Namco Bandai tells MS Saga

While American Gundam releases have for the most part been limited to action-oriented games that let gamers take the controls of giant battling robots, Namco Bandai is now letting players take the role of the person behind those controls. The publisher today announced that its sci-fi role-playing game MS Saga: A New Dawn has shipped to North American retailers for the PlayStation 2. As 16-year-old orphan Tristan, gamers must band together with allies to stop a sinister opponent and his mechanized forces from destroying the world, customizing their mobile suits with more than 260 different parts along the way. MS Saga is rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and Older and retails for $49.99.