Good Giant robot games for PS2

Crossroads Inc. · Post by **Crossroads Inc.** » 2006-09-03 12:48pm

Its no small thing that I lOVE Giant Robots, from Escaflowne to Evangelion.

And as far as the PS2 goes, well, I have a few, but I'd love to know what else is out there. Currently I have "Zone of the Enders" 1 and 2. And then "Armoured Core" 2 and 3.

Any ideas?

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2006-09-03 01:13pm

Other than the handful of Gundam games, that's really about it.

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2006-09-03 01:28pm

Federation vs. Zeon is a decent rental.

Sharp-kun · Post by **Sharp-kun** » 2006-09-03 01:58pm

Depends, are you willing to play imported Japanese games? If so I can recommend quite a few. ^_^

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » 2006-09-03 02:19pm

Some turn base strategy game you might want to look after...

Super Robot Taisen Alpha and the few others that have been published on this platform...(i think that an Original Generations is going to be published over-sea)
Pretty pretty cool if you grew up with Grendizer, Voltron, Getter Robot and so on and you like the SD style

Ring of Red was cool with a uchronic post-WWII period

Front mission 4 and 5 are pretty good too.

Sharp-kun · Post by **Sharp-kun** » 2006-09-03 02:21pm

Mobius wrote:
Super Robot Taisen Alpha and the few others that have been published on this platform...(i think that an Original Generations is going to be published over-sea)
Pretty pretty cool if you grew up with Grendizer, Voltron, Getter Robot and so on and you like the SD style

PS2 SRW Games:

Super Robot Wars Alpha 2
Super Robot Wars Alpha 3
Super Robot Wars Impact
Super Robot Wars MX
Super Robot Wars Original Generations (Out later this year)

Out of those Impact is the only one I wouldn't recommend. The Alpha games are part of an ongoing story (ended in 3), while the rest are stand alone.

Another Century's Episode (1 and 2) and Gundam: Climax UC are also good fun, as are the G Generation games.

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » 2006-09-03 02:40pm

well i mainly play SRT on my trusty GBA

i always found the OG being the less cool of the bunchs: how can they hope to compare some "unknown" mech to the freaking Ideon or the Neo-Getter with their musical themes...

Sharp-kun · Post by **Sharp-kun** » 2006-09-03 02:55pm

Mobius wrote:
i always found the OG being the less cool of the bunchs: how can they hope to compare some "unknown" mech to the freaking Ideon or the Neo-Getter with their musical themes...

I'd disagree. I find the originals to be some of my favourites. They're incredibly well designed and scripted for the most part.

Plus you get stuff like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSld0Ie6PVo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9RGuzGsow8

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » 2006-09-03 03:12pm

That one is better

Cao Cao · Post by **Cao Cao** » 2006-09-03 03:26pm

I'd stay away from Front Mission 4, it's rather disappointing.
I've heard good things about FM 5 though. If only they'd get off their butts and translate it.

Crossroads Inc. · Post by **Crossroads Inc.** » 2006-09-03 03:41pm

Hey thanks for all the feed back guys! can't wwait to look at some of these when I get home from work.

Ypoknons · Post by **Ypoknons** » 2006-09-03 04:23pm

When playing the Japanese versions I just don't feel the connection with the OG robots that I do with the other series' (especially Gundam - lots of memories from my early childhood). Which SRW games are available in English?

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » 2006-09-03 04:53pm

none, except the upcoming Original Generations: there is a big clusterfuck about who own the property of the various robots outside Japan...

Adrian Laguna · Post by **Adrian Laguna** » 2006-09-03 05:11pm

I like Gundam: Journey to Jaburo.

Battle Engine Aquila looks interesting. Reviewers seem to agree (except the IGN dude, he liked it) it's an okay game, not particularly good, but not bad either.

Vendetta · Post by **Vendetta** » 2006-09-03 08:32pm

Ring of Red is a pretty good big stompy robot game. It's a first gen title, so the visuals aren't up to much, but it's an interesting concept (cold war era giant robots), and the animations for when robots blow up, fall over, and generally explode are very satisfying.

Sriad · Post by **Sriad** » 2006-09-03 09:38pm

Does Zone of the Enders count as a good game?

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2006-09-03 09:48pm

Gungriffon Blaze was a terribly fun game when it first came out, and can provide a few hours of entertainment, but it got old really fast after clearing the pitifully few missions and playing the limited selection of AWGS.

Vendetta · Post by **Vendetta** » 2006-09-03 10:12pm

Sriad wrote:Does Zone of the Enders count as a good game?

I always found ZoE to be a soulless and empty experience. It's kinda OK shooting, if you can stand how repetitive it gets.

SAMAS · Post by **SAMAS** » 2006-09-03 11:25pm

The second one is much better.

SylasGaunt · Post by **SylasGaunt** » 2006-09-04 01:26am

I'll second Ring of Red, it's also got all the nifty infantry fighting alongside your mechs to.

I rather liked Front Mission 4 myself. Then of course there's the other armored core games. Battle Engine Aquila is okay, fun enough to be worth its current price.

And then of course there's Robot Alchemic Drive which is great fun if you're a super robot fan, for those of us who like uppercutting an alien invader througha building and nailing him with a rocket punch when he gets up.

SylasGaunt · Post by **SylasGaunt** » 2006-09-04 01:28am

Sharp-kun wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSld0Ie6PVo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9RGuzGsow8

I can't believe you left Zengar out.. though the inclusion of the Jinrai is always great.. man I love that attack.

Crossroads Inc. · Post by **Crossroads Inc.** » 2006-09-04 03:15am

Well Right now I am planing on getting:
Front Mission 4
Battle Engine Aquila (which looks like a LOT of fun)
and Ring of Red, if just because the idea of Coldwar era Mechs sounds Soooooo Cool

Also, heh, found out the guys who made Armored Core games have been busy. Aparently there are FIVE new games/expansions made since I got AC3. Can't wait to look into these too.