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Review of Dai-3-Ji Super Robot Taisen on PlayStation

by Chucky Chucky photo Jun 1999
Cover image of Dai-3-Ji Super Robot Taisen on PlayStation
Gamefings Score: 8.5
Platform: PlayStation PlayStation logo
Released: 10 Jun 1999
Genre: Tactical Role-Playing
Developer: WinkySoft
Publisher: Banpresto

Introduction

In a land where giant robots go to war and emotions run high-as high as the budget on their flashy animations-comes 'Dai-3-Ji Super Robot Taisen'. Think of it as a crossover episode where your childhood anime dreams collide with a few too many spreadsheets and a strong sense of ambiguous insecurity. Welcome to a battlefield that's part tactical RPG, part soap opera, and fully packed with a bangers playlist that'll have you questioning your life choices while you try to calculate that next turn.

Gameplay

The story picks up after '2nd Super Robot Wars', where our favorite duck-faced villain, Gihren Zabi, resurfaces with the Divine Crusaders. Because apparently, nothing says 'I'm a dictator' quite like reforming a villainous organization. As you recruit a team of mechs and overly emotional pilots (hello, anime tropes), you'll navigate through turn-based battles that feel as much like a tactical RPG as they do an intense therapy session for the characters involved. Your pilots can now pilot any unit from their series, which is just about as logical as letting your grandma borrow your car. Who knows, maybe she needs to take a Mazinger Z for a spin too? You'll be splitting friendships and forming alliances as you decide the fate of these giant robots squaring off against aliens. Yes, aliens. What's a good ol' robot fight without an extraterrestrial showdown? Each choice alters the storyline, paving the way to a 'True Final Boss' scenario that makes you feel like an overworked journalist trying to write the perfect article.

Graphics

Visually, 'Dai-3-Ji Super Robot Taisen' serves us a nostalgic meal that's somewhere between blocks and pixels, with a delightful twist of 90s charm. The upgrades from the Super Famicom are evident, with improved animations and colorful battle backgrounds that pop like fireworks on the Fourth of July. Robotic destruction has never looked so good while simultaneously making you wish for better resolution. The visuals add flair to the already absurd battles and provide the perfect backdrop for your mech's overly melodramatic piloting maneuvers.

Conclusion

To wrap it all up, 'Dai-3-Ji Super Robot Taisen' is an experience that will tickle your tactical fancy while simultaneously testing how many tech specs about Gundam you can remember. It offers solid gameplay, nostalgia galore, and enough mecha battles to satisfy any anime enthusiast's yearning for mass destruction. So throw on your pilot suit, jump into the cockpit, and prepare for a tactical ride filled with bad dialogue, excessive turns, and the kind of story choices that make you question why you didn't just choose 'going outside' instead. But hey, are you really going to reject a chance of saving the world with giant robots? Didn't think so. So grab your controller and let's save that anime world-one overly-complicated turn at a time.

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