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is a collection of video games and related media produced by Square, now Square Enix. The series was created by Toshiro Tsuchida and developed by G-Craft, a studio that was later absorbed by Square and existed within Square Enix as Product Development Division-6. Since the release of the original ''Front Mission'' in 1995, the series has gone on to encompass several media, including film, manga, novels, radio dramas, mobile phone applications, and toys. While the series is primarily rooted in the turn-based tactical role-playing genre, it has also ventured into other genres such as side-scrolling shooter, real-time strategy (RTS), massive multiplayer online (MMO), and third-person shooter through its spin-offs. The ''Front Mission'' video games have achieved moderate success, selling over 3 million units worldwide since the release of ''Front Mission 5: Scars of the War''. The main selling point of ''Front Mission'' is its storytelling approach. Taking place during the 21st and 22nd centuries, the series revolves around military conflicts and political tension between powerful supranational unions and their member states. Although the ''Front Mission'' video games use self-contained, standalone stories, these tie into a greater overarching storyline that encompasses the entire series. In combination with the stories from its other media, the series possesses a level of storytelling depth and continuity comparable to a serial drama. Another major draw of ''Front Mission'' is its use of giant mecha called "wanzers" (from the German word ''Wanderpanzer'', or walking tanks) in battle. ==Development== There are two types of ''Front Mission'' installments: the numbered entries and the non-numbered entries. The numbered ''Front Mission'' titles are all structured as tactical role-playing games. All other ''Front Mission'' titles that do not have a number assigned to it are genre spin-offs.〔 Each of the four spin-off entries are classified under different genres. ''Front Mission: Gun Hazard'' is a side-scrolling shooter video game. ''Front Mission Alternative'' is a real-time strategy video game. ''Front Mission: Online'' is a massively multiplayer online third-person shooter video game. The recently released ''Front Mission Evolved'' is a third-person shooter video game with rail shooter segments. In an RPGamer interview with Front Mission developer Koichi Sakamoto in 2007, he suggests that the development team is interested in combining real-time and turn-based aspects for future installments. However, in July 2012, Yasuo Otagaki, creator of the ''Front Mission Dog Life and Dog Style'' manga series, said in a Twitter message that the entire franchise will formally end after the manga's tenth and last omnibus volume is released in early 2013. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Front Mission」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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