Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme VS-Force

 PlayStation Vita
Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 25
  3. Negative: 5 out of 25
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  1. PlayStation Universe
    Aug 11, 2016
    40
    Even the most hardcore Gundam fans will find it hard to say they enjoyed VS-Force. It may look and sound like a good game but it doesn't play like one. Poor controls, pointless story, and some crazy difficulty spikes leaves VS-Force missing the mark in almost every way.
  2. Game Revolution
    Jul 23, 2016
    40
    If Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs-Force intends to be the resurgence of the franchise here in the West, it could not start on a more wrong foot. This game is not a primer; it is only for the Gundam devout.
  3. CGMagazine
    Jul 21, 2016
    40
    Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme VS-Force tries a million different things, then botches all of them. Import Gundam Breaker 3 and skip this insipid timesink.
  5. Gaming Age
    Sep 8, 2016
    33
    It never felt like the game would be substantially better if I had an intimate knowledge of what was going on. It felt like it would be better if it was, you know, a better game.
  6. We Got This Covered
    Jul 17, 2016
    30
    Gundam fans who have been waiting for the series to come West should temper their expectations for Extreme VS Force — it's a clunky and uninspired mess.

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#23 Best PS Vita Game of 2016
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#15 Most Discussed PS Vita Game of 2016
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#12 Most Shared PS Vita Game of 2016

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User Score
6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 18
  3. Negative: 4 out of 18
  1. blakfayt
    Sep 4, 2016
    5
    The average critic score for this game is surprisingly accurate. Extreme VS Force is decent. It's not good, it's not bad. On the good side,The average critic score for this game is surprisingly accurate. Extreme VS Force is decent. It's not good, it's not bad. On the good side, the game looks great, it's vibrant and dark when it's supposed to be, the style translates really well which is a problem for some Vita games. It's likely that some of your favorite gundams are in the game and reliving moments from the series is, as always, enjoyable. Offering to play your own music instead of the series classic is a nice touch as well and a very underutilized idea (I remember when the original Xbox touted playing your own music as a new feature and people loved the idea).

    However, the controls are stiff, you have to stop after doing ANYTHING including firing a gun, which leaves you far more open than it should. Try playing a melee intensive game like Dark Souls, and stop pressing the attack button for about two seconds after each swing. That's how this plays. Swing, 1, 2, 3, now you can attack again, or move, or whatever. The dash and jump button being the same, only you press twice to dash, is TERRIBLE, as I never find a big reason to jump, but always need to be dashing (Frankly the game should just have dash on ALL OF THE TIME as it's a more comfortable speed for any casual gamer, only a complete newbie to two stick controls would like the sluggish pace). Don't get me wrong, I understand that they're trying to convey a sense of scale, you're controlling a monstrous robot, but ... even Armored Core isn't this slow, and Armored Core is the best Gundam game to ever be made. Aside from that, stopping after attacking during combat is tiresome and while they want you to be strategic with the fights, unless you're playing another person there's no reason to, except for the artificial difficulty inflators known as Haro Medals.

    Put simply, each mission has 3 sub-objectives that earn you these medals which unlock things like letting you take more mobile suits out on a mission or more missions in general. After a few missions though, you realize there's a theme, every so many missions you can't take damage. And that becomes very hard to do when you have 4 Zaku, which are die in one hit annoyances, that will spam multiple shots at you from several angles, often after you get off your measly single beam shot. Even one hit cancels the don't get hit medals and will lead to frequent groans of irritation as you repeat the stage and its unskippable, untranslated introduction.

    That's another issue, there's no subtitles during combat. Yeah. Here's Amaro protecting white base, and having a conversation, and unless you speak Japanese, or have seen the anime several times, you have no idea what's going on! I'm sure many of you have always thought, "Wow, if only I had LESS story in my games!" Battles might hold my interest more if I knew what the banter was, but without it they're just clunky messes with unskippable, unreadable intros followed by talking to two of the most annoying characters ever made. (The main story involves these two AI fairies that bicker with each other, and something about evolution.)

    Finally, the lock on system is ABSOLUTE AND COMPLETE GARBAGE. Your laser fires infinitely in one direction? Cool, there's no manual aim and your lock on range is limited to about thirty feet ahead of you, even when you can physically see the enemy's mobile suit stomping down the path at you. If I can SEE them, if the enemy's model is completely on screen, I should be able to lock on to them. It's simple, and the enemy doesn't seem to have this limitation as I'm locked onto while tapping the lock on button, without tagging them.

    Overall, if you're a fan of the Gundam series, it's fun at about $20, if you just want some robot fighting action try one of the Warriors Gundam games or maybe import one of the Gundam Breaker games (Monster Hunter crossed with Gundam) they're available with complete English subtitling from play Asia, which is a better subtitle job than Bamco did here. If you don't have an interest in Gundam, try Armored Core. If you're really looking at this game though, be warned about the controls, I've played NES games with more fluid movement and combat.    … Full Review »
  2. Zerofgame
    Aug 11, 2016
    10
    Animaniac2012 there isn't much of a difference between this and the breaker series... no really..... breaker series focus more on just hackAnimaniac2012 there isn't much of a difference between this and the breaker series... no really..... breaker series focus more on just hack and slash element while this one has more of a one vs one element to it...
    Yes you can made your own gundam in breaker, but is that the only reason you gave it a 0? Also why bring a completely different game into this review when you know.... you can acualy review the game...

    I acualy had to give this game a 10 just to improve the user score from people like Animaniac who did that for no reason. The real score is 8 out of 10.

    Its a hack and slash game but focus more on taking one enemy at a time rather than just murdering hundreds of NCPS in like dynasty warriors.
    The levels can time around 1 to 10 minutes each.... they aren't really long.
    There is some kind of strategy here for when you have groups of gundams roaming in the battlefield. They can die pretty quick so you have to make sure that you manage the groups well and use these special battlefield abilities.
    Graphics wise? this is acualy better looking than gundam breaker 3 vita version.... im pretty impressed that it dosn't look bad at all acualy.
    Sound is pretty great too, all the sounds are quite satisfying when your using some gun or a beam saber.
    The roster for the gundams really only comes around 40... but they pretty much include at least one gundam from pretty much all the gundam series. Even the gundam from iron-blooded orphans is here.
    Really just an overall treat to play for a gundam fan.    … Full Review »
  3. Animaniac2012
    Jul 19, 2016
    0
    what is this garbage. first Gundam game that comes over is this? Bandai Namco could have chosen a better one to bring over. Like any of thewhat is this garbage. first Gundam game that comes over is this? Bandai Namco could have chosen a better one to bring over. Like any of the Breaker series.… Full Review »
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