Reception and Legacy
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Famitsu | 32 out of 40 |
| Hyper | 10/7 out of 10, 85% |
| Consoles+ | 85% |
| Dengeki PlayStation | 90/85/80/80 out of 100, 84% |
| GameBrink | 8.8 out of 10, 88% |
| Joypad | 9 out of 10, 90% |
| OteraGame | 8 out of 10, 80% |
In its first week of sales in Japan, Front Mission 5: Scars of War sold 146,209 units. By the middle of January 2006, Scars of the War had sold over 200,000 units and moved enough sales for the Front Mission series to surpass 3 million cumulative sales worldwide. The game was later released under Ultimate Hits line, suggesting the game did well as products in the line have sold 250,000 units or more.
In RPG Fan's Games of 2006 feature, the reasons for it being the Import RPG of the Year make note of the game's improvements and excellent execution in design and functionality. The game was also voted the runner-up Strategy RPG of the Year by RPG Fan in their "Games of 2006" awards.
While the developers acknowledge the good reception of the cinematic focus of the game, they noted that later entries in the series would not necessarily follow the same direction. Elements from Scars of the War, such as the character Glen Duval, were featured in the 2007 port of Front Mission First for the Nintendo DS.
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