Multi-Plat Dynasty Warriors Gundam 2 confirmed.

[Gerry]

Multiplat but found on PS3 Fanboy and 1up first.

The Japanese adore all that is Gundam and Dynasty Warriors. So it wasn't long before someone decided to mash these two ideas together, which resulted in last year's Dynasty Warriors: Gundam (a.k.a. Gundam Musou in Japan).

It looks like Koei is bringing us another installment of the series named, you guessed it, Gundam Musou 2. Though more or less the same hack-and-slash affair, the sequel will predictably contain more robots, new attacks, new special moves and more weapons. A new story mode brings a playable version of the first original Gundam theatrical release Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack. Lastly, mobile armors that are ten times the size of your mech will serve as some of the game's bosses. Mobile armors confirmed to be in the game include the MA-08 Big Zam from Mobile Suit Gundam and the NZ-333 Alpha Azieru from Char's Counterattack. For more details on this game, check out 1UP.

Release date is pegged for this winter in Japan for the price 7,800 yen. No release dates for other regions have been announced for the time being.

Last year's Dynasty Warriors: Gundam was nothing short of manna from heaven in disc form for hard-core robot maniacs. The gameplay of Dynasty Warriors, the seemingly endless array of mobile suits and other giant robots from the longest-running SF anime in all Japan...it was a cocktail just as potent for the otaku of America as it was for the sheer legions of Gundam nerds in Japan, which collectively bought over 275,000 copies of the game across three platforms.

Koei and Namco Bandai Games know how to please these folks, of course -- with more robots, more weaponry, and more, well, more to everything. Announced in Japan this week, Gundam Musou 2 (like the rest of Koei's Warriors series) does not deviate that much from the norm -- you are still controlling a single robot as you fight through a mechanized army, occupy strategic points on a game map, and fight bosses. The missions in the game's story mode are based off plotlines from past Gundam anime, and this mode is getting a full power-up this time around. In addition to new attacks and special moves in the previously-available story missions, you'll get your first chance to play through a video version of Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack, the 1988 animated film that many fans still see as the pinnacle of the entire series. There's Amuro Ray in his RX-93 Nu Gundam, fully outfitted with missile-spewing fin funnels; there's Char Aznable in his custom-built red MSN-04 Sazabi taking him on; there's the Gundam fan on the other side of the monitor already salivating at the idea of playing this duel out for themselves. It's killer.

Char's Counterattack isn't the only addition to the story mode (early information hints that, at the very least, the Strike Freedom from Gundam SEED and SEED Destiny will be playable), but the focus on this initial announcement has been placed squarely on the mobile armours that serve as Gundam Musou 2's bosses. If you're unfamiliar with this anime, all you need to know is that mobile armours are gigantic -- a good ten times the size of your mech, usually -- the first time in the entire Warriors series you've gotten to fight something so formidable. Mobile armours slated to appear in the game include the MA-08 Big Zam from the original Mobile Suit Gundam, the NZ-333 Alpha Azieru from Char's Counterattack, and the MRX-009 Psyco Gundam from Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. They're quite big.

All this robot madness is being laid out simultaneously on three platforms this winter. In Japan, Namco Bandai is releasing the Omega Force-developed Gundam Musou 2 on the PS2, PS3 and Xbox 360 December 4; the PS2 game will be 6800 yen, while the other two are set to cost 7800 yen. No US release has been announced yet.

Char's Counterattack mobile suits AND possibly stuff from Gundam SEED, I'm sold, I just hope they include more from the older series and maybe some Gundam 00. I sure as hell would LOVE to see the GX - 9900 - DV Gundam X Divider from (機動新世紀ガンダムX Kidō Shinseiki Gandamu Ekkusu) Mobile New Century Gundam X and Exia from 00.

Speculations on which plot they will use for the main story? They already used the plots from MSG, Zeta and Double Zeta Gundam for the official mode last time, what will they use this time?

Seeing as how Char's Counterattack has something to do with it it'll probably be the movies from the Universal Century for the official mode. Then again though, maybe they will use the storyline from SEED and SEED Destiny.

While I hope they announce this for US and EU, I'll sure as hell will be playing this when I import the PS2 and PS3 versions (I am gonna compare them lol).

 

[Claudhert]

OMG OMG OMG IF they add in gundams from Gundam 00 I will proably deficate myself in pure excitment! omg AND STRIKE FREEDOM!!! STRIKE FREEDOM OMG OMG OMG GONNA BE PWNIN SOME ZAFT Bastages

 

[Gerry]

OMG OMG OMG IF they add in gundams from Gundam 00 I will proably deficate myself in pure excitment! omg AND STRIKE FREEDOM!!! STRIKE FREEDOM OMG OMG OMG GONNA BE PWNIN SOME ZAFT Bastages

hehe ^^;

One other thing to note.

but the focus on this initial announcement has been placed squarely on the mobile armours that serve as Gundam Musou 2's bosses. If you're unfamiliar with this anime, all you need to know is that mobile armours are gigantic -- a good ten times the size of your mech, usually -- the first time in the entire Warriors series you've gotten to fight something so formidable

Can anyone think DEVIL GUNDAM?!

Or hows about The Devil Gundam WHEN IT TAKES OVER NEO JAPAN! XD

Furthermore, imagine if you needed to beat it.

MEGA SPOILERS FOR G Gundam ^_^

Spoiler:

"These Hands of Ours are BURNING RED! Their loud Cry Tells us to grasp Happiness!! ERUPTING BURNING FINGER!!! SEKIHA LOVE LOVE TENKYOKEN!!!!"

:awesome:
What's more epic than summoning the BURGER KING WITH LOVE!!! j/k

I can totally see that possible for a possible story mode for DWG2, possibly.

 

[Claudhert]

im thinking you have to fight Strike Freedom + Meteor Unit as a boss >.<

If that happens id put the controller down and say fuck that i quit

 

[Ecks]

hehe ^^;

One other thing to note.



Can anyone think DEVIL GUNDAM?!

Or hows about The Devil Gundam WHEN IT TAKES OVER NEO JAPAN! XD

Furthermore, imagine if you needed to beat it.

MEGA SPOILERS FOR G Gundam ^_^

Spoiler:

:awesome:
What's more epic than summoning the BURGER KING WITH LOVE!!! j/k

I can totally see that possible for a possible story mode for DWG2, possibly.

LMFAO if I can rate you up again I sure will!!! XD

 

[Gerry]

SEED CONFIRMED!!!

Nu Gundam Confirmed!!!

Large Gundam Bosses:

Also, seems like Zeta Gundam is making another appearance:

As well as the original Gundam:

Looks like Char's Mobile Suit from Char's Counter attack:

And now, its time for some, EPIC FUCKING WIN!!!

Check out the gallery released so far:

http://kotaku.com/photogallery/gundam2/1003411439

 

[Skaw]

Graphical direction looks loads better than the first.

 

[Gerry]

More good news, Online modes and dated for around 2009:

Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 will be headed to the US in 2009, Bandai Namco announced today. Originally named Gundam Musou 2, the game will feature an online versus mode, as well as "larger Mobile Suits, more epic battles and compelling storyline." It sounds like more of the same mech-on-mech action, but if you are a fan of the Dynasty Warriors franchise, that's not necessarily a bad thing.

How about a picture of these giant mobile armors? That's one of them above. Check out more screenshots in the gallery below.

Hurray. Though I would like an online co-op mode too, but oh well.

 

[Gerry]

Awesome, though JP will get DLC only.

Damn.

Preview video:

 

[Claudhert]

I'll be very upset if Japan gets access to Gundams and suits from 00 that we cant get in NA...

 

[Gerry]

I'll be very upset if Japan gets access to Gundams and suits from 00 that we cant get in NA...

Same if its DLC only and they don't give us DLC content here, however, that's why you can cheat the system, import a copy for the PS3, create a dummy account that has access to the Japanese PSN and download the content from there.

 

[Gerry]

Bump for more stuff.

Its been confirmed that ALL Mobile Suits from DW Gundam will appear in the sequel.

Furthermore the following Mobile suits are confirmed:

New Suits

* RX-93 Nu Gundam (Amuro Ray) Char's Counterattack
* MSN-04 Sazabi (Char Aznable) Char's Counterattack
* F91 Gundam Formula 91 (Seabook Arno) Gundam F91
* LM314V21 Victory 2 Gundam (Uso Evin) Victory Gundam
* ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom (Kira Yamato) Gundam Seed Destiny
* ZGMF-x19A Infinite Justice (Athrun Zala) Gundam Seed Destiny
* ZGMF-X42S Destiny (Shinn Asuka) Gundam Seed Destiny
* MA-08 Big Zam (Dozle Zabi)
* MRX-009 Psyco Gundam (Four Murasame)


Personally I would've preferred the regular Freedom MS but Strike Freedom will have to do =/

 

[Claudhert]

bad Gerry Strike Freedom > Freedom


I think Strike would have been cool to add as well

But imagin trying to fight Dual Buster Blitz and Aegis at the same time >.< god that would be hard, Strike > Impulse imo

 

[Gerry]

More Gundams:

* Concept-X 6-1-2 Turn X
* NZ-000 "Quin Mantha"
* JDG-009X Devil Gundam
* AMX-002 (AMA-X2) Neue Ziel
* MRX-010 Psyco Gundam Mark II

I think this means...

G-Gundam story mode?

...

I now hope that Rain will appear in her Rising Gundam to help perform this attack =D



Also I hope ALL of the original Voice actors from all Gundam series appear again for this.

And I'd like to see 00 in there too =D

 

[Gerry]

Found the TGS video:



Hell yes, It seems that they are probably gonna revise the official mission modes so that they are more accurate to their stories. I.E: More ZZ Gundam plot.

Maybe this will finally convince Bandai to license:

ZZ Gundam,
Turn A Gundam,
Victory Gundam.

Oh yes, also some Gundam SEED Destiny stuff in there.

 

[Gerry]

Ok, here is a complete list of confirmed mobile suits (And Pilots) so far, from each series confirmed:

Confirmed Playable Mobile Suits

Suits marked with a † are new to the series.

Mobile Suit Gundam

* RX-78-2 Gundam (Amuro Ray)
* MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type (Char Aznable)
* MS-14S Gelgoog Commander Type (Char Aznable)

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam

* MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam (Kamille Bidan)
* MSN-00100 Hyaku Shiki (Quattro Bajeena)
* RX-178 Gundam Mark II (AEUG Colors) (Kamille Bidan, Emma Sheen)
* RX-178 Gundam Mark II (Titans Colors) (Jerid Messa)
* PMX-003 The O (Paptimus Scirocco)
* AMX-004 Qubeley (Haman Karn)

Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ

* MSZ-010 ZZ Gundam (Judau Ashta)
* AMX-004-2 Qubeley Mark II (Black) (Elpeo Puru)
* AMX-004-3 Qubeley Mark II (Red) (Puru Two)

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack

* RX-93 Nu Gundam (Amuro Ray) †
* MSN-04 Sazabi (Char Aznable) †

Mobile Suit Gundam F91

* F91 Gundam Formula 91 (Seabook Arno) †

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam

* LM314V21 Victory 2 Gundam (Uso Evin) †

Mobile Fighter G Gundam

* GF13-017NJII God Gundam (Domon Kasshu)
* GF13-001NHII Master Gundam (Master Asia)

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing

* XXXG-00W0 Wing Gundam Zero (TV Series Version) (Heero Yuy)
* OZ-13MS Gundam Epyon (Milliardo Peacecraft)

Turn A Gundam

* SYSTEM ∀-99 ∀ Gundam (Loran Cehack)

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny

* ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom Gundam (Kira Yamato) †
* ZGMF-X19A Infinite Justice Gundam (Athrun Zala) †
* ZGMF-X42S Destiny Gundam (Shinn Asuka) †

Other Suits

* Musha Gundam (Autonomous)
* Musha Gundam Mark II (Autonomous)

Confirmed Mobile Armor Bosses

Mobile Suit Gundam

* MA-08 Big Zam

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam

* MRX-009 Psyco Gundam
* MRX-010 Psyco Gundam Mark II

Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ

* NZ-000 Quin Mantha

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack

* NZ-333 Alpha Azieru

Confirmed Suits (Status Unknown)

There are the suits we have only seen in videos rather than gameplay footage so far.

Mobile Suit Gundam

* YMS-15 Gyan (M'Quve)

Mobile Fighter G Gundam

* JDG-00X Devil Gundam (Kyoji Kasshu)

Turn A Gundam

* CONCEPT-X 6-1-2 Turn X (Gym Gingham)


In my opinion, to make this game even better, they need to focus on brining the original SEED mobile suits in, those were awesome and deserve to be in the game too, after all, DWG2 is supposedly going to have 3 times the amount of Mobile suits than the first game.

I'd also like to see Gundam X mobile suits some more, they've recently begun gaining more recognition lately ('bout damn time).

Oh, and if people are wondering about the Turn X Gundam, here you go:

(Spoilers obviously)

 

[Gerry]

Update on whether or now Gundam 00 would appear or not.

Answer: No. Gundam 00 won't appear in this game.

 

[Gerry]

English Teaser... somewhat.

 

[Gerry]

The Box art, what do you guys think?

 

[Gerry]

3 gameplay videos.

Destiny:



Strike Freedom:



Nu Gundam:



Notice that in a couple of them the words "Haro Haro"

Reminder: Out the 18th December in Japan. I'm so importing this.