
The Battle Ranking also affects the amount of money handed to you at the end of a campaign.

These factors will determine your reward ranging from bronze to platinum, players are awarded various metals for significant accomplishments. It relays important information on the total number of attacks initiated, how many enemies were eliminated, and the number of turns it took to finish the battle. Players are shown an evaluation at the end of each battle called the Battle Ranking. Play smart and defend your robots and characters by any means necessary. Be careful, though - enemies can eject your character and steal their highly customized Wanzer too. Strong attacks usually get the job done the already mentioned Eject Punch is highly effective.

The Discharge Battle System allows players to acquire an enemy Wanzer by overthrowing the pilot and assimilating the machine. There are 32 different robots to control throughout the duration of gameplay. Customization is excruciatingly important as players will need to upgrade a Wanzer's armor capabilities, supply it with progressively destructive weapons, and tack on special items for Battle Skill programming. For example, if you've got a Tiandong 3 arm part, the Wanzer will learn an Eject Punch. Featuring customizable legs, arms, and body parts, the robots will learn new combinations and attacks upon upgrade. The 100 Battle Skills are specialized Wanzer actions that increase a character's performance in any given battle. Scenarios change depending on your actions and the choices you make.įront Mission 3 features a complex battle system broken into Battle Skills, a Discharge Battle, and the Battle Ranking.

While one scenario would have you defend the Kamariya Junction, the other would have you destroy it. While the focus of the overlaying storyline may be the rebellion side of things, the game has a Double Scenario feature that allows players to play two dynamically different sides throughout the duration of play. As the third release of a well-established series in Japan, Front Mission 3 is a turn-based strategy/RPG outlining the agony of war and the art of betrayal.
