HookedGamers writes: "Square Enix first released Front Mission, a tactical turn-based role-playing game, on the Super Famicom in 1995. The game introduced players to a politically divided future Earth dominated by Wanzers, massive mechs piloted by military personnel. Its tactical gameplay, deep customization, and complex story spawned numerous spin-offs and sequels on the PlayStation and PlayStation 2, in addition to action figures, model kits, and manga.
Much of the franchise's success however, has been constrained to Japan: most of the entries in the Front Mission series were never released outside of the country. So it is curious that Square Enix isn't developing the newest entry in-house. In a move seemingly aimed at reintroducing gamers outside of Japan to the Front Mission franchise, the Japanese publisher has employed Double Helix Games, an American developer based in California, to create Front Mission Evolved."
TDS' lone Asian writer talks about an entry in the mech strategy series that never left Japanese shores.
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GNT: Welcome to Cracking the Case, a new feature that I am introducing on Game N Train. Each week, I will try out a new game and give you my first impressions on what this game does right and what this game does wrong.
Today, I’m Cracking the Case on Front Mission: Evolved, by Square Enix.
Its sad that games like this exemplify JP devs inability to make games for HD consoles.
Many Western devs for that matter.
