

However, doing so consumes the “Striker Gauge,” which is built up over time. In the closed alpha version of Gundam Versus, before selecting a Mobile Suit to play, players select two from three ally machines known as “Strikers” that can be called upon to attack at any time during battle. In previous games, certain Mobile Suits were able to call upon other Mobile Suits to attack as one of their weapons. Since it’s possible to cancel from every action and trigger a Boost Dive, it should be difficult to read the enemy’s next move while they’re in the air. However, by using this new Boost Dive system, it is possible to shift the timing of your landing. In previous games, the Mobile Suit that ends up airborne by jumping or other actions will fall freely unless actions such as Boost Dash are performed, and are often targeted when they land. Since all actions are canceled to trigger it, you can use it between hit-and-aways and long-distance shooting to perform actions such as consecutive fire.Ī new action that in Gundam Versus where you fall from an airborne state at high speed. Move at high speed for as long as the Boost Gauge remains. Since it’s possible to use to shake free from the opponent, you should use it to outwit the enemy when in close-quarters combat.

When triggered during a melee attack, you can cancel the attack action and move on to the next action. Famitsu tried three actions in the closed alpha version, introduced below. You may put yourself in a difficult situation if you don’t use it correctly, but it is a unique system that can be used to your advantage if you know how to operate it. The following 12 Mobile Suits were playable during the closed alpha test:īy filling up your “Boost Gauge,” you an perform quick actions and action cancels called “Boost Actions.” The Boost Gauge refills when you land, and in the closed alpha version, using it all up enters an “overheated” state that prevents you from taking any action until you land back on the ground. Gundam Versus follows the fundamental high-speed action that is defeating enemies by reducing their Resource Meter to zero, and is being developed specifically for home console as the first entry in the series on PlayStation 4. The series gained popularity through arcade and home console versions, and celebrated its 15th anniversary this year. It is an action game that puts players in control of a variety of Mobile Suits old and new from the Mobile Suit Gundam series to battle against enemies in two-on-two team battles.

Gundam Versus is the latest entry in the Mobile Suit Gundam VS series.
