No, not the D-toid Char Aznable. The fictional one. Many of you may not have heard of it, but Mobile Suit Gundam: Operation Troy was released in Japan for the 360 last month and did indeed manage to boost the 360's sales a bit. In actuality though, I just wanted to bring this game to the attention of some of you guys.



Whether you're a Gundam fan or not, I think many people can agree that the idea of a Battlefield style game with huge robots is pretty badass. You start the game out on foot, and have the option of picking from 3 different classes. However, the on foot stuff is rarely used, even though it seems like theres a decent amount of weapons to use. The meat of the game begins once you get into a mobile suit. The game is mostly team-based, with 2 factions(Federation and Zeon) battling it out. You pick what your mobile suit is equipped with beforehand and it seems that theres a ton of customization options. If you ever get tired of the normal mobile suit gameplay, you can even jump into a tank, or just take out mobile suits with a homing missile while on foot. Also, you have the option to play the game in first person or third person view.



I would tell you guys to check out the demo using a Japanese XBL account, but after having downloaded it about a week or so ago, the demo has mysteriously disappeared off the Japanese marketplace. Even so, the demo already has quite a few dedicated players in the U.S. Personally, I didn't think the demo was too impressive, given the fact that you're restricted to one stage, one game mode, and one of 2 mobile suits total, but at least you can be assured that there will be a decent community when the game comes to U.S. shores.

On a somewhat unrelated note, if you do already have a Japanese XBL account you can check out the demo for Armored Core: for Answer.