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Review by: gaia74

Reviewers Score: 9 / 10

Posted: February 26, 2006

Kidou Senshi Gundam Wing: Endless Duel
You know when you ask random people about a fighting game how 80% of the people are gonna say street fighter and the other 20% are gonna say killer instinct or mortal kombat. Well this being a more under-rated fighter i think needs a bit more recognizing. Since back 9 or 10 years ago when gundam wing fist came out this was alot more played but now in the 2000's its popularity has somewhat died. It's a great fighter with immensely customizable combo's as there is no preset combos and 10 nicely made units to pick. One of the better fighters for the super nintendo system though it was only released in japan your mostlikly using the miracle of an emulator to play it. As with most fighters it does not have much of a plot but its overall worth playing in Japanese or English.

storyline basics 04/10
As with most fighters of the earlier generation consoles there was not much of a plot included in the game. You select a character and move from stage to stage fighting one oponent at a time like in most fighters. The battle's get increasingly harder because the reaction times of the CPU's gets higher as you move on through the 3 available difficulties. Though there is not much to the story of the fighting game the difficulty determines what kind of ending you get easy, normal or hard.

Game play 10/10
If you like 1 vs 1 fighters like mortal kombat, killer instinct or street fighter this game is worth a play. You can select from 1 of 9 characters in story mode and 1 of 10 characters in vs or trial modes. the basics of its game play are consisting of the fights which are fast paced and require some skillful timing on the combos and chains that you can do. Unlike killer instinct this game has free base combos with no damage scaling so you know how much a combo can do. Unlike other fighting games some of the characters in GW:ED have armor. Some units will be able to take alot more than others so consider your strategies when fighting/selecting a character. All together when the graphics sounds music and action come together you can see that this is a great fighter.

Graphics 09/10
This game is a seizure waiting to happened 90% of the graphics flash at some point. I personally think that how it flashes adds to the apearence of the combos skills and atacks that you will use as well as the menu. The sprites used by the game are beautifully done and put together well. the game uses the same backgrounds with each of its stages one for each and IMO they are very well done for being on the snes. The opening theme alone is worth a rating for graphics its worth watching through at least once as it is very well done, the music from the opening is Rhythm Emotion the second opening used by the show.

Sound 09/10
In a fighting game music has to match the environment it is in the music for this game is of no ecception. While not being as well done for the quality of the music compared to killer instinct it is very good for the types of battles it is used in. The music is fast paced and well done for each stage the best of which would be IMO from the arctic stage and the scrap yard stage. The sound effects are well done and very suited to how thier used in this game.

Would you replay it? 10/10
I've played thru killer instinct 10 times mortal kombats too various to count this game i have played thru more than any other fighter. When you first start the battles get too hard too fast if you don't know what you are doing but if you have experience it is fun to replay the game. when music graphics and GIANT FIGHTING ROBOTS get thrown into a pot and cooked for 10 min this is the result a very well done fighter. the final boss is fun to play against at any level and the battle system is very good for its time the music goes well with each battle and there is no preset combos so your free to customize your stratagy. I value its replay value very high for a fighter because of how it is done and the speed of the battles.

Overall 09/10
The true value of this game is in its VS mode as with emulators you can play online via kaillera or zbattle.net. its game play is well done and its sound is perfect for how it is used. its fast paced but who needs a story in a fighter anyway? If the story was needed it wouldn't have been released as an anime-to-game fighter.

Like a good fighter try this game.
Like a good battle play the pro's online.
Like GIANT FIGHTING ROBOTS WITH GUNS IN THEIR HEADS try this.
Ever watched/read gundam wing, try this for sure.

Well what can i say other than this by far the best gundam series game released on the snes and one of the best fighters if not the best for the snes!