Tech Romancer (1998)

Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Capcom
Platforms: Arcade, Dreamcast
Genres: Fighting

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How it feels

Battle giant robots in flashy one-on-one fights inspired by classic mecha anime, straight from the arcade.

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About

Tech Romancer is a 1998 3D fighting arcade game by Capcom that draws heavily from the various subgenres of mecha anime. It has been ported to the Dreamcast console. The player controls a giant robot which is used to fight another robot in one-on-one combat. Studio Nue (the animation studio responsible for the mechanical designs for many anime series including The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Gunbuster, and Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory) designed the robots in this game.

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