Our recommendationsįor all-rounder units with good fundamentals, try the original Gundam, Freedom, F91, Gundam Mk-II (white), Banshee or GP03.įreedom is probably the most straightforward suit in the game, loaded with beam weapons. You won’t really understand close combat until you understand ranged combat. Also avoid fighting type units for the moment. Try for something with a basic beam rifle, and build your game from there when you know how to use it. As an inexperienced player, you’ll want something straightforward. Keep it simpleĪ lot of the Mobile Suits in this game, particularly the 500-point and 200-point suits, take an experienced player to really bring out their strengths. We can’t tell you what will fit your style, but we can give some basic guidelines and suggest good characters to start with. Gundam Versus has a very intimidating character select screen, especially if you aren’t already familiar with Gundam games. If you can set up a wired connection, do yourself a favor and do so. A single 1-bar connection can completely ruin a 16-player lobby, so people will hate you and boot you. Gundam Versus is very fast, and the faster the game is, the worse a Wi-Fi connection is going to be. On a related note, for this and other fighting games we strongly recommend a wired internet connection if at all possible. If you’re considering an arcade stick … the good ones cost $150, just so you know. If you have an arcade stick, we recommend starting from there. Many of these actions are trivial on an arcade stick but finger-twisting torture on a DualShock 4.
However, Gundam Versus’ controls call heavily for multiple button combinations, fast button tapping - and they even expect the player to move around as normal while holding down a button or two. This ancient debate always comes down to what you’re personally comfortable with. Does this mean you should go spend $150 on a good one? Gundam Versus was originally an arcade game, and its controls are designed for an old-fashioned joystick. Anyway, to keep you up to speed with the average arcade-going Japanese child, we offer this beginner’s guide. They’re probably 15 now, and I’m unlikely to ever see them again. No tutorial, just children blowing up my Zaku II over and over again.
The first time I played Gundam Versus was in a Japanese arcade, where I was mercilessly bullied by children. The Gundam Versus tutorial is good, but it may not fully prepare you for the shark pit of multiplayer. release of Gundam Versus on PlayStation 4 this year, many Western players will be experiencing this storied franchise for the first time.