![]() A new “arcade mode” known as Branch Battles offers a variety of progression battles where the player can choose how they’d like to proceed through the Branch map. There are a variety of CPU battle modes that allow a variety of online, offline and local play. This new console localization has added all-new single player, offline modes that give great practice for players not wanting to get into online battles immediately. The original arcade version was strictly PVP - or solo PVE against a chosen mech. While Maxiboost ON doesn’t give players a lot of direct gameplay support, this console version of the arcade fighter does come with additional modes for players to test their mettle. This does not, however, mean that the title doesn’t offer detailed tutorials for the basics. It’s difficult to say if Maxiboost ON will follow suit, but one thing is certain - this game won’t hold your hand. It’s equal parts intriguing and frustrating to experiment with a mech and stumble upon a combo that you’ll end up wondering, “how did I do that?” This is where Maxiboost ON requires that players invest time to “get good.” In older Gundam Versus titles, there would even be hidden combos that the community would unearth with time. Maxiboost ON is no different as you’re given basic control lists but no combo move-sets. The Gundam Versus series is usually notorious when it comes to requiring that players figure out mechanics, combos and strategies. While normally this may be an appealing facet, this freedom ends up being a double edged sword as it actually requires a bit of time and commitment from players to fill in the gaps. Where the title deviates from traditional games in the genre is the freedom of exploration and experimentation. As is traditional of all fighting games, Maxiboost ON requires that players understand situational awareness in addition to their chosen fighter. Similar to previous iterations that we’ve seen (or pretty much most anime fighters that have come out recently), this arena style of fighting creates ample space for mechs to brawl. Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme VS Maxiboost ON suffers from major optimization issues, but the core of the title makes up for its shortcomings.Īt its heart Maxiboost ON is an arena arcade fighter. With this localization to PlayStation 4, we’re finally treated to a decent title that does right by fans. With its original Japanese arcade release in 2016, Maxiboost ON has been one of the top Mobile Suit titles with its 2v2 multiplayer arena action. It’s been about fifteen years since the last Versus localization was brought to the west, but the highly-popular Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme VS Maxiboost ON has finally arrived on our shores. The G undam Versus franchise has been running for over a decade at this point with great arcade popularity in Japan. There are great Gundam games out there, but so many of them are Japanese localizations that we don’t usually see in North America. ![]() New Gundam Breaker wanted to bring the Gundam Breaker franchise to North America as a new installment, but failed miserably in the customization and content the franchise is known for. Gundam Versus attempted to recreate the success that Gundam Arcade titles receive in Japan, but could not replicate the fluid gameplay they’re known for. More recently we had the mediocre Gundam Versus (2017) and New Gundam Breaker (2018) with their both infuriating and lackluster content. Let’s face it North American Gundam fans, we get the short end of the stick sometimes when it comes to games about our favorite mech universe.
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