Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. | |
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Developer(s) | Namco Bandai Games |
Publisher(s) | Namco Bandai Games |
Platform(s) | Arcade PlayStation 3 |
Release date(s) |
Arcade
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Genre(s) | Fighting |
Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
Arcade system | Namco System 357 |
Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. (機動戦士ガンダム エクストリームバーサス?) is a 3D arcade fighting game and the newest in the series of Gundam VS video game series developed and published by Namco Bandai Games. Extreme Vs. is the sequel to Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam NEXT. The game was first unveiled at the AOU 2010 and released on September 28, 2010. The game was later released on the PlayStation 3 on December 1, 2011, featuring balance tweaks.
The game's theme song is titled "The Catalyst", performed by Linkin Park. Bandai and the band also cooperated in the development of a special limited edition HGUC 1/144 RX-78GP01-Fb Gundam Zephyranthes Full Vernian model kit molded in colors and including detail stickers inspired by the cover art for A Thousand Suns.
A sequel, Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Full Boost (機動戦士ガンダム エクストリームバーサス フルブースト), was released in arcades on April 5, 2012. The base version includes 74 mobile suits and new ones are added every month via net updates. The theme song for Full Boost is titled "Fight It Out (Pay Money to my Pain)" (feat. K), performed by both Akihiro Namba of Hi-Standard and Takeshi Ueda of AA=.
Another sequel, Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost (機動戦士ガンダム エクストリームバーサス マキシブースト), was released in arcades on March 6, 2014. The game introduced both new suits and characters as well as new game mechanics such as a revamped EX Mode and changes to forms for certain units. The theme song for Maxi Boost is titled "Rave-up Tonight", performed by Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas.