Dynasty Warriors: Gundam (ガンダム無双, Gundam Musou, Unrivaled Gundam) is a collaboration game between Bandai Namco and Sunrise's Gundam series and Omega Force's Warriors series. It is the first Warriors third-party collaboration title and the first Warriors title made for the seventh console generation. "Dynasty Warriors" is most likely a marketing tactic to get Warriors fans outside of Japan to take an interest in the title.
Bandai Namco sought a new genre for the Gundam series, focusing on the Warriors version of the franchise. Despite Koei's request for supervision, Bandai aimed to keep the game true to the genre, capturing tension and flashy duels with higher rendering capabilities.
Though originally made for the next-gen consoles, it has a PlayStation 2 revamp with new characters and Mobile Suits. Many of these same features returned for the sequel.
Gameplay[]
Battles in Warriors involve ally or enemy zones, with a health gauge at the top of the screen. As guards defeat zones, the gauge depletes, and the zone is destroyed. Mobile Suits can propel themselves forward with built-in jets, but overheating can occur if Boosts are used too often. Certain MS can transform into speedier aircraft by pressing the button twice and holding the second press.
Similar to Dynasty Warriors 2, players can attack in four combo chains. A new technique added to the mix is the Boost Charge, a forward rush done by tapping the Boost button after specific combo commands. During a Boost Charge, new attacks can be used during this time. They are often act as damaging aerial combos. The CP Attack, or Musou, for this game is a three-gauge system similar to Samurai Warriors 2. In this game, different levels may have different actions from one another; a Level 2 CP Attack looks and acts independently from the Level 3 version.
If an ace pilot or a guard is defeated during battle, they may drop extra parts to customize the MS units. Each part is separated into four categories.
- Fight - any melee attack such as attacking with laser swords or flying kicks.
- Shoot - beam or any other sort of ranged attacks
- Defense - reduces the amount of damage taken
- Armor - affects the length of the life gauge
Five mechanics can adjust parts for different types of MS, boosting stats. Pilots can level up to 10 and learn different skills by piloting different MS. Players can unlock every MS unit for Original Mode. Some fighters excel in specific types of MS, like Domon, who is strongest in Melee.
Modes[]
Official Mode[]
This mode features six different characters set within the Gundam Universal Century timeline. Events are taken from the Mobile Suit Gundam, Zeta Gundam, and ZZ Gundam anime series. The characters who can be selected in this mode are Amuro, Kamille, Judau, Char, Haman, and Scirocco.
Original Mode[]
Original Mode in the SD Gundam franchise features non-canonical storylines and non-canonical storylines, similar to the crossover manga Mobile Suit Vs. Giant God: Gigantis' Counterattack. Completing a character's Original Mode allows replaying stages from their Official Mode using any unlocked mobile suit.
Characters[]
Mobile Suit Gundam[]
- Amuro Ray
- From: Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Z Gundam
- Mobile Suit: RX-78-2 Gundam
- Char Aznable (aka. Quattro Bageena)
- From: Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Z Gundam
- Mobile Suit: MS-06S Zaku II (Char Custom), MS-14S Gelgoog (Char Custom), MSN-100 Hyaku Shiki
- Sub Characters - Kai Shiden, Hayato Kobayashi, Bright Noa, Fraw Bow, Tem Ray, General Revil, M'Quve, Kycilia Zabi, Ramba Ral, Gaia, Mash, and Ortega, Lalah Sune, Johnny Ridden, Anavel Gato
- Sub Mobile Suits - MS-06F Zaku II, MS-06V Zakutank, YMS-07B Gouf, MS-07H Gouf Flying, MS-09 Dom, MS-09R Rick-Dom, MS-14A Gelgoog, MS-14B Gelgoog (Johnny), MS-14A Gelgoog (Gato), MSM-07 Z'Gok, MSM-07X Z'Gok (Char Custom), MSN-02 Zeong, Guncannon, RGM-79 GM
Mobile Suit Z Gundam[]
- Kamille Bidan
- Mobile Suit: RX-178 Gundam MK-II, MSZ-006 Z Gundam
- Emma Sheen
- Mobile Suit: RX-178 Gundam MK-II
- Paptimus Scirocco
- Mobile Suit: PMX-003 The O
- Jerid Messa
- Mobile Suit: RX-178 Gundam MK-II (Titans Color)
- Haman Karn
- From: Mobile Suit Z Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
- Mobile Suit: AMX-004 Qubeley
- Sub Characters - Fa Yuiry, Henken Bekkener, Torres, Roberto, Apolly Bay, Astonaige Medoz, Kacricon Cacooler, Yazan Gable, Sarah Zabiarov, Reccoa Londe, Jamaican Daningan, Dungel Cooper, Ramsus Hasr
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ[]
- Judau Ashta
- Mobile Suit: MSZ-006 Z Gundam, MSZ-010 ZZ Gundam
- Roux Louka
- Mobile Suit: MSZ-006 Z Gundam
- Elpeo Puru
- Mobile Suit: AMX-004-2 Qubeley MK-II (Black)
- Puru Two
- Mobile Suit: AMX-004-3 Qubeley MK-II (Red)
- Sub Characters - Beecha Oleg, Elle Vianno, Glemy Toto
Mobile Fighter G Gundam[]
- Domon Kasshu
- Mobile Suit: GF13-017NJII Burning Gundam
- Master Asia
- Mobile Suit: GF13-001NHII Master Gundam
- Sub Character - Rain Mikamura
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing[]
- Heero Yuy
- Mobile Suit: XXXG-00W0 Wing Gundam Zero
- Milliardo Peacecraft (Zechs Merquise)
- Mobile Suit: OZ-13MS Gundam Epyon
- Sub Character - Doctor J
Turn A Gundam[]
- Loran Cehack
- Mobile Suit: WD-M01 Turn A Gundam
- Sub Character - Horace Niven
Achievements[]
| Icon | Name | Unlock Method | Xbox Points |
|---|---|---|---|
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OFFICIAL MODE: 1 Character | Clear OFFICIAL MODE using 1 or more characters. | 25 |
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OFFICIAL MODE: 3 Characters | Clear OFFICIAL MODE using 3 or more characters. | 50 |
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OFFICIAL MODE: All Characters | Clear OFFICIAL MODE using all characters. | 75 |
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ORIGINAL MODE: 1 Character | Clear ORIGINAL MODE using 1 or more characters. | 25 |
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ORIGINAL MODE: 8 Characters | Clear ORIGINAL MODE using 8 or more characters. | 75 |
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ORIGINAL MODE: All Characters | Clear ORIGINAL MODE using all characters. | 100 |
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50 TOTAL MISSIONS Complete | Complete 50 or more TOTAL MISSIONS. | 50 |
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100 TOTAL MISSIONS Complete | Complete 100 or more TOTAL MISSIONS. | 75 |
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TOTAL SHOT DOWN 50000 | Shoot down 50,000 total enemies. | 50 |
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TOTAL SHOT DOWN 100000 | Shoot down 100,000 total enemies. | 75 |
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All Skills Acquired | Acquire all skills for at least 1 character. | 100 |
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Pilot Level MAX | Attain a Pilot Level of 30 for at least 1 character. | 75 |
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Mobile Suit Level MAX | Attain a Mobile Suit Level of 10 for at least 1 MS. | 75 |
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Character Gallery Complete | Unlock all characters in the Character Gallery. | 75 |
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Mobile Suit Gallery Complete | Unlock all Mobile Suits in the Mobile Suit Gallery. | 75 |
Allusions[]
- The series' mascot, Haro, cameos as an all recovery item.
- Some cutscenes play instrumental versions of the series' theme songs. This trait carries over to the sequel.
- The game often uses quotes from characters' respective series, but often out of context, a trait that persists in the sequel.
External Links[]
- English mini-site at Namco Bandai
- Official European site
- Official Japanese site
- Official Taiwanese site
- Official Japanese PlayStation site
- Official Japanese site for Special (PlayStation 2 version)
- Opening movie
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