Front Mission (video game)

Front Mission
Super Famicom cover art
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)
  • Square (SNES, WSC)
  • Square Enix (PS1, DS)
  • Forever Entertainment (Remake)
Director(s)Toshiro Tsuchida
Producer(s)
Artist(s)Yoshitaka Amano
Writer(s)Toshiro Tsuchida
Composer(s)
SeriesFront Mission
Platform(s)
Release
February 24, 1995
  • Super Famicom
    • JP: February 24, 1995
    WonderSwan Color
    • JP: July 12, 2002
    Front Mission 1st
    PlayStation
    • JP: October 23, 2003
    Nintendo DS
    • JP: March 22, 2007
    • NA: October 23, 2007
Genre(s)Tactical role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Front Mission[a] is a tactical role-playing game developed by G-Craft and published by Square, and was released in Japan on February 24, 1995, for the Super Famicom. Front Mission is the first main entry and the first entry overall in the Front Mission series.[1] Front Mission is part of a serialized storyline that follows the stories of various characters and their struggles involving mecha known as wanzers.[2] A direct port of the game was released for the WonderSwan Color in Japan on July 12, 2002.

A remake of the game developed by Square Enix Co., Ltd. was released for the PlayStation in Japan on October 23, 2003, titled Front Mission 1st.[b] It included new content and offered a new USN scenario to play through. Front Mission 1st was then ported to the Nintendo DS with more additional content and was released in Japan on March 22, 2007. Only the Nintendo DS port, renamed as Front Mission, was released in North America on October 23, 2007.

A further remake of Front Mission 1st, titled Front Mission 1st: Remake, was developed and published by Forever Entertainment for the Nintendo Switch on November 30, 2022. Ports to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S were released on June 30, 2023.


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  1. ^ Kalata, Kurt. "Hardcore Gaming 101: Front Mission". Gamespy. Archived from the original on April 12, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
  2. ^ Dengeki, ed. (February 2004). "100 Year History of Front Mission". Dengeki GAMES (in Japanese). No. February 2004 Special Edition. MediaWorks.