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Front Mission Alternative

The first game in the Front Mission series to take you to the African Continent. The year is 2034 and guerilla fighters are terrorizing local governments in Africa. You are charged with breaking these…

18 December 1997

Front Mission Alternative is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Square, released 18 December 1997 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

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What Front Mission Alternative is

Front Mission Alternative is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Square and released in 1997. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Set in 2034, the story of Front Mission Alternative takes place in Africa. In the early 21st century, nations around the world form regional entities to combat a global recession and other crises. While many regions thrive under their newly formed supranational unions, the nations of Africa fall deeper into environmental, racial, and ethnic conflicts. In an attempt to help them, the European Community (EC) and the Oceania Cooperative Union (OCU) assisted the African countries in forming a continental alliance called the Organization of African Consolidation (OAC). Although it initially thrives in the first three years, disputes flare up between the OAC's five regional blocs - the Union of…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are science fiction and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Front Mission Alternative launched on 18 December 1997, within three weeks of Gran Turismo, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, Time Crisis II and The Last Blade.

Released around the same time: Gran Turismo, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, Time Crisis II, The Last Blade.

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When did Front Mission Alternative come out?
Front Mission Alternative was released on 18 December 1997 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

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