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Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front (Playstation 2)

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]

Bandai America
Action, Real-Time Strategy, Shooter
Players: 1
T (Teen)
Developer: Bandai
Released January 16, 2002

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

71 / 100

Critic Reviews

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.
83 XenGamers
Uniquely strategic gameplay, pulse-pounding action, and even a bit of stealth.
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.
75 Gaming Age
The mix of strategy and action blends well, and the controls do the Zeon justice.
70 Gamezilla!
A drastically improved game from their last effort, but still falls short of appealing to a wide audience range.
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.
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.
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.
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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