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Front Mission: Gun Hazard

Gun Hazard is a side-scrolling shooter with strong RPG elements, and a spin-off of the Front Mission series. Gameplay is more than a little similar to Cybernator or Metal Warriors. The player moves between…

23 February 1996

Front Mission: Gun Hazard is a platform developed by Omiya Soft, released 23 February 1996 on Wii and Super Famicom.

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What Front Mission: Gun Hazard is

Front Mission: Gun Hazard is a platform game developed by Omiya Soft and released in 1996. It was published by Square. It is available on Wii and Super Famicom.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Set in 2064, the story of Gun Hazard takes place all over the world in an alternate Front Mission universe. In the early 21st century, nations around the world fought over the control of natural resources. With natural resources dwindling in supply, the nations of the world eventually banded together to seek a solution to the growing crisis. Realizing the potential in space-based energy, they began development of an orbital elevator known as "Atlas" in 2024. As the orbital elevator's completion drew near, a breakthrough was achieved in miniature fusion reactors. The countries responsible for Atlas began to halt development of the orbital elevator and pursued miniature fusion reactor…
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How it plays

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

Where it sits in the Front Mission series

Front Mission: Gun Hazard is the second of 18 entries we hold in the Front Mission series. It arrived 12 months after Front Mission. The next entry was Front Mission 2 in 1997.

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What it launched against

Front Mission: Gun Hazard launched on 23 February 1996, within three weeks of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Pokémon Red Version, Sid Meier's Civilization II and Street Fighter Alpha 2.

Released around the same time: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Pokémon Red Version, Sid Meier's Civilization II, Street Fighter Alpha 2.

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When did Front Mission: Gun Hazard come out?
Front Mission: Gun Hazard was released on 23 February 1996 for Wii and Super Famicom.

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