Gungriffon is a series of video games developed by Game Arts

Game Arts

is a Japanese video game software developer located in Tokyo, Japan. Originally established in 1985 as a computer software company, they have since expanded their enterprise to produce for a number of game console and handheld systems...

 and designed by the late Takeshi Miyaji

Takeshi Miyaji

was a Japanese video game developer who founded the developent companies Game Arts and G-Mode. He was best known as the creator of the Silpheed, GunGriffon and Grandia video game series. His work on the Lunar and Grandia series in particular had a major influence on the development of role-playing...

. Gungriffon and Gungriffon II originally appeared for the Sega Saturn

Sega Saturn

The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe...

 console in 1996, with more recent appearances in Gungriffon Blaze for the PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2

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 and Gungriffon: Allied Strike for the Xbox

Xbox

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. The Gungriffon games are focused on piloting mecha

Mecha

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—large, usually bipedal military vehicles. This game series refers to these machines as Armored Walking Gun Systems (AWGS). With the exception of the High-MACS design, the mecha

Mecha

A mech , is a science fiction term for a large walking bipedal tank or robot, including ones on treads and animal shapes.-Characteristics:...

 in this series have a distinctly realistic design philosophy, which is more apparent in the more recent installments.

Gungriffon (Gungriffon: The Eurasian Conflict in Japan)

Year Game Takes Place: 2015

Platform: Sega Saturn

Sega Saturn

The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe...

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Gungriffon II

Year Game Takes Place: Unknown

Platform: Sega Saturn

Sega Saturn

The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe...

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Gungriffon Blaze

Year Game Takes Place: 2016

Platform: PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...

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Gungriffon Allied Strike

Year Game Takes Place: 2024

Platform: Xbox

Xbox

The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console...

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