The ONLY Gundam Game that does Space Combat RIGHT 

Can we also establish the fact this was the ONLY game to feature Stardust Memory's campaign outside of a Super Robot Wars or G Generation game?

The mission mode made me always want a RPG set in the one year war. Imagining building your pilots skills over time, choosing perks as the campaign progresses.

Man, I sunk so many hours into this game. A true classic IMO.

Encounters in Space was how I finished the original Gundam show when I was a kid since it got pulled due to 9/11 happening. Played it again about a year back and it really does hold up. Also it introduced me to Johnny Ridden and the High Mobility Zaku II which both are easily in my top five favorite Gundam characters and suits.

PS2 era was the golden age of Gundam games for me. I still own all of them and go back to them from time to time. Journey to Jaburo is still my favorite of that era. I wish they would port these games, especially the Gundam battle assault 2.

I'd like to see remasters for many of these older Gundam games. I really don't care for multiplayer only games and that's what most Gundam games have been lately.

Amuro saying "The sheild's gone!" is burned into my brain.

It's important to point out that towards the end of the war Gundam is barely capable to keep up with Amuro's fast reflexes so they have upgraded it's joints with magnetic coating and Amuro supposed to receive the Alex but we all know that it got destroyed towards the end of 0080 War In The Pocket.

Ah, Encounters in Space. The game that kept me from seeing the good route in Thoroughbred mode no matter how hard I tried to trigger it. It's interesting to look back as a somewhat obsessive Gundam fan and see just how many side stories were first officially introduced to the US in this game. There's a Stardust Memory radio drama episode, the Mayfly of Space, Thoroughbred (original and alternative versions), the video game version of Blue Destiny (the one volume manga came out first in the states I think), and the old MSV stories for Johnny and Shin. Combined with the second run variations in the Main story (including more TV series specific elements and crossovers with Johnny, Shin, and Gato) and the pretty brutal but fun mission mode, it really had a lot to come back to. The successor game Gundam Seed: Never Ending Tomorrow, unfortunately doesn't quite live up to Encounters in Space in replayablity and can feel extra grindy with the new assist characters, but it's also a fun game.

The lead up to Lalah's death without the music is absolutely hilarious. Gotta love anime dub voice acting.

I'm super stoked about this video! I watched the previous videos on Zeonic Front and Journey to Jaburo and it brings a whole lot of memories back in the mid 2000s. Even though Journey to Jaburo was my introduction to the series it was sadly the only game I got to play that took place in the U.C. timeline and setting. The only other Gundam game I got to play was SD Gundamforce and I think you should tackle that! Love the series and keep up the work!

This was the only way I got to experience the ending of the original show as it got pulled, and would often play Journey to Jaburo and this back to Back when I wanted a 0079 story fix. It was also how I got to experience 0083. And I used that BGM player to score a soundtrack for so many of my fun times with my MSIA Gundam figures!

I absolutely love this game and i still have my copy. To go along with what you said this game also has a ton of replayability. White base has the movie and TV mode with different allies and encounters, and secret what if senarios based on score. For example one route on Solomon doesnt end with the big zam fight...but against gato and his Rick Dom. Even has two new animated cutscenes. Thoroughbread also has two main routes with a good and bad ending for each. And a tip for scoring. its not just multi lock but some ships dont explode all the way after being killed. keep hitting them till they explode again for double score. Great video and sorry for the wall of text, this game just has so much to offer and unlock. it and zeonic front are my favorite two ps2 gundam games. Looking forward to more videos.

This was such a good sequel and they added all of the things missing from the first game like the ability to play the ZEON side and epic space battles. I own both the American and Japanese versions of this game.

My favorite Gundam game of all time. It was bloody awesome fighting in space. I loved the battle assault series too. I was shock when I found out about the PSP spinn off versions... The vs series

I still have this game. It's one of my favorites on the PlayStation 2. I was a beast in this game. I played the campaigns over and over and was never sick of them. I always pushed myself harder each time to get an A or S ranking. The very few times I would have a vs game with friends or one of my cousins they couldn't match my reaction time

What an awesome game!!! Don’t know how many times I could’ve played it trough, my first introduction to my favorite character Shin Matsunaga the White Wolf

fun fact, in a version of the original show, Char beheads Kycillia with the beam rocket launcher. it goes hard.

This game has the best bang for your buck when it comes to Gundam games

I wish they released this on steam

How many made their own pilot who was absolutely superior to the story characters? hehe

I was today years old when I first realized where the iconic pose at 17:32 actual came from. For all the Gundam I've watched/played, the later parts of Amuro's journey during the One Year War haven't been yet included. (I played Journey To Jaburo and figured that was all I needed. Clearly I'm missing out on this game.)

Great video brotha i love gundam one of my favorite animes of all time wish i could play this game some day.

This was my first gundam game I was so excited to play this as a kid It was confusing at first just spinning around being lost but I got used to it 😅

I remember playing this game when I was around 2-3 at the time. This was a couple years after its initial release (probably around 2008-2009). This game was what got me into Gundam, and I cannot be more thankful thanks to this game. Although this was my very first game I had ever played as well as my first Gundam game, I remember playing some of the missions. Just some memories which I can remember while some are vague, leaving me curious to learn more about this game I played long ago. I've watched playthroughs which makes the whole gameplay very enticing in my own opinion. As someone who's been a fond of this game, I'm glad that this game is getting more recognition from people like you in the U.S. as Gundam wasn't considered to be that enticing to the western audience. I do hope in the near future, if I get a chance, get a hold of this game again and relive my early childhood. This game will always be in my heart.

I think it shold also be noted that the soundtrack of this game is absolutely a classic in the Gundam franchise. Heck, I see it reused every now and then even in other Gundam games. The mission mode though definitely was the best part for me until I found Federation vs Zeon Deluxe which also gave you a ranking system and a way to unlock new mobile suits based on performance. Still though, I'm biased towards EiS's skill points thing to make your pilot really yours.

This game looks like it plays very similarly to Char's Counterattack on the PS1

I also remember that there was someone on this game's GameFAQs board who made a fan story, in which you can play along doing these challenges that they set up.

This game is awesome, I still have my copy for PS2

I wasn't sure if you were going to cover more of the Ace combat missions because with Cima mode you get the Mayfly in Space short that has only been released subbed in America with the Gundam 0083 Bluray that came out a few years ago. That game is the ONLY dub of that short to exist. I have to give these PS2 Gundam games credit because of the media/dubbing used in the games that have never been released on physical media anywhere else. So for peopel who want to see certain scenes in Gundam dubbed its gotta be through these games.

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I remember not liking the unfamiliar controls but this video convinced me to try to give it another chance!

This was one of the first games I got with my ps2 and it was the one that introduced me to the gundam franchise for the first time. Ah, the nostalgia...

This was a sick game! My friend had a decent collection of PS2 Gundam games and so many of them were fantastic.

12:38 for anybody who wants to know, the song is Beginning by Daisuke Inoue.

Some things that weren't mentioned is that the White Base story has different routes with encounters that were never encountered in the actual story like Stumbling upon the other Zeon aces like Johnny Ridden and Gato or help defend a Civilian Pod with two GMs from the Gundam the Ride, also the Thoroughbred has two endings which I see you got the Bad Ending One of the story, there is a good ending that's really difficult to achieve.

I LOVE this game and played it a ton back in the day. I don't remember if I S-ranked every mission, but I tried my damnedest. In addition to being just an all-around blast to play, I also appreciated how it provided tons of history and lore for the entirety of the early Universal Century: you sure as heck weren't gonna be able to play as Shin Matsunaga in any other title, especially at the time. Being able to create custom pilots was fun, too, and I created any number of different ones. I remember there being special perks for using the names of certain Sunrise staffers: "Mark Simmons" was one that did...something. I don't remember at this point, but it was still a fun bonus. As much as I love the gameplay of the Extreme Vs series, I miss the storytelling and lore that this title provided. I wish they would revisit this gameplay concept, tighten it up and expand the scope to encompass more of the Gundam universe(s). All that said, my favorite part of Encounters in Space was being able to play as the Val Varo, which is my favorite mobile armor. It was confined to versus mode, but I still put tons of time into it.

Every cutscenes in this game is actually redone, and remastered, a small taste of the great 0079 remaster that we've never gotten. BUT, the dubbing is kinda bad, removing most of the cadence and emotions from most of the characters.

I love using the Vulcans while melee attacking, it doesnt add a lot to the damage but it does add up lol

this looks amazing

The Latest game with similar combat is Gundam Memories, Gundam Unicorn and Gundam Side Stories but they're Japanese Exclusives.

Love the Gundam content man. I'll sub to you.

Journey to Jabburo is my gold standard for a Gundam game for my personal tastes. Unfortunately, that standard has never been met.

I love that you include the PlayStation 2 bootup and the memory card loading, nice touch. Do you think you'll play or talk about MSG One Year War on PS2?

Great video man. Well done. I LOVE this game. I remember seeing this and Budokai 2 at a store and when I mentioned how the gamecube didn’t have these games my mom bought me a PS2, and those two games for it. I loved the controls of this game, and the music was amazing too. Creating your own pilot felt fun, and the suit selection was great. I loved the different stories in the game, especially Thoroughbred. I’m Suprised you didn’t mention that you can complete that story with an alternate ending if you rank high enough! His buddy can live! By far my favorite Gundam game, and I’m suprised so many fans dislike it.

I love this game. I still play it.

I would love to buy a remaster of this game. I’d pay 40$ for it right now just to play back those fond memories.

Dude i couldnt remember this game until today. I loved it so much.

It sucks nobody can hear the music to go along with the video cute seens do to "Copyright" BS even though everyone can find the music on RU-vid.

Others might hear Light Yagami but he’ll always be Kicker Jones to me.

Found it at a local Retro game store today. Gotta feeling this is gonna be $40 well spent. 👍

A shame about the coppyright claim, but it's really cool that the main theme of Gundam 3 plays in the game. I'll have to pick this one up at some point, the PS2 really was THE console for mecha games. The best SRW and Macross games also came out on that console.

Game looks like a huge improvement to the already good PSX game Char's Counterattack due to the sheer amount of contents added.

I actually own a release copy of this game. Still works.

I fucking love this game

It's not a PS2 mech game without some healthy jank controls, spiritually in-line with Armored Core. Though this game rocks, I gotta think that high cost space gameplay in Battle Operation feels better. Some of the movement you can do in that makes you feel like Full Frontal piloting the Sinanju, bouncing every way and dodging beam fire. Goes nuts.

If you like this game, you should try Gundam Seed Never Ending Tomorrow for PS2 as well. It's a much jankier reskin of this game that goes through Seed and a ton of its side material. Not nearly as good but it's basically more of this

Sad part is that they did not have the online mode for western launch

i wanna play this but i have a feeling it’ll get a remaster in two years

Is that Jeffery Coombs voicing for the bigro?

Have you played the Ps3 version of side stories? The space combat is on Par if not better than this and I think closer to the Gundam the origin feel of space battles. Especially the satisfaction you get from sinking battleships.

Just a 3D rendered cutscene it's actually the entire like first 5 minutes of the of the third movie Encounters in space

I remember this game long ago and played it to death. I unlocked every mobile suit including ones from Gundam Wing, Gundam Seed and Mobile Fighter G Gundam. Definitely one of my favorite Gundam games to this day. With that said, l highly recommend Mobile Suit Unicorn Gundam for the PS3 import. It's basically a Encounters in Space successsor with fluid gameplay.

Play alot always fun to reply the main campaign after finishing everything since you could actually face against the other ace in the one year war

its a good game i think around 20 years ago

thoroughbred mode has multiple endings

6:30 Counterpoint: The Zeon commander was a bozo for having his ship follow the White Base in neutral territory instead of doing the British action of waiting outside the borders and firing from there

The only "Golden Era" Gundam game I have not played is Gundam vs. Zeta Gundam on PS2. Encounters in Space was ok. Not as fun as Fed vs. Zeon (best), the extras in Journey to Jaburo or Zeonic Front (OG rainbow six vibes) the space combat is too arcade like, no 3 dimensional movement but I am a flight game enjoyer so that minor complaint is probably just me lol

I still can’t understand why they never reused this games engine. It’s infuriating.

you forgot the ps3 gundam unicorn game developed by fromsoftware that does space really damn well! no other game attempted this until the dead space remake.

No mention of Thoroughbred having 4 different endings?

The new type esch music sounds a bit like meguriai

Nah seed never ending tomorrow was imo, but tbf it's the same game just sees

I guess I've never been a fan of rail shooters like this. I wish it had more freedom of movement.

If only gbo2 space combat was like this..... What a shame. Out of topic but the unicorn Gundam game for the PS3 was good too.

so why dont we get good gundam games anymore

Never seen this game before but looks better than battle operations 2 and the crazy thing is is that their graphics look the same. I’ve been trying so hard to enjoy battle operations 2 but it just ain’t it.

"The controls felt a little weird at first," That's because you were trained on Earth, and your soul is weighed down by gravity, Feddie. (Jk I love your content man

I miss the days when they are actually trying to make a proper gundam mech game. Gundam games these days are just old chinese guys wearing gundam skins. Mindless button smashing. 😢

I can't agree. Waaaaaaay to many cheap hits.

wow the dub sucks, which is a shame since I've heard these same voice actors in other anime give greater performances. Although i think its less to do with delivery and more to do with the awkward scripts