Gundam Battle Assault

Gundam Battle Assault
Gundam Battle Assault
Companies
Publisher	Bandai
Release
Japanese	April 26, 2001–ongoing
English	November 6, 2000–ongoing
Platform	PSOne

Gundam: Battle Assault is a 2D Fighting game, developed by Natsume and published by Bandai, which was released in 2000. It is an American remake of the Japanese game Gundam: The Battle Master 2.

The Characters

Pilot	Mobile Suits	Series	Unlocked or Hidden
Heero Yuy	XXXG-01W Wing Gundam	Gundam Wing	Playable from the Start
Denim	MS-06F Zaku II	Mobile Suit Gundam	Playable from the Start
Akahana	MSM-04 Acguy	Mobile Suit Gundam	Playable from the Start
Kamille Bidan	MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam	Zeta Gundam	Playable from the Start
Judau Ashta	FA-010S Full Armor Double Zeta Gundam	Gundam ZZ	Playable from the Start
Mashymre Cello/Keiji Date	AMX-103 Hamma Hamma	Gundam ZZ/Gundam: The Battle Master 2	Playable from the Start
Paptimus Scirocco	PMX-003 The O	Zeta Gundam	Playable from the Start
Haman Karn	AMX-004 Qubeley	Gundam ZZ	Playable from the Start
Char Aznable (20, U.C. 0079)	MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type	Mobile Suit Gundam	Playable by Cheat Code Only
Char Aznable (20, U.C. 0079)	MSN-02 Zeong	Mobile Suit Gundam	Playable from the Start
Char Aznable (34, U.C. 0093)	MSN-04 Sazabi	Char's Counterattack	Playable from the Start
Amuro Ray (15, U.C. 0079)	RX-78-2 Gundam	Mobile Suit Gundam	Hidden Characters
Amuro Ray (29, U.C. 0093)	RX-93 Nu Gundam	Char's Counterattack	Hidden Characters
Shiro Amada	RB-79 Ball	The 08th MS Team	Hidden Characters
Mikhail Kaminsky	MSM-03C Hygogg	Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket	Playable from the Start
Anavel Gato	RX-78GP02A Gundam "Physalis"	Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory	Playable from the Start
Ple Two	NZ-000 Quin-Mantha	Gundam ZZ	Playable from the Start
Dozle Zabi	MA-08 Big Zam	Mobile Suit Gundam	Hidden Characters (Mid-Boss)
Anavel Gato	AMA-002 Neue Ziel	Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory	Hidden Characters (1st Sub Boss)
Valder Farkill	MRX-012 Psyco Gundam Mk-III	Gundam Wing: G-Unit	Hidden Characters (2nd Sub Boss)
Treize Khushrenada	OZ-15AGX Hydra Gundam	Gundam Wing	Hidden Characters (Final Boss)

Story

It is the year A.C. 19X. Heero Yuy has once again taken up the Wing Gundam, this time to take out mobile suits and bring peace to the world. As he battles, he's met with different people. Some, like Amuro Ray, want to test him for the battles ahead. Some, like Judau Ashta, just want to make a living using their suit. Many others, however, are unwilling to stand out, lead on by a mysterious person. As he battles and take out different suits, he finally confronts the mastermind of it all: Treize Khushrenada, who seeks to reignite war once more. A violent battle between the Wing Gundam and the Hydra Gundam ends with the Hydra's defeat, though Treize escapes as his base is set to blow.

Gallery

Screencap from the games Story-Mode.

PSone EU cover

Gundam Battle Assault (edited) screenshot

Links

• Hardcore Gaming 101

Trivia

• Valder Farkill (from the Gundam Wing: G-Unit manga) pilots the Psyco Gundam Mark III while Treize pilots Valder's Hydra Gundam.
• The Psyco Gundam Mark III is an original unit designed for the four games (The Battle Master 1, 2, Battle Assault 1 & 2). It has similar characteristics to the previous two Psyco Gundams, including their large size and Scattering Mega Particle Cannon. It does not, however, seem able to transform into a mobile armor form.
• The original Japanese version of the game, Gundam: The Battle Master 2 had an original cast and an original story for the game as well as all the same mobile suits with the Wing Gundam not being on the game, originally in its place was Hamma Hamma, while Gundam Battle Assault was released in 2001 in Japan three years after the original was release making Japan have the same game in two different versions. When the game was localized, it was decided that the original cast be replaced by the suits' original pilots with Heero as the main playable character due to the success of Gundam Wing's airing on Cartoon Network's Toonami block at the time, making the game a proper crossover.
• The Wing Gundam used in the game is actually a modified Zeta Gundam sprite and uses all of the suit's moves, including its Waverider Attack super attack. Because of this, the sprite of the suit transformed ends up looking awkward, including literally flying upside down.
• The Big Zam looks different from its anime appearance, it does not seem to be able to use its anti-aircraft claws as they are replaced with regular toes and the legs have armor and a larger number of thrusters.
• Several of the Mobile Suits' secondary colors reference other Mobile Suits:
  • Zaku II's beige scheme bears a resemblance to the Desert Zaku series.
  • Qubeley's black scheme makes it resemble the MK.II version which is supposed to be a slightly smaller variant.
  • Zeong's red scheme is an obvious reference to Char's tendency to red-colored mobile suits.
  • ZZ Gundam's black scheme is similar to the Final Test version of the FAZZ.
  • Neue-Ziel's white and blue color scheme references the Earth Federation's normal color scheme for captured Zeon suits.
  • Char's Zaku's yellow scheme is a reference to the Hyaku Shiki.
  • The Gundam's white and gray color scheme references the original Rollout color scheme intended for the Gundam.
• Keiji Date is only appeared in Japanese game Gundam the Battle Master 1 and 2, He is a noble fighter, who lives his life in order to hone his fighting skills. In other words, he's like Street Fighter's Ryu, but in a more comical way. He is a parody of the Ryu-type heroes of many fighting games.