Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. 2 OverBoostis the newest upcoming version of one of the most popular fighting arcade game series across Asia, being a 2v2 and 1v1 fighting game under theMobile Suit Gundamfranchise with over 200+ playable units.
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With over 40 years ofGundamcontent, there’s bound to be Gundamsthat fans of the franchise have been eagerly waiting to be added toMobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. 2 Overboost, and the game coming soon meansbrand-new suits that are being added. Such suits being added include the long-awaited Gundam PFF-X7/E3 Earthree Gundam fromGundam Build Divers Re:Rise, and the brand new Gundam Aerial from the current airingGundamshow,Mobile Suit Gundam the Witch from Mercury.
10Gundam Hajiroboshi - Mobile Suit Gundam: IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS Urdr-Hunt
Piloted by the skilled Wistario Afam, this Gundam Hajiroboshi boasts a sleek design and some cool weaponry. The Hajiroboshi is the main suit of the seriesMobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans’s new mobile game,Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Urdr-Huntthattakes place in the Post-Disaster timelineand has a mysterious origin. AmongMobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans’s 72 Gundam frames, the Hajiroboshi is not found in the list in the show and doesn’t follow the series' naming conventions of the Gundams being named after the 72 demons in the Ars Goetia
The Hajiroboshi serves as a great way and a great Gundam to representMobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans’s newest game, as themain Iron-Blooded Orphans show’s lead Gundam is already in a different Gundam game. The Hajiroboshi has skirt thrusters that can be a charged ability to give a temporary boost in its movement, and its crab shield could be a defensive and offensive tool for players. The Crab Shield has claws to capture the enemy, and shoots a needle, which could be used as a stun on enemies facing the Gundam Hajiroboshi.
9Gundam Pharact - Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury
A menacing Gundam fromMobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, piloted by Elan Ceres andmaking it’s debut in episode 5. This Gundam’s design takes a different design, resembling more so like anArmored Coreunit (The designer ofArmored Coredesigned the Pharact) and acts more so like a hunter, setting traps then going in for the finishing blow after the enemy is trapped. The Pharact deploys GUND-BITs that stun enemy suits upon touching the GUND-BIT’s beams, which disable a portion of the unit, and can even be used to create a net-like stun barrier on enemies.
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In addition, the Gundam Pharact has the typical beam sabers but also a sniper. In terms of gameplay, the Pharact can be similar to the Kshatriya, which has funnels and tons of stuns with the funnels. The stuns touched by the Pharact’s moves can perhaps stun a player or slow them down with it’s GUND-BITs, and then can be finished or damaged with the Pharact’s sniper.
8Gundam Vidar - Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
One of the most popular Gundams fromMobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphansdespite not being in one of the recent Gundam games to feature Iron-Blooded Orphans, this sleek beast of a machine has a huge array of weapons at its disposal, and a unique system with an interesting pilot, named “Vidar” (Yes, like the Gundam). As a playable suit, the Gundam Vidar would be a fast fighter that utilizes rapiers for its melee, which can be disconnected and explode and refilled from its arsenal.
The rapier’s exploding and reloading feature can add some interesting new gameplay mechanics. The Vidar also has blades on the feet, dual pistols, a rifle and “Type-E” system, which could be used a charge one-life ability that grants the user faster mobility, and can add not only a sleek designed Gundam, but also a Gundam that has numerous unique abilities and can add interesting gameplay mechanics for the suit.
7Gundam Age 2 Magnum (SV) - Gundam: Build Divers
WithGundam Build Divers: Re:Risefinally having representation in the upcoming version of the game, the Age 2 Magnum SV is a perfect way to add more representation to Re:Rise’s predecessor,Gundam Build Divers.Piloted by Kyoya Kujo, known as “The Champion of GBN” within theGundam: Build Diversuniverse. The Age 2 Magnum holds F Funnels (Which can work similarly to the AGE FX, which is already in theGundam Extreme Versusseries), can also transform into its jet mode, and has an “FX Plosion”, which boosts mobility heavily.
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In addition to all this, the Age 2 Magnum’s burst special move can be its famous “EX Calibur”, which is Kyoya’s finishing move in the series, where the funnels combine and shoot into the sky, creating a huge golden energy blade as Kyoya slashes down at the enemy with it.
6MVF-X08 Eclipse Gundam - Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Eclipse
The Eclipse Gundam is from theMobile Suit Gundam SEED EclipseManga which takes place in theCosmic Era timeline. Adding it would make an excellent way to represent the manga. This powerful mobile suit is piloted by the skilled pilot, Tatsumi Hori, the protagonist of the Manga. The Eclipse Gundam’s unique abilities, such as its ability to transform into a flight form and its use of the Mirage Colloid Stealth system, would add a new level of strategy to the game.
Its sleek and stylish design would also make it a fan favorite among players. Like the Strike Gundam or Impulse movesets, the Eclipse could switch between other accessories such as the Maneuver Striker Pack or Raijin Striker Pack, which adds more versatile moves for different scenarios but also makes it a harder suit to learn for players.
5Transient Gundam - Gundam Build Fighters: Try
Gundam Build Fighters: Tryisone of the best shows to start Gundam, and has only the main protagonist team’s Gundams added to theGundam Extreme Versusseries, so adding another would add more representation of the series, and the Transient Gundam being one of the final Gundams the protagonists face in the series would be a great addition. Piloted by the skilled Wilfrid Kijima, the Transient Gundam has an angelic white design and two double-edged spears, Beam Sabers, and Lance Bits that can be sent out or even used defensively.
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It also holds the Transient Burst, which is a system that gives the Transient Gundam an increased combat performance for a small amount of time. This could make it a very powerful suit with its strength, but could also make it more complicated for newer players, and its trade-off could be that it’s a harder suit to master for all the abilities it offers.
4FA-010A FAZZ - Gundam: Sentinel
This Gundam that appears inGundam Sentinelholds a huge amount of armor, created from the ZZ Gundam, and can lead to some devastating attacks on enemies fighting it. The FAZZ holds heavy armor, but also holds a huge arsenal and a hugely powerful hyper mega cannon, as well as missiles, back-mounted beam cannons and more.
Although its mobility would be lower than others, the FAZZ as a playable suit would make up for it with its huge arsenal and the huge damage it can provide against others.
3PF-78-3A Gundam Amazing Red Warrior - Gundam: Build Fighters Try
One of the most popular characters from theGundam: Build Fightersuniverse is Meijin Kawaguchi, and his boldness and love for Gundams, and the Amazing Red Warrior is a great representation of that with its awesome bold red design.
The Gundam Amazing Red Warrior’s mobility as a playable unit would be fast, and have fast maneuverability as the Gundam holds vernier units and holds all kinds of ranged weapons, such as missiles, bazookas, handguns, rifles and more. It also holds melee weapons for getting close and personal when an enemy gets close.
2PPGN-001 Gundam Exia Dark Matter - Gundam: Build Fighters
Another red and bold suit used by Meijin Kawaguchi in theGundam: Build Fightersuniverse, this suit holds a few exciting things that can make it a very fun suit. The Exia Dark Matter holds two blades, one with freezing power and one that can be ignited and heated almost like fire.
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This can add for some interesting gameplay dynamics, such as the freezing melee hits slowing an enemy, and the heated blade can add some additional damage. It also holds a Dark Matter Booster that can act as a remote drone.
1CFK-029 Michaelis - Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury
From the current runningGundamshowdebuting in Episode 9, the Michaelis is equipped with the “Antidote” system, which acts as a way to counter Gundam Technology fromMobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury. Its weaponry may be limited, but it is a powerful Mobile Suit. The Beam Bracer acts as a Beam Rifle, and releases the Antidote system, which interferes with GUND FORMAT links from the shows.
As a playable unit, the Michaelis can perhaps stun or affect any Gundam suits from the series, similar to how the Rozen Zulu disables the Unicorn from entering its NT-D mode if played against each other.
Mobile Suit: Gundam Extreme Versus 2 Overboostis set to release in Summer 2023 for arcades in Japan.
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