Super Robot Taisen

The basic interface is like every other SRT game: your robots are placed out on a map grid with different terrain types.

Placing the cursor above a robot and pushing a button brings up a menu with basic choices for movement, attack, status and special options.

A similar menu is displayed if you move your robot close to an enemy unit, offering options to attack, use spiritual powers or negotiate.

After all robots have moved, the turn is over, and the game switches to the enemy phase.

All robots are licensed from two parties only – Sunrise and Dynamic – and when starting the game you may choose to start with the Gundam team, the Mazinger team or the Getter Robo team.

One robot must be designated as the team leader, which allows you to upgrade its statistics with a number of points.

If the leader robot is destroyed in battle, the game is over.

Unlike later games, destroyed units are not repaired after a scenario is cleared, but may show up as an enemy unit later on.

This puts a lot more emphasis on the negotiation command than later games, since a lot more enemy units may in fact turn out to be friends.

Few of them will listen unless you have first brought down their HP to a minimal amount, though.

Apart from HP, each unit has XP.

Experience is gained for each enemy unit that is destroyed, and a level up adds to all aspects of your robot; speed, force, armor, HP and SP.

SP, or spiritual power, is like MP in conventional RPGs, allowing a unit-specific set of ”spiritual commands” to be executed.

These usually change game variables, such as force of attack, speed of dodging or hea

Super Robot Taisen for Game Boy is currently worth €47.34 loose, €30.42 complete in box, and €69.96 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

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