Underplayed Gems

Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness (2008)

Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness cover
Developer
Square Enix
Platforms
Nintendo DS
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Rating
3.5 of 5, 2 player ratings
Main story
about 40 hours
Completionist
about 60 hours

How it feels

Gritty mech-warfare strategy RPG set in a war-torn sci-fi future with remade visuals and deep tactics.

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About

In fall 2007, Square Enix Co., Ltd. announced that it would be creating a remake of Front Mission 2089 on the Nintendo DS and named it Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness. The games producer Koichiro Sakamoto indicated that a survey of the series fans showed that most did not play games on their cell phones, and so Square Enix decided to bring it to the Nintendo DS. This remake of Front Mission 2089 featured completely remade visuals, new character artwork, new cut-scene events, a rewritten story, new game scenarios, and new battle maps. Also incorporated in the game were touchscreen features and a revised interface for more intuitive touchpad controls. Likewise, various game play mechanics from other Front Mission entries such as armor coating and linked attacks were added to Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness. Multiplayer mode had to be dropped due to space issues on the Nintendo DS.

Screenshots

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