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Front Mission 5: Scars of the War

Front Mission 5: Scars of the War is the fifth in Square's Front Mission tactical RPG series. It brings the player back to a gritty futuristic world in which conflicts are waged between five world powers: the…

29 December 2005

Front Mission 5: Scars of the War is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Square Enix Product Development Division 6, released 29 December 2005 on PlayStation 2.

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What Front Mission 5: Scars of the War is

Front Mission 5: Scars of the War is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Square Enix Product Development Division 6 and released in 2005. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The plot of Scars of the War revolves around USN soldier Walter Feng. When Huffman Island is deemed ready for colonization by the United Nations in 2065, Feng becomes one of the island's first immigrants. Living in Freedom City, Walter befriends two other children - Randy O'Neill and Glen Duval. The three boys experience first-hand the realities of war during the outbreak of the 1st Huffman Conflict in 2070; Walter and Glen are literally scarred by shell casings during a battle in Freedom City. The three boys were separated at the end of the war when the USN forcefully repatriates Walter and Randy, and Glen is forcefully repatriated by the OCU. The three reunites during a peacekeeping…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Front Mission series

Front Mission 5: Scars of the War is the seventh of 18 entries we hold in the Front Mission series. It arrived 2 years after Front Mission 4. The next entry was Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness in 2008.

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What it launched against

Front Mission 5: Scars of the War launched on 29 December 2005, within three weeks of Kingdom Hearts II, Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, Yakuza and 25 To Life.

Released around the same time: Kingdom Hearts II, Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, Yakuza, 25 To Life.

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When did Front Mission 5: Scars of the War come out?
Front Mission 5: Scars of the War was released on 29 December 2005 for PlayStation 2.

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