Gundam Side Story 0079: Rise From the Ashes
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Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story 0079: Rise From the Ashes, also known in Japan by the alternate title of is a video game that was released for the Dreamcast. It is based in the Universal Century
timeline of the popular Mobile Suit Gundam
franchise. It was developed and published by Bandai. It takes place in Australia, following an elite squad of RGM-79 GMs (known as the "White Dingo" squad) who are charged with various missions pertaining to the attacks by the Duchy of Zeon.
The player could normally choose from two mobile suits, the standard RGM-79 GM
, a decent all around mobile suit, or the heavier RGC-80 GM Cannon, a mobile suit with a cannon attached to its shoulder. If a certain mission was completed successfully, a third mobile suit, the RX-77D Mass-Production Type, a heavy mobile suit with dual cannons on its shoulders, and a machine gun in each hand, could be unlocked.
The very last mission of the game puts the player in the cockpit of the RGM-79SP GM Sniper II, a modified version of the RGM-79 GM Sniper decked out in blue and white colors.
The game has nine stages set all over Australia in an attempt to stop Zeon from developing and releasing Astaroth, a biological weapon capable of accelerating the growth of plant life on the Earth, turning it into an uninhabitable forest.
After completing the game, the player could open up an "Extra Options" menu with customizable "cheats" like Lunar Titanium Alloy (larger health bar) or certain weapons, like the Prototype Beam Rifle used in the GAW Assault Carrier mission.
A light, rapid-fire weapon with 30 rounds, and no delay for reloading.
Rocket Launcher
A heavier rocket launcher with only 8 rounds. It deals significantly more damage, and can stagger suits, but has a large reloading delay.
Prototype Beam Rifle
Only selectable in one mission, this rifle holds enough power to destroy an enemy mobile suit with a single shot. It has a 6 shot capacity, and an extremely long reloading delay. Unlockable through the "Extra Options" menu.
Beam Spray Gun
The original gun of the RGM-79 GM. A small beam handgun which shoots rapidly and has a fast recharge rate. It causes weak damage however. Unlockable through the "Extra Options" menu.
Beam Rifle
A high powered beam rifle. It can shoot 12 shots before having to reload. It has a slightly shorter reload time than the Prototype Beam Rifle. Unlockable through the "Extra Options" menu.
Head Vulcan
A secondary weapon that automatically recharges ammunition, but deals very little damage.
Beam Saber
A melee weapon, automatically activated when an enemy mobile suit closes in. It can take down an enemy suit with only a few swipes.
Hand Grenade
Common secondary weapon for the RGM-79. They deal damage comparable to a rocket.
Shoulder Cannon
This special weapon carries 16 rounds, and is found on the shoulders of the RGC-80 GM Cannon. They deal damage comparable to a rocket, and can be used with the scope to deal heavy damage to unaware enemy suits.
Shield (Large or Small)
While technically not a weapon, activating thrusters and ramming an enemy suit with a small shield will deal damage and stagger both suits. Larger shields withstand more damage before being destroyed.
Premium Disc Weapons
G-Beam Rifle
The RX-78's beam rifle. It shoots 14 shots and has massive firepower, however its reload time is incredibly long. Unlockable via the Premium Disc's "Extra Options" menu.
Hyper Hammer
Another of the RX-78's weapons, this propels a giant spiked ball at a mobile suit. It has a small range however, but has no recharge or reload time. It can deal massive damage if you can manage to strike your target. Unlockable via the Premium Disc's "Extra Options" menu.
It contained a small MS Simulator, which let you battle against Amuro Ray in the RX-78 Gundam
, as well as the RX-77 Guncannon
, and RX-75 Guntank
, from the original Mobile Suit Gundam animation. Upon completion, players were given a battle ranking, and could unlock certain things from the Extra Options menu.
The disc also includes a sound test option, missing from the original game, a gallery of MS artwork, and an Extra Options menu allowing you to unlock special weapons, such as the Gundam's beam rifle, or hyper hammer.
This disc was never released in the United States, and will only work if you possess an original completed save file from the Japanese version.
This game was never released in Europe.
Originally developed as part of an on-going story line meant stretch over the course of several games. However due to Dreamcasts short life no other entries were ever released.
It also received a T for Teen rating, by the ESRB
.
Universal Century
is the original timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries. The official English name U.C. is often used instead in recent production like MS Igloo and Master Grade model instructions and official pages is the original timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries. The official English name U.C....
timeline of the popular Mobile Suit Gundam
Mobile Suit Gundam
is a televised anime series, created by Sunrise. Created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting Network on April 7, 1979, and lasted until January 26, 1980, spanning 43 episodes...
franchise. It was developed and published by Bandai. It takes place in Australia, following an elite squad of RGM-79 GMs (known as the "White Dingo" squad) who are charged with various missions pertaining to the attacks by the Duchy of Zeon.
Gameplay Details
The game allows players to pilot mobile suits through a first-person cockpit view. It also requires the player to employ team-tactics with two AI-controlled teammates.The player could normally choose from two mobile suits, the standard RGM-79 GM
RGM-79 GM
The , supposedly an acronym of Gundam Mass-production type, is the mass-produced version of the RX-78 Gundam. Though many variants were produced over the years, the RGM-79 GM was the Federation's first true mass-produced mobile suit...
, a decent all around mobile suit, or the heavier RGC-80 GM Cannon, a mobile suit with a cannon attached to its shoulder. If a certain mission was completed successfully, a third mobile suit, the RX-77D Mass-Production Type, a heavy mobile suit with dual cannons on its shoulders, and a machine gun in each hand, could be unlocked.
The very last mission of the game puts the player in the cockpit of the RGM-79SP GM Sniper II, a modified version of the RGM-79 GM Sniper decked out in blue and white colors.
The game has nine stages set all over Australia in an attempt to stop Zeon from developing and releasing Astaroth, a biological weapon capable of accelerating the growth of plant life on the Earth, turning it into an uninhabitable forest.
After completing the game, the player could open up an "Extra Options" menu with customizable "cheats" like Lunar Titanium Alloy (larger health bar) or certain weapons, like the Prototype Beam Rifle used in the GAW Assault Carrier mission.
Weapons
Machine GunA light, rapid-fire weapon with 30 rounds, and no delay for reloading.
Rocket Launcher
A heavier rocket launcher with only 8 rounds. It deals significantly more damage, and can stagger suits, but has a large reloading delay.
Prototype Beam Rifle
Only selectable in one mission, this rifle holds enough power to destroy an enemy mobile suit with a single shot. It has a 6 shot capacity, and an extremely long reloading delay. Unlockable through the "Extra Options" menu.
Beam Spray Gun
The original gun of the RGM-79 GM. A small beam handgun which shoots rapidly and has a fast recharge rate. It causes weak damage however. Unlockable through the "Extra Options" menu.
Beam Rifle
A high powered beam rifle. It can shoot 12 shots before having to reload. It has a slightly shorter reload time than the Prototype Beam Rifle. Unlockable through the "Extra Options" menu.
Head Vulcan
A secondary weapon that automatically recharges ammunition, but deals very little damage.
Beam Saber
A melee weapon, automatically activated when an enemy mobile suit closes in. It can take down an enemy suit with only a few swipes.
Hand Grenade
Common secondary weapon for the RGM-79. They deal damage comparable to a rocket.
Shoulder Cannon
This special weapon carries 16 rounds, and is found on the shoulders of the RGC-80 GM Cannon. They deal damage comparable to a rocket, and can be used with the scope to deal heavy damage to unaware enemy suits.
Shield (Large or Small)
While technically not a weapon, activating thrusters and ramming an enemy suit with a small shield will deal damage and stagger both suits. Larger shields withstand more damage before being destroyed.
Premium Disc Weapons
G-Beam Rifle
The RX-78's beam rifle. It shoots 14 shots and has massive firepower, however its reload time is incredibly long. Unlockable via the Premium Disc's "Extra Options" menu.
Hyper Hammer
Another of the RX-78's weapons, this propels a giant spiked ball at a mobile suit. It has a small range however, but has no recharge or reload time. It can deal massive damage if you can manage to strike your target. Unlockable via the Premium Disc's "Extra Options" menu.
Premium Disc
Released at about the same time as the original game, the Gundam 0079 Premium Disc was a special disc that could be ordered upon completion of the original Japanese version of Kidou Senshi Gundam Gaiden: Colony no Ochichita Chide....It contained a small MS Simulator, which let you battle against Amuro Ray in the RX-78 Gundam
RX-78 Gundam
The RX-78 Gundam is a fictional manned robot, introduced in 1979 in Yoshiyuki Tomino's and Sunrise's anime series Mobile Suit Gundam. In the series, it is a testbed weapon for the Earth Federation when it falls into the hands of Amuro Ray, the son of a weapons designer, who goes on to pilot it in...
, as well as the RX-77 Guncannon
RX-77 Guncannon
The RX-77 Guncannon is a fictional mobile suit from Mobile Suit Gundam anime series, originally designed and illustrated by Kunio Okawara. One of earliest mecha designs in the Real Robot genre, Guncannon's concept of a heavily armored humanoid machine with dual shoulder cannon became the...
, and RX-75 Guntank
RX-75 Guntank
The RX-75 Guntank is a fictional weapon from the mecha anime Mobile Suit Gundam. The real life Type 87 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun of the Japan Self-Defense Forces was unofficially nicknamed as Guntank after the fictional weapon by troopers....
, from the original Mobile Suit Gundam animation. Upon completion, players were given a battle ranking, and could unlock certain things from the Extra Options menu.
The disc also includes a sound test option, missing from the original game, a gallery of MS artwork, and an Extra Options menu allowing you to unlock special weapons, such as the Gundam's beam rifle, or hyper hammer.
This disc was never released in the United States, and will only work if you possess an original completed save file from the Japanese version.
Release
Mobile Suit Gundam 0079: Rise from the Ashes, was developed by Bandai and published in Japan on August 26, 1999. It was later published in the United States on April 28, 2000. A "Bandai the Best" version was re-released on July 28, 2001.This game was never released in Europe.
Originally developed as part of an on-going story line meant stretch over the course of several games. However due to Dreamcasts short life no other entries were ever released.
It also received a T for Teen rating, by the ESRB
Entertainment Software Rating Board
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.
Sources
- http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/dreamcast/data/197508.html
- http://dreamcast.ign.com/objects/853/853099.html