In part, the problem's with the title. The Front Mission name has always been synonymous with the Japanese tactical RPG: a futuristic robot version of chess, all giant bipedal tanks blowing the limbs from one another with ponderous missile attacks planned in between sips of tea and head-scratching.

i will start by saying this. don't knock it til you try it. i have seen nothing but down talk about this game since its initial upbringing. (its another Armored core, its another Chromehounds) no! its front mission evolved.

Front Mission Evolved may be one of the most misleadingly named games released in a long time. You'd expect the game to be well, an evolution, of the long-running Front Mission franchise.

A fast-paced Front Mission reboot minus the RPG gameplay of previous games; Solid mission variety and gameplay mechanics; Tons of customization options

Uninspired multiplayer that isn't very satisfying; Bland; forgettable story; Few new ideas to be found

Letting players get close to the action from their favorite strategy games often seems like an idea with a lot of potential. That poten...

Solid mech gameplay; Good variety of customization options; Fast-paced action

On-foot missions; Lack of multiplayer variety; That this isn't a turn-based strategy game

Games involving mechs have not had that storied of a history in North America recently. Many people are still waiting for a follow-up in the MechAssault Universe and other games have either not been well received or were never released. One long running Mech-franchise is SquareEnix's Front Mission.

Evolved is a strange subtitle for the latest entry in Square-Enix's long-running military drama, Front Mission . Not because the game's fast-paced shooting is a step down in sophistication from the series' strategic role-playing roots, but because it trades the series' philosophical, affecting...

Giant robot games seem to have a lot of trouble finding an audience. Either they are too complicated (like Steel Battalion) to have a mass appeal, or they are just average games, which leaves them passed over for better action games.

For all its shortcomings, we still quite like Front Mission Evolved, especially as it manages to imbue a feeling of power in the player with its well made shooting mechanics better than many other shooters.

Front Mission Evolved is competent but average. The good ideas were here but they couldn't translate into the execution.

Front Mission Evolved does offer some doses of fun, but the campaign is far too short with a story that is patchy at best. More entertainment can be found online, but even at the relatively close proximity to launch, the community is worryingly small.