Rather than tell a single continuous story, the single-player game in Encounters in Space is broken up into a few short vignettes that take place over the course of four years. These vignettes are accounts of several significant battles during and after the One Year War between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon.
The game takes place entirely in Outer Space, although the Moon, space colonies, and asteroids are sometimes visited. The player pilots a wide variety of Mobile Suits, Mobile Armours, and other spacecraft throughout several different zero gravity environments. Also thrusters can be used to give these mobile weapons a temporary boost in speed and maneuverability. These vehicles can move forward, backward, and side to side using the left analog stick and can move up and down using the R1 and R2 buttons, allowing for 360 degree combat. The game is mostly free roaming, although a few rail shooter sections are commonly encountered.
Players can use a large assortment of different main, sub, and melee weapons that vary greatly between different units. Certain crafts are also equipped with a special attack, which can be activated once a special meter has been filled. The game is divided into several different story modes, each corresponding to a different pilot or setting. These pilots range from main characters of the original Gundam series to lesser known pilots from the Gundam manga. The game also includes a two player multiplayer vs. mode. Players can also play against AI units in multiplayer. Finally there is a mode where players can create their own unique pilots for use in multiplayer.[1]
The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2]IGN said the game was the best Gundam title on the PS2 so far. They stated that the game played like a Zone of the Enders clone but said that it wasn't necessarily a bad thing. They also praised the game for its large assortment of units, levels, and bonus content and recommended the game to Gundam and shooter fans.[6]GameSpot called the game one of the more accessible Gundam games to be released. However, they criticized that the plot would confuse newcomers to the Gundam series. Still, they praised the game for its quick pace action.[1]Game Informer gave the Japanese import a mixed review over a month before the game was released Stateside.[4] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40.[3]
Manga
Cover Art for Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: Space, to The End of a Flash
"Thoroughbred Mode", one of the stories in the game revolving around a Pegasus class ship named Thoroughbred and its crew, was adapted to a three volume manga written by Tomohiro Chiba and illustrated by Masato Natsumoto, named Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: Space, to The End of a Flash (機動戦士ガンダム外伝 宇宙、閃光の果てに…, Kidō Senshi Gandamu Gaiden: Sora, Senkō no Hate ni...?). It also received a novelization, which was released to coincide with Encounters in Space.
^Dunham, Jeremy (January 2004). "Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space". PSM. No. 80. Imagine Media. p. 48. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
^Bemis, Greg (March 29, 2004). . X-Play. TechTV. Archived from the original on April 14, 2004. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
External links
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Not to be confused with the 1982 animated film of the same name see Mobile Suit Gundam Compilation movies This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Mobile Suit Gundam Encounters in Space known in Japan as Mobile Suit Gundam Meguriai Sora a is a third person shooter action video game for the PlayStation 2 released in 2003 The game is centered on space based mobile suit or mecha combat The game is based on the Universal Century timeline of the popular Gundam franchise Mobile Suit Gundam Encounters in SpaceNTSC U cover artDeveloper s BecPublisher s BandaiComposer s Tadayoshi MakinoYasuharu TakanashiTakanori ArimaKoji YamadaPlatform s PlayStation 2ReleaseJP September 4 2003NA December 4 2003Genre s Action Mecha simulation Third person shooterMode s Single player multiplayerRather than tell a single continuous story the single player game in Encounters in Space is broken up into a few short vignettes that take place over the course of four years These vignettes are accounts of several significant battles during and after the One Year War between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Reception 3 Manga 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksGameplay EditThe game takes place entirely in Outer Space although the Moon space colonies and asteroids are sometimes visited The player pilots a wide variety of Mobile Suits Mobile Armours and other spacecraft throughout several different zero gravity environments Also thrusters can be used to give these mobile weapons a temporary boost in speed and maneuverability These vehicles can move forward backward and side to side using the left analog stick and can move up and down using the R1 and R2 buttons allowing for 360 degree combat The game is mostly free roaming although a few rail shooter sections are commonly encountered Players can use a large assortment of different main sub and melee weapons that vary greatly between different units Certain crafts are also equipped with a special attack which can be activated once a special meter has been filled The game is divided into several different story modes each corresponding to a different pilot or setting These pilots range from main characters of the original Gundam series to lesser known pilots from the Gundam manga The game also includes a two player multiplayer vs mode Players can also play against AI units in multiplayer Finally there is a mode where players can create their own unique pilots for use in multiplayer 1 Reception EditReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreMetacritic66 100 2 Review scoresPublicationScoreFamitsu30 40 3 Game Informer6 5 10 4 GameSpot7 10 1 GameSpy 5 IGN7 9 10 6 Official U S PlayStation Magazine 7 PlayStation The Official Magazine7 10 8 X Play 9 The game received average reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic 2 IGN said the game was the best Gundam title on the PS2 so far They stated that the game played like a Zone of the Enders clone but said that it wasn t necessarily a bad thing They also praised the game for its large assortment of units levels and bonus content and recommended the game to Gundam and shooter fans 6 GameSpot called the game one of the more accessible Gundam games to be released However they criticized that the plot would confuse newcomers to the Gundam series Still they praised the game for its quick pace action 1 Game Informer gave the Japanese import a mixed review over a month before the game was released Stateside 4 In Japan Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40 3 Manga Edit Cover Art for Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story Space to The End of a Flash Thoroughbred Mode one of the stories in the game revolving around a Pegasus class ship named Thoroughbred and its crew was adapted to a three volume manga written by Tomohiro Chiba and illustrated by Masato Natsumoto named Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story Space to The End of a Flash 機動戦士ガンダム外伝 宇宙 閃光の果てに Kidō Senshi Gandamu Gaiden Sora Senkō no Hate ni It also received a novelization which was released to coincide with Encounters in Space See also EditMobile Suit Gundam List of Gundam video gamesNotes Edit Kidō Senshi Gundam Meguriai Sora Japanese 機動戦士ガンダム めぐりあい宇宙 Hepburn Kidō Senshi Gandamu Meguriai Sora lit Mobile Suit Gundam Encounters in Space References Edit a b c Davis Ryan January 23 2004 Mobile Suit Gundam Encounters in Space Review GameSpot CBS Interactive Retrieved September 25 2021 a b Mobile Suit Gundam Encounters in Space for PlayStation 2 Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Retrieved September 25 2021 a b 機動戦士ガンダム めぐりあい宇宙 Famitsu in Japanese Enterbrain Retrieved September 25 2021 a b Mobile Suit Gundam Encounters in Space Game Informer No 127 GameStop November 2003 p 153 Meston Zach February 29 2004 GameSpy Mobile Suit Gundam Encounters in Space GameSpy IGN Entertainment Retrieved September 26 2021 a b Dunham Jeremy December 5 2003 Mobile Suit Gundam Encounters in Space IGN Ziff Davis Retrieved September 25 2021 Mobile Suit Gundam Encounters in Space Official U S PlayStation Magazine No 75 Ziff Davis December 2003 p 164 Dunham Jeremy January 2004 Mobile Suit Gundam Encounters in Space PSM No 80 Imagine Media p 48 Retrieved September 26 2021 Bemis Greg March 29 2004 Mobile Suit Gundam Encounters in Space PS2 Review X Play TechTV Archived from the original on April 14 2004 Retrieved September 26 2021 External links EditMobile Suit Gundam Encounters in Space at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mobile Suit Gundam Encounters in Space amp oldid 1128368949, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
