Next-gen Gundam duo in 2006

By Tom Bramwell Published 9 August, 2006

Namco Bandai updates schedule.

Namco Bandai plans to release a pair of next-gen Gundam games before the end of the year, and also has a sizable handheld line-up and PS2 RPG onslaught planned this side of Christmas.

The company's 2006 schedule for the USA, released yesterday, puts both Mobile Suit Gundam (PS3) and Mobile Ops: The One Year War (X360) on store shelves this year, while the company's ambition to break into the PC will stand its first real test with the release of Warhammer: Mark of Chaos in October.

Hellgate: London - another big-hitting PC title from Bill Roper's Flagship Studios - is still listed as TBD. RPG fans would be better served looking to the PS2, it seems, where XenoSaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra is on for August 29th, with .hack/G.U. Vol.1: Rebirth and Tales of the Abyss both set for autumn.

Namco Bandai also plans to hit PSP harder than DS - the former will see Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception, Bounty Hounds and Gunpey this autumn, while the DS has just its own version of Gunpey and Mage Knight: Destiny's Soldier to look forward to.

Elsewhere the company has plenty of One Piece, Pac-Man spin-off and Peanuts-licensed titles, like Snoopy vs. The Red Baron, planned across PS2, PSP, PC and even Cube, but there's absolutely nothing on there about Xbox 1.

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Comments (8) Latest comment 6 years ago

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  • jlaakso #1 6 years ago

    I want One Year War so bad, especially after the disappointment that was Chromehounds.

    pleasebegood

  • Steroyd #2 6 years ago

    Ace combat for the PSP... interesting....

  • Blerk #3 6 years ago

    Of course, all of this is from the US list. The European list only includes the shit games that nobody actually wants. Twice.

  • ilmaestro #4 6 years ago

    If these aren't region free (especially the PS3 game) then there'll be some ass-kicking going on.

  • alpha-0ne #5 6 years ago

    whats the difference between the two next gen version are they different games/stories?

  • NegativeZero #6 6 years ago

    The two next-gen games are completely different.

    Myself, I'm really looking forward to One Year War. If it's as good as it potentially could be (it's basically Gundam 08th MS Team: The Game, from the material seen so far) then I might even finally buy an X360. Assuming that the game is region-free, of course.

  • Lex_Luthor #7 6 years ago

    One Year War is basically 'Battlefield' from the looks of it. A standard FPS that happens to let you pilot mobile suits, possibly with more online focused gameplay like Chromehounds as well. It could improve, but I don't like what I've seen and heard of the game to date(They even seem to be trying to distance themselves from the Gundam franchise by changing the name as well).

    I much prefer the approach the PS3 version's approach, as it seems to be improving on the formula set by the previous 'Federation vs Zeon' arcades/PS2 titles(I really enjoyed these). It could turn out to be bad, sure, but as things look now, I prefer the 'stick with what works' approach.

  • a8a #8 6 years ago

    I really like the latest in the Fed Vs Zeon series (Alliance Vs ZAFT), but I hope they put in a proper single player campaign next time :( Doing arcade mode over and over doesn't really cut it (although still incredibly good fun co-op).