Gundam X Battlefield = Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operations

I never quite got into Gundam, especially after gauging the nearly infinite size of the universe, the sheer number of anime series, merchandise and other aspects of the franchise. I can, however acknowledge that this newest attempt by Bandai to create a proper videogame adaptation for the franchise is a step in the right direction. I mean what sucks is that Gundam as a franchise has a history of botched videogame adaptations (Minus the Super Robot Wars titles), akin to the stigma that movie videogame adaptations seem to suffer from. Yet the premise of Gundam would work so well with genres that Bandai has never bothered to even delve into. I mean, why has there never been a cross between Gundam and say, Armored Core? Seems like it would sell a ton, no? Instead we've had to deal with the likes of Gundam Dynasty Warriors. Lets hope this can finally buck that trend.

Mixing elements of Battlefield and other shooters into a free to play arena title in which players can take the role of infantry, or actually pilot a full scale Gundam is a pretty damn cool multiplayer concept. The title will be landing this summer on the PSN network in Japan, but I'm kind of hoping this title will have a chance to make the jump overseas.