Front Mission Evolved (PS3)

Gameplay 4/5

Overall, pretty easy to figure out. Fully customisable controls would've made it perfect. Took me some time getting used to the R2 button firing the weapon in your right hand as opposed to the R1 button, which instead fired the right shoulder weapon. Movement and aiming was also pretty good, especially with the A.G.I.L.I.T.Y. backpack; which lets you zoom around in any direction during Skate mode. Without it, you are limited to Skating forward or backward.
Another thing I found kind of cool were the missions where you fight on foot as opposed to in your Wanzer. I just wish there was more fighting enemy Wanzers on foot in the game. Sadly, there are only two such battles in the game.

Story 1.5/5


Average at best, the story could have used some serious work. It seems like something I've seen far too often in various media involving multiple factions at war with each other. At some point, they have an unsteady peace and everything seems cool. Then this other group of guys comes in and stirs everyone up by destroying some monument or other building of importance from each nation. The writers also employ the age old method of creating drama and tension by killing off various characters. Only one problem though. At no point did I actually care for any of the characters in the game. I can deal with a clichéd story and I can deal with bland characters, but not mixed together.

Graphics 3.5/5


During gameplay the graphics hold up fairly well, but during the cinematics they don't look quite as good as you'd expect from a game released within the last year.

Sound 4/5


Only real complaint for sound is having to listen to the voice actors reading off the terrible script.

Difficulty 3.5/5

I'll tell you right now. I'm not very good at playing mech games. This one is no different. Though I did manage to beat this one so that's something. The EDGE system, which slows your enemies for a few seconds, didn't really make the fights that much easier. I only found it helped me during one boss battle where you fight four overpowered mechs at once.

Multiplayer ?/5


Sadly haven't gotten around to playing online yet.

Overall 3.5/5

I had fun with this one. As far as mech games go, this one was alright. Pretty difficult later on when they start forcing you to use certain parts and weapons that don't really fit with your play style. The story really hurt this game. Gameplay was really the only thing that kept me going until the end. I recommend it for a rental over purchase.