Super Robot Wars: The old versus the new
While we are on the subject, I just want to express my appreciation for Japanese animé and how it has transformed fighting games from the usual two-dimensional side-scrollers to dynamic works of art.
I think the very pinnacle (at least for the moment) of this new age wonder is the Super Robot Wars, a series of tactical role-playing video games produced by the Japanese gaming company Banpresto, a division of Bandai, for various video game consoles and video game handheld consoles.
From the title alone, you should be able to guess what the game features: giant robots or mecha from multiple Japanese animé and manga titles. Super Robot Wars is made even more exciting by the fact that the battle simulation between the robots is supported by the melding of storylines from the different animé series, including characters and backgrounds.
What’s even more amazing is the mix and match of the robots found in almost all titles under the series or franchise. In what other game can you play old school robots like Mazinger Z, Getter, and Daimos, and make them go head-to-head against today’s generation of robots, such as Evangelion and Gundam?
Well, enough of my prattle. Sit back and enjoy this video on Super Robot Wars Alpha 3, which features some of animédom’s most famous and beloved robots:
