![]() You also need to keep your fuel reserves in check wanzer HP is replenished with it and you only have a limited supply in your carrier vehicle. Since the game map allows you to move freely back and forth, it is possible to repeat already completed missions to grind for both resources, and if you're up to the challenge you can even complete the entire game with a fully powered up Harby-G. You will be stuck with it for the initial hours of the game, but the RPG aspect of the game ensures that destroying opponents and successfully completing missions (there are over ninety) will reward you with both experience and money, the former allowing you to level up parts of the wanzer and the latter to pick up new weapons, parts, even brand new wanzer models. The game starts you off in a FN-8G Harby-G, a tiny wanzer that looks more like the loader from the movie Aliens than a proper army vehicle. Of course this leaves you very vulnerable, so you'll want to remain inside your mech until exploration demands you to leave it. New to the series and seemingly lifted straight from LucasArts own mecha game Metal Warriors (which was inspired by Cybernator)hitting "Select" will allow Albert to leave his wanzer and move around armed with grenades and pistol. The controls fully mimic Cybernator Your wanzer can jump, shoot, use special weapons like the hard knuckle, use a shield to block incoming fire and (once you buy a dash and Vernier unit) hover and zip across the land. These events unfold in the first half an hour of gameplay, which gives you an idea of just how involved the storyline is. ![]() All three of them end up captured at Beeg Army Base and a somewhat uncomfortable alliance is made between Albert and Brenda who manage to escape the country using Brenda's Tadpole carrier. ![]() Without any way to reveal the truth, Albert and President Orwen try to carry out the original plan to escape the country and in their escape end up fighting a mercenary named Brenda Lockhart. After eluding capture, the Colonel puts a spin on the story stating Albert is the one responsible for kidnaping the President and his forces are the true heroes. Players take the role of one Sergeant Albert Grabner of the Bergen Army who is called to assist in escorting the nation's elected President Moss Orwen safely outside the country before the rebel forces of Colonel Ark Hellbrand get their hands on both. It is now the year 2064 and there is an ongoing coup d'état in the nation of Bergen. However, a sudden breakthrough in mini fusion reactor technology has halted the project and soon every nation decides to revert back to their old ways and conflicts erupt over natural resources. Mankind has entered a time of peace and prosperity due to worldwide cooperation in the ongoing construction of Atlas, an orbital lift leading to a solar power plant that aims to provide cheap energy for every nation on the planet. The story is a lot more involved than the one in Cybernator. Fortunately, if you've already played Cybernator you shouldn't find things too daunting. But while Cybernator is a linear experience, Gun Hazard throws you off the deep end and gives you much more in the way of options. Gun Hazard certainly feels a lot more like an evolution of Cybernator than Front Mission, featuring the same style of mech (sorry, "wanzer") animation. Looking at the screenshots you might be assuming that we've accidentally uploaded assets for the legendary Cybernator (also known as Assault Suit Valken) but we can assure you this isn't a mistake - the reason for the uncanny similarity is because the same core team created both titles. In fact, it's not even in the same timeline as the original and future games in the series it's a whole new beast that boldly does away with all the original excellent isometric turn-based battles and focuses instead on platforming and shooting antics. Just one year later, Square released a sequel - but don't be fooled, Front Mission Series: Gun Hazard is everything but a traditional follow-up. The original Front Mission raised the bar very high indeed for what we have come to expect from mecha games on Super Nintendo. ![]()
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