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NDS
Super Robot Wars W
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NCS Game Synopsis
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Banpresto's mightiest franchise reaches the Nintendo
DS this week with a new edition powered by stylus
poking action. Squads of squat robots are marshaled
and mobilized on the touch screen where they attack
enemy units in cut▪scene fighting sequences. The
overall game is very dynamic with quick cut
animations and interactive sequences. To move around
on the map, tap and drag on the touch screen to
check out the quadrants. From there, commands are
simple to execute with the stylus to ignite attacks
against enemy units. New series robots featured in
the game include Detonator Orgun, Mobile Suit Gundam
Seed X Astray, Tekkaman Blade II, Hundred Beasts
King GoLion (Voltron), and more. Series characters
and robots that make a return to the SRW fold
include Gundam Seed, GaoGaiGar, Getter Robo G,
Nadesico, and many more.
Please Note: Our shipment of SRW W was split into two
portions and the remainder will arrive tomorrow.
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NCS Game Notes
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At the outset of the game load up, the camera pans
slowly downwards until it takes in the planet Earth
with the sun
hitting it from the east. Tap on the screen and three
options pop up:
New Game
Load
Continue
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Start a NEW GAME and a planet appears followed by
scrolling text that sets up the storyline. To speed
up the text crawl, tap and hold on the touch screen
and it'll move upwards at double velocity. It's a
long and detailed story that'll scroll by for a few
minutes. Furthermore, the scrolling text cannot be
skipped.
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The protagonist in the game is a brown▪haired lad
with feathered hair who sports a bandage on his left
cheek, just below his eye. Your first job is to give
him a name in kana or English. We named him "VIX" in
honor of the volatility index rising 64% yesterday.
After that, his ship needs a name too. We dubbed it,
"MArmstrong" as a nod to Martin A. Armstrong
who pegged yesterday's market trend change to the
day in 1999. The second ship we
knighted, "NikkeiDown" because the ^N225 got crushed
last night. The name entry may be input entirely
through the stylus.
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The game may be played by only using the stylus. The
first battle after the opening sequence pits the
player's two ships against five attackers. After a
bit of dialogue between the two sides, it's time to
tap and drag to move the ships and launch attacks
against the enemy ships. To move, tap on one of your
ships and lighted grids will appear around it which
indicate the range of movement available. Tap on the
square to move to and the ship will shuffle over.
Two of the enemy attackers in this stage can fire
off beautifully animated missiles with vapor trails
that dance around the screen in zig-zag fashion.
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The battle animations are entertaining to watch with
power▪up moves, team▪up attacks, combo attacks, and
rushing dashes where a bot hits a robot and then
comes back in for a double blow. Once the attacker
is done, the defender counterattacks. Gundam Wing's
attack is particularly dramatic where he flies up
into the screen while feathers float around before
dashing downwards with a powerful killing stroke.
» The animation properties featured in the game
are
▪ Detonator Orgun
▪ Fullmetal Panic: Second Raid
▪ GaoGaiGar
▪ GaoGaiGar Final
▪ Getter Robo G
▪ Gundam Wing Endless Waltz
▪ Gundam Seed
▪ Gundam Seed Astray
▪ Gundam Seed X Astray
▪ Hundred King Beasts GoLion
▪ Martian Successor Nadesico
▪ Martian Successor Nadesico: The Prince of Darkness▪ Mazinkaiser
▪ Mazinkaiser: Shitou! Ankoku Daishogun
▪ Shin Getter Robo
▪ Tekkaman Blade I
▪ Tekkaman Blade II
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reserved. No reproduction in whole or in part of
this document may be made without express written
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