Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs

Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs

Console: Sony Playstation 3
TV Standard: NTSC-J
Country: Japan
Developer(s): Bandai Namco Entertainment
Publisher(s): Bandai Namco Entertainment
Release Date: 2010-09-28
Players: 1
Co-op: No
ESRB: E10+ - Everyone 10+
Type: Fighting

Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. (機動戦士ガンダム エクストリームバーサス) is a 3D arcade fighting game and the second latest in the series of Gundam VS video game series developed and published by Namco Bandai Games prior to Gundam Versus which is on PS4 (released June 6, 2017 in japan & asia territories then on September 17, 2017 worldwide). Extreme Vs. is the sequel to Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam NEXT. The game was first unveiled at the AOU 2010 and released on September 28, 2010. The game was later released on the PlayStation 3 on December 1, 2011, featuring balance tweaks.

The game's theme song is titled "The Catalyst", performed by Linkin Park. Bandai and the band also cooperated in the development of a special limited edition HGUC 1/144 RX-78GP01-Fb Gundam Zephyranthes Full Vernian model kit molded in colors and including detail stickers inspired by the cover art for A Thousand Suns.

An update, Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Full Boost (機動戦士ガンダム エクストリームバーサス フルブースト), was released in arcades on April 5, 2012. The update includes 74 mobile suits with new units added monthly via network. The theme song for Full Boost is titled "Fight It Out (Pay Money to my Pain)" (feat. K), performed by both Akihiro Namba of Hi-Standard and Takeshi Ueda of AA=. Full Boost later released on the PlayStation 3 adding more mobile suits than the arcade version as downloadable content.

Another update, Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost (機動戦士ガンダム エクストリームバーサス マキシブースト), was released in arcades on March 6, 2014. This update introduced both new suits and characters as well as new game mechanics such as a revamped EX Mode and changes to forms for certain units. The theme song for Maxi Boost is titled "Rave-up Tonight", performed by Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas.

A further update, Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost ON (機動戦士ガンダム エクストリームバーサス マキシブースト ON), was released in arcades on March 9, 2016. This update introduced even more mobile suits and characters along with balance changes. The theme song for Maxi Boost ON is titled "No Future", performed by SiM. In January 2020 it was announced that Maxi Boost ON would be released worldwide on July 30, 2020 to the PlayStation 4. The PlayStation 4 version includes a few new mobile suits not available in the arcade version.

A sequel, Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. 2 (機動戦士ガンダム エクストリームバーサス 2), was released on the Namco System ES3 in arcades on October 30, 2018. The game introduced both newer suits and characters and had HD definition screen on the arcade. The theme song for 2 is titled "Revolution", performed by Coldrain.

An update to Extreme Vs. 2, Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. 2 XBoost (機動戦士ガンダム エクストリームバーサス2 クロスブースト), was release in arcades on March 10, 2021. The game marks the 10th anniversary of the Extreme Vs. series, and includes new suits and battle systems. The theme song for XBoost is titled "RedZone", performed by Crossfaith.