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This is an excellent free 3D giant robot ("mechas" in Japanese) action game set in space.The game offers excellent mecha designs, fun gameplay, and a variety of modes including Story, Practice, and 2-player. You can choose from 8 available mechas, each with its own weapons, strengths, and weaknesses. The Story mode takes you through a series of missions set in 4 environments, ranging from deep space to planetside. You view the action from a third-person perspective, as if you were hovering behind your mecha. The mechas are definitely the highlight of Second Age. "Silver Bullet" mecha can transform into Hunter, a jet fighter (more or less like the mechas in Macross and Gundam anime series). Deseed can launch its own arms and heads as weapons at enemies. The interface is well-designed and informative without being intrusive: you see all the salient information including your health bar, primary and secondary energy level (needed to use shields and weapons), shield level, and a small radar that shows the enemies' positions relative to you. The controls are easy to learn, but it will take some time before you can master the moves of all the mechas, because not all of them are easy to remember. The game is in Japanese, but you won't need to read anything to finish the game as the goal of all the missions is the same: kill everything that moves :) |
