Gundam: Battle Assault
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Also known as: Gundam: The Battle Master 2 (JP)
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Gundam: Battle Assault is the sequel to the Japan-only Gundam: The Battle Master, featuring a mishmash of Universal Century and After Colony characters.
"Wealth and glory to the winner!"
Contents
Debug Display
Use the following code to display debug text.
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80018EC8 0000 80018ECA 0000 800FC620 0001 |
Regional Differences
The game received numerous changes during localization, the big majority being purely aesthetic. Most changes were made to capitalize on on the Gundam franchise's massive explosion in popularity overseas.
Title Screen
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The game was renamed from Gundam: The Battle Master 2 to Gundam: Battle Assault, and the graphic of Zeta Gundam behind the title screen was replaced by Wing Gundam along with a generally lighter, more clearer colour. The European version also features a language selection.
The game also plays an opening sequence after 20 seconds into the title screen in the Japanese version not seen in the international versions.
Characters
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Japanese versions of the game include the mobile suit Hamma Hamma from Mobile Suit ZZ Gundam, while the English version replaces it with Wing Gundam, the eponymous mobile suit of Gundam Wing fame. Sadly, Wing is just a spriteswap of the Zeta Gundam.
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| Mobile Suit | Pilot (Japan) | Pilot (US/Europe) | Us/Europe pilot Series Origin |
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| Wing Gundam | n/a | Heero Yuy | Gundam Wing |
| Zeta Gundam | Mercury Promenade | Kamille Bidan (spelt "Kamiru" ingame) | Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam |
| Full Armor ZZ Gundam | Honey-B | Judau Ashta | Mobile Suit ZZ Gundam |
| Zaku II | Lloyd Nichols | Denim | Mobile Suit Gundam (0079) |
| Acguy | Patricia Estefan | Akahana | Mobile Suit Gundam (0079) |
| Hamma Hamma | Keiji Date | n/a | n/a (Hamma Hamma was piloted by Mashymre Cello in the original ZZ) |
| The-O | Rachel Aiphath | Paptimus Scirocco | Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam |
| Qubeley | Rita Sue | Haman Karn | Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (though her graphics use her ZZ appearance) |
| Zeong | Noise Maddy | Char Aznable (U.C. 0079) | Mobile Suit Gundam (0079) |
| Sazabi | Smith Kingsley | Char Aznable (U.C. 0093) | Char's Counterattack |
| RX-78 (Gundam) | Mercury Promenade | Amuro Ray (U.C. 0079) | Mobile Suit Gundam (0079) |
| ν ("Nu") Gundam | Keiji Date | Amuro Ray (U.C. 0093) | Char's Counterattack |
| Ball | Gloria Chanvally | Shiro Amada | The 08th MS Team |
| Hygogg | Carol Youngfan | Mikhail Kaminsky | 0080: War In The Pocket |
| GP02A (Physalis) | Largo Ford | Anavel Gato | 0083: Stardust Memory |
| Queen Mansa | Synapse | Ple Two | Mobile Suit ZZ Gundam |
| Big Zam | Gallus Goldine | Dozle Zabi | Mobile Suit Gundam (0079) |
| Neue Ziel | Symeon | Anavel Gato | 0083: Stardust Memory |
| Psyco Gundam Mk-III | Maria Nichols | Valder Farkill | Gundam Wing G-Unit/The Last Outpost (a spinoff manga to Wing) |
| Hydra Gundam | Pixie | Treize Khushrenada | Gundam Wing |
| Zaku II Commander Type | Lloyd Nichols | Char Aznable (U.C. 0079) | Mobile Suit Gundam (0079) |
Additionally, the entire roster of pilots consists of game-original characters in the Japanese version, while the English version replaced them with the appropriate pilots from the wider Gundam franchise.
Story Mode
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The entirety of the game's story has been rewritten. The Japanese version follows Gloria and Pixie as the protagonists while the international ones feature an original story about Heero Yuy of Gundam Wing fame trying to bring about peace by...destroying everyone else's mobile suits.
Mountain Range
North Fort
Mysterious Cave
No Glory Stadium
Judgment Ravine
Hangar of Army
Harbor Facilities
Seaside City
Farm of Largo Ford
Villa of Aiphath
Base of Resistance
Skyscraper
Moon Port
Moon Laboratory
Area of Eden
Every location briefly displays their name during story mode in the Japanese version, something the international versions doesn't do.
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Every pre-fight scene features basic information about the opponent pilot (name, sex, age and occupation), as well as larger profile portraits than what's seen in the English release.
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Gloria and Pixie's winpose portrait differs depending on how much health they have after winning the battle. Heero lacks any kind of winpose port in the English release.
Intermission 1
Intermission 2
Intermission 3
Final Battle
There are 3 intermission cutscenes during the story and one before the final fight. These are missing from the international versions.
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The ending scene was trimmed down while the credits and post-credit scene were completely cut.
Miscellaneous
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The spelling in some mobile suit names was slightly changed.
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| L1, L1, L1, L1, R1, R1, R1, R1, L1, R1, L1, R1, L1, R1, L1, R1. | Left, Up, Right, Down, ◻, △, ○. |
The cheat code to unlock Zaku II Commander Type differ between regions, both commands still need to be input during the title screen.
The Gundam series
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| Arcade | Mobile Suit Gundam |
| NES | Mobile Suit Z-Gundam: Hot Scramble |
| SNES | Kidou Senshi V Gundam • Gundam Wing: Endless Duel |
| PlayStation | Gundam: Battle Assault • Gundam: Battle Assault 2 |
| PlayStation 2 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs. Zeon DX • Kidou Senshi Gundam: Ichinen Sensou |
| WonderSwan (Color) | Mobile Suit Gundam MSVS |
| Game Boy Advance | Kidou Senshi Gundam Seed: Tomo to Kimi to Koko de |
| SD Gundam | |
| Game Boy | SD Command Gundam: G-Arms |
| Arcade | SD Gundam: Psycho Salamander no Kyoui |
| NES | SD Gundam Gachapon Senshi 4 |
| SNES | SD Kidou Senshi Gundam 2 • SD Gundam G Next |
| Virtual Boy | SD Gundam: Dimension War |
| PlayStation | SD Gundam: G Generation • SD Gundam: G Generation 0 • SD Gundam: G Generation F • SD Gundam: G Generation F.I.F |
| WonderSwan | SD Gundam G Generation: Gather Beat |
| PlayStation 2 | SD Gundam Force: Showdown! |
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