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Super Robot Taisen Alpha Gaiden

Shortly after the events of Alpha, the Earth Federation has covered up many of the events in the climatic battle with the antagonist Aerogaters, but the gravity shock wave from the detonation of the Excelion…

29 March 2001

Super Robot Taisen Alpha Gaiden is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Banpresto, released 29 March 2001 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

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What Super Robot Taisen Alpha Gaiden is

Super Robot Taisen Alpha Gaiden is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Banpresto and released in 2001. It was published by Namco Bandai Games. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Shortly after the events of Alpha, the Earth Federation has covered up many of the events in the climatic battle with the antagonist Aerogaters, but the gravity shock wave from the detonation of the Excelion (from Gunbuster) in the Battle of the Solar System's Absolute Defense is rapidly approaching the Earth, and threatens to wipe out the space colonies and the planet. The Earth's only hope is the Aegis System, which could shield the Earth Sphere from the shock wave. Unfortunately, the heroes are sent to an alternate future, where the Earth has been ravaged by the wave. Faced with a new threat in the form of the Ancestors, the heroes must find a way to return to their time and prevent this…
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How it plays

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

Where it sits in the Super Robot Wars series

Super Robot Taisen Alpha Gaiden is the 28th of 83 entries we hold in the Super Robot Wars series. The next entry was Real Robot Regiment in 2001.

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What it launched against

Super Robot Taisen Alpha Gaiden launched on 29 March 2001, within three weeks of Serious Sam: The First Encounter, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Worms World Party and Cossacks: European Wars.

Released around the same time: Serious Sam: The First Encounter, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Worms World Party, Cossacks: European Wars.

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When did Super Robot Taisen Alpha Gaiden come out?
Super Robot Taisen Alpha Gaiden was released on 29 March 2001 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

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