Gaming Anyone waiting for Front Mission ?

[test84]

still waiting.

 

[pikachucrackpipe]

yeah im waiting for it.

 

[test84]

not out yet? sh*t.

 

[jumpman17]

Nintendo Power gave it a 6.5

A mainstay on the Super Famicom in the '90s, Square's turn-based-strategy series Front Mission sees its first North American release on a Nintendo system (Front Missions 3 and 4 have been released on PlayStation formats) with a remake of the franchise's first title. The game is like a stark, futuristic Advance Wars without the happy combatants and vehicle variety. Both allies and enemies drive while walking tanklike Wanzers, with customized payloads. When you hit an enemy (either from long distance or from an adjacent square), you can damage its arms or legs (knocking out its weapons or mobility, respectively) or its body (putting the whole vehicle out of commission). Unfortunately, there's no way to target a particular enemy part or to skip the animation sequence that shows every attack (as there is in the Advance Wars games). The battles are sufficiently strategic - weapon choice and troop positioning (through touch control) figure strongly into the outcome - but they can also be quite tedious by 2007 standards, even when set at top speed - you could spend more than an hour in a single scrimmage. The Advance Wars games have long battles as well, but that's because both you and your enemies can create new units in mid battle. In Front Mission, the units are limited (but powerful) so it takes lots of firepower to knock each one out. Your forces can get even stronger by gaining experience points. You can also refit them between battles using salvaged parts. If you need cash, you can enter battles in an arena. The venue also serves as a location for multiplayer duels. The game's story is simple but well told, and all of the participants have a lot of dramatic things to say. You can fight on either side of the conflict, but the selection of one side offers much more of a challenge than the other. The graphics haven't changed much since the game appeared on the Super Famicom. The grid squares are just a tad small for the DS screens and it can be difficult to tell which units are yours and which ones belong to your enemies. Still, if you're looking for solid, old-school strategizing, you need look no further than Front Mission.

 

[test84]

6.5?!!?!?!?!?!?!?

F 'em, i'm gonna like it. i know.

 

[jumpman17]

I edited my last post with their review. Took me a bit to type it up.

EDIT: The complete list of scores:

9.5 | Fire Emblem: Path Of Radiance (WII)
9.0 | Guitar Hero 3: Legends Of Rock (WII)
9.0 | Zack And Wiki: Quest For Barbaro's Treasure (WII)
8.5 | Bleach: The Blade Of Fate (DS)
8.5 | Contra 4 (DS)
8.5 | Megaman ZX Advent (DS)
8.5 | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials And Tribulations (DS)
8.0 | Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker (DS)
8.0 | Geometry Wars: Galaxies (WII)
8.0 | Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core (WII)
7.5 | Battalion Wars 2 (WII)
7.0 | Naruto: Clash Of Ninja Revolution (WII)
7.0 | Naruto: Path Of The Ninja (DS)
6.5 | Front Mission (DS)
6.5 | MLB Power Pros (WII)
6.5 | WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2008 (WII)

 

[Overwhelming]

No out yet? Damn! I needed it, after an hard day...

 

[Harpuia]

I've learned to doubt Nintendo Power's reviewing credibility ever since that total BS of a review of Starfox Command.

 

[WK416]

They actually liked ZX Advent? That's hard to believe.

Bah. I don't care that they give Front Mission a low score. This is a nostalgia trip for me, just like Theme Park.

 

[Hotaru]

I have been here for quite a while but I never registered here because I never have anything to say but now I do, thanks to Nintendo Power.

If what jumpman17 wrote were true. What I want to say is...
Lol to their reviews. I don't know how long they spent for this game but they seems to know very little thing about this game.
No way to target particular enemy part??? THERE IS!
No way to skip animation sequence that shows every attack??? THERE IS!
Now, how can I supposed to believe in their review? They even wrote the game feature incorrectly....
You're not forced to use stylus, you can use classic button to play too.
About the graphics, I don't know. I think it's fine as the way it is. It's Nintendo DS, not PSP. I think most DS, Wii players are people who cares about gameplay more than graphics. If you need a good graphic game, you need PSP, XBOX360, PS3 instead.
NDS games' graphics are always like this. Don't need to mentioned the remakes, even the new game, graphics are not better than the old one. Megaman ZX compared to Megaman 7, Kirby Canvas's Curse compared to Kirby Super Star, FFTA2 compared to FFTA. Their graphics are always the same anyway if it's not made to be 3D.

 

[amptor]

Is it Front Mission: Gun Hazard or is it the other (boring) one? lol. Gun Hazard was great, took them so long to translate it that I really wasn't able to put any considerable amount of time into playing it.

 

[AshuraZro]

It's not Gun Hazard. It's the first Front Mission SRPG game.

 

[Nekoblade]

I edited my last post with their review. Took me a bit to type it up.

EDIT: The complete list of scores:

9.5 | Fire Emblem: Path Of Radiance (WII)
9.0 | Guitar Hero 3: Legends Of Rock (WII)
9.0 | Zack And Wiki: Quest For Barbaro's Treasure (WII)
8.5 | Bleach: The Blade Of Fate (DS)
8.5 | Contra 4 (DS)
8.5 | Megaman ZX Advent (DS)
8.5 | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials And Tribulations (DS)
8.0 | Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker (DS)
8.0 | Geometry Wars: Galaxies (WII)
8.0 | Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core (WII)
7.5 | Battalion Wars 2 (WII)
7.0 | Naruto: Clash Of Ninja Revolution (WII)
7.0 | Naruto: Path Of The Ninja (DS)
6.5 | Front Mission (DS)
6.5 | MLB Power Pros (WII)
6.5 | WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2008 (WII)

Are these scores based on the newest issue of NP? Because they switched magazine companies and I'm not so sure I want to keep my subscription or not.

 

[jumpman17]

I edited my last post with their review. Took me a bit to type it up.

EDIT: The complete list of scores:

9.5 | Fire Emblem: Path Of Radiance (WII)
9.0 | Guitar Hero 3: Legends Of Rock (WII)
9.0 | Zack And Wiki: Quest For Barbaro's Treasure (WII)
8.5 | Bleach: The Blade Of Fate (DS)
8.5 | Contra 4 (DS)
8.5 | Megaman ZX Advent (DS)
8.5 | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials And Tribulations (DS)
8.0 | Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker (DS)
8.0 | Geometry Wars: Galaxies (WII)
8.0 | Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core (WII)
7.5 | Battalion Wars 2 (WII)
7.0 | Naruto: Clash Of Ninja Revolution (WII)
7.0 | Naruto: Path Of The Ninja (DS)
6.5 | Front Mission (DS)
6.5 | MLB Power Pros (WII)
6.5 | WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2008 (WII)


Are these scores based on the newest issue of NP? Because they switched magazine companies and I'm not so sure I want to keep my subscription or not.

Yes, these scores are from the newest issue (First one with the new publisher, Future US or something like that).

 

[Overwhelming]

Damn. It's taking too long.

I guess the Sims and the likes are more popular.

 

[loitus]

ds-scene has it listed as released now

 

[neveras]

It's out

 

[Rev Jim]

I have been here for quite a while but I never registered here because I never have anything to say but now I do, thanks to Nintendo Power.

If what jumpman17 wrote were true. What I want to say is...
Lol to their reviews. I don't know how long they spent for this game but they seems to know very little thing about this game.
No way to target particular enemy part??? THERE IS!
No way to skip animation sequence that shows every attack??? THERE IS!
Now, how can I supposed to believe in their review? They even wrote the game feature incorrectly....
You're not forced to use stylus, you can use classic button to play too.
About the graphics, I don't know. I think it's fine as the way it is. It's Nintendo DS, not PSP. I think most DS, Wii players are people who cares about gameplay more than graphics. If you need a good graphic game, you need PSP, XBOX360, PS3 instead.
NDS games' graphics are always like this. Don't need to mentioned the remakes, even the new game, graphics are not better than the old one. Megaman ZX compared to Megaman 7, Kirby Canvas's Curse compared to Kirby Super Star, FFTA2 compared to FFTA. Their graphics are always the same anyway if it's not made to be 3D.

Thanks man!

Sounds like a #[email protected]% review.

Off topic, I may have to get a wii to play the new Fire Emblem!!! Mario Galaxy would be nice too.

 

[Kawamura]

Actually comparing Front Mission to Advance Wars!? Hahaha!

It's a SNES game, resurrected for the DS. It's supposed to look like that. *laughs at the review again*