Gundam: Battle Assault

Gundam: Battle Assault
Also known as: Gundam: The Battle Master 2 (JP) Developer: Natsume Publisher: Bandai Platform: PlayStation Released in JP: March 12, 1998 Released in US: November 6, 2000 Released in EU: December 7, 2001 This game has debugging material. This game has regional differences.

Gundam: Battle Assault is the sequel to the Japan-only Gundam: The Battle Master, featuring a mishmash of Universal Century and After Colony characters.

"Wealth and glory to the winner!"

Debug Display

Use the following code to display debug text.

Japan	US	Europe
80018EC8 0000 80018ECA 0000 800FC620 0001

In the US version, setting 801c3d48 to 01 will enable this debug screen. Hold L2 and press L1 to display the information.

Regional Differences

The game received numerous changes during localization, the big majority being purely aesthetic. Most changes were made to capitalize on on the Gundam franchise's massive explosion in popularity overseas.

Title Screen

Japan	US	Europe

The game was renamed from Gundam: The Battle Master 2 to Gundam: Battle Assault, and the graphic of Zeta Gundam behind the title screen was replaced by Wing Gundam along with a generally lighter, more clearer colour. The European version also features a language selection.

The game also plays an opening sequence after 20 seconds into the title screen in the Japanese version not seen in the international versions.

Characters

Japan	US/Europe

Japanese versions of the game include the mobile suit Hamma Hamma from Mobile Suit ZZ Gundam, while the English version replaces it with Wing Gundam, the eponymous mobile suit of Gundam Wing fame. Sadly, Wing is just a spriteswap of the Zeta Gundam.

Japan	US/Europe

Mobile Suit	Pilot (Japan)	Pilot (US/Europe)	Us/Europe pilot Series Origin
Wing Gundam	n/a	Heero Yuy	Gundam Wing
Zeta Gundam	Mercury Promenade	Kamille Bidan (spelt "Kamiru" ingame)	Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
Full Armor ZZ Gundam	Honey-B	Judau Ashta	Mobile Suit ZZ Gundam
Zaku II	Lloyd Nichols	Denim	Mobile Suit Gundam (0079)
Acguy	Patricia Estefan	Akahana	Mobile Suit Gundam (0079)
Hamma Hamma	Keiji Date	n/a	n/a (Hamma Hamma was piloted by Mashymre Cello in the original ZZ)
The-O	Rachel Aiphath	Paptimus Scirocco	Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
Qubeley	Rita Sue	Haman Karn	Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (though her graphics use her ZZ appearance)
Zeong	Noise Maddy	Char Aznable (U.C. 0079)	Mobile Suit Gundam (0079)
Sazabi	Smith Kingsley	Char Aznable (U.C. 0093)	Char's Counterattack
RX-78 (Gundam)	Mercury Promenade	Amuro Ray (U.C. 0079)	Mobile Suit Gundam (0079)
ν ("Nu") Gundam	Keiji Date	Amuro Ray (U.C. 0093)	Char's Counterattack
Ball	Gloria Chanvally	Shiro Amada	The 08th MS Team
Hygogg	Carol Youngfan	Mikhail Kaminsky	0080: War In The Pocket
GP02A (Physalis)	Largo Ford	Anavel Gato	0083: Stardust Memory
Queen Mansa	Synapse	Ple Two	Mobile Suit ZZ Gundam
Big Zam	Gallus Goldine	Dozle Zabi	Mobile Suit Gundam (0079)
Neue Ziel	Symeon	Anavel Gato	0083: Stardust Memory
Psyco Gundam Mk-III	Maria Nichols	Valder Farkill	Gundam Wing G-Unit/The Last Outpost (a spinoff manga to Wing)
Hydra Gundam	Pixie	Treize Khushrenada	Gundam Wing
Zaku II Commander Type	Lloyd Nichols	Char Aznable (U.C. 0079)	Mobile Suit Gundam (0079)

Additionally, the entire roster of pilots consists of game-original characters in the Japanese version, while the English version replaced them with the appropriate pilots from the wider Gundam franchise.

Story Mode

Japan	US	Europe

The entirety of the game's story has been rewritten. The Japanese version follows Gloria and Pixie as the protagonists while the international ones feature an original story about Heero Yuy of Gundam Wing fame trying to bring about peace by...destroying everyone else's mobile suits.

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  Mountain Range

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  North Fort

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  Mysterious Cave

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  No Glory Stadium

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  Judgment Ravine

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  Hangar of Army

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  Harbor Facilities

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  Seaside City

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  Farm of Largo Ford

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  Villa of Aiphath

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  Base of Resistance

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  Skyscraper

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  Moon Port

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  Moon Laboratory

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  Area of Eden

Every location briefly displays their name during story mode in the Japanese version, something the international versions doesn't do.

Japan	US/Europe

Every pre-fight scene features basic information about the opponent pilot (name, sex, age and occupation), as well as larger profile portraits than what's seen in the English release.

Japan	US/Europe

Gloria and Pixie's winpose portrait differs depending on how much health they have after winning the battle. Heero lacks any kind of winpose port in the English release.

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  Intermission 1

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  Intermission 2

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  Intermission 3

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  Final Battle

There are 3 intermission cutscenes during the story and one before the final fight. These are missing from the international versions.

Japan	US/Europe

The ending scene was trimmed down while the credits and post-credit scene were completely cut.

Miscellaneous

Japan	US/Europe

The spelling in some mobile suit names was slightly changed.

Japan	US/Europe
L1, L1, L1, L1, R1, R1, R1, R1, L1, R1, L1, R1, L1, R1, L1, R1.	Left, Up, Right, Down, ◻, △, ○.

The cheat code to unlock Zaku II Commander Type differ between regions, both commands still need to be input during the title screen.