BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment ‘Super Robot Wars’ series marks 30th anniversary

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 -- Tokyo-based BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc has announced the ‘Super Robot Wars’ series has reached its 30th anniversary.

According to a statement, the series was first released in 1991 as a simulation RPG where robots from various licences came together in battle.

The series appeared on various gaming platforms, such as the GAME BOY (R), offering entertainment to customers worldwide, with more than 90 titles appearing under the series brand (including rerelease variations), and the series has now surpassed 19 million in sales.

In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the series, ‘Super Robot Wars 30’ was released on the home console systems (Nintendo Switch (TM) /PlayStation (R) 4 /STEAM (R)) on Oct 28.

In response to comments and requests from fans of the series, the game features a new game system, ‘Tactical Area Selection’ where players can choose the order of the story, robots, and characters that can be obtained.

In order to have many customers enjoy the game worldwide, the game is available on STEAM (R) for the U.S. and European regions for the first time ever.

In addition, the game is available in five languages, including simplified Chinese, the first ever to the series, to have as many customers as possible enjoy it.

By utilising BANDAI NAMCO Group's business knowledge and experience, 274 different licences have appeared across the brand's legacy, thus making it a series with the most IP licences ever to appear in any role-playing video game series.

-- BERNAMA