Mobile Suit Gundam: Journey to Jaburo

"Fun, can take you 30 min. per level or less, short, but with extras!"

When I read about this game I read good and bad things about it. But when I played it, it wasn't bad at all. If you're a Gundam fan, you may like it or not, and even if you aren't one, this is strategic I guess and it may be interesting to you. Anyway, here's my review.

Story: It is the year 0079, (Boy, have I heard that for a while), blah blah blah. The story is mainly about a war between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon. It's just like any ordinary war except you have building sized robots, space ships and space colonies.

Gameplay: You go walking, flying, dashing around fighting other mobile suits, annoying flying mini tanks, and an occasional terrifyingly large piece of metal or plane in levels with and sometimes without your spaceship, The White Base, and the two other Federation Mobile Suits, the Guntank, and the Guncannon.

Controls: When you look at it, you're like...do what now? It seems that you have to push this button while holding this one after holding that. Well, it's not that difficult. But the controls aren't very hard at all. You should get it in a while. Though things may seem frustrating at first, you'll get. Oh ho ho! You will! <0>_/<0>

Audio: Bleh. I don't really take notice of the music unless it's really annoying. But the audio is fine in this game. Though it's mostly orchestral, it's really good. It can be contagious! Through the game, your allies from either White Base or who knows where else talks to you, giving you orders, and stuff. If you've seen the Toonami version on Cartoon Network, the chattering you hear won't mind you at all. Heck, you really shouldn't even care since you can't really hear with all that blasting, machinery working.

Visual: Hey. The graphics are nice. They aren't great and super dee duper, but it's better than Paper Mario or Star Ocean: The Second Story. Things are a BIT difficult to see, but they're not and I'm only -----ing. If you really want to see what the game looks like, go rent it or go look at the labels.

Extras: Ooh! Pretty lights! Er..anyway. After you beat the game, you are...given some nice things. One, you are able to listen to 19 tracks of BGM, about 80+ cutscenes and videos, you get to view the suits you battled or allied with, and you can be the good guy or the bad guy in a new mode with the ability to use 15+ suits for both sides, though you may have to replay some Story Mode battles to get them all.

Difficulty: Bleh. You may ----- and whine and some battles you might play 5+ times. But after a while, you'll get how to play it and what you're supposed to do. It won't be a very hard game after a while.

Buy/Rent: I wouldn't suggest renting it since it does take a while for beginners. But if you're not a beginner, go ahead and rent it. Those who like quick sissy games probably won't like it at all. But strategist and that kind of stuff will. If you want to buy it, go ahead. Though if you don't like this kinda stuff, don't waste your $50 bucks or whatever it costs where you are.

Reviewer's Score: 7/10, Originally Posted: 09/03/01, Updated 09/03/01