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Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front ps2 Game Reviews
Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front
Critic Score
Metascore: 71 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
9.2 out of 10
based on 12 reviews
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Become your own worst enemy! For years you fought against the Zeon, now fight as one. For the first time, assume the role of a Zeon and take control of an elite mobile suit team. Set in the One Year War,? battle against the Earth Federation for independence and control of Earth territories. Control up to three attack teams per mission and devise superior strategies against Earth Federation troops. [Bandai]

PUBLISHER: Bandai America
DEVELOPER: Bandai
GENRE(S): Action, Real-Time Strategy, Shooter
PLAYERS: 1
ESRB RATING: T (Teen)
RELEASE DATE: January 16, 2002

What The Critics Said

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90
GamePro
Fans of the animated series will definitely be delighted to experience the One Year War from the side of the Principality of Zeon.
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83
XenGamers
Uniquely strategic gameplay, pulse-pounding action, and even a bit of stealth.
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78
Game Informer
If you are a fan of the series, I'd bet you'd go ape for this game. [Feb 2002, p.85]
75
Game Revolution
Very complex and very difficult both in gameplay and storyline. It's definitely a game you shouldn't play at four in the morning after a half case of Corona. But if you're up to a good challenge, you might want to give it a try.
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75
Gaming Age
The mix of strategy and action blends well, and the controls do the Zeon justice.
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70
Gamezilla!
A drastically improved game from their last effort, but still falls short of appealing to a wide audience range.
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68
GameSpot
The strategic elements of the squad-based combat mix well with the explosive action, and enough of the back story is relayed in the mission debriefings that having watched the original series isn't a prerequisite.
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65
IGN
In between the undeniable satisfaction of a plan coming together, there's also the goofed-up navigation system, the scattershot AI performance on both sides of the firing line, and the generally clumsy and slow pace of combat.
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63
Electronic Gaming Monthly
Although ZF does a great job of sucking you into a world of squad-based heavy metal warfare, I can’t recommend it to anyone but hardcore Gundam fans. [Feb 2002, p.154]
60
Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
Simply superior than that previous effort in just about every way imaginable. [Mar 2002, p.108]
55
GameShark
While the concept is cool (though not original) as always Bandai's lack of effort in creating a comfortable control environment leaves the game hanging.
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40
PSX Nation
Zeonic Front didn't rock my world in the least, but it will undoubtly rock the world of any self-respecting Gundam fanatic willing to tolerate its truckload of flaws.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this game is 9.2 (out of 10) based on 18 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Jackson S. gave it a10:
This is a great game ,u should definitley buy it if u like strategy, action, giant robots and violence. It's the best game i've ever played, and before i played i wasn't even a gundam fan!

Arnie V. gave it a 10:
This game might be the best game i'v ever played! They could have placed more mobile suits though, but still a cool game.The graphics are amazing and that you get to have teams of 3. I wonder why they gave it a 71 but oh well.

Milliardo P. gave it a 10:
This game is excellent!!!! The story line is great.

Randall R. gave it a 10:
This game is awesome only it doesn't have a lot of missions.

Max C. gave it a 10:
RTS, Gundam villains and adrenaline. what else is needed?

Hail Z. gave it a 10:
This is the best game i have ever played for the PS2 so far.....even better then FFX, I love the gundam series and i'm a big fan.....no clue why it got a 71 so far but oh well.....if you think bout it, it's better by a large amount than its earlier version Jouney to Jaburo. BUY THIS GAME, IT'S GREAT.

Meis Z. gave it a 9:
I love the game so far, but I got J2J and placed it on my shelf. I bet it's gotten dusty by now. My only complaint about the overall structure of it was the lack of amphibious suits and the under-use of the thrusters. The Hi-Gogg on J2J is my favorite suit to use, and the only way I've figured out how to use the boosters is a backward dash. Other than that the A.I. of the enemy and your NPC suits is fantastic! Unlike J2J you actually get support fire. And having three teams isn't bad either.

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