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Gunparade March

Koukidou Gensou GPM - Gunparade March is a Japanese video game that was later turned into a 3 volume manga and a 12 episode anime. The video game, Koukidou Gensou Gun Parade March was released on September 28…

28 September 2000

Gunparade March is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Alfa System, released 28 September 2000 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

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What Gunparade March is

Gunparade March is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Alfa System and released in 2000. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In 1945, World War II was abruptly ended when an alien race appeared on Earth and began to slaughter the human population. This alien force, known as the "Phantom Beasts", had effectively taken over more than half of the Earth. The year is 1999 – 54 years later, mankind is still fighting to survive against the alien forces. Earth forces now use advanced mecha called Humanoid Walking Tanks (HWTs) to combat the invaders, but throughout the ordeal, far too many pilots have been killed in action. To ensure the future of the human race, the Japanese government enforced a student draft which recruited high school students to become HWT pilots. Gunparade March follows the lives of the 5121th…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Gunparade March series

Gunparade March is the first of 5 entries we hold in the Gunparade March series. The next entry was Gunparade Orchestra: Shiro no Shou in 2006.

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What it launched against

Gunparade March launched on 28 September 2000, within three weeks of Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Dino Crisis 2 and Zeus: Master of Olympus.

Released around the same time: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Dino Crisis 2, Zeus: Master of Olympus.

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When did Gunparade March come out?
Gunparade March was released on 28 September 2000 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

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