This isn’t a bad thing though, as it is a direct sequel to that game.

Presentation-wise, Front Mission 2089-II is exactly the same as 2089-I. Sana is good friends with Karen Meure and has known her since they enlisted in the OCU military. After serving in war zones around the world, she was assigned to Huffman Island. Sana is an OCU captain and the commanding officer of the Chariots. Along with mercenaries Champ and Oddeye, Tornado trains new wanzer pilots on Huffman Island. He was sent to Huffman Island to assist the Chariots in border patrol duty. The main protagonist, Tornado is an OCU soldier who works for the Chariots mercenary group. Characters from Front Mission 2089-I do appear in the game, but play a minor role in the storyline. Even though it is a direct sequel, Front Mission 2089-II uses a completely new cast of characters. The game takes place towards the end of 2089 and covers the events leading up to the Larcus Incident. The story of Front Mission 2089-II picks up where the first game ends. As with its direct prequel, periodic episode downloads were made available on a monthly basis. The continuation of the Front Mission 2089 series was released for mobile phones in 2006. Front Mission 2089-I is a Japan-only release. Therefore, the game can be seen as an introduction for newcomers. There is a ranking system for missions like in Front Mission Alternative and Front Mission 3, there’s really nothing new for this entry in the series. Aside from the presentation elements, Front Mission 2089-I also plays out a lot like Front Mission 1st. The music is mostly the same as in Front Mission 1st as well, with some tracks from Online.

This isn’t much of a concern as mobile phones aren’t necessarily built for video games. One notable change is the character artwork, which is noticeably more anime-influenced than the other games. Visually, Front Mission 2089-I is essentially a watered down Front Mission 1st. He does, however, treat mercenaries as if they were members of the military. Perceived as a boring and dull man, Falcon prioritizes his work above all else. Storm travels to Huffman Island in search of employment and was recruited by Falcon.įalcon is an OCU commander who is assigned to working with mercenaries on Huffman Island. He belonged to an OCU unit known as B.A.T.S., but resigned from his post for unknown reasons. The main protagonist, Storm is a mercenary and a former OCU soldier. New plot elements were added to help tie the 2089 mini-series into the main series, along with recurring characters from the other games. While 2089-II was not fully included, parts of it are there as a means to tie the two games together. Rather than let the player choose which side to fight for, Border of Madness uses the OCU cast of characters from Front Mission 2089-I. The only thing that changes with that option is the main character artwork.įront Mission 2089: Border of Madness for the Nintendo DS covers the entire 2089-I story. Players can choose to fight for the OCU or the USN, but story and character development remain the same in both cases. The story of Front Mission 2089-I takes place in 2089, one year before the 2nd Huffman Conflict. It was released in 2005 with periodic episode downloads, which were released on a monthly basis. Front Mission 2089 was a new frontier for the series, mainly as it was the first game made for the mobile phone.

Front mission 2089 artwork