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Forbes
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘Super Robot Wars Y' Reveals Full Series Roster And August Release
In the latest and more detailed trailer for Super Robot Wars Y, we now know all the series included and that it will be released this August. As per previous Super Robot Wars games, the initial teaser trailer doesn't tend to reveal the full roster of series involved in each game. These are normally announced properly in a longer and more detailed trailer that follows the initial teaser. This new and longer trailer (shown below) is the one that reveals the full roster, and there are some interesting additions. One of the bigger surprises is the inclusion of Godzilla Singular Point and its version of the robot Jet Jaguar. This is definitely a cool addition to the series, but I do miss the crazy battleship additions from previous entries. While this game has its own OG battleship, much like Super Robot Wars 30, I had hoped we'd have seen something from an anime like Outlaw Star or something similar, but oh well, it seems that tradition was short-lived. The other big thing is the inclusion of Dunbine again (show above), and the fact that the game will also have units from the 1988 OVA. My guess is that we will see even more Aura Phantasm designs this time around, following the recent and massive increase in popularity for Dunbine as a whole. The Gundam roster of units is also pretty strong and definitely feels more catered to a Western audience, which is no bad thing. The big and welcome addition is that of Reideen, which hasn't been included in the games for a good while. Originally released back in 1975, Reideen is also celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. As for the rest, we have a bunch of DLC units that will be from Super Robot Wars V, X, and T, and the addition of Cybuster. The latter being the Super Robot Wars series equivalent of 'we have Dunbine at home' and originated from the spin-off Maso Kishin games. The other nice bit of news is that one of the OG mecha for the game will also be getting a Robot Damashii toy. Super Robot Wars Y will be released on August 28 for Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC. Follow me on X, Facebook and YouTube. I also manage Mecha Damashii and am currently featured in the Giant Robots exhibition currently touring Japan.
Forbes
28-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘Super Robot Wars Y' Launches This Year, Features ‘Witch From Mercury'
With the release of Super Robot Wars 30 nearly four years ago now, it's about time we had a new entry in the long-running mecha tactical role-playing series. The latest teaser trailer for Super Robot Wars Y (shown below) features an initial roster of units from Getter Robo Arc, Combattler V, Aura Battler Dunbine, Mobile Fighter G Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam the Witch from Mercury (Season 1), Majestic Prince, Macross Delta: Passionate Walküre and Code Geass Lelouch of the Re;surrection. These are also only the initial unit reveals, and it's clear that there will be more announced further down the line and closer to the game's release. The inclusion of Witch from Mercury is nice, though, as the last game I saw the Gundam Aerial featured in was the underappreciated SD Gundam Battle Alliance as a DLC unit. The return of Dunbine is also not surprising, considering that the toys' popularity is still sky-high in Japan. I will also bet fairly confidently that we will see a Kingdom of Na-colored Bellvine at some point. As for the game itself, apart from the lovely battle animations, it's not clear whether Super Robot Wars Y will revert to linear type, or take the pick-and-choose setup used in Super Robot Wars 30. What is confirmed is that Super Robot Wars Y will be given a Western release on Switch, PlayStation 5 and PC, via Steam. Now, the likes of Super Robot Wars V, X, T, and 30 did also come Westward, but it's clear that Super Robot Wars Y has proper support for a Western release, and that makes me very happy indeed. Anyway, we have another mainline Super Robot Wars game on the way, and it's already looking great. Follow me on X, Facebook and YouTube. I also manage Mecha Damashii and am currently featured in the Giant Robots exhibition currently touring Japan.
