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Okami is an action-adventure game developed by Clover Studio and published by Capcom, released in 2006 for the PlayStation 2. The player controls Amaterasu, a wolf deity inspired by the sun goddess of Shinto mythology, who restores a version of classical Japan corrupted by the demon Orochi. The game...
Front Mission 5: Scars of the War is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2 in 2005. Set within the Front Mission universe, it follows soldier Walter Feng across several conflicts and uses turn-based battles fought by customizable walking armored ve...
Sakura Wars 3: Is Paris Burning? is a 2001 video game developed for the Sega Dreamcast and published by Sega. It combines tactical battles involving steam-powered mecha with dialogue, relationship-building, and adventure-game sequences. The story relocates the series from Tokyo to Paris and follows...
While technically a spin-off, Judgment shares the same engine and DNA as the Yakuza series. It follows Takayuki Aji, a private detective in a modern Tokyo setting. The game features high-quality real-time combat, a dense urban environment, and a compelling mystery narrative. It is an excellent choic...
MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries is a 2002 stand-alone combat simulation set in the BattleTech universe and developed by FASA Studio for Microsoft Windows. Players pilot large BattleMechs while managing a mercenary company, selecting contracts, purchasing equipment, and making choices that affect the camp...
Super Robot Wars W is a tactical role-playing game developed by Banpresto for the Nintendo DS and released in Japan in 2007. Players command units drawn from numerous animated mecha series in turn-based battles connected by an original crossover narrative. Its roster includes characters and machines...
Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra is a role-playing video game developed by Monolith Soft and published for the PlayStation 2 by Namco in 2006. It concludes the three-part Xenosaga series, following Shion Uzuki and her companions through a science-fiction narrative involving artificial i...
Super Robot Wars OG: Original Generations is a tactical role-playing game developed for the PlayStation 2 and released in Japan in 2007. It remakes and combines the stories of the two Super Robot Wars: Original Generation games previously issued for the Game Boy Advance, adding revised presentation,...
Steel Battalion is a 2002 first-person mech simulation developed and published by Capcom for the original Xbox. It was sold with a large dedicated controller featuring twin sticks, pedals, numerous switches and roughly 40 buttons, including an emergency-ejection control; the peripheral is required f...
MechAssault is a 2002 action game developed by Day 1 Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the original Xbox. Set in the BattleTech universe, it places players in BattleMechs and other combat vehicles but favors direct, fast-paced controls over the detailed simulation systems associate...
Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs. Zeon is a third-person action game developed by Capcom and based on the original Mobile Suit Gundam setting. Released first for arcades and later for home consoles, it lets players fight as either the Earth Federation or the Principality of Zeon during the One Year...
*Marvel: Ultimate Alliance* is an isometric action role-playing game developed by Raven Software and published by Activision in 2006. The game allows players to select and control a team of four characters from a roster of over 20 superheroes within the Marvel Universe. It features a cooperative mul...
Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht is a role-playing video game developed by Monolith Soft and published by Namco for the PlayStation 2. First released in Japan in 2002, it begins the Xenosaga trilogy and follows Shion Uzuki, the android KOS-MOS, and their companions through a science-fiction c...
Another Century's Episode 3: The Final is a 2007 action game for the PlayStation 2, developed by FromSoftware and published in Japan by Banpresto. It concludes the original PlayStation 2 trilogy and features a large crossover roster of piloted machines drawn from multiple licensed anime series. Play...
Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love is a role-playing and action game developed for the PlayStation 2 and originally released in Japan in 2005. The fifth main Sakura Wars title moves the series from its earlier Tokyo and Paris settings to an alternate 1920s New York, where Shinjiro Taiga joins a theatrica...
Ring of Red is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2, first released in 2000. It is set in an alternate history in which Japan is divided after World War II and military forces deploy large diesel-powered walkers called Armored Fighting Walkers. Battles...
Sakura Wars 4: Fall in Love, Maidens is a 2002 video game developed for Sega's Dreamcast and published by Sega. Combining tactical role-playing battles with visual-novel conversations and relationship choices, it brings together characters from the Imperial Combat Revue in Tokyo and the Paris Combat...
MechWarrior 4: Black Knight is a 2001 expansion for the Windows combat simulation game MechWarrior 4: Vengeance, set in the BattleTech universe. Developed by Cyberlore Studios, it adds a campaign focused on a mercenary unit called the Black Knight Legion, along with additional BattleMechs, vehicles,...
MechCommander 2 is a 2001 real-time tactics game developed by FASA Studio and published by Microsoft for Windows. Set in the BattleTech universe, it places the player in command of customizable BattleMech units during missions involving combat, reconnaissance, salvage, and resource management. Unlik...
Robot Alchemic Drive is a 2002 PlayStation 2 action game developed by Sandlot in which a human character remotely controls a giant robot during battles against enormous enemies. Its unusual control scheme maps separate robot limbs to the controller while requiring the human pilot to move through the...
Custom Robo Battle Revolution is a 2004 sci-fi action game developed by Noise for the Nintendo GameCube console. Known simply as Custom Robo in Western territories, it marked the first time the franchise was officially localized and released outside of Japan. The core gameplay revolves around player...
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Force is a 3D mecha combat game developed by Sega's Hitmaker division and released in Japanese arcades in 2000. It serves as the third main installment in the Virtual-On franchise and is specifically noted for introducing cooperative 2-on-2 team-based multiplayer matches to...
Super Robot Wars MX is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Banpresto for the PlayStation 2 in 2004, with a PlayStation Portable port released the following year in 2005. As part of the long-running Super Robot Wars franchise, it features crossover gameplay combining mecha and cha...
Steel Battalion: Line of Contact is a mech simulation game developed by Capcom for the Xbox, released in 2004 as the online multiplayer sequel to Steel Battalion. The game requires the same large dedicated custom controller with dual joysticks and foot pedals that was designed for the original title...
Another Century's Episode 2 is a 2006 mecha action game for PlayStation 2 developed by From Software and published by Bandai Namco. The second installment in the series, it features playable mechs from various anime franchises including Eureka Seven, Gundam, and others. Players control these mechs i...
"MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf" is a video game developed by Day 1 Studios and released for the Xbox console in 2004. As a sequel to the original MechAssault, it is based on the BattleTech franchise and features large mech combat. The game introduced new mechanics that allowed players to exit their mechs...
Silent Line: Armored Core is a 2003 mecha action video game developed by FromSoftware for the PlayStation 2. The title continues the studio's signature mech customization and fast-paced combat mechanics. The narrative centers on an impenetrable, AI-controlled defense perimeter known as the Silent Li...
Metal Wolf Chaos is a third-person action game developed by FromSoftware and released exclusively for the Xbox in Japan in 2004. The game is set in a fictional near-future United States where Vice President Richard Hawk leads a military coup, and players control President Michael Wilson, who fights...
MS Saga: A New Dawn is a role-playing game developed by Bandai and released for the PlayStation 2 in 2005. Set in a post-apocalyptic world separate from the main Gundam anime timelines, the game features an original narrative centered on characters piloting customizable Mobile Suits. It is notable f...
"Super Robot Wars Advance" is a tactical role-playing game released for the Game Boy Advance in 2001, developed and published by Banpresto. It marked the franchise's debut on the handheld platform, featuring grid-based strategy combat. The game brings together licensed mecha characters from various...
