Macross Ace Frontier
Encyclopedia
is a shooting game developed by Artdink
for the PlayStation Portable
. The game is based on Studio Nue
's popular Macross
series, one of which is known in the West as the first generation of Robotech
. It features original elements as well as characters, mechanics, episode plots and BGM borrowed from 1982's The Super Dimension Fortress Macross
original TV series, the 1992 Macross Plus
OVA series, the 1994 Macross 7
TV series and the 2008 Macross Frontier
TV series, as well as incorporating more elements from the 1984 Macross: Do You Remember Love? feature film and the 2002 prequel OVA series Macross Zero
.
up to the most recent variable fighter
craft in the Macross universe, including the VF-25 Messiah
and also featuring the VF-0
, the VF-19 Custom Fire Valkyrie as well as various enemy class mecha from Zentradi, Varauta, Anti-UN and Vajra http://macross.anime.net/wiki/Vajra forces. The game was developed using the Gundam Battle
engine.
beta version for PlayStation Network.
Gallery mode gathers unlockable collectible items such as character profiles (with voice preview), mecha profiles (with 3D model preview), pictures and songs.
New game elements include additional variable fighters, a “Missile Alert” system, new pilot and operator characters created exclusively for the game by Macross character designer Haruhiko Mikimoto
, and special missions as they were played out in their respective series, including those from the antagonists' point of view. The loading screens also feature screenshots from all Macross installments. Ultimate Frontier was released in October 2009 in Japan.
The game is available in standard and limited versions. The latter features a preview of the first Macross Frontier movie (being released in Japan on November 21, 2009), a UMD which features all the opening and end titles from all the Macross titles released so far and an interview with Macross creator Shoji Kawamori
.
A new sequel called Macross Triangle Frontier
was released during February 2011 in Japan.
Artdink
is a Japanese developer of console and computer games, currently based in Tsukishima, Tokyo.By far Artdink's biggest international success was the award-winning A-Train strategy game released for the PC and Amiga, which was published by SimCity creators Maxis...
for the PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable
The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
. The game is based on Studio Nue
Studio Nue
Studio Nue is a Japanese design studio formed in 1972 by Naoyuki Kato, Kenichi Matsuzaki, Kazutaka Miyatake, and Haruka Takachiho...
's popular Macross
Macross
is a series of science fiction mecha anime, directed by Shōji Kawamori of Studio Nue in 1982. The franchise features a fictional history of Earth/Humanity after the year 1999. It consists of three TV series, four movies, six OVAs, one light novel and five manga series, all sponsored by Big West...
series, one of which is known in the West as the first generation of Robotech
Robotech
Robotech is an 85-episode science fiction anime adaptation produced by Harmony Gold USA in association with Tatsunoko Production Co., Ltd. and first released in the United States in 1985...
. It features original elements as well as characters, mechanics, episode plots and BGM borrowed from 1982's The Super Dimension Fortress Macross
The Super Dimension Fortress Macross
is an anime television series. According to story creator Shoji Kawamori, it depicts "a love triangle against the backdrop of great battles" during the first Human-alien war....
original TV series, the 1992 Macross Plus
Macross Plus
is a four-episode anime OVA and theatrical movie in the Macross series. It was the first sequel to the original Macross television series that took place in the official timeline...
OVA series, the 1994 Macross 7
Macross 7
is an anime television series. It is a sequel to the show The Super Dimension Fortress Macross that takes place many years after the events of the first series following a cast of mostly new characters. The show ran from October 16, 1994 to September 24, 1995 at 11:00 AM, and 49 episodes were aired...
TV series and the 2008 Macross Frontier
Macross Frontier
is a Japanese animated science fiction space drama that aired in Japan on MBS from April 3, 2008 to September 25, 2008. It is the most recent Japanese anime television series set in the Macross universe. Animated by Satelight, premiered Japan on MBS on April 3, 2008...
TV series, as well as incorporating more elements from the 1984 Macross: Do You Remember Love? feature film and the 2002 prequel OVA series Macross Zero
Macross Zero
is an anime prequel OVA to The Super Dimension Fortress Macross released for the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Macross franchise during 2002 in Japan...
.
Gameplay
It is a 3D shooter action game with multiplayer capability (1 - 4 Players) over the PSP ad-hoc feature. It features various characters and mecha from the last 25 years of the series, ranging from the VF-1 ValkyrieVF-1 Valkyrie
This article is about a fictional vehicle; for the fighter squadron see VF-1.In the fictional Macross Japanese anime series and its English adaptation Robotech, the first mass-produced variable fighter or veritech fighter is called the VF-1 Valkyrie.-Background:The VF-1 was created by the...
up to the most recent variable fighter
Variable fighter
A Variable Fighter is a series of fictional transforming aerospace fighter mecha primarily designed by Studio Nue's Shoji Kawamori for the animated series The Super Dimension Fortress Macross and later related projects...
craft in the Macross universe, including the VF-25 Messiah
VF-25 Messiah
The VF-25 Messiah is a fictional space-capable variable fighter, seen in the anime Macross Frontier of the Macross series. The craft was developed on board the space colonization fleet Macross Frontier from the YF-24 Evolution prototype whose blueprint was delivered via the Galaxy Network...
and also featuring the VF-0
VF-0
The VF-0 Phoenix is a fictional transforming aircraft from the Macross Zero anime science fiction series. It was created by mechanical designer Shoji Kawamori.-Fictional History:...
, the VF-19 Custom Fire Valkyrie as well as various enemy class mecha from Zentradi, Varauta, Anti-UN and Vajra http://macross.anime.net/wiki/Vajra forces. The game was developed using the Gundam Battle
Gundam Battle (series)
Gundam Battle is a series of games exclusively made for the Sony PlayStation Portable game console, all based on a same game engine. Currently there are 5 games in the series.-Gundam Battle Tactics:...
engine.
Game modes
The game allows Single player and four-player Network modes. Single mode includes Campaign and Freeplay. Network mode can be played ad hoc with up to four players, and it is compatible with adhoc Party for PlayStation PortableAdhoc Party for PlayStation Portable
adhoc Party for PlayStation Portable , adhoc Party for short, is a PlayStation Network free game service for the PlayStation Portable handheld console which uses a WLAN-connected PlayStation 3.A Japanese beta version was released on November 6, 2008...
beta version for PlayStation Network.
Gallery mode gathers unlockable collectible items such as character profiles (with voice preview), mecha profiles (with 3D model preview), pictures and songs.
Characters
- Macross (1982) / Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984)
- Hikaru IchijyoHikaru IchijyoHikaru Ichijyo is one of the main fictional characters of the Macross Japanese anime series. His voice actor was Arihiro Hase in the Original Japanese version and Vic Mignogna in the English dub by ADV Films in January 2006...
(CV: Kenji Nojima) - Roy FockerRoy Fockeris a fictional character from the Japanese anime science fiction series Macross and the prequel OVA Macross Zero...
(CV: Akira Kamiya) - Hayao KakizakiHayao Kakizakiis a fictional character in the science fiction television series The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, voiced by Katsumi Suzuki. In the ADV Films dub of Macross, he is voiced by Jason Douglas.-Background:...
(CV: Katsumi Suzuki) - Maximilian JeniusMaximilian Jenius' is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Macross, voiced by Shō Hayami. In the new English adaptation by ADV Films, he is voiced by Chris Patton.-Macross:...
(CV: Shou Hayami) - Milia Fallyna (Zentradi and Miclone Version) (CV: Eri Takeda)
- Zentradi Soldier
- Quamzin KravsheraQuamzin KravsheraIn the fictional Macross universe, Quamzin Kravshera or Kamjin/Kamujin is a brilliant but mentally unstable Zentradi commander during Space War I....
(CV: Kousuke Meguro) - Vrlitwhai KridanikVrlitwhai Kridanikis a fictional character in the Macross universe. He first appears in the original Macross. He also appears in Macross: Do You Remember Love? and Macross: Flash Back 2012. The original Japanese romanization of the character's name according to Studio Nue is Vrlitwhai Kridanik...
(CV: Ohtomo Ryuzaburou) - Lynn MinmayLynn MinmayLynn Minmay, also spelled Ling Mingmei is a fictional anime character from Super Dimension Fortress Macross television series and Macross: Do You Remember Love? movie. She is also in Macross: Flash Back 2012 music video collection...
(CV: Mari Iijima) - Misa HayaseMisa Hayaseis one of the central fictional characters of the Macross Japanese anime series. Her voice actress was Mika Doi in the original Japanese TV version, in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? movie adaptation, and in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012 OVA...
(CV: Mika Doi) - Golg Boddole Zer (CV: -)
- Macross Plus (1994)
- Isamu Alva Dyson (CV: Takumi YamazakiTakumi Yamazakiis a Japanese voice actor.-Anime/OVA:* Wiseman and Harald Hoerwick in .hack* Naobi/Yata in .hack//Roots* Doctor West in Demonbane* Hanemaru in Flame of Recca* Joe Hayakawa in Final Fantasy: Unlimited* Bansai Kawakami in Gintama* George de Sand in G Gundam...
) - Guld Goa Bowman (CV: Unshou Isizuka)
- Sharon Apple (CV: -)
- Macross Seven (1994)
- Basara NekkiBasara Nekki' is a fictional character in the Macross universe, the lead singer and guitarist of the band Fire Bomber. He first appears in Macross 7, and also appears in the movie Macross 7: The Galaxy is Calling Me and the OVAs Macross 7 Encore and Macross Dynamite 7. He is voiced by Nobutoshi Kanna...
(CV: Kanna Nobutoshi) - Mylene Flare JeniusMylene Flare Jeniusis a fictional character in the Macross universe. She first appears in Macross 7, and also appears in the movie Macross 7: The Galaxy Is Calling Me! and the OVAs Macross 7 Encore and Macross Dynamite 7. She is voiced by Tomo Sakurai...
(CV: Tomo Sakurai) - Gamlin KizakiGamlin KizakiGamlin Kizaki is a fictional character in the Macross universe. He first appears in Macross 7, and later appeared in the movie Macross 7: The Galaxy Is Calling Me! and the OAVs Macross 7 Encore and Macross Dynamite 7. He is voiced by Takehito Koyasu.At the beginning of Macross 7, Gamlin is 19...
(CV: Takehito Koyasu) - Gavil (CV: Akio Suyama)
- Maximilian JeniusMaximilian Jenius' is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Macross, voiced by Shō Hayami. In the new English adaptation by ADV Films, he is voiced by Chris Patton.-Macross:...
(CV: -) - Milia Fallyna JeniusMilia Fallyna Jeniusis a fictional character in the Macross Japanese animated science fiction series, voiced by Eri Takeda. In the 2006 English adaptation by ADV Films she is voiced by Luci Christian.-Macross:...
(CV: -) - Gigile (CV: Tomohiro Nishimura)
- Gavil (CV: -)
- Geppernich (CV: -)
- Macross Frontier (2008)
- Alto Saotome (CV: Yuichi Nakamura)
- Michael BlancMichael BlancMichael Loic Blanc is a French national who was convicted for drug trafficking in Indonesia after 3.8 kilograms of hashish was found in his diving gear while attempting to enter Bali, Indonesia....
(CV: Hiroshi Kamiya) - Ozma Lee (CV: Katsuyuki Konishi)
- Clan Clang (Zentradi and Miclone Version) (CV: Megumi Toyoguchi)
- Luca Angelloni (CV: Jun Fukuyama)
- Brera Sterne (CV: Souichirou Hoshi)
- Original characters
- Yuuto Kagura (CV -)
- Pilot Male B (CV -)
- Miyuki Shirakawa (CV -)
- Pilot Female B (CV -)
- Akimizu Yuu (CV -)
- Claire Stanford (CV -)
- Yamashiro Itsuki (CV -)
Playable mecha
- Macross (1982)/Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984)
- MBR-04-Mk.IV Tomahawk
- ADR-04-Mk.X Defender
- SDR-04-Mk.XII Phalanx
- MBR-07-Mk.II Spartan
- Destroid Monster
- VF-1D ValkyrieVF-1 ValkyrieThis article is about a fictional vehicle; for the fighter squadron see VF-1.In the fictional Macross Japanese anime series and its English adaptation Robotech, the first mass-produced variable fighter or veritech fighter is called the VF-1 Valkyrie.-Background:The VF-1 was created by the...
- VF-1A ValkyrieVF-1 ValkyrieThis article is about a fictional vehicle; for the fighter squadron see VF-1.In the fictional Macross Japanese anime series and its English adaptation Robotech, the first mass-produced variable fighter or veritech fighter is called the VF-1 Valkyrie.-Background:The VF-1 was created by the...
(一般 Version) - VF-1A Valkyrie (FAST Pack)VF-1 ValkyrieThis article is about a fictional vehicle; for the fighter squadron see VF-1.In the fictional Macross Japanese anime series and its English adaptation Robotech, the first mass-produced variable fighter or veritech fighter is called the VF-1 Valkyrie.-Background:The VF-1 was created by the...
(Hikaru Ichijyo Version) - VF-1J ValkyrieVF-1 ValkyrieThis article is about a fictional vehicle; for the fighter squadron see VF-1.In the fictional Macross Japanese anime series and its English adaptation Robotech, the first mass-produced variable fighter or veritech fighter is called the VF-1 Valkyrie.-Background:The VF-1 was created by the...
(Hikaru Ichijyo Version) - VF-1J ValkyrieVF-1 ValkyrieThis article is about a fictional vehicle; for the fighter squadron see VF-1.In the fictional Macross Japanese anime series and its English adaptation Robotech, the first mass-produced variable fighter or veritech fighter is called the VF-1 Valkyrie.-Background:The VF-1 was created by the...
(Maximilian Jenius Version) - VF-1J ValkyrieVF-1 ValkyrieThis article is about a fictional vehicle; for the fighter squadron see VF-1.In the fictional Macross Japanese anime series and its English adaptation Robotech, the first mass-produced variable fighter or veritech fighter is called the VF-1 Valkyrie.-Background:The VF-1 was created by the...
(Milia Fallyna Jenius Version) - VF-1J Armored ValkyrieVF-1 ValkyrieThis article is about a fictional vehicle; for the fighter squadron see VF-1.In the fictional Macross Japanese anime series and its English adaptation Robotech, the first mass-produced variable fighter or veritech fighter is called the VF-1 Valkyrie.-Background:The VF-1 was created by the...
(Hikaru Ichijyo Version) - VF-1S Strike Valkyrie (FAST Pack)VF-1 ValkyrieThis article is about a fictional vehicle; for the fighter squadron see VF-1.In the fictional Macross Japanese anime series and its English adaptation Robotech, the first mass-produced variable fighter or veritech fighter is called the VF-1 Valkyrie.-Background:The VF-1 was created by the...
(Hikaru Ichijyo Version) - VF-1S ValkyrieVF-1 ValkyrieThis article is about a fictional vehicle; for the fighter squadron see VF-1.In the fictional Macross Japanese anime series and its English adaptation Robotech, the first mass-produced variable fighter or veritech fighter is called the VF-1 Valkyrie.-Background:The VF-1 was created by the...
(Roy Focker Version) - VF-1S Super Valkyrie (FAST Pack)VF-1 ValkyrieThis article is about a fictional vehicle; for the fighter squadron see VF-1.In the fictional Macross Japanese anime series and its English adaptation Robotech, the first mass-produced variable fighter or veritech fighter is called the VF-1 Valkyrie.-Background:The VF-1 was created by the...
(Roy Focker Version) - SDF-1 MacrossSDF-1 MacrossThe SDF-1 Macross is a fictional interstellar transforming spacecraft from The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, an anime science fiction series that aired in Japan in 1982–1983, and its American adaptation Robotech...
- Regult
- Glaug
- Nousjadeul-Ger
- Queadlunn Rau
- Queadlunn Rau (Maximilian Jenius Version)
- Queadlunn Rau (Milia Fallyna Jenius Version)
- ZentradiZentradiThe are a fictional, militastic race of alien, humanoid giants and often the main antagonist in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross anime series and its Robotech adaptation....
Soldier - Vrlitwhai KridanikVrlitwhai Kridanikis a fictional character in the Macross universe. He first appears in the original Macross. He also appears in Macross: Do You Remember Love? and Macross: Flash Back 2012. The original Japanese romanization of the character's name according to Studio Nue is Vrlitwhai Kridanik...
- Golg Boddole Zer
- Macross Plus (1994)
- VF-11B ThunderboltVF-11 ThunderboltThe VF-11 Thunderbolt is a fictional variable fighter in the Macross storyline. It was created by mechanical designer Shoji Kawamori.-Fictional Background:...
- VF-11C ThunderboltVF-11 ThunderboltThe VF-11 Thunderbolt is a fictional variable fighter in the Macross storyline. It was created by mechanical designer Shoji Kawamori.-Fictional Background:...
(一般 Version) - YF-19 Prototype
- YF-21 Prototype
- Macross Seven (1994)
- VF-11MAXL CustomVF-11 ThunderboltThe VF-11 Thunderbolt is a fictional variable fighter in the Macross storyline. It was created by mechanical designer Shoji Kawamori.-Fictional Background:...
(Mylene Flare Jenius Version) - VF-17D NightmareVF-17 NightmareThe VF-17 Nightmare is a fictional variable fighter from the anime television series Macross 7 and Macross Frontier. This fictional variable fighter mecha was created by mechanical designer Shoji Kawamori.-Fictional History:...
(一般 Version) - VF-17S NightmareVF-17 NightmareThe VF-17 Nightmare is a fictional variable fighter from the anime television series Macross 7 and Macross Frontier. This fictional variable fighter mecha was created by mechanical designer Shoji Kawamori.-Fictional History:...
- VF-17S NightmareVF-17 NightmareThe VF-17 Nightmare is a fictional variable fighter from the anime television series Macross 7 and Macross Frontier. This fictional variable fighter mecha was created by mechanical designer Shoji Kawamori.-Fictional History:...
(Milia Fallyna Jenius Version) - VF-19 Custom Fire Valkyrie (Nekki Basara Version)
- VF-22S Sturmvogel II (Maximilian Jenius Version)
- VF-22S Sturmvogel II (Milia Fallyna Jenius Version)
- Fz-109A Elgerzorene (一般 Version)
- Fz-109F Elgerzorene (Gigile Version)
- Glavil
- Geperuniti
- Macross Zero (2004)
- VF-0S Phoenix (Roy Focker Version)
- SV-51αSV-51The SV-51 is a fictional transforming aircraft from the Macross Zero anime science fiction series. It was designed by anime mechanical designer Shoji Kawamori.-Fictional Design:The SV-51 was the only variable fighter developed by the Anti-U.N. forces...
(一般 Version) - SV-51γSV-51The SV-51 is a fictional transforming aircraft from the Macross Zero anime science fiction series. It was designed by anime mechanical designer Shoji Kawamori.-Fictional Design:The SV-51 was the only variable fighter developed by the Anti-U.N. forces...
(Nora Polyansky Version) - SV-51γSV-51The SV-51 is a fictional transforming aircraft from the Macross Zero anime science fiction series. It was designed by anime mechanical designer Shoji Kawamori.-Fictional Design:The SV-51 was the only variable fighter developed by the Anti-U.N. forces...
(D.D. Ivanov Version)- Macross Frontier (2008)
- VF-171 Nightmare PlusVF-17 NightmareThe VF-17 Nightmare is a fictional variable fighter from the anime television series Macross 7 and Macross Frontier. This fictional variable fighter mecha was created by mechanical designer Shoji Kawamori.-Fictional History:...
(一般 Version) - VF-171 Nightmare EXVF-17 NightmareThe VF-17 Nightmare is a fictional variable fighter from the anime television series Macross 7 and Macross Frontier. This fictional variable fighter mecha was created by mechanical designer Shoji Kawamori.-Fictional History:...
- VF-25F MessiahVF-25 MessiahThe VF-25 Messiah is a fictional space-capable variable fighter, seen in the anime Macross Frontier of the Macross series. The craft was developed on board the space colonization fleet Macross Frontier from the YF-24 Evolution prototype whose blueprint was delivered via the Galaxy Network...
(Alto Saotome Version) - VF-25GVF-25 MessiahThe VF-25 Messiah is a fictional space-capable variable fighter, seen in the anime Macross Frontier of the Macross series. The craft was developed on board the space colonization fleet Macross Frontier from the YF-24 Evolution prototype whose blueprint was delivered via the Galaxy Network...
(Michael Blanc Version) - VF-25SVF-25 MessiahThe VF-25 Messiah is a fictional space-capable variable fighter, seen in the anime Macross Frontier of the Macross series. The craft was developed on board the space colonization fleet Macross Frontier from the YF-24 Evolution prototype whose blueprint was delivered via the Galaxy Network...
(Ozma Lee Version) - RVF-25VF-25 MessiahThe VF-25 Messiah is a fictional space-capable variable fighter, seen in the anime Macross Frontier of the Macross series. The craft was developed on board the space colonization fleet Macross Frontier from the YF-24 Evolution prototype whose blueprint was delivered via the Galaxy Network...
(Luca Angelloni Version) - VF-27 Lucifer
- Queadlunn Rea (Klan Klang Version)
- Queadlunn Rea (Nene/Raramia Version)
- Battle Frontier
- Vajra (S)
- Vajra (L)
- Queen-Vajra
Sequels
The success of Macross Ace Frontier resulted in a sequel called Macross Ultimate Frontier. The six Macross installments included in Ace Frontier are also supplanted in the sequel by Dynamite 7 and Macross II. The game also features playable mecha from the videogames Macross Digital Mission VF-X2 and Macross M3.New game elements include additional variable fighters, a “Missile Alert” system, new pilot and operator characters created exclusively for the game by Macross character designer Haruhiko Mikimoto
Haruhiko Mikimoto
is a Japanese anime character designer, illustrator and manga artist. Mostly active during the 1980s, during that decade he rose to promience and is considered one of the top character designers of his time....
, and special missions as they were played out in their respective series, including those from the antagonists' point of view. The loading screens also feature screenshots from all Macross installments. Ultimate Frontier was released in October 2009 in Japan.
The game is available in standard and limited versions. The latter features a preview of the first Macross Frontier movie (being released in Japan on November 21, 2009), a UMD which features all the opening and end titles from all the Macross titles released so far and an interview with Macross creator Shoji Kawamori
Shoji Kawamori
is a Japanese anime creator, screenwriter and mechanical designer, having created or co-created such notable series as The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, The Vision of Escaflowne, Earth Maiden Arjuna, Genesis of Aquarion, Macross 7, and Macross Frontier. He is currently executive director at the...
.
A new sequel called Macross Triangle Frontier
Macross Triangle Frontier
is a 3D Action Shooter and Adventure game developed by Artdink for the PlayStation Portable. The game was released by Namco Bandai on February 3, 2011 in Japan.The opening theme for the game is named "Get It On-Flying Rocks".- Units :...
was released during February 2011 in Japan.