Namco Super Wars is a tactical role-playing game

Tactical role-playing game

A tactical role-playing game is a type of video game which incorporates elements of traditional role-playing video games and strategy games. In Japan these games are known as , a designation which might seem peculiar to native English speakers...

 developed by Namco

Namco

is a Japanese corporation best known as a former video game developer and publisher. Following a merger with Bandai in September 2005, the two companies' game production assets were spun off into Namco Bandai Games on March 31, 2006. Namco Ltd. was re-established to continue domestic operation of...

 and published by Bandai

Bandai

is a Japanese toy making and video game company, as well as the producer of a large number of plastic model kits. It is the world's third-largest producer of toys . Some ex-Bandai group companies produce anime and tokusatsu programs...

 for the Wonderswan Color. It is a crossover game, featuring characters from several classic Namco titles.

Gameplay

The game is played on a square grid, on which both the player's and computer's units are placed. Each side takes turns moving and making actions with their units. Every character has a variety of attacks and special moves that can be selected when performing an action. Some of these consume Spirit Points, which slowly regenerate each turn. The game is divided into stages. Between each stage, the player is able to visit a shop and prepare his units before starting the next stage. Unlike most RPGs, characters do not gain levels for directly defeating opponents. Instead, completion of a map will reward the players with a number of level ups, which they can then distribute among their units as they wish.

Characters

As a crossover game, Namco Super Wars includes characters from a number of previous Namco games. The games represented are the following.

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  Valkyrie No Densetsu
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  Dragon Buster
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  Dragon Valor
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  Dragon Spirit
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  Mappy
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  Dig Dug
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  Phelios
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• Wonder Momo
  Wonder Momo
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• Bravoman
  Bravoman
  Bravoman, known in Japan as , sometimes referred to as Berabow Man is a 1988 platformer/beat-em-up hybrid arcade game developed and released by Namco for the arcades only in Japan. It was later ported to the NEC TurboGrafx-16 in 1990. This version was also released outside of Japan simply as Bravoman...
  
  
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  Family Stadium
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Legacy

Although no sequel was ever planned, a later crossover game, Namco X Capcom

Namco x Capcom

is an action RPG/tactical RPG hybrid game for the PlayStation 2 console, developed by Monolith Soft and featuring characters from games produced by companies Namco and Capcom.- Storyline :...

was another tactical role playing game that used many of the same characters.

External links

• Namco Super Wars homepage at the Bandai website