Gungriffon
Gungriffon is a series of video games developed by Game Arts and designed by Takeshi Miyaji.[1] Gungriffon and Gungriffon II originally appeared for the Sega Saturn console in 1996, with more recent appearances in Gungriffon Blaze for the PlayStation 2 and Gungriffon: Allied Strike for the Xbox. The Gungriffon games are focused on piloting mecha—large, usually bipedal military vehicles. This game series refers to these machines as Armored Walking Gun Systems (AWGS). With the exception of the High-MACS design, the mecha in this series have a distinctly realistic design philosophy.
Gungriffon
Year Game Takes Place: 2015
Platform: Sega Saturn
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Gungriffon was developed under the working title "3D Polygon".[2] During development the game included a multiplayer mode with usage of the Saturn's link cable,[3] but this was cut before release and the final game is single player only. It was released in Japan under the title Gungriffon: The Eurasian Conflict. There were plans to release the game in North America and Europe under the title "Iron Reign",[4] but ultimately Sega reverted to using a shortened version of the original Japanese title.
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Rad Automatic of Sega Saturn Magazine called Gungriffon "one of the best giant robot games ever", citing the polished graphics and the fact that missions are widely varied not just in the usual factors of terrain and difficulty, but even in elements such as tactical concept and lighting.[6] Maximum's Rich Leadbetter praised the "very well pitched" difficulty, the impressive polygon models, and the variety of visuals. He criticized the lack of randomization and the fact that players do not need to start the entire game over when they fail a mission, but gave it an overall very positive assessment, calling it "what Krazy Ivan on PlayStation should have been".[5] Scary Larry of GamePro likewise said that Gungriffon "makes Krazy Ivan and Ghen War look and feel like rusted heaps of scrap iron." He was especially pleased with the player mech's ability to hover and the "Clean, almost state-of-the-art graphics".[7]
Gungriffon II
Year Game Takes Place: Unknown
Platform: Sega Saturn
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Gungriffon Blaze
Year Game Takes Place: 2016
Platform: PlayStation 2
Number of players: 1
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On release, Famitsu magazine scored the game a 33 out of 40.[8]
Gungriffon Allied Strike
Year Game Takes Place: 2024
Platform: Xbox
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- ↑ プレイステーション2 - ガングリフォンブレイズ. Weekly Famitsu. No.915 Pt.2. Pg.57. 30 June 2006.
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