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Koei rearms Dynasty Warriors: Gundam

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Sep 3, 2008 11:19 am PT

Japanese publisher's mecha/tactical beat-'em-up crossover returns to Xbox 360, PS3, PS2 in 2009.

As Benjamin Franklin once famously noted, "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." Had Franklin been a gaming-industry analyst living in this day and age, he probably would have added two other things to this list: more Dynasty Warriors and Gundam games.

As if the mobile suits weren't big enough.

This week, Japanese publisher Koei announced the follow-up to last year's Dynasty Warriors-meets-Mobile Suit Gundam spin-off series. Aptly titled Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2, the tactics-based sci-fi beat-'em-up is scheduled to arrive for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 2 in 2009. Once again a mash-up of two big-in-Japan properties, Gundam 2 features Namco Bandai subsidiary Sunrise Studios' iconic militarized machines battling it out against hordes of enemies in traditional Dynasty Warriors fashion.

Koei's emphasis this time has been on scale, and players will be able to face off their customizable armor suits against supersized mobile fortresses on both the surface of distant planetary bodies and the outer reaches of space. The game will also incorporate storylines and new robots from recent episodes of the Gundam anime series as well as the Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack feature film.

For an idea of what to expect from Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2, check out GameSpot's review of the original.

54 Comments

  • RodoggX360

    Posted Jan 6, 2009 4:28 am PT

    Waste of time, waste of money, waste of effort to make.

  • hellpolice

    Posted Dec 8, 2008 12:02 am PT

    I haven't played the first one maybe I'll get this one just maybe.

  • SS4-Goku

    Posted Nov 17, 2008 11:26 pm PT

    im deffintly getting this game the first one was awsome andi cant wait to play as the freedom and justice

  • wazzy1013

    Posted Oct 10, 2008 8:54 am PT

    well, i am a big avid gundam fan so i will probably buy the game regarless; but i was a bit dissapointed on the first one; it did get very repetative after you "beat the game" with one character. I would like to see more suits from Wing/G/Seed/Destiny/00...plus if this does allow for online play, and it works well it might bring something unique to the game

  • euphzilla03

    Posted Oct 1, 2008 6:08 pm PT

    Wow I don't know which makes me cringe more the stale and boring Dynasty wariors...or the stale and boring Gundams..The first game was absolutely horrible and not worth the price tag it carried.

  • LOZFreak

    Posted Sep 25, 2008 3:20 pm PT

    If Gundam 00 is in this I WILL get it.

  • TriviumA7X

    Posted Sep 7, 2008 7:15 pm PT

    Please, please, no more dynasty warriors games... or at least make them only $20.00, cuz honestly $60.00 for these games is ridiculous (you play one you've played them all) besides Dynasty warriors Gundam was even bigger trash than DW.... How about some Champions of Norrath 3. . . I'd rather waste my time dungeon crawling, booty hunting and orc slaying any day...

  • danwarecritic

    Posted Sep 5, 2008 2:15 pm PT

    Looks like there will be big bad bosses in this one.

  • danwarecritic

    Posted Sep 5, 2008 2:10 pm PT

    I played the demo at stores and I think it was pretty good. Of course, I could never get the final version or a PS3 to play it on.

  • gamemaster004

    Posted Sep 4, 2008 10:59 am PT

    Dk what to say abot this one! The last Dynasty Gundam was such a dissappoint me im scared. If I do decide to get this one and it fails me again... CYA LATER KOEI!

  • 13wanderer

    Posted Sep 4, 2008 10:13 am PT

    From the screens we also get Nu Gundam and the Sazabi! This is awesome!

  • 13wanderer

    Posted Sep 4, 2008 10:12 am PT

    Holy crap its the Big Zam!

  • Timstuff

    Posted Sep 4, 2008 9:45 am PT

    For the love of video games, when is this tired franchise going to die?

  • jknight5422

    Posted Sep 4, 2008 9:25 am PT

    I tried a demo & the previous release of this game was horrible. They need to do make another game & create a new engine from scratch.

  • Kvain

    Posted Sep 4, 2008 8:27 am PT

    I really enjoy Dynasty Warriors games, for the most part, but DW:Gundam has never been my cup of tea. I tried it and just couldn't get into it... :/

  • player_leo

    Posted Sep 4, 2008 6:30 am PT

    AHHH !! Wow ! Super excited ! I feel like a little school girl and the Backstreetboys , NSync and NewKids on the Block just showed up to my birthday party ! Super Happy Mega Fun Time Go !

  • V-Nine

    Posted Sep 4, 2008 5:58 am PT

    ...wonder if anythong from Gundam 00 will show up...

  • Nocturnal15

    Posted Sep 4, 2008 2:26 am PT

    I just hope they add more gundams from the wing series.

  • MSG-Deathscythe

    Posted Sep 4, 2008 1:40 am PT

    i never liked the dw formula but since i'm such a gundam freak, i loved the first one. i agree with a lot that MSG-Deathscythe should be there. (my sign-in name says it all). the pics in the japanese website looks like it has Gundam Seed's MSG-Justice and Char Aznable's SASABI. CAN'T WAIT!!!

  • raverrozza

    Posted Sep 3, 2008 11:36 pm PT

    the first one was a steaming pile but I still always went back to the free demo for more!it was like enjoying a really bad movie!!

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