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Sorry Gundam fans, This game is terrible!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: November 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

You would expect a PS3 game to have amazing graphics, game play and be just plain fun. This is NOT that kind of game.
The good news.
*There is a Gundam game for the PS3 and the Gundam suits look pretty good.
*The opening cutscene looks amazing.
The Bad news
*The opening cutscene looks nothing like the actual game. If all you care about is graphics, this is not the game for you. You would expect this game to be on the ps1 or even the Sega Saturn, but not the most powerful next gen system. The battle areas are bland, with no detail past the muddy looking ground and poorly animated trees. There are glitches everywhere in the game such as water going through trees and when your Mech tries to cross a bridge and falls in, the water just sits there. The other thing about the graphics is that the frame rate is clunky, it's as if you're constantly blinking and don't see every fluid movement. Only you're not blinking, you're seeing the actual game.
*The missions are straight forward and take no skill whatsoever considering the lock on system is more than accurate because you don't even need to face your enemy completely to hit them.
*The controls are mushy and don't respond well.
*It's tedious to make your Mechs and maintain them. When damage is done to them, YOU MUST repair them because you can't continue the game otherwise.
It's bad enough this game had to be released for the PS3. The very idea that people will buy this at launch makes me very very sad. This is not worth paying for a $[...] system and you should let this game collect dust on the shelf of your local game retailer.

X PLAY REVIEW HIGHLITES

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 9
Date: November 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

DON'T BUY THIS GAME !! It looks like it came off the PS1. The controls are not good and the camera is awful. Check out the X-play review.

Don't Waste Your Money...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: February 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Put it this way, if Amazon had the option for zero stars, this game would get it. Graphics are sub-par, gameplay is just plain bad. I rented this from Blockbuster, played it for a few hours, then returned it that night. Of the all of the titles released or due for release for the PS3, this one gets my vote for being the worst. You'd think the developers at Namco would've realized this before they released it. Don't waste your time or money.

It would make a better coaster....

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: May 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I was so mad when i played this game....i was hoping it would get better...but no...the controls are like driving a broken lawn mower. The invisible walls are really annoying. Atleast in Armored Core you can go alittle past without leaving the mission, but this is just stupid. If i had to put a price on this game..hmm they would have to pay me to play it..it is that horrible, that disgraceful. The people who made it obviously have no ability to understand what would be fun in a mech game (derranged howler monkeys for techs?). I got so bored and annoyed with this game i put it in the microwave, you can guess what happened then. Do not buy this game if you have an IQ of greater than 12 or it takes something more than "ooh shiney" to entertain you. Armored Core on the regular old playstation (one) is more entertaining than this, it does not even use the graphics of the PS3 well. Gundam has a wonderful story but this game does not even try to do it justice, this game should be forever stricken from the records. If you want a good mech game...get armored core...let this one rot in *censored*. DO NOT even rent it, you will just be thinking wow...i could have got a pepsi/coke for the money i wasted on this. The only reason i gave it one star in each category is because zero was not a option.

Wish I had researched beforehand

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game as a gift for a friend who owns a PS3. We both like sci-fi and giant robots so I figured this would be fun for both of us to play. The back of the game said it is a one or two person game which I foolishly assumed meant that there would be a cooperative mode. There IS NOT! You can play one player campaign mode or two player head to head.

First, the instructions are pathetically incomplete. We're seasoned gamers but we spent a long time trying to figure out the optimal use of the controls. One particularly bad bit of gameplay is the fact that you cannot move when you use your shield to guard.

Second, the graphics are terrible (incredibly blocky) as others have mentioned. This looks like it could have been a PS1 game and that was with the HD graphics on a 60 inch 1080i HD television!

Third, the head to head gameplay starts you off like an old west shootout with both robots facing directly towards each other a very short distance apart. There was no time to use strategy, just start firing away. On a side note, the beam gun seems to unbalance the game.

We played for a couple of hours before getting thoroughly bored and we went back to playing some PS2 games. Please don't waste your money like I did.

Definitely Rushed for the PS3 Launch

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 13 / 14
Date: January 15, 2007
Author: Amazon User

We are generally great fans of mech games, and have played many of them. We were psyched when Gundam came out for the PS3 - and very disappointed when we played it.

If you haven't watched the animated series or played other Gundam games, you are engaged in a great war involving a set of mechanised large robots fighting another set of almost identical large robots. They can stomp on tanks, kick over buildings and engage in hand to hand energy-sword combat. Think of gigantic samurai warriors who enjoy both blade and gun.

The two sides here are the Federation forces, protecting Earth against the Zeon - an Earth colony who has come back to Earth to take over. All of the fighting takes place in various locations on Earth, which by now has had half of its population wiped out by this fighting.

Don't worry too much about plotline here, though. Really what happens is you are dropped into a landscape and told to blow up every enemy unit you find. While most games give you training and guidance at the beginning, this game tosses you into the fray, without even a hint of what to do or how to do it. Expect to get a few sad deaths before you get the hang of things. Of course that's assuming you start out on the standard difficulty level - there are five difficulties here, including a 'very easy' suitable for 5 year olds.

Speaking of five year olds, the graphics really needed much more work to be up to PS3 standards. The mechs themselves are OK, with a fair amount of detail, shadowed edges, reflective surfaces little details of logo and lettering and battle scarring. There is a realistic feel to how they move.

On the other hand, the world you tromp around in is PS2 level in quality, if not a little worse. I've definitely seen better water animation in many PS2 games, as well as tree and landscapes.

Gameplay ranges from frustrating to laughable. You get stuck on invisible walls. When you slash at enemies, you go into the "black knight" of the Monty Python Holy Grail movie, where limbs fall off and the robot hobbles after you without any arms. You do get to upgrade as you progress, earning more options. You can customize your suits in your hangar - but the interface is very clunky and looks almost PS1 in style.

They do have some nice features that show some thought - if you fire off a rocket style weapon, a cloud of smoke envelops you and you have to wait a few seconds (or move out of it) before you can see well again.

I have to comment on sound because first, the voice actors in combat are very silly. Second, the soundtrack is almost *exactly* a rip-off from the Gladiator soundtrack. I own and love the Gladiator soundtrack and it's amazing how many sections are pretty much exactly the same. I'm surprised there isn't a copyright suit being launched here.

In addition, we had problems with stuttering sound, to the point that we had to reboot our PS3 and try again. Luckily, it went away once we did that.

In general, this was just not a fun game for us to play, which was a real disappointment. Maybe a future release for the PS3 will have the time spent to fix many of these issues and draw us into playing it repeatedly, like we play our other mech games.

Definitely not a showcase for PS3 power....

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: November 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I like battling giant robots, and in this respect the game is pretty good, but the graphics are really a huge letdown. As another reviewer said, it looks like it came out of a PS1, and that's true, textures are murky, robot models are angular and low on detail... As one of the console's launch titles, it must be kept far far away from any demonstration booths...

But you can still have fun

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: January 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is not finished. Great concept but poorly executed. I was really upset that I had no idea what to do. No useful help or the features early on for the players to learn how to control the robots. In general the entire playing system need a lot of polishing making it user friendly and fix some bugs. Normally I give up and move on but this was the only PS3 game I had at the time. So I went through the hard way. Yes, like previous reviews, graphics are not so great for PS3 but not as bad as PS1 quality and it didn't bother me as much once I knew how to control and get really busy going here and there doing stuff.

It's flexible that you can snipe some enemies not in move from far if you are not strong enough or just go crazy destroy everything using guns and sword once you get good robots specially in second loop and beyond. The fundamental problem of this game is no easy way to do anything. Everything is difficult (very easy to be defeated though) and asking too much from the players. You have to find your own ways. But I think concept is great and they did try to utilize PS3's potential in true sense instead of porting existing game and made it look cool while context remains old like some other PS3 games.

You can enjoy if you play well and in fact I have more fun playing this one than the Ridge Racer 7. The problem is the game is not finished and virtually unplayable for the majority of the people. Do I recommend to buy? Yes, buy used ones if you are a Gundam fun AND willing to be upset learning...

Great game but feels unfinished

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I will preface this review with the caveat that I am a big Universal Century Gundam fan, which accounts for much of my enjoyment with this game.

Graphically: As others have said, this is not the most spectacular looking PS3 game out there. The interactive environments help to make this feel less like a PS2 game but the overall appearance of the terrain is a little last generation. The mobile suit and mecha models are amazing though! The problem is, there is no model viewer, a standard in most Gundam games, so you can't take your time and really enjoy the various models.

Gameplay: This game is ridiculously hard at points, if you are trying to do things carefully or use team tactics. You pretty much have to throw tactics to the wind and charge in madly, to hit objectives before you're MS is torn apart, ignoring the enemy Mobile suits that are murdering your wingman and shooting you full of holes. The more realistic speeds are hard to get used to since everything moves so fast these days, but I don't necessarily feel this was a bad thing to do. You certainly feel like you are moving about in something massive. I also liked the regional damage, where you can have arms, legs and head damaged or shot off. It's very satisfying to complete a mission when you are missing weapons, limbs and a head! The targeting system can get annoying though, especially since the enemy can target you long before you can target them. It's not perfect, but the controls are functional, and once you get used to the speed and tactics of the fighting, you can definitely finish a campaign on normal mode in a few nights.

Music: Contrary to reviews I have seen elsewhere, I think the music is really outstanding in this game. It features full orchestra, and all new compositions (not just the classic Gundam music that gets recycled in every U.C. Gundam game.) It has a big, epic sound to it, and I enjoyed it so much I ordered the CD soundtrack from Japan.

Customization: You can customize your mobile suits, which is a nice touch, especially when you change the various types (Desert, Heavy etc.) For Gundam fans it's a neat way to see the various pilot and variant paint schemes/designs. You can also get better pilots for your wingman, but here again they seem to have skimped and you only get names, without even a portrait to identify them. Unless you are a hardcore UC fan, you won't recognize a lot of these people so they won't have the significance that they should.

Story: There isn't much of one at all. The missions are pretty generic (capture this base, now defend it, shoot down this transport, etc.), and contrary to the cover's claims, you don't have any effect on the overall war. The Feddies still win, no matter how well you do as Zeon, and all the major events play out just as they did in the series. I was also shocked that there was no high quality intro movie. There is even a little animation on you PS3 menu that plays a clip from a high quality rendered movie, but it's not on the game itself!

Summery: It's a good game, but it feels like it was rushed in development. Parts of it, like the music, and mobile suit models are amazing, and other parts, like the terrain, co-pilots, and game play don't feel finished. Some of it (like cut scenes or more in-depth story) isn't there at all. It's still worth picking up if you love Gundam, and understand what you are getting, but it will no doubt disappoint most console players.

A kind of sad way to continue the gundam saga

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: March 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

When I purchased Gundam: Crossfire, I was expecting a world-class, hi-def game for the PS3. I was wrong. Although the mobile suits have hundreds of tiny details, the scenery looks like something a 6-year old could have easily made. The gameplay is frustrating, more commonly is one's mobile suit destroyed than a mission is completed. However, the reason I'm giving this game 3 stars is because it was exhilirating to unlock and order new, more powerful mobile suits such as the great GM Sniper II. Overall, if you're a huge gundam fan, go ahead and buy, but if not, this game is a waste of money.

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