Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn

Shin Gundam Musou (真・ガンダム無双) is the fourth installment of the Dynasty Warriors: Gundam series.

Yoshitaka Gotō serves as the director while Hidefumi Komino (Bandai-Namco) and Hisashi Koinuma act as producers. The Shin in the Japanese title is something that the director wanted to do back in 2010 but felt more appropriate for this entry. Gotō considered the anime cell shading to be too flashy and pushed for the realistic visual style of the first title. Koinuma commented that the previous style did allow for them to place as many Mobile Suits (MS) as possible into the field, but he felt that their ability to show off each MS's features were limited. He hopes the realistic approach can bring back familiarity with each Suit.

First print bonus is a serial code for the Bearguy MS.

Gameplay
The general graphic and audio layout of the game returns to a style reminiscent to the second title.


 * Official Mode is back with SEED, SEED DESTINY and Unicorn confirmed as the new arcs for dramatization. Returning arcs (all except ZZ) will have more cinematics and scenes than previous entries. Spliced footage of the original anime will also be included within the game.
 * "Ultimate Mode" is roughly described as a reversion to the second title's system: players can select their preferred pilot to complete a series of short stories and homage missions unrelated to Official Mode. The theme of this mode is "crossover events".
 * "Burst System", a new MS and pilot feature, alters the mannerisms of an individual MS in battle based on the construction of its parts and the specific pilot using it. MS, for instance, can by equipped with Transam (increases attack, speed, and length of MS attacks) or Magnetic Coating (boosts attack speed and likelihood of critical hits). Newtypes can slow enemies in battle, SEED characters can negate thrust gauge consumption, and so on. Players can mix and match Burst combinations to fit with their preferences.
 * Partner Strikes have been renamed "Combination Burst", and now include a summon which calls warships for support.
 * Ace pilots from either side of the battle can now move bases around the battlefield at whim. Space battles make a comeback.
 * Mission objectives are listed at the bottom right hand corner for player convenience.
 * MS now have individual sets of weaponry. Players can alter each weapon's length and girth at the mechanic.
 * Mobile Armors can now be used as playable units.

Characters
The following characters are new to the series.


 * Neo Roanoke
 * Cagalli Yula Athha
 * Stella Loussier
 * Rey Za Burrel
 * Murrue Ramius
 * Angelo Sauper

Mobile Suits
Over 120 different Suits are noted to be in the game which surpasses previous entries. Like the third title, returning MS have all been tweaked. The known new Suits in this title are:


 * RX-0 Unicorn Gundam 02 Banshee
 * AMS-129 Geara Zulu (Angelo Sauper custom)
 * GAT-X105 Strike Gundam
 * MBF-02 Strike Rouge
 * GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam
 * GAT-X103 Buster Gundam
 * ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam
 * ZGMF-X56S Impulse Gundam
 * ZGMF-X666S Legend Gundam
 * GFAS-X1 Destroy Gundam
 * ZGMF-1000 Zaku Warrior (Class 3)
 * ORB-01 Akatsuki
 * GPB-04B Beargguy

Expansions/Spin-offs

 * Gundam Musou Tryout - hosted at Gundam Perfect Games. A free browser mini-game which roughly reenacts action within the game with three Gundams. Interested players can compete against one another in its weekly rankings.

Related Media
A playable demo was presented at Tokyo Game Show at Bandai-Namco's booth. Goto, Koinuma and Komino stood on stage on the last day of the event for a dual Gundam presentation. Both this game and the upcoming Gundam Breaker were explained and featured.