Gundam Breaker 3

The Gundam Breaker 3 (ガンダムブレイカー3) is a Gunpla-based action game and the sequel to Gundam Breaker 2. The game was released on March 3, 2016 for Playstation 4 and Playstation Vita and Asia in late April with English subtitles and menus. In 2017, a Break Edition was released that includes all of the DLC. Gundam Breaker 3 is succeeded by New Gundam Breaker released in 2018.

Gameplay[]

The gameplay remains mostly unchanged from Gundam Breaker 2 as many of the mechanics were borrowed up from that game though the Optional Equipment selection has reverted back to its original version in Gundam Breaker 1 as there were complaints about having difficulty selecting them through the analog stick. In addition, new Burst types have been added, each with their own different abilities. All enemies, including aces are now killed instantly if dealt a finishing blow while they are still torn in half and their stamina gauge depleted. In addition, the game has limited continues in the form of Retry Tickets, but the player can choose to remain immobile until an ally revives them or simply press Square to deploy again at the cost of a retry ticket, though their EX Acts will be filled up.

The game does away with some of the established mission types in favor Battle Royal (the standard battle mission with ace teams arriving at certain points), Core Assault (which involves the player defending their own core against an enemy team or attacking an enemy core, which will only be rendered vulnerable once all enemies are defeated), Monolith Demolition (where the player has to destroy a monolith that only appears and becomes vulnerable after defeating a certain amount of enemies) and Team Deathmatch (a single bout between two teams). The player can also choose to adjust the difficulty by pressing Square at the mission select screen, choosing between Casual, Standard and Hardcore. After clearing the game's story, an Extreme difficulty will be unlocked, giving players access to "MG" parts and new SD units partway through the story, and after Extreme difficulty is cleared, Newtype Difficulty will be unlocked.

Two other modes have been added: Bounty Hunter, which allows players to fight against either pre-loaded custom models offline or player-made models online and Challenger, which pits the player alone against waves of enemies.

Story[]

The story takes place during an era of burgeoning space development, with the construction of a space elevator concluding just one year prior. The player's character moves to an area near the Ayato Shopping Arcade, a shopping district which has fallen on hard times now that a modern store has opened at the district's train station and taken their customer base. The player meets a girl named Misa in a video game arcade during their first game of Gunpla Battle. Impressed with the player's ability, Misa forms a Gunpla Battle team with the player to try to revive Ayato Shopping Arcade by making a name for themselves winning competitions.

Characters & Voice Cast (C.V.)[]

Characters		Voice Actors (C.V.)
Names	文字	Names	文字
Misa	ミサ	Yuka Iguchi
Kadomatsu	カドマツ	Tomokazu Sugita
Will	ウィル	Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Dorothy	ドロシー	Rie Suegara
Mr. Gunpla	ミスターガンプラ	Katsuyuki Konishi
Mochizuki	モチヅキ	Kana Asumi
Uruchi	ウルチ	Ami Koshimizu
Rokuto	ロクト	Shingaki Tarusuke
Tsukimi	ツキミ	Kaito Ishikawa
Misora	ミソラ	Saori Ōnishi
Kamase	カマセ	Kengo Takanashi
Tiger	タイガー	Kazuhiro Fusegawa
Viras	バイラス	Masayoshi Sugawara
Yuichi	ユウイチ	Shinji Kawada
Machio	マチオ	Nobuaki Kanemitsu
Miyako	ミヤコ	Hekiru Shiina
Illut Granny	イラト婆さん	Reiko Suzuki
Info-chan	インフォちゃん	Aoi Yūki
MC Hal	ＭＣハル	Rina Satō
Robota	ロボ太	Yasunori Matsumoto

Theme Song[]

Opening Theme 「Mirrors」

Songwriting and Performed by BACK-ON

List of Downloadable Contents[]

Main Articles: Gundam Breaker 3/DLC

New Playable Gunpla[]

While the increase in Gunpla is not as dramatic as the previous game, the level of customization has improved significantly. Players will now be able to further customize their units by adding weapons and parts on literally any part of the body through the new Builders Kit tag, such as attaching a 180mm cannon on the arm, or the wings of a Zeta A1 on the legs. The positioning and angle of these parts can also be freely adjusted to the liking of the player. The level of customization on display overall makes it very similar to actual Gunpla customization and kitbashing. Shields can also be mounted on the back as well. Lastly, the Builder Rank restriction on all parts was removed, allowing players to use any and all parts they acquire right from the get-go.

Similar to Gundam Breaker 1, parts come in five tiers represented by colors: Common (white), Uncommon (green), Rare (blue), Exclusive, (purple) and Legendary (gold), however the tiers are not representative of strength or overall quality of the parts, as all parts of the same level are exactly equal in terms of basic stats. Instead, the tiers an indicator of how many affix types can be applied to the parts. Parts can be upgraded and given new abilities through various options such as merging parts or using collected plastic and cubes to improve overall performance. These can vary from different fighting styles on certain weapon types to elemental damage effects. As of Version 1.20, Element Spheres were added to allow players to change elemental effects.

Different types of Burst modes can also be selected after reaching a certain point in the story, giving off a different glow color as well as different special abilities. The original red Burst, named Assault, from the first game grants sped-up weapon and EX-Act recovery and the blue one from the second game, Arbiter, retains its enemy slowdown ability. In addition are two new ones; Guardian (green) which makes the user immune to flinching and instantly heals all allies when activated, and Lightning (purple with a gold glow) which grants infinite thrust.

EX Actions and Bursts are now no longer restricted to parts. By using certain actions and buffs long enough by leveling them up, they can be used without the required part. For example, an RX-78 2 Gundam can use Trans-Am and even Quantum Burst without a GN Drive.

New to the series is the addition of SD Gundams. Early on in the story, Robota will join the player's party exclusively as a support role, taking on the form of Knight Gundam. SD Gundams cannot be played as or customized, but their colors can be changed. They can also be given SD Modules as well. By playing with any particular model long enough, that model will grant a new EX Act that can be used on any build.

Universal Century[]

Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO

EMS-10 Zudah

Mobile Suit Gundam

YMS-15 Gyan
MS-14A Gelgoog (No antenna) (Head only)
RB-79 Ball (DLC) (Straight build impossible as arms are required for an assembly despite the presence of manipulators. Entire unit can be equipped as a head, body, and/or legs)

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin