It’s Gundam, but extreme
Bandai Namco announced today that a sequel for the hit arcade gameMobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs.was in development. While no further details were given, it’s currently aiming to launch in Japanese arcade centers in 2018, with a location test this summer.
You can check out the teaser trailer below.
For those unfamiliar with the spinoff series and this particular entry due to it being Japan-only for the most part, here’s a brief recap. The originalExtreme Vs.released in Japanese arcades in Fall 2010, and was ported to the PlayStation 3 in Winter 2011. A ‘super’ version, calledFull Boost, arrived in arcades in 2012, and from that point on, would receive new suits monthly via updates. A PlayStation 3 version was released in January 2014, and would receive the update suits as DLC. Another refresh calledMaxi Boostarrived in arcades that March, and some of the new suits would make their way to the console version ofFull Boostvia DLC. In March 2016, the now-final refresh, known asMaxi Boost On, arrived in arcades with more characters. A spinoff on the Vita with a smaller roster and tweaks to the gameplay, known asExtreme Vs. Force, received a worldwide release later that year
When it was announced that a newVs.title was coming to consoles, many were hoping it would be a port ofMaxi Boost Oninstead of a new one, which happened in the form ofVersus. This is because the long life cycle ofExtreme Vs.has resulted in a large cast of182 charactersthat is still growing, and the idea of seeing that shrink in any way obviously disappoints folks.
It’s unclear what this announcement means forGundam Versus. Some interpret its existence as an attempt to avoid hurting the success of the arcade entries, due to missing characters and different mechanics.Extreme Vs. 2is unlikely to be ported to consoles if that is true, however new characters could still arrive inVersusas DLC, as seen by Phantom and Build Strike being shared between them upon being announced.
