Video Games
Further information: List of Front Mission media| 1995 – | – Front Mission | |
| 1996 – | – Front Mission: Gun Hazard | |
| 1997 – | – Front Mission 2 – Front Mission Alternative |
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| 1998 – | ||
| 1999 – | – Front Mission 3 | |
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| 2002 – | ||
| 2003 – | – Front Mission First – Front Mission History – Front Mission 4 |
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| 2004 – | ||
| 2005 – | – Front Mission 2089 – Front Mission: Online – Front Mission 5: Scars of the War |
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| 2006 – | – Front Mission 2089-II | |
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| 2008 – | – Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness | |
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| 2010 – | – Front Mission Evolved |
Since 1995, the Front Mission series has released 11 video games, seven of which are main (numbered) entries and the other four are spin-off entries. Additionally, the series has spawned a number of video game ports, remakes, and compilations over its 15-year history. On July 12, 2002, a direct port of Front Mission was released for the Bandai WonderSwan Color. A year later, the video game entry received a Sony PlayStation remake under the title Front Mission First on October 23, 2003. Shortly after its release, a compilation titled Front Mission History was released in Japan on December 11, 2003. The compilation contained the Front Mission First remake, a modified Front Mission 2, and Front Mission 3. Front Mission First also spawned an enhanced port of the game on March 22, 2007 for the Nintendo DS. A second remake for Front Mission 2089 was developed and titled as Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness. This remake was released for the Nintendo DS in Japan on May 29, 2008.
While all Front Mission video games have seen releases in Japan, only a few been localized overseas. Front Mission 3 was the first entry to receive both a North American and European localization on March 22, 2000 and August 11, 2000 respectively. Front Mission 4 became the second entry to undergo an English localization and was released in North America on June 15, 2004. A three-year gap followed before the localization of the Nintendo DS port of Front Mission First, which saw a release in North America on October 23, 2007. This marked the third time that a Front Mission title was localized for the North American region. Front Mission Evolved became the first spin-off entry to be localized in North America and Europe, making it the fourth and second titles respectively to reach those regions. It was released in Japan on September 16, 2010, in North America on September 28, 2010, and in Europe on October 8, 2010.
To date, seven (nine for Europe) Front Mission entries have never been officially localized and released outside of Japan.
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