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- March 23, 2000
- Front Mission 3 now for the playstation
We got the official press release announcing all the juicy details of Square's latest game
- SQUARESOFT’S FRONT MISSION 3 FOR THE
PLAYSTATION® GAME CONSOLE AVAILABLE NOW
Popular Combat Strategy Series is Available for the First Time in the U.S.
COSTA MESA, Calif., March 23, 2000 – Square Electronic ArtsSM L.L.C. (Square Electronic Arts), the
exclusive publisher of all SQUARESOFT® products in North America, today announced the availability of FRONT
MISSION 3TM for the PlayStation® game console which shipped on March 21. The title is a futuristic combat
strategy game where players control a variety of mechanized robots. FRONT MISSION 3 offers more than 100 hours
of gameplay by giving players two separate story lines to explore.
"We’ve had great success in Japan with the first two versions of FRONT MISSION, selling a total of more
than one million units," said Jun Iwasaki, president of Square Electronic Arts. "Now we are thrilled to offer our
American fans the third installment in this great franchise."
In the latest version of FRONT MISSION, players enter the year 2112 as a character called Kazuki Takemura.
Kazuki, a worker at a robot "wanzer" production facility called Kirishima Industries, has just learned that his sister,
Alisa, is missing after a massive explosion at the plant. After Kazuki discovers a worldwide conspiracy behind the
explosion, he and his gang begin a battle for peace and a quest to find his missing sister.
Players have a choice of two story lines: one focuses on the search for Alisa with a mystery scientist woman, called
Emma; the other concentrates on finding and neutralizing the source responsible for the plant explosion with Alisa.
This "Double Feature Scenario" provides a unique set of characters, allies and enemies within each story line.
Additionally, players can lose themselves in rich and diverse environments unique to each story line.
Using a turn-based combat system, the player pilots one of several robots called "wanzers" to fulfill mission
objectives and to defeat enemies in mechanical warfare. Players can customize their robots by purchasing stronger
weapons or stealing better pieces of armor from a captured robot. Long-range weapons such as a flame-thrower are
available to fight the enemy from a distance or they can use hand-to-hand combat weapons such as a baton for close
range battles. Players target specific areas of the enemy robot’s bodies depending on the type of damage they
want to inflict. For instance, players can destroy the legs to limit movement or they can blast the robot’s arms
to disable its weapon. As players progress through levels, they will always have a rotational, overhead view of the
battles, allowing them to plan out their next moves and approach combat more strategically.
Square Makes Combat More Interesting
Square created two new battle systems to ratchet up the element of strategic combat in FRONT MISSION 3. A
"Forced Ejection Battle System" lets players inhabit vacant robots or force enemies out of their current robots. The
feature also allows the player to hop into a chopper and attack enemies from the air. A "Battle Skill" system equips
players with more offensive battle power to fight effectively in various situations. Players learn certain skills during
battle that are stored in their robot’s computer for subsequent use.
Players will appreciate some of the highly detailed and realistic visual touches that Square’s development
team has added to FRONT MISSION 3. For example, players can clearly see the robots’ joint fuses. Those
fuses and the robots’ metal armor create some nasty sparks when hit on by enemy fire. The graphics of the
game are further enhanced by full motion video sequences throughout.
FRONT MISSION 3 is compatible with the DUALSHOCK analog controller and is priced at US $40. The game
carries an ESRB rating of "T" (Teen).
Square Electronic Arts L.L.C. and Square Co., Ltd.
Square Co., Ltd. is the leading third-party developer and publisher of home video game console software in Japan
with annual sales of more than US $345 million and 1,200 employees worldwide. Square Co., Ltd. became famous for
its role-playing games, including its world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series, which has sold more than 25 million
units to date, and now publishes other titles under the SQUARESOFT brand spanning all genres. Square Co., Ltd. is
based in Tokyo, Japan, and maintains a branch office in Osaka.
In North America, Square Co., Ltd. publishes its SQUARESOFT titles through Square Electronic Arts L.L.C.,
located in Costa Mesa, CA. Square Electronic Arts L.L.C. is a Limited Liability Company established on May 1,
1998 by Square Soft, Inc. and Electronic Arts to manage the marketing and distribution of SQUARESOFT products
in North America. More information about SQUARESOFT products can be found on the Internet at
http://www.squaresoft.com.
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Front Mission is a trademark Square Co., Ltd. Square Electronics Arts is a service mark of Square Electronic Arts L.L.C. SQUARESOFT is a
registered trademark of Square Co., Ltd. Electronic Arts is a trademark or registered trademark of Electronic Arts. PlayStation and the
PlayStation logos are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved.
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