| Gundam: Battle Assault 2 | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Bandai, Natsume |
| Publisher(s) | Bandai |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation |
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| Genre(s) | Versus Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Media/distribution | 1 CD-ROM |
In 2002 Bandai released a sequel to Battle Assault in North America and Europe, titled Gundam: Battle Assault 2. The four Z Gundam mobile suits (Zeta Gundam, The O, Hamma Hamma and Qubeley) and the Wing Gundam were taken out and replaced with fourteen new characters: The main cast of Mobile Fighter G Gundam (including the Devil Gundam as a new end boss), Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz as well as the Gundam Epyon from the Gundam Wing TV show.
Dodging and using beam barriers no longer drained health, it used up the boost gauge instead. The story mode was replaced with a 'Street Mode', in which the player can select from a total of eight mobile suits and very loosely follow the events of the One Year War, the 13th Gundam Fight, and the Endless Waltz OVA.
The original Gundam, a sub-par character in the first Battle Assault, received a major revamp in Battle Assault 2. It now has several new moves and combo options, as well as a devastating super (the Gundam Hammer) which can take an entire life bar off the opponent.
Although the Zeta Gundam, The O, Hamma Hamma and Qubeley were removed from Battle Assault 2, their game code data remains hidden and can be accessed using a cheating device like GameShark.
The game was eventually released in Japan as part of Bandai's Simple Characters 2000 series of budget-priced PlayStation games (the series was published by D3 Publisher instead of Bandai themselves), split into two separate games: one focusing on G Gundam and the other on Gundam Wing. One of the differences with the two split versions of the game (other than that Burning Gundam and Dark Gundam's names were restored to their original names, God Gundam and Devil Gundam respectively) was that the Psycho Gundam Mk. III retained its original pilot from the Japanese Battle Master games.
Early versions of this game incorrectly spell "Gundam" as "Gundum" on the spine of the case.
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