley Layzner
 * Gene
 * Dozle Zabi
 * Gadem
 * Tokwan
 * Lalah Sune
 * Challia Bull
 * Barom
 * M'Quve
 * Dimitri
 * Roy Brewer
 * Charles Mac
 * Min Tea
 * Shaku Yumiko

Extras

 * Athrun Zala
 * Kira Yamato
 * Master Asia
 * Domon Kasshu

Mobile Suits

 * RB-79 Ball
 * RB-79K Ball Type K
 * RGM-79 GM
 * RGM-79 GM Jack Baird custom
 * RGM-79GS GM Command Space Type
 * RGM-79SP GM Sniper II
 * RGM-79N GM Custom
 * RX-75 Guntank Mass Production Type
 * RX-77-2 Guncannon
 * RX-78-2 Gundam
 * RX-78-3 Gundam "G-3"
 * RX-78NT-1 Gundam "Alex"
 * FA-78-1 Gundam Full Armor Type
 * RX-78-4 Gundam Unit 4 "G04"
 * RX-78-5 Gundam Unit 5 "G05"
 * RX-79BD-3 Blue Destiny Unit 3
 * RX-78GP03S Gundam "Dendrobium Stamen"
 * RX-78GP01-Fb Gundam "Zephyranthes" Full Burnern
 * RX-78GP04G Gundam "Gerbera"
 * RX-78GP03 Gundam "Dendrobium Orchis"
 * G-Fighter
 * G-Armor

Vehicles and Support Units

 * Public-class
 * FF-S3 Saberfish
 * FF-X7 Core Fighter
 * FF-X7-Bst Core Booster
 * Pegasus class (refit) (Thoroughbred)
 * Salamis-class
 * Salamis Kai-class (0083 Refit)
 * Pegasus-class Assault Carrier (White Base)
 * Columbus-class Transport
 * Birmingham-class
 * MSC-07 Albion
 * Magellan-Class Battleship

Mobile Suits

 * MS-11 Action Zaku
 * MS-05A Zaku I Early Type
 * MS-06F Zaku II
 * MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type
 * MS-06F2 Zaku II F2 Type
 * MS-06R-1A Zaku II High Mobility Type
 * MS-06C Zaku II Early Production Type
 * MS-06F Zaku II Dozle Zabi Custom
 * YMS-15 Gyan
 * MA-08 Big Zam
 * MA-05 Bigro
 * MSN-02 Zeong
 * MAN-03 Braw Bro
 * MAN-08 Elmeth
 * MS-21C Dra-C
 * MS-09R Rick Dom
 * MS-09R-2 Rick Dom II
 * MS-14 Gelgoog
 * MS-14S Gelgoog Commander Type
 * MS-14F Gelgoog Marine
 * MS-14Fs Gelgoog Marine Commander Type
 * MS-14B Gelgoog High Mobility Type
 * MS-17 Galbaldy α
 * MS-14Jg Gelgoog Jäger
 * MS-18E Kämpfer
 * RX-79BD-2 Blue Destiny Unit 2
 * RX-78GP02A Gundam "Physalis"
 * MA-04X Zakrello
 * MA-06 Val Varo
 * AGX-04 Gerbera Tetra
 * AMX-002 Neue Ziel

Vehicles and Support Units

 * Jicco Assault Boat
 * Gattle
 * Chivvay class
 * Cui
 * Dolos-class
 * Gwazine-class
 * Musai-class
 * Musai-class Late Production Type
 * Papua-class
 * Pazock-class
 * Zanzibar-class
 * Zanzibar II-class

Cosmic Era

 * GAT-X105+AQM/E-X01 Aile Strike
 * GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam

Future Century

 * GF13-017NJII God Gundam
 * GF13-001NHII Master Gundam

After Colony

 * XXXG-00W0 Wing Gundam Zero
 * OZ-00MS2B Tallgeese III

Universal Century

 * RX-78/C.A. Casval's Gundam
 * MS-09RS Rick Dom C.A. Custom
 * MS-06SHAKU Zaku II Shaku Yumiko Custom