#DYNASTY WARRIORS GUNDAM 3 INTRO TV#

Success, especially later in the game, is strongly affected by your choice of path through the level (you can, and will, retrace your steps as you need to). Each zone will afford you greater power, bonus gadgets, or it will disable some sort of enemy ability. Strategic selection of these zones makes a lot of difference, as does the path you choose to travel between. Each area you battle for is actually made up of a number of connected areas, which you must attempt to capture and hold - along with numerous NPCs or multiplayer buddies. The gameplay, despite relying on the already-discussed button mashing for a good portion of the time, still has hidden depth. You have various attacks, which vary by the mecha you are controlling, and you can combine them to interesting effect - unlocking more combos and abilities as you go.

The game is played out in a third-person perspective, with you controlling your mecha in a free-roaming environment. If you're not as enamoured with giant, angsty mecha from the future, chances are high (well, pretty damn certain, actually) that you'll not find as much here to like. I'm telling you this because I think my enjoyment of the title, which is immense, is likely heavily influenced by this appreciation for the source material.

#DYNASTY WARRIORS GUNDAM 3 INTRO TV#

Why? I'm a huuuuuge Gundam fan I've been watching the various TV shows and movies now for many years. It's probably important at this point that I pop into first person for a moment, something I'm usually loathe to do in a review. This game, then, is pretty much what you might expect a button-mashy action title in which you pilot giant mecha with beamswords while the occasional cutscene, complete with angsty teenagers, ties things together in a sort-of narrative.

Gundam, on the other hand, is derived from a Japanese Anime show that started way back in 1979 and catelogues the trials and tribulations of a future in which wars are fought between giants Transformers-like mechs, piloted - for the most part - by angsty teenagers. A combination of a button-spamming action game, with overtures to a strategy metagame that it never really delivers on, it's pretty divisive in terms of public opinion. Dynasty Warriors, the latest of which we reviewed back in May, is a peculiar beast.

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