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Front Mission Evolved

The first of its kind in the series, FRONT MISSION EVOLVED is an action-packed Third-Person Shooter and the next instalment in the classic FRONT MISSION franchise. Players will take full control of the Wanzer…

66 16 September 2010

Front Mission Evolved is a shooter developed by Double Helix Games, released 16 September 2010 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Front Mission Evolved is

Front Mission Evolved is a shooter game developed by Double Helix Games and released in 2010. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game is set in the year 2171, 50 years after the events of Front Mission 5: Scars of the War. During the 22nd century, the world's superpowers look towards space for expansion and began constructing large structures called orbital elevators. With an increasing number of surveillance satellites and space-based technologies being developed, a Cold War-style atmosphere sets in as the supranational unions used these technologies to watch over their adversaries on Earth. The plot of Front Mission Evolved revolves around USN engineer Dylan Ramsey. As an engineer for the weapons developer Diable Avionics, Dylan begins testing of a prototype wanzer on Long Island, New York. In the midst of the…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and warfare. It supports multiplayer for up to 8 players online. Local play supports 1 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 27 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Front Mission series

Front Mission Evolved is the ninth of 18 entries we hold in the Front Mission series. It arrived 2 years after Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness. The next entry was Front Mission Evolved: Wanzer Pack 2 in 2010. Its critic score of 66 is 2 points below the series average of 68. The highest-rated entry is Front Mission 2: Remake at 81.

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How it was received

Front Mission Evolved holds a critic score of 66 out of 100. That places it above 31% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 4 points below the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Pentium D 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 x2 1.8 GHz, 1GB RAM (XP), 2GB RAM (Vista/7) and 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 7800 series graphics card or equivalent. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 11GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Front Mission Evolved launched on 16 September 2010, within three weeks of Sid Meier's Civilization V, Halo: Reach, Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Pokémon Black Version. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Sid Meier's Civilization V, Halo: Reach, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Pokémon Black Version.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Front Mission Evolved — frequently asked questions

When did Front Mission Evolved come out?
Front Mission Evolved was released on 16 September 2010 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Front Mission Evolved?
At minimum, Front Mission Evolved needs Intel Pentium D 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 x2 1.8 GHz, 1GB RAM (XP), 2GB RAM (Vista/7), 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 7800 series graphics card or equivalent graphics, 11 GB Free Space of storage.
Does Front Mission Evolved have multiplayer?
Yes. Front Mission Evolved supports multiplayer for up to 8 players online.
How many GB is Front Mission Evolved?
The PC version needs about 11 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("11 GB Free Space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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