Koei has added some prestigious fighting-robot lineage to its signature war-waging family in Dynasty Warriors Gundam, available since Summer for the Xbox360 and PS3 systems. This entry leaves feudal China and the Earth itself far below but keeps the hack ‘n slash-strategy model that has accrued the series’ rabid throngs of fans, appealing in the process to an even more rabid strain - anime fans.

Having bored of the original source material and admittedly, the killing-spree monotony of Dynasty Warriors games past, the Gundam edition successfully appeals to my innate luuuuv of video games through a few simple tweaks of the formula. Really, a majority of the perks come with the territory, like bright colors and outer space and shiny things, not to mention the ability to dash around like an oversized metal wasp and sting with a laser sword and beam cannon. The speed and mobility set this game apart from staid cavalry antics, not to mention the fan fodder from the many incarnations of Gundam. In any case, owners of either console should pick this game up that holiday season.

Posted on December 18th, 2007 by katie