Frame Gride[1]is a 1999mechafighting gamebyFromSoftwarefor theDreamcast.

Frame Gride
Japanese Dreamcast cover art
Developer(s)FromSoftware
Publisher(s)FromSoftware
Composer(s)Kota Hoshino
Platform(s)Dreamcast
Release
  • JP:July 15, 1999
Genre(s)Fighting
Mode(s)Single-player,multiplayer

Similar to FromSoftware'sArmored Coreseries, the mecha in the game are heavily customizable.[2][3]

The game had a single-player mode, a local two-player mode, and an online two-player mode.[2]The online features were discontinued in January 2001.[4]

Summary

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In the year 700 of the Imperial Calendar, the whole empire was under war conditions due to Zolt's rebellion which was raised after the death of the Emperor Regilio. The fall of the empire was only a matter of time as Zolt occupied all territories of the other Emperor-electors except for Archbishop Milange. Milange decided to bestow the title of knight and legendary power upon a man as his last hope. The player takes the role of this man and pilots the giant magical robots known as Frame Gride to face the rebel forces.

Reception

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The game received favorable reviews according to thereview aggregationwebsiteGameRankings.[5]Jeff Lundrigan ofNextGensaid of the game, "Ah, if only it hadn't twisted our thumbs with the control layout, it would have been true love. As it is, we're stuck with sore hands and a happy infatuation."[9]In Japan,Famitsugave it a score of 29 out of 40.[6]

References

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  1. ^フレームグライド,Furēmu Guraido
  2. ^abcOttoson, Joe."Frame Gride - Review".AllGame.All Media Network.Archived fromthe originalon November 15, 2014.RetrievedOctober 4,2020.
  3. ^abMielke, James (July 20, 1999)."Frame Gride (Import) Review".GameSpot.CBS Interactive.RetrievedOctober 4,2020.
  4. ^Sato, Yukiyoshi Ike (November 1, 2000)."Frame Gride Network Closing".GameSpot.CBS Interactive.RetrievedOctober 4,2020.
  5. ^ab"Frame Gride for Dreamcast".GameRankings.CBS Interactive. Archived fromthe originalon May 5, 2019.RetrievedOctober 4,2020.
  6. ^ab"フレームグライド [ドリームキャスト]".Famitsu(in Japanese).Enterbrain.RetrievedOctober 4,2020.
  7. ^Chau, Anthony "Dangohead" (September 1999)."Frame Gride".GameFan.Vol. 7, no. 9. Shinno Media. pp. 78–79.RetrievedOctober 4,2020.
  8. ^Mylonas, Eric "ECM"; Ngo, George "Eggo"; Rodriguez, Tyrone "Cerberus" (September 1999)."Frame Gride".GameFan.Vol. 7, no. 9. Shinno Media. p. 18.RetrievedOctober 4,2020.
  9. ^abLundrigan, Jeff (October 1999)."Frame Gride".NextGen.No. 58.Imagine Media.p. 108.RetrievedOctober 4,2020.
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