Review of Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2

For several years I have bought, owned, played and loved the Dynasty Warriors franchise. I love it's simplistic jump into the madness style of gaming, which can understandably get boring to some. Taking out legions of enemies with a massive sword never gets tiring. On the other hand I have also been a fan of Anime for years and the various Gundam Saga's are at the very top of my favorite's list. So this game should generally be a wet dream for me as it is a mix of two, shouldn't it?!?

Sadly it is not. But don't get me wrong this game is fun, it has the standard Dynasty Warriors style where you take on armies of enemy Gundam's all on your own with minimal help from NPC (non player characters) allies. The greatest and most thankful change is this game has a grand total of 62 playable Gundam's compared to the first games 19 playable Gundam's. Each Gundam has different attributes and weapons meaning a different fighting experience 62 times.

The all new Mission Mode has you searching for various items to upgrade your Gundam's or helping other Gundam's out to improve your relationship in game, or destroy them in order to create new rivalries. The Official Mode is just like in Dynasty Warriors: Gundam meaning it follows an engaging story line that tosses you into the front lines of galactic war fare. There is a Versus Mode but I haven't used it much seems pretty standard friend vs friends stuff. There is also a gallery with ALOT of information and amazing imagery for the games Gundam's.

The stages take place within the Universal Century timeline, covering the stories of Mobile Suit Gundam, Zeta Gundam, Gundam ZZ and Char's Counterattack although they primarily follow an all original plot. Battles take place on various different planets and in space. Also the voice acting is top notch with some very good rendition's of the original characters from the Anime's.

All that said the game got boring very quickly. For a few hours I thought I was in heaven but then I realized the AI for the enemies is just weak. There is no real challenge here, even the bosses are push overs on the highest difficulty. Most of the enemies (and their are hundreds on screen at once) just stand around while a select few attack, this is rather boring, I would rather they all came at me furiously wanting to destroy me. This alone kills the experience and is honestly a real shame cause this game could have been amazing had the AI been more responsive.

The controls are kind of weak as well, they are very simplistic and easy to use it just seem's way to easy even for a Dynasty Warriors game. Hit one button once and you can take out anywhere from fifty to one hundred enemies with one attack.. Just a bit over kill in my opinion. Also I did notice that some of the larger (and yes their are some massive) Gundam's are far less detailed then their smaller counterparts.

All in all a great game, if you rent it. Fan's of Gundam will be impressed with the extremely varied selection of Gundam's and the close ties to the stories of the original animes. Dynasty Warrior fans however stick to the original series, it has far better AI compared to this game. Overall I was truly hoping this would be THE Gundam game to own as it's various cinematic videos before launch made it seem. However with this style of game the AI is EVERYTHING and the lack there of completely destroys the atmosphere. Truly a shame and hopefully the programmers will fix this massive issue if we get a third installment, otherwise this series has official been a failure of epic proportions.

With my review I include a video that showcases some in-game fighting and shows you just how lax the AI truly is. I will also upload a few Screenshots taken from around the web. I truly hope that my review helped you in your decision on whether or not this game is worth the full price. If so please click 'yes' below and thank you for reading. Below is the full list of playable Gundam's taken from Wikipedia.

-Mobile Suit Gundam

* RX-78-2 Gundam (Amuro Ray)
* MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type (Char Aznable, Lunamaria Hawke)
* MS-06S Zaku II
* MS-06V Zaku Tank
* MS-14S Gelgoog Commander Type (Char Aznable, Johnny Ridden)
* MSN-02 Zeong (Char Aznable, Lahlah Sune)
* YMS-15 Gyan (M'Quve)
* RX-77-2 Guncannon (Kai Shiden, Hayato Kobayashi, Sleggar Law)
* MS-07B Gouf (Ramba Ral)
* MS-07H Gouf Flight Type
* MS-09 Dom (Black Tri Stars)
* RB-79 Ball
* MSM-07S Z'gok Commander type (Char Aznable)
* RGM-79 GM
* RGM-79G GM Command

-Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam

* MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam (Kamille Bidan, Judau Ashta, Roux Louka)
* MSN-00100 Hyaku Shiki (Quattro Bajeena, Beecha Oleg)
* RX-178 Gundam Mark II (AEUG Colors) (Kamille Bidan, Emma Sheen, Elle Viano)
* RX-178 Gundam Mark II (Titans Colors) (Jerid Messa, Kacrikan Cacooler, Kamille Bidan, Emma Sheen)
* RX-160 Byalant (Jerid Messa)
* PMX-003 The O (Paptimus Scirocco)
* AMX-004 Qubeley (Haman Karn, Lahlah Sune)
* RX-139 Hambrabi (Yazan Gable, Ramsus Hasr, Dunkel Cooper)
* PMX-001 Palace Athene (Reccoa Londe)
* PMX-002 Bolinoak Sammahn (Sarah Zabiarov)
* NRX-055 Baund Doc (Rosamia Badam, Jerid Messa)
* RMS-099 Rick Dias (Quattro Bajeena, Apolly Bay, Emma Sheen, Amuro Ray)
* GM II
* MSA-03Nemo
* RMS-106 Hi-Zack (Jerid Messa, Kacrikan Cacooler, Sarah Zabiarov)
* RMS-108 Marasai (Jerid Messa, Kakrikan Cacooler)
* RMS-154 Barzam
* AMX-103 Gaza C (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)
* AMX-107 Bawoo (Glemy Toto)
* AMX-107 Mass Production Bawoo
* AMX-004G Mass Production Qubeley
* AMX-106 Gaza D

-Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack

* RX-93 Nu Gundam (Amuro Ray)
* MSN-04 Sazabi (Char Aznable)
* MSN-03 Jagd Doga (Gyunei Guss Colors) (Gyunei Guss)
* MSN-03 Jagd Doga (Quess Paraya Colors) (Quess Paraya)
* RGZ-91 Re-GZ (Chan Agi, Amuro Ray)
* RGM-89 Jegan (Hathaway Noa, Chan Agi)
* MSN-02 Geara Doga
* MSN-02 Geara Goga (Rezin Schnyder colors) (Rezin Schnyder)

-Mobile Suit Gundam F91

* F91 Gundam Formula 91 (Seabook Arno)

-Mobile Suit Victory Gundam

* LM314V21 Victory 2 Gundam (Uso Evin)
* ZMT-S33S Gottrlatan (Katejina Loos)

-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 (Heero Yuy)
* OZ-13MS Gundam Epyon (Milliardo Peacecraft)

-Turn A Gundam

* SYSTEM-99 Gundam (Loran Cehack)
* CONCEPT-X 6-1-2 Turn X (Gym Ghingham)

-Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny

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

-Other Suits

* Musha Gundam (Gym Ghingham)
* Musha Gundam Mark II (Katejina Loos)


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