Chris Kohler
Culture

Namco Bandai: <cite>Gundam Musou</cite> For Americans, Too

Can Gundam plus Dynasty Warriors save the PS3’s bacon in Japan? Namco Bandai, Koei, and especially Sony certainly hope so. Gundam Musou, which combines Dynasty Warriors’ full-on battlefield action with Gundam’s walking robots, ships tomorrow in Japan, and 1up has an interview with the game’s producer Yoshiyasu Horiuchi: In order to bring the best possible […]

Gmu_1Can Gundam plus Dynasty Warriors save the PS3's bacon in Japan? Namco Bandai, Koei, and especially Sony certainly hope so. Gundam Musou, which combines Dynasty Warriors' full-on battlefield action with Gundam's walking robots, ships tomorrow in Japan, and 1up has an interview with the game's producer Yoshiyasu Horiuchi:

In order to bring the best possible game and atmosphere to the North
American market, we traveled to the US several times to hear the opinions of American players. We heard lots of different views on the
Gundam franchise, and in the end, I think that Gundam Musou has turned out to be the kind of game American players will look forward to.

Huh. Well, I guess that means it's coming to America. Now I feel a little dumb having dropped $70 on the import. Uh, expect impressions sooner rather than later, though!

Gundam Musou Interview [1up]