Kidou Senshi Gundam Senki (PlayStation 2)
     Secrets FAQ (Version 2.5 - Text Version)

     Current Update: Tuesday, 10 June 2003
     Previous Update: Saturday, 31 May 2003
     Created: Friday, 13 September 2002

     By Don "Gamera" Chan (crs1219@hotmail.com)

     Note: I don't have this game or a PlayStation 2, thus
     I can't verify these hidden commands.
     Also, this FAQ supports the cause of The International
     Appreciation Society of the Acguy (I.A.S.O.T.A.).

1.   Acknowledgements
2.   Nutrition Information
2.1    2nd Impression
3.   Links
4.   Hidden Commands
5.   Hidden Tricks
6.   Undocumented Features

"Setsunasa!" (*1)

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     Si vous avez telecharge ou lu ce fichier a partir
d'autres sites, les responsables de ces sites l'auront
probablement pompe a partir de l'un des sites
ci-dessus.

1.   ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

     Thanks to these sierra hotel persons/organisations:
     - Aguille Delaz, NagaharuJin, and VermilionX of the
Kidou Senshi Gundam Senki message board in GameFAQs.com,
for corrections and Q&A.
     - Alan L of Canada, for links.
     - Chris Guilfoyle, for feedback.
     - Jean-Luc Barbera of France, for the French
translation of the Disclaimer, and the English translation
of the NOIR foreword. (After all, English and French are
the two official languages up here in Canada, the True
North Strong and Free.)
     - Kenta, for Japanese transcripts of two of General
Gihren Zabi's speeches.
     - Shinigami083, for Kerguelenko info.
     - The gamers in the Kidou Senshi Gundam Senki message
board in GameFAQs.com who participated in my popularity
poll.
     - Wan Wa Chau, for writing the Kidou Senshi Gundam
Senki FAQ, and reviewing this FAQ.
     - Wavehawk of Philippines, for corrections.

     (Social democracy in action.)

     No thanks to these lima delta persons/organisations:
     - Major H. "Psycho" S., the pilot of the F-16C of the
170th Fighter Squadron ("Flyin' Illini"), 183rd Fighter
Wing ("SI"), Illinois Air National Guard (based at Capital
Municipal Airport (KSPI), Springfield, Illinois, USA, and
temporarily deployed as the 170th Expeditionary Fighter
Squadron to Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait), that attacked, with
a GBU-12 500-pound laser-guided bomb, members of Alpha
Company, 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light
Infantry (3 PPCLI, based at Edmonton Garrison, Alberta,
Canada), Canadian Armed Forces, in the Tarnak Farms Range
training area, five nautical miles south of Kandahar,
Afghanistan, at or about 00:50 on Thursday, 18 April 2002
(local time). (X_X) Four Canadian soldiers were killed in
action, and eight were wounded in action. (;_;)
     http://www.centcom.mil/News/Reports/Tarnak_Farms_Report.htm
     - Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and his
administration.

     "Le noir, ce mot designe depuis une epoque lointaine
le nom du destin.
     "Les deux vierges regnent sur la mort.
     "Les mains noires protegent la paix des nouveaux-nes."
     - NOIR (TV: 2001)

     In memory of:
     - Shiozawa Kaneto. Voice actor. In First Gundam, he
voiced the Zion REMF and Gyan pilot Colonel M'Quve. His
real name was Shiozawa Toshikazu. He was 46. He was born
on 28 January 1954, and passed away on 10 May 2000.
     (In Kidou Senshi Gundam: Renpou VS Zion DX, M'Quve's
replacement voice actor is Tanaka Masahiko.)
     - Inoue Daisuke. Music composer, arranger, singer, and
player of flute and saxophone. He sang several First Gundam
songs, including "Kaze ni hitori de", "Ai senshi",
"Beginning", and "Meguriai". His real name was Inoue Takao.
He was 58. He was born on 13 September 1941, and committed
suicide on 30 May 2000.
     - Inoue You. Voice actress. In First Gundam, she voiced
Sayla Mass (!), Kikka, and Haro chan. Her real name was
Shitsukawa Yumi. She was 56. She was born on 4 December
1946, and passed away on 28 February 2003.
     - The victims of the terrorist attacks in the USA
in the morning on 11 September 2001. God bless America.
     - The seven astronauts on the NASA space shuttle USS
Columbia, which was lost in action (Mission STS-107) about
203,000 feet above north-central Texas, USA, at about 9 AM
EST (14:00 GMT, 16 minutes before her scheduled landing at
Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA) on
Saturday, 1 February 2003 (Chinese New Year Day).
     http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/
     - The casualties (Iraqi and non-Iraqi, military and
non-military, hostile and friendly fire) of Operation Iraqi
Freedom, the war in Iraq in March-April 2003. <(T_T)
     - The 70 sailors and officers of the Ming-class (Type
035, variant of Former Soviet Union/Russian Romeo-class)
conventional (diesel-electric) submarine No. 361 of the
12th Brigade/Detachment (No. 359, 360, 361, 362), North Sea
Fleet, People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Ren Min Jie
Fang Jun Hai Jun), based at Lu Shun (formerly Port Arthur),
Liao Ning Province, People's Republic of China (Zhong Hua
Ren Min Gong He Guo). Her crew were martyred during a
training exercise east of the Nei Chang Shan Islands in the
Bo Hai Sea, northeast of Yan Tai City and north of Wei Hai
City, Shan Dong Province, People's Republic of China, before
Friday, 2 May 2003 (or about Wednesday, 16 April 2003),
local time.
     http://www.peopledaily.com.cn/GB/junshi/20030523/999074.html
     http://www.phoenixtv.com/home/news/Inland/200305/06/60047.html
     http://www.phoenixtv.com/home/news/review/200305/22/66199.html
     
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20030502/ts_afp/china_submarine_030502172313
     
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20030502/wl_afp/china_submarine_030502161815

     "I pray, pray to bring near the new day."
     - "Ai senshi", insert song, Kidou Senshi Gundam II:
       Ai Senshi Hen

2.   NUTRITION INFORMATION (Introduction)

     Title:    Kidou Senshi Acguy Senki
               (Mobile Suit Acguy: Lost War Chronicles)
     Genre:    Tactical type 3D action shooting
     Rating:   ?
     Players:  1-2
     OS:       PlayStation 2
     Maker:    Bandai
               http://www.gundam.channel.or.jp/goods/videogame/gsenki/
     On Sale:  Thursday, 1 August 2002

     (Warning: As I'm a Gundam fan since First Gundam (I
first watched First Gundam about one year after it was first
aired in Japan), I use the old and possibly political
incorrect spelling of "Zion" (pronounced as "jee-orn"),
instead of the current "Zeon". Sieg Zion!)

2.1  2ND IMPRESSION

     From Chris Guilfoyle (2002.10.04):
     Here's a trick of my own, I'm not sure if you've heard
it before, I got it from watching Gundam 0083.
     The best way to get to an area on the map quickly is
to jump in that direction, cut the boost while still
holding the directional button, wait until you hit the
ground, then jump again. That way, while you're descending,
your boost is recharging, so you can keep doing that for
much longer than you could if you just boosted along the
ground normally.
     Try it and see what you think.

     [Ramble ON]

     On 2002.10.02-2002.10.09, in the Gundam Senki message
board in GameFAQs.com, I ran a "Favourite new heroine in
Gundam Senki" popularity poll. The rules of the poll were
simple.
     Each voter had two votes and could choose two heroines.
The candidates/heroines were limited to only the new
heroines in the game, namely:
     I.   Yuuki (Zion)
     II.  May (Zion)
     III. Jane (Zion)
     IV.  Kerguelenko (Zion)
     V.   Noel (Federation)
     VI.  Annie (Federation)
     VII. Rachel (Federation)
     If a voter placed both votes on the same heroine, only
one vote was counted. If a voter placed more than two votes,
the first two votes were counted. Votes placed on "old"
heroines in the game, such as Aina and Christina, were
ignored. Flames were also ignored.

     In the end, 9 valid votes from 5 voters are counted.
     The winner is... E.F.S.F. Corporal Noel Anderson!
v(^o^)

     The poll results are:
     1.   Noel (Federation)        4 (44%)
     2.   May (Zion)               3 (33%)
     3.   Rachel (Federation)      1 (11%)
          Yuuki (Zion)             1 (11%)
     5.   Jane (Zion)              0 (0%)
          Kerguelenko (Zion)       0 (0%)
          Annie (Federation)       0 (0%)

     Thanks to: NagaharuJin, VermilionX, WZero, z026445,
Asagiri Yohko.

     Revision history of this file:

     Version 0.5 (Limited Edition) [15 KB]: Tuesday, 17 September 2002
     Version 1.0 [21 KB, +40%]: Wednesday, 25 September 2002
     Version 1.5 [27 KB, +29%]: Thursday, 3 October 2002
     Version 2.0 [35 KB, +30%]: Friday, 11 October 2002
     Version 2.1 [36 KB, +3%]: Friday, 18 October 2002
     Version 2.2 [37 KB, +3%]: Friday, 7 March 2003
     Version 2.3 [37 KB, +0%]: Thursday, 13 March 2003
     Version 2.4 [39 KB, +6%]: Sunday, 11 May 2003

     "[US President George W] Bush wants to distract
     attention from his domestic problems. That's a popular
     method. Even Hitler did that."
     - Herta Daeubler-Gmelin, German Justice Minister, as
       "reported" in the regional newspaper Schwaebisches
       Tagblatt on Thursday, 19 September 2002, which she
       subsequently denied

     [Ramble OFF]

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3.   LINKS

   - http://www002.upp.so-net.ne.jp/ggt/
     Gundam Games Time: Gundam Fan Hour, by T-Saku of
Japan. Has data (MS and non-MS mecha stats), hints,
strategies, and urawaza for many Gundam vidgames.
     The Kidou Senshi Gundam Senki section is
     http://www002.upp.so-net.ne.jp/ggt/senki.htm
     Explains how many points the player gets after a
mission, and how many points the player needs to acquire MS
upgrades, new MS, and promotions.

   - http://isweb5.infoseek.co.jp/play/zkaisiki/gsenki/index.html
     http://kazu5656.s11.xrea.com/ge-mu.html
     http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/izumo-m/kamiyama/game/game.html
     http://nanataku.fc2web.com/senki/
     http://weapon.org/game/ps2/urawaza/ki.html#gandamusennki
     http://www.ceres.dti.ne.jp/~matsu-s/ur/2/0165.html
     http://www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown/5890/Gsennkitop.htm
     (http://www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown/5890/MSpoint.htm)
     http://www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown-Queen/3224/senki/kaku.htm
     http://www.hi-ho.ne.jp/hirose/game/gsen/index.htm
     (http://www.hi-ho.ne.jp/hirose/game/gsen/movie.htm)
     http://www.ic-net.or.jp/home/t-sampei/u/ps2/kidoganse.htm
     http://www.ocv.ne.jp/~naoki-h/g-chronicles/index.html
     http://www5b.biglobe.ne.jp/~goutengo/game/gsenki/gsenkiindex.html
     http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~gig/katayori.htm
     http://www14.xdsl.ne.jp/~watazuya/SENKI/index.htm
     Some HPs with Kidou Senshi Gundam Senki hints and
urawaza.

   - http://www.webring.ne.jp/cgi-bin/webring?ring=gundam_senki;list
     Kidou Senshi Gundam Senki Web Ring.

   - http://page.freett.com/seaside/koe/koe_ka.html#gundamsenki
     Seaside Warehouse. A HP with the Kidou Senshi Gundam
Senki seiyuu list.

   - http://www.neozeon.net/SoundEffects.htm
     Neo Zeon Network, by Char Aznable of Japan. A Gundam
fan page with tens of WAV files of First Gundam sound
effects.

   - http://village.infoweb.ne.jp/~frontier/search/yellowpg.cgi
     Gundam Japan! search engine.

   - http://www.boren.org/james/mekatown/mekatown4.html
     The International Appreciation Society of the Acguy
(I.A.S.O.T.A.) section of the Mekatown HP, by James David
Boren of USA. English.

   - http://www.gundamofficial.com/of/index.cfm
     Gundam Official.com, by Bandai America. English.
     "Official Website of Gundam."
     In the Universal Century section, when the reader
shoots at the RX-78 Gundam in the upper left corner, it
dodges and strafes the reader. Gnarly.

     [Ramble ON]

   - http://selios.free.fr/
     Selios' Lairs, by Jean-Luc Barbera of France. English.
     "Selios' Lairs is primary a fan site on different
things I enjoy a lot, some of which are not well known
outside Japan or by rare fans worldwide.
     "Les Antres de Selios sont avant tout un site de fan
sur differentes choses que j'apprecie beaucoup, don't
certaines sont tres meconnues en dehors du Japon hormis
de rares fans de part le monde."

   - http://home.attbi.com/~kagamix2/xp-compatible/
     The Japanese Gaming Guide to Windows XP, by Kagami of
USA. English.
     "Windows 95/98/Me/2000 Japanese PC Games on Windows
XP."

   - http://www1.cts.ne.jp/~buton/
     Miyabi Koubou, by Tounnkai of Japan.

   - http://www.geocities.com/wavehawk.geo/
     The Shiori Fujisaki Shrine, by Wavehawk. English. A
Tokimemo (Tokimeki Memorial) fan page.

   - http://zanyvg.overclocked.org/
     Zany Video Game Quotes. English. Has very funny quotes
and screen shots from many vidgames, plus movie files of
Segata Sanshirou TV CMs.

     [Ramble OFF]

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4.   HIDDEN COMMANDS

     *SPOILER ALERT*

   - Demo movie:

     After the game is loaded, press L2 or R2 to play the
demo movie.

   - Change MS colour:

     In the MS select screen, choose a MS, then press (hold
L2)+(hold R2)+X. But in the hangar, the MS colour
temporarily looks the same.
     This command functions in the Mission, VS, and Extra
Modes.
     When the chosen MS is the Zaku II Kai, the design of
the MS changes.
     In a VS Mode battle, the pilot may also change.

   - Critical hit:

     Lock-on an enemy MS, then press R2+Square. A red
meter appears on-screen. When the meter is full, shoot.

   - Rapid fire:

     Choose the Kaempfer and arm it with a shotgun.
     Move in one direction, then while running in the
opposite direction, shoot.
     Example: R1, then L1+Shoot.

   - Super dodge:

     Jump the player's MS towards an enemy MS. When the
player's MS is landing and just before its feet touch the
ground, hold a direction and use the MS's secondary weapon.
The player's MS consequently dodges at high speed in the
chosen direction and attacks with its secondary weapon. The
player's MS may also use its melee weapon.
     This way, even a super dodging, Cracker-throwing Zaku
I, without its wingmen, can evidently clear all ten
missions by Rank S. But the Special Bonus has a maximum
value of 30,000.

   - Kidou Senshi Gundam for PS2 save data:

     In the options screen, the player can import Kidou
Senshi Gundam for PS2 save data into Kidou Senshi Gundam
Senki. Based on the save data, the following MS may appear,
but not in gallery and missions.
     Zion: Acguy, Char Zaku II, Char Zgok, Dom, Garma Zaku
II, Gogg, Gouf, Hy-Gogg, Kaempfer, Zgok, Zock.
     Federation: Alex, Blue Destiny, GM Sniper II, Ground
Combat Gundam, Guncannon, Gundam.
     These MS are reportedly based on the MS in Tactics
Battle mode.

   - Mudrock's slashing:

     While moving forwards, the Mudrock's third slash may
not come out. Albeit reportedly difficult to execute, the
Mudrock can consecutively slash an enemy MS till it buys
the farm.

   - In the MS gallery:

     Press L3 to activate/move a MS.

   - Deactivate wingmen:

     Before a battle, when choosing the wingmen's MS, press
Square to deactivate (Stand By) a wingman and keep him out
of the battle. At the end of the battle, the player gets a
special bonus.

5.   HIDDEN TRICKS

   - Unlock hidden MS, Zion:

     MS-05B Zaku I: Default.

     MS-06FS Garma Zaku II (Zaku II Type FS): At Shousa
(Major), use Zaku II for three times or more.
     MS-06FZ Zaku II Kai (Zaku II Type FZ): Clear mission 4.
     MS-06J Zaku II Type J: Default.
     MS-06S Char Zaku II (Zaku II Type S): Use a lot of
Zaku II.
     Or, clear mission 10.

     MS-07B Gouf: Clear mission 2.
     MS-07B-3 Gouf Custom: At Taii (Hauptmann/Captain) or
above, use Gouf for three times or more, and clear the
Asian city ruins mission 5 by Rank S or above.

     MS-08TX(EXAM) Efreet Kai: Clear all missions by Rank B
or above.
     Also, Rachel's evaluation may need to be 30+.

     MS-09 Dom: Clear mission 4.
     MS-09F/TROP Dom Tropen: Clear mission 10.

     MS-14G Ground Combat Gelgoog (Gelgoog (G Type)): Clear
mission 11 by Rank B or above.
     Also, Jane's evaluation may need to be 30+.
     Or, clear mission 11 for two times or more.

     MS-18E Kaempfer: Clear all missions by Rank A or above.
     Also, Rachel's evaluation may need to be 50+.

     MSM-03 Gogg: Clear mission 2.
     MSM-03C Hy-Gogg: Clear mission 9.
     MSM-04 Acguy: Clear mission 4 by Rank A or above.
     MSM-07 Zgok: Clear mission 9.
     MSM-07E Zgok Experiment: Clear mission 10.
     MSM-07S Char Zgok: Use Char Zaku II for three times or more.
     Also, the player may need to achieve Taii (Captain)
or above already.
     Or, in mission 6 where Amuro Rei appears, use a Char
Zaku II, and defeat the Gundam. Afterwards, if the rating
is Rank S or above, the Char Zgok appears.
     MSM-10 Zock: Clear all Federation missions, and Jane's
evaluation may need to be 50+.

     YMS-16M Xamel: Clear the Torrington Base mission by
Rank A or above.
     Also, the player may need to achieve Shousa (Major) or
above already.

     OTOH, the game reportedly unlocks some MS according to
the player's total number of MS kills:

     Gogg: 5+
     Gouf: 5+
     Zaku II Kai: 12+
     Acguy: 15+
     Dom: 25+
     Zgok: 30+
     Zgok Experiment: 30+
     Hy-Gogg: 45+
     Garma Zaku II: 50+
     Ground Combat Gelgoog: 70+
     Zock: 100+

     Later (2002.06.07): The player can get certain MS
before he clears Mission 10. OTOH, he can get certain MS
only after he clears Mission 10, gets the ending, and
replays the missions.
     Before:
     Zaku I, Zaku II (J Type), Zaku II (FZ Type), Gouf,
Gouf Custom, Dom, Dom Tropen, Acguy, Gogg, Zgok, Hy-Gogg,
Zgok Experiment, Gelgoog (G Type).
     After:
     Zaku II (FS Type), Zaku II (S Type), Efreet Custom,
Zgok (S Type), Zock, Xamel, Kaempfer.

   - Unlock hidden MS, Federation:

     RGM-79 GM: Default.
     RGM-79D Cold Climate GM (GM Type D): Clear mission 1.
     RGM-79(G) Ground Combat GM : Clear mission 2.
     RGM-79SP GM Sniper II: Clear mission 7.

     RX-75 Guntank: Default.

     RX-77-2 Guncannon: Clear mission 3.

     RX-78-2 Gundam: Clear mission 10.
     RX-78-6 Mudrock: At Chuusa (Lieutenant Colonel) or
above, clear the California Base mission 11 by Rank S.
     Also, the player may need to use a Gundam for a
certain times already.
     RX-78GP-01 Zephyranthes: Clear all missions by Rank A
or above.
     RX-78NT-1 Alex: At Chuusa (Lieutenant Colonel) or
above, clear the North Pole mission 13 by Rank S.
     Also, the player may need to get Rank S for a certain
times already.

     RX-79BD-1 GM Blue Destiny: Clear all missions by Rank
B or above.
     Also, Rachel's evaluation may need to be 50+.
     RX-79(G) Ground Combat Gundam: Clear mission 5 by Rank
A or above.
     RX-79(G)Ez-8 Ez-8 (Extra Zero-Eight): In mission 4
where Norris Packard appears, use a Ground Combat Gundam,
and defeat the Gouf Custom. Afterwards, the Ez-8 appears.
     Or, clear all Federation missions, then use a Ground
Combat Gundam for six times or more.

     MS-06J Zaku II Type J: Clear mission 5 by Rank A or
above.

     OTOH, the game reportedly unlocks some MS according to
the player's total number of MS kills:

     Cold Climate GM: 5+
     Ground Combat GM: 10+
     Guncannon: 20+
     GM Sniper II: 35+
     Ground Combat Gundam: 40+

     Later (2002.06.07): The player can get certain MS
before he clears Mission 10. OTOH, he can get certain MS
only after he clears Mission 10, gets the ending, and
replays the missions.
     Before:
     GM, GM (G), GM (Type D), GM Sniper Custom II, Guntank,
Guncannon, Gundam (G), Zaku II (J Type).
     After:
     GM Blue Destiny, Ez-8, Gundam, Alex, Mudrock,
Zephyranthes.

   - MS upgrades:

     The mechanics reportedly upgrade the player's MS
according to the number of cleared missions:

     Enemy HP indicator: 4+
     Improved armour (+10% HP): 4+
     Improved thrusters (+20% verniers): 6+
     Long-range radar: 6+
     Enemy lock-on indicator: Clear mission 10.

     Later (2002.09.28): See
     http://www002.upp.so-net.ne.jp/ggt/senki.htm

   - In VS Mode, enemy Zion MS pilots:

     Acguy: Akahana (Red Nose)
     Char Gundam: Char "Akai Suisei" Aznable
     Char Zaku II: Char "Akai Suisei" Aznable
     Char Zgok: Char "Akai Suisei" Aznable
     Dom: Gaia of the "Kuroi Sanrensei"
     Dom Tropen: Gaily
     Efreet Kai: Nimbus Schterzen
     Garma Zaku II: Garma "Bouya" Zabi
     Gogg: Bob
     Gouf: Ramba "Aoi Kyosei" Ral
     Gouf Custom: Norris Packard
     Ground Combat Gelgoog: Visch "Kouya no Jinrai" Donahue
     Hy-Gogg: Steiner Hardy
     Kaempfer: Mikhail Kaminsky
     Xamel: Bob
     Zaku I: Gadem
     Zaku II: Gene
     Zaku II Kai: Bernard "Bernie" Wiseman
     Zgok: Bob
     Zgok E: Steiner Hardy
     Zock: Braskinev

   - In VS Mode, enemy Federation MS pilots:

     Alex: Christina MacKenzie
     Black Alex: Amuro Rei
     Blue Destiny: Kajima Yuu
     Cold Climate GM: Philip Hughes
     Ez-8: Amada Shirou
     GM: Sleggar Law
     GM Sniper II: Master P Layer
     Ground Combat GM: Karen Joshua
     Ground Combat Gundam: Terry Sanders Jr
     Guncannon: Kai Shiden
     Gundam: Amuro Rei
     Guntank: Kobayashi Hayato
     Mudrock: Eiger
     Zephyranthes: Uraki Kou (who s_cks so hard, he can
replace gravity)

   - Beam weapon recovery time:

     Condition returns from overheat to normal after about
30 seconds.

   - Ampibious MS:

     When in water, an amphibious MS can turn on its
verniers for a long time.

   - Using captured Zaku IIs:

     After a Federation player unlocks/gets some Zaku IIs,
allocate the captured Zaku IIs to the player and all his
wingmen. Choose an appropriate mission.
     When the mission begins, don't attack or lock-on any
enemy Zion MS. The enemy Zion MS won't attack the player
and his wingmen's Zaku IIs even when they are in range,
until the player attacks or lock-on an enemy Zion MS.

   - EXAM System:

     The Efreet Kai and Blue Destiny are equipped with the
EXAM System. When the HP of the MS is 50% or below, its
EXAM System switches on, and its performance is increased.
Its dash is unlimited, and the damage of its attacks are
increased.

   - Enemy MS reinforcements, Zion:

     After the Federation player clears Mission 10, gets the
ending, and replays the missions, the number and types of
Zion MS reinforcements in a mission may increase/improve.
     Mission 1: Number of enemy MS increases by 7 to a
maximum of 14. Include the Acguy and Gouf.
     Mission 2: Number of enemy MS increases by 7 to a
maximum of 14. Include the Dom and Gogg.
     Mission 3: Number of enemy MS increases by 7 to a
maximum of 15. Include the Dom and Zaku II (J Type).
     Mission 4: Number of enemy MS increases by 4 to a
maximum of 15. Include Norris's Gouf Custom.
     Mission 5: Number of enemy MS increases by 1 to a
maximum of 11. Include the Zock, after the Azzam is KO
     Mission 6: Number of enemy MS increases by 3 to a
maximum of 11. Include the Dom.
     Mission 8: Number of enemy MS increases by 3 to a
maximum of 16. Include the Zgok.
     Mission 9: Number of enemy MS increases by 1 to a
maximum of 13. Include the Xamel.
     Mission 7, 10: Unchanged.

   - Enemy MS reinforcements, Federation:

     After the Zion player clears Mission 10, gets the
ending, and replays the missions, the number and types of
Federation MS reinforcements in a mission may
increase/improve.
     Mission 5: Number of enemy MS remains at a maximum of
12, but Shirou's Ez-8 replaces the Gundam (G).
     Mission 6: Number of enemy MS remains at a maximum of
18, but Amuro's Gundam replaces the GM (G).
     Mission 8: Number of enemy MS remains at a maximum of
16, but Kai's Guncannon replaces the Guntank.
     Mission 1-4, 7, 9-10: Unchanged.

     On the Federation side, in the nuclear storage
Torrington Base defense mission 14, if the player's wingmen
are Zaku IIs, and the player is a GM Sniper Custom II or
Zaku II, Uraki Kou appears to assist the player.

   - Special quotes:

     In VS Mode, fight against a Dom. When a MS steps on
the Dom's head, its pilot exclaims: "ore wo humidai ni
sitaxa!?"
     Also in VS Mode, certain combinations of the player MS
and the enemy MS and pilot cause special quotes. A few
examples:

     Enemy MS + Pilot         Player MS

     Garma Zaku II + Garma    Any Char MS
     Alex + Christina         Mudrock or Zephyranthes
     Mudrock + Eiger          Any Gundam

   - Hints to get Rank S:

     In a battle, overkill all enemy units, including
fighters, tanks, and turrets.
     Keep the Life Remaining of the player's MS at 80% or
above. The rating counts only the Life Remaining of the
player's MS. When necessary, sacrifice the wingmen,
expend/exploit them as baits/shields, or Stand By them.
     Clear a mission as fast as possible. Finish Time
seriously affects the rating. Don't slow down to think.
     Example: Dash towards a tank, blow it up, and keep
moving.
     After mission 10, do the If Mode. More enemy units
come out in the If Mode.

     After the player clears all missions by Rank S,
General Revil honours a Federation player, and General
Gihren Zabi honours a Zion player.

   - Female chara's evaluation points:

     After a mission, according to the mission results,
each of the three female chara in the player's unit may
grant the player a number of evaluation points. When the
player accumulates a certain female chara's evaluation
points to certain milestones, the player gets certain
bonuses, such as a MS upgrade or promotion.
     In the Zion unit, Yuuki is tasked with Success Rate,
May is tasked with Life Remaining, and Jane is tasked with
Rank.
     In the Federation unit, Noel is tasked with Success
Rate, Annie is tasked with Life Remaining, and Rachel is
tasked with Rank.

     YUUKI / NOEL

     Success Rate   Evaluation Points

     50% - 69%      +2
     70% - 89%      +5
     90% - 100%     +10

     Milestones     Bonus

     20             Enemy HP indicator.
     30             Long-range radar.
     50             Enemy lock-on indicator.
     100            Different quotes at beginning and end
                    of mission.

     "taityou... yuusyoku no zikan made niha... kaettekite
kudasai ne."
     - Corporal Noel Anderson

     MAY / ANNIE

     Life Remaining      Evaluation Points

     15% - 29%           +2
     30% - 49%           +5
     50% - 100%          +10

     Milestones     Bonus

     40             Improved armour: HP +10%.
     50             Federation only: Can use captured Zaku
                    II.
     60             Improved thrusters: Verniers +20%.

     JANE / RACHEL

     Rank           Evaluation Points

     C              +2
     B              +4
     A              +6
     S              +10

     Milestones     Bonus

     30 + Special   Can use new MS. Must also fulfil the
                    special condition of each new MS.
     40             Promote to Chuui (Oberleutnant/First
                    Lieutenant).
     60             Promote to Taii (Hauptmann/Captain).
     90             Promote to Shousa (Major).
     120            Promote to Chuusa
                    (Oberstleutnant/Lieutenant Colonel).
     150            Promote to Taisa (Oberst/Colonel).
     40             After Mission 10 is cleared: Additional
                    missions.

   - Female chara's movies, Zion:

     Though Gundam Senki isn't a ren'ai sim, between
missions, the game may play a certain female chara's movie,
probably according to the amount of evaluation points that
female chara has granted to the player.

     YUUKI

     Unit explanation: Begin a game as Zion.
     Yuuki 1: Clear a mission by Rank B or C.
     Yuuki 2: Get a new MS.
     Yuuki 3: Get enemy lock-on indicator MS upgrade.
     Yuuki 4: Get long-range radar MS upgrade.
     Yuuki 5: Get enemy HP indicator MS upgrade (clear
missions five times).
     Yuuki 6: Clear a mission by Rank A.
     Yuuki 7: Clear a mission by Rank S.
     Yuuki 8: Clear a mission by Rank D.
     Yuuki 9: Clear a mission by Rank C or below, and both
wingmen are KO. May have to happen multiple times before
this movie comes out.
     "The heart's support": Promote to Chuusa (Lieutenant
Colonel).

     MAY

     May 1: May first appears.
     May 2: Life Remaining is high.
     May 3: Get improved thrusters MS upgrade. Or, depends
on Life Remaining.
     May 4: Get improved armour MS upgrade. Or, depends on
Life Remaining.
     May 5: Life Remaining is very high.
     May 6: Life Remaining is about one-half.
     "Ask importunately": ?

     JANE

     Jane 1: Jane first appears.
     Jane 2: Clear a mission by Rank A or B.
     Jane 3: Clear Mission 10, and can choose an If Mode
mission.
     Jane 4: Clear a mission by Rank S.
     Jane 5: Get command to change MS colour.
     Jane 6: Get a new MS.
     Jane 7: Get a promotion.
     Jane 8: Clear by Rank C or D.
     "Her situation": Clear all missions.

     OTHERS

     Zion female soldier (Kerguelenko) 1: Clear Mission 5
(where a Gouf Custom appears) by Rank A or above. Or, after
Mission 10 is cleared, clear Mission 3 again by Rank A or
above.
     Zion female soldier (Kerguelenko) 2: Clear Mission 11
(where an Apsaras II appears), possibly by Rank S.
     Char 1: Get the Char Zaku II.
     Char 2: Get the Char Zgok.
     Char 3: Get the Zock?
     Douglas: Clear mission 10.
     Garma: Get the Garma Zaku II.
     Gihren 1: Clear all missions.
     Gihren 2: Clear all areas in world map.
     "The fighting afterwards": Promote to Chuusa
(Lieutenant Colonel).

     Later (2002.09.27): For the rest of us who don't have
this game, but are curious about the heroines' looks,
     http://isweb42.infoseek.co.jp/diary/wgalland/200208b.htm
     has some screen shots of the heroines, but the links
to the related AVI files seem to be dead. (ToT)
     My first impression of the Gundam Senki heroines is
(to quote Allo, Allo) "Don't they know there's a war going
on?" and (to quote Dragon Mirth) "Where am I going to and
why am I in a hand basket?"
     They look more like school girls and their teachers on
a picnic. Sigh.

     Later (2002.10.06): In Gundam:08MS, the Zion
Zanzibar-class mobile cruiser Kerguelen was named after the
Kerguelen Islands (French jurisdiction) in the southern
Indian Ocean, discovered by Yves-Joseph de
Kerguelen-Tremarec in 1772. The islands are famous for its
penguins.
     Gundam fans nicknamed the Zion female soldier with
black hair and white hairband in Gundam:08MS episode 10 as
"Kerugerenko" (Kerguelenko, roughly means "Kerguelen Girl").
     Her seiyuu in Gundam:08MS was also Araki Kae. In the
scene where she appeared, she had all of three lines:
     "Aina sama, Norris Taisa kara no hatuen singou desu."
     "aka desu."
     "hai."
     AFAIK, she subsequently reappeared in Kidou Senshi
Gundam for PS2 and Zeonic Front: Kidou Senshi Gundam 0079
for PS2.
     http://ex.2ch.net/shar/kako/1021/10217/1021711418.html
     http://ex.2ch.net/shar/kako/1023/10232/1023273658.html
     http://ikebukuro.cool.ne.jp/arigataki/diary/kelge.htm
     http://rgm79.com/gm/news/n0207.html

   - Female chara's movies, Federation:

     NOeL (NOT DiGITAL)

     Unit explanation: Begin a game as Federation.
     Noel 1: Clear a mission by Rank B or C.
     Noel 2: Get a new MS.
     Noel 3: Get enemy lock-on indicator MS upgrade.
     Noel 4: Get long-range radar MS upgrade.
     Noel 5: Get enemy HP indicator MS upgrade (clear
missions five times).
     Noel 6: Clear a mission by Rank A.
     Noel 7: Clear a mission by Rank S.
     Noel 8: Clear a mission by Rank D.
     Noel 9: Clear a mission by Rank C or below, and both
wingmen are KO. May have to happen multiple times before
this movie comes out.
     "On the prairie": ?

     ANNIE

     Annie 1: Annie first appears (clear missions four
times).
     Annie 2: Life Remaining is high.
     Annie 3: Get improved thrusters MS upgrade. Or, depends
on Life Remaining.
     Annie 4: Get improved armour MS upgrade. Or, depends on
Life Remaining.
     Annie 5: Life Remaining is very high.
     Annie 6: Get the Zaku II Type J.
     Annie 7: Life Remaining is about one-half.
     "Under maintenance!": Use a Ground Combat Gundam
three times? Or, use a Ground Combat Gundam to get Rank
S?

     RACHEL

     Rachel 1: Rachel first appears.
     Rachel 2: Clear a mission by Rank A or B.
     Rachel 3: Clear Mission 10, and can choose an If Mode
mission.
     Rachel 4: Clear a mission by Rank S.
     Rachel 5: Get a new MS.
     Rachel 6: Get command to change MS colour.
     Rachel 7: Get a promotion.
     Rachel 8: Clear by Rank C or D.
     "A busy person": ?

     OTHERS

     Christina 1: Get the Alex.
     Sayla 1: ?
     Amuro 1: Get the Gundam. Or, clear Mission 8?
     Amuro 2: Clear Mission 10 and get the Gundam.
     Cowen 1: Get the Zephyranthes.
     Cowen 2: Clear Mission 10.
     Eiger 1: Get the Mudrock.
     General Revil 1: Clear all missions.
     General Revil 2: Clear all areas in world map.
     Shirou 1: Get the Ez-8.
     "The girls' real intention": ?

6.   UNDOCUMENTED FEATURES

   - Friendly fire:

     When a MS hits a friendly MS, the friendly MS staggers
but doesn't really receive any damage.

   - Gallop bug:

     Jump onto and ride the Gallop, then fall down and into
the Gallop.
     (Reminds me of MechWarrior 1 for DOS, where the
player's Mech can jump into an enemy Mech.)

   - Hy-Gogg's toughness:

     In VS Mode, use a Hy-Gogg VS a Gundam. Let the Hy-Gogg
defend as the Gundam shoots its beam rifle at the Hy-Gogg.
A typical defending MS can bear 1-2 beam rifle shots, but
the Hy-Gogg can bear 5-6 shots.

   - Flying MS:

     Use the EXAM System-equipped Efreet Kai or Blue
Destiny.
     "Switch on" the EXAM System (see above). Press the
vernier button to jump. While in mid-air, dash forwards.
The thruster meter increases a bit, but the MS can fly far.
     Or, side step or back step. Normally, the thruster
meter increases till it overheats, but it decreases
instead.

   - Guest chara:

     Here's a list of the guest chara, or MS ace pilots,
who appear as friends and foes in the missions:

     Aina Sahalin (Apsaras II): Zion or Federation mission
12.
     Christina MacKenzie (Alex): Zion or Federation mission
13.
     Amada Shirou (Ez-8): Zion mission 5.
     Amuro Rei (Gundam): Zion mission 6, or Federation
mission 7.
     Char Aznable (Char Zgok): Federation mission 7.
     Kai Shiden (Guncannon): Zion mission 8.
     Kajima Yuu (Blue Destiny): Zion mission 11.
     Nimbus Schterzen (Efreet Kai): Federation mission 11.
     Norris Packard (Gouf Custom): Zion or Federation
Mission 5.
     Uraki Kou (Zephyranthes): Zion or Federation mission
14.

     Karen Joshua (Ground Combat GM or Ground Combat
Gundam): VS Mode.
     Topp (Zaku I): VS Mode.
     Adamsky (Dom, Dom Tropen, or Xamel): VS Mode.
     Akahana (Acguy or Hy-Gogg): VS Mode.
     Bernard Wiseman (Zaku II Kai): VS Mode.
     Bob (Dom Tropen or Xamel): VS Mode.
     Braskinev (Zock): VS Mode.
     Eiger (Mudrock): VS Mode.
     Gadem (Zaku I): VS Mode.
     Gaia (Dom): VS Mode.
     Garma Zabi (Garma Zaku II): VS Mode.
     Ji-n (Zaku II Type J): VS Mode.
     Johnnie Ridden (?): ?
     Kobayashi Hayato (Guntank): VS Mode. His quotes change
when the player uses Dom.
     Leon Ri-fuxei (random): VS Mode.
     Master P Layer (GM Sniper II): VS Mode.
     Matsunaga Shin (?): ?
     Maximilian Burger (random): VS Mode.
     Mikhail Kaminsky (Gogg, Hy-Gogg, or Kaempfer): VS Mode.
     Norris Packard (Char Zaku II, Gouf, or Gouf Custom):
VS Mode.
     Philip Hughes (Blue Destiny or Cold Climate GM): VS
Mode.
     Ramba Ral (Gouf): VS Mode.
     Steiner Hardy (Kaempfer or Zgok Experimental): VS Mode.
     Terry Sanders Jr (Ground Combat Gundam or Guncannon):
VS Mode.
     Visch Donahue (Garma Zaku II or Ground Combat
Gelgoog): VS Mode.

   - Female seiyuu:

     Here's a list of the female seiyuu (voice actors) who
perform in the game, AFAIK.
     (Most of them belong to I'm Enterprise. Personally, I
prefer seiyuu who belong to Aoni Production.)

Zion female soldier (Kerguelenko) :: Araki Kae
Corporal Nagasato Yuuki :: Asano Masumi
First Lieutenant Rachel Mirusutexi-n :: Hayakawa Yukako
Master Sergeant Karen Joshua :: Koyama Mami
Captain Murrue Ramius   :: Mituisi Kotono
Private First Class Annie Brevig :: Nagayama Nana
Corporal Noel Anderson  :: Nasu Megumi
May Ka-uxin             :: Nigo Mayako
Master Sergeant Topp    :: Sakakibara Yosiko
Captain Jane Conty      :: Tomioka Yukiko
First Lieutenant Christina MacKenzie :: Hayasibara Megumi
Aina Sahalin            :: Inoue Kikuko Oneetyan

     (I don't feel like typing up the male chara and male
seiyuu's names, but I don't think Mid_rikawa Hik_ru is in
the game. Yes, sexism in action. Flame me.)

     May is a civilian engineer and has no rank. Possible
transliterations of Ka-uxin are: Carwyn, Kerwin, Kirwin.
     Aina is a civilian test pilot and has no rank.
__

Don "Quess Paraya haters unite!" Chan
(No offense to Kawamura Maria han.)
http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/146.html
http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/12042.html
http://www.cheathappens.com/author.asp?ID=81

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