Super Robot Wars

Super Robot Wars
Genre(s)Tactical role-playing
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)
First releaseSuper Robot Wars
April 20, 1991
Latest releaseSuper Robot Wars 30
October 28, 2021

Super Robot Wars is a series of Japanese tactical role-playing video games produced by Bandai Namco Entertainment, formerly Banpresto. Starting out as a spinoff of the Compati Hero series, the main feature of the franchise is having a story that crosses over several popular mecha anime, manga and video games, allowing characters and mecha from different titles to team up or battle one another. The first game in the franchise was released for the Game Boy on April 20, 1991.[1] Later spawning numerous games that were released on various consoles and handhelds. Due to the nature of crossover games and licensing involved, only a few games have been released outside Japan, and in English; Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation and its sequel were the first of these in 2006. The franchise celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2016,[2] and its 30th anniversary in 2021, and Super Robot Wars 30 was also released overseas.[3]

  1. ^ "ラインナップ | スーパーロボット大戦 公式サイト[SRW]". Suparobo.jp. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Takanobu Terada Hints at Big Plans for "Super Robot Wars" Series". www.crunchyroll.com. 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
  3. ^ "Super Robot Wars 30 announced for PS4, Switch, and PC". www.gematsu.com. 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2021-07-11.