Gundam: The Battle Master 2

Gundam: The Battle Master 2 is the direct sequel to Gundam: The Battle Master, released exclusively for the Sony Playstation in Japan. It would later be localized under the name Gundam Battle Assault.

Gameplay

The gameplay from the original game had received a significant overhaul. While mobile suits still retain three health bars, they no longer recover over time, lending to a more traditional fighting game experience. Ranged and melee weapon attacks were also significantly altered. Special attacks that use the main weapon now consume ammo as represented by a numerical value. By pressing either the Weak or Strong buttons with the command, fighters can alternate between single or short bursts to conserve ammo or fire additional shots at the expense of increased ammo consumption. If this value reaches 0, those attacks can no longer be used with no way of reloading. Melee attacks involving beam sabers and the like now have a wind up, telegraphed animation with their weapon and arm flashing though with the tradeoff of these attacks being unblockable.

Unlike the first game, the game's story follows two main characters new to this universe, Gloria Chanvalley and her partner, Pixie, a mysterious youth as they travel around the world combating other mobile suit pilots. Aside from interaction with the other fighters, the story also includes animated interludes in between fights that delve further into the relationship between the two.

The game also features a slightly expanded VS mode that allows the player to play against the CPU as well as pilot additional unlockable mobile suits and mobile armors.

The Characters

Pilot	Mobile Suits	Series	Unlocked or Hidden
Keiji Date	AMX-103 Hamma Hamma	Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ	Playable from the Start
Lloyd Nichols	MS-06F Zaku II	Mobile Suit Gundam	Playable from the Start
Patricia Estefan	MSM-04 Acguy	Mobile Suit Gundam	Playable from the Start
Mercury Promenade	MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam	Zeta Gundam	Playable from the Start
Honey-B	FA-010S Full Armor Double Zeta Gundam	Gundam ZZ	Playable from the Start
Rachel Aiphath	PMX-003 The O	Zeta Gundam	Playable from the Start
Rita Sue	AMX-004 Qubeley	Gundam ZZ	Playable from the Start
Lloyd Nicholas	MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type	Mobile Suit Gundam	Playable by Cheat Code Only
Noise	MSN-02 Zeong	Mobile Suit Gundam	Playable from the Start
Smith Kingsley	MSN-04 Sazabi	Char's Counterattack	Playable from the Start
Mercury Promenade	RX-78-2 Gundam	Mobile Suit Gundam	Hidden Character
Keiji Date	RX-93 Nu Gundam	Char's Counterattack	Hidden Character
Gloria Chanvalley	RB-79 Ball	Mobile Suit Gundam	Hidden Character. Can pilot any MS outside of VS mode.
Carol Youngfan	MSM-03C Hygogg	Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket	Playable from the Start
Largo Ford	RX-78GP02A Gundam "Physalis"	Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory	Playable from the Start
Synapse	NZ-000 Queen Mansa	Gundam ZZ	Playable from the Start
Gallus Goldine	MA-08 Big Zam	Mobile Suit Gundam	Hidden Character (Mid-Boss)
Symeon	AMX-002 Neue Ziel	Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory	Hidden Character (1st Sub Boss)
Maria Nichols	MRX-012 Psycho Gundam Mk-III	The Battle Master	Hidden Character (2nd Sub Boss)
Pixie	OZ-15AGX Hydra Gundam	Gundam Wing: G-Unit	Hidden Character (Final Boss)