Games involving mechs have not had that storied of a history in North America recently. Many people are still waiting for a follow-up in the MechAssault Universe and other games have either not been well received or were never released. One long running Mech-franchise is SquareEnix’s Front Mission. In its long run, only three games have ever been released on this side of the Pacific. The series, known as being a tactical strategy game, has decided to go in a different direction with Front Mission Evolved. This time, the turn-based strategy elements have stepped aside, making way for an all out action game developed by California studio Double Helix Games. This may be a huge departure from its roots and may put off some long time fans, but it’s still a competent game marred only by a few gameplay decisions.
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.
