Shogo: Mobile Armor Division

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Description

Sanjuro is a commander in the army of United Corporate Authority and a pilot of a Mobile Combat Armor (a giant mech) in the far future. The UCA is fighting the Fallen, a terrorist organization. This conflict has its victims: Sanjuro's brother, best friend and girlfriend all died while completing a mission years ago, and only recently he has been somewhat succeeding in putting the past behind him. Now Sanjuro is 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 to haunt him.

Shogo: Mobile Armor Division is a first-person shooter that incorporates ideas from anime and the MechWarrior concept. On some levels, the player controls Sanjuro while he is on foot, infiltrating enemy buildings and fighting with handheld firearms. Sanjuro can find health power-ups, more powerful weapons and ammo. Both Sanjuro and the enemies will randomly score critical his, which not only cause more damage, but also replenish a small portion of health.

On other levels, the player pilots one of the four available MCAs, which differ a little in characteristics. This giant mech can walk, jump and crouch just like a human being, and controlling it is very similar to controlling Sanjuro. The player guides this colossus through city districts swarming with enemy soldiers and mechs. It is also possible to transform the mech into a vehicle, though it can not defend itself in that state.

The story progression is linear for the most part. However, at one point, the player is prompted to make a choice that will affect the rest of the plot and the ending.

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Trailer

Alternate Titles

• "Ярость. Восстание на Кронусе" -- Russian spelling
• "Yarost': Vosstanie na Kronuse" -- Russian title
• "Riot: Mobile Armor" -- Working title
• "Heavy Metal " -- Original working title

Part of the Following Groups

• 3D Engine: Lithtech 1.0
• Middleware: SDL

User Reviews

Sometimes it clicks and sometimes it clunks	Windows	Maw (884)
Has lots of cool things but Monolith just couldn't put it all together.	Windows	Zovni (10648)
No go.	Windows	Ashley Pomeroy (233)
MechWarrior meets Quake	Windows	MadCat (61)
More Shooter like than Mech Sim, Great game!	Windows	Mister_T (15)

Critic Reviews

Svenska PC Gamer	Windows	Dec, 1998	91 out of 100	91
GamePro (US)	Windows	Jan 01, 2000	4.5 out of 5	90
PC Gamer	Windows	Dec, 1998	90 out of 100	90
Power Unlimited	Windows	Dec, 1998	8.8 out of 10	88
Privat Computer PC	Windows	1998	85 out of 100	85
GameStar (Germany)	Windows	Nov, 1998	83 out of 100	83
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
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Windows	Jan, 1999		70

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Review of Shogo: Mobile Armored Division	3	Pseudo_Intellectual (60501) Mar 02, 2012

Trivia

Another reference to one of Monolith's games can be found on the "Lost Cat" level. A squeaky toy required to complete the mission objective is none other then a rubber Captain Claw doll.

Related Web Sites

• Planet Shogo (Extensive Shogo site with everything from game info to cheats, editing and mods.)
• Shogo: Mobile Armor Division (The official website. Contains all the latest downloads, patches, a forum and guide to the game.)