Description
It is the far future; you are Sanjuro, a commander in the army of United Corporate Authority and a pilot of a Mobile Combat Armor (a giant walking robot). The UCA is fighting the Fallen, a terrorist organization. This conflict has its victims: your brother, best friend and love interest died while completing a mission years ago, and only recently you got over it completely. Now you are given a mission to find and kill Gabriel, a new leader of the Fallen. But during this assignment, ghosts of the past will come back...
Shogo: Mobile Armor Division is a first-person shooter that incorporates ideas from anime and the
MechWarrior concept.
On some levels, you control Sanjuro while he's on foot, infiltrating enemy buildings and fighting with handheld firearms. Those levels are typically difficult, since Sanjuro has little health and dies quickly, although - of course - he can find health power-ups, more powerful weapons and ammo. Occasionally, allies will fight alongside you, although they typically die or leave you quickly.
On other levels, you pilot a MCA (you can choose one of the four MCAs, which differ a little in characteristics.) This giant robot can walk, jump and crouch just like a human being, and controlling it is very similar to controlling Sanjuro. You will guide this colossus through city districts swarming with enemy soldiers and mecha.
The game has an intricate storyline. At one point, it is possible to make a choice that will affect the rest of the plot and the ending.
Alternate Titles
- "Ярость. Восстание на Кронусе" -- Russian spelling
- "Yarost': Vosstanie na Kronuse" -- Russian title
- "Riot: Mobile Armor" -- Working title
- "Heavy Metal " -- Original working title
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault) |
Windows |
Oct 08, 1998 |
 |
100 |
| Svenska PC Gamer |
Windows |
Dec, 1998 |
91 out of 100 |
91 |
| Game Revolution |
Windows |
Oct 01, 1998 |
A- |
91 |
| IGN |
Windows |
Nov 06, 1998 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Jeuxvideo.com |
Windows |
Dec 24, 1998 |
18 out of 20 |
90 |
| Game Over Online |
Windows |
Sep 29, 1998 |
88 out of 100 |
88 |
| Gamezilla |
Windows |
Dec 31, 1998 |
84 out of 100 |
84 |
| Netjak |
Windows |
Aug 19, 2004 |
8.3 out of 10 |
83 |
| GameSpot |
Windows |
Oct 13, 1998 |
8.1 out of 10 |
81 |
| Inside Mac Games (IMG) |
Macintosh |
Jun 19, 2001 |
7.25 out of 10 |
72 |
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Trivia
Besides having an anime theme and various bits of anime art scattered around, there are also quite a few anime references in the game as well. Most of the references are, fittingly enough, towards other giant robot shows. For example:
The CURV anime poster/billboard which shows up at various points in the game is a reference to the giant robot series Neon Genesis Evangelion, parodying the NERV emblem, the girl, and the catchphrase ("God's on my side") from that show.
On the starship Leviathan the names of the officers on the quarters next to yours are in fact the names of characters from other robot/sci-fi shows, namely Noa Izumi and Asuma Shinohara from Patlabor, Makoto Kushinaga from Ghost in the Shell, Isamu Dyson from Macross Plus, and of course Rick Hunter from the ol' eighties show Robotech.
There's even a few references to Monolith's Blood. In the game there's a magazine rack with one of the magazines having Caleb's picture. Also, when they're fighting you sometimes Fallen soldiers will scream out "mardamarks and fearhooks" (or something like that), which was a favorite combat saying of the Cabal cultists you fought in Blood.
(What, no references to "Johnny Socko and his Giant Robot"? --Ed.)
