2014/3/25: Arcadia 2001: Mobile Suit Gundam (Japan), Super Bug, Super Bug 2

Postby **VideoGameCritic** » March 25th, 2014, 9:43 pm

Here's a new set of Arcadia 2001 reviews for you to sink your teeth into. What do you think?

LoganRuckman1 · Postby **LoganRuckman1** » March 26th, 2014, 2:38 pm

I only read the Mobile Suit Gundam review. It was really good, except for one line.

"Most gamers know Mobile Suit Gundam from the Playstation 2 series of mech shooters."

That, or because Gundam is a legendary anime franchise.

scotland171 · Postby **scotland171** » March 26th, 2014, 6:49 pm

Shoulda saved the Mobile Suit Gundam review for April 1st. I would have thought it was up there with Bioshock 2600 review.

And I agree with Logan about Gundam being well known from the source material rather than a video game. Its like a review of an older Godzilla game and saying most gamers know Godzilla from the Gamecube's Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters instead of the Toho film series.

Rev1 · Postby **Rev1** » March 26th, 2014, 7:18 pm

[QUOTE=LoganRuckman]
That, or because Gundam is a legendary anime franchise.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I actually agree with that. It isn't much of a stretch to say a lot of video game players also watch anime (or at least a decent chunk of them) and even if they haven't they have probably heard of Gundam. Gundam probably has like 20-30 different anime series over the last 20-30 years.

txsizzler1 · Postby **txsizzler1** » March 27th, 2014, 5:27 am

[QUOTE=scotland17]Shoulda saved the Mobile Suit Gundam review for April 1st. I would have thought it was up there with Bioshock 2600 review.

And I agree with Logan about Gundam being well known from the source material rather than a video game. Its like a review of an older Godzilla game and saying most gamers know Godzilla from the Gamecube's Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters instead of the Toho film series. [/QUOTE]

^+1

I honestly thought this was an April Fool's prank. I actually looked it up after reading the review, just to make sure ol' Dave wasn't pulling a fast one on us. Sure enough, it comes up in Wikipedia, under the Bandai Arcadia header. Color me surprised!

Oltobaz1 · Postby **Oltobaz1** » March 27th, 2014, 5:30 am

They're right, Dave. Gundam is one of the main anime franchise, and the PS2 games are just the tip of the iceberg..

Sut1 · Postby **Sut1** » March 27th, 2014, 12:45 pm

I know next to nothing about the Arcadia, but this is why I love this site for reviews on pre-NES generation gaming.

Jake_JacobZu7zu71 · Postby **Jake_JacobZu7zu71** » March 27th, 2014, 4:07 pm

[QUOTE=Rev][QUOTE=LoganRuckman]
That, or because Gundam is a legendary anime franchise.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I actually agree with that. It isn't much of a stretch to say a lot of video game players also watch anime (or at least a decent chunk of them) and even if they haven't they have probably heard of Gundam. Gundam probably has like 20-30 different anime series over the last 20-30 years.[/QUOTE]

Never heard or seen Gundam, Infact I never seen that word in my entire life, 'til now...!

So it's not a real game on Arcadia ? Or...

LoganRuckman1 · Postby **LoganRuckman1** » March 27th, 2014, 8:17 pm

[QUOTE=Jake_JacobZu7zu7][QUOTE=Rev][QUOTE=LoganRuckman]
That, or because Gundam is a legendary anime franchise.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I actually agree with that. It isn't much of a stretch to say a lot of video game players also watch anime (or at least a decent chunk of them) and even if they haven't they have probably heard of Gundam. Gundam probably has like 20-30 different anime series over the last 20-30 years.[/QUOTE]

Never heard or seen Gundam, Infact I never seen that word in my entire life, 'til now...!

So it's not a real game on Arcadia ? Or...[/QUOTE]

Well, I never said that ALL gamers know about the anime. I'm simply saying that the anime is far more recognizable than any of the games.

Postby **VideoGameCritic** » March 27th, 2014, 10:07 pm

Thanks for the feedback. I will modify the review to better reflect the anime series.