Level-5 returned to the West in a big way earlier this year with the release of Megaton Musashi W: Wired. Eight months on, the mech battler is landing a beefy new patch, with the 'Megarobo Batroseum' update scheduled to come to Switch on 26th November.
As detailed in the new trailer (above) the headline addition of this one is a new online PvP mode — fittingly called 'Megarobo Batroseum' — where you'll select a mech from a limited number of pre-sets and get right into a battle. You can either invite friends or hop into a room with other fighters based on your match rule preferences. Nice.
Equally nice are the new Battle Royale and Team Battle modes for one-on-one duels or chaotic free-for-alls, the new stat-boosting in-game items and the fresh 'Sengi' system — a unique ability to each unit that can be built up during battle.
And that's still not all. The 'Megarobo Batroseum' update also throws in a fresh batch of stages and pilots, the latter of which can be used in select story missions and online play, as well as the titular PvP mode.
All of these new additions are showcased in the above update trailer, but you can also see the full list of newbies on the Megaton Musashi website if you'd prefer it in written form.
We had a great time with Megaton Musashi W: Wired when it landed on Switch earlier this year. In our review, we described the game as "a strong return to form for Level-5, offering up addictive mech-battling action that feels like the most slept-on release of the year".
Have you picked this one up yet? Is there anything that you're particularly pleased to see in the update? Let us know in the comments.
[source megaton-musashi.jp, via youtube.com]
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Pretty cool, looking forward to the new content (even though I'm not particularly interested in the PvP myself) when I finally get and play Megaton Musashi - would've already bought it at least hadn't it been a digital-only title!
OOOH, ok. I had put this on my wish list, but could not remember where I saw it being talked about to remind myself why I wish listed it. LOL. Looks like a heavy vibe from like Virtual On, and I loved that game. There have been games in the past that did the same formula, but never clicked with me. Hoping this is the one that clicks. Maybe it'll be on Steam Winter sale soon.
Hey, Level-5, what's about releasing Ushiro after all these years?
@Vyacheslav333 Or Yo-kai Watch 4?!
As someone who got the game it was pretty fun until the Megaton 2 difficulty. Then it becomes a boring slog of slamming your head against a wall until something breaks. Level 5 still hasn't figured out decent end game difficulty.
It's my favourite mecha game on Switch. The comment talking about endgame difficulty is right though, it's a tough wall. However, it's doable and there's lots of content that is quite accesible. Story was very entertaining. Very recommended.
Mostly hyped about Ryoma & Koji becoming playable pilots. Might try the arena. Maybe the wait time is less than the team battles since you don't need a full lobby?
I can’t resist a decent mecha game. I picked up Wired during a summertime sale, but barely played it before other games yanked me away. I’ve been feeling increasingly guilty about leaving this one in the backlog. I’ve got to play at least long enough to unlock Getter Robo and Combattler-V!
I think I saw a glimpse of Getter in this PVP mode trailer, too. It’s nice to see Musashi still has vitality.
Meanwhile the Grendizer: Feast of the Wolves game is calling to me, too. I remember hearing that Grendizer (Goldorak) was France’s favorite giant robot, and it seems like the French studio who developed the game (Microids) really put some love into it. The BGM and Japanese voice acting sounds like it was time warped straight from the 70s!
@Teksette Goldorak is a star in France and we grew up mainly with it as a typical Mecha-Anime Robot. We didn't have Gundam, tho we did have a Power Rangers.
Anyway, I highly discourage you to play the Goldorak game. It's not that it's bad per se. It's nothing groundbreaking, it's rather short and easy and if you're an absolute fan it kinda does the job. But there's zero challenge, performance makes it borderline unplayable even on a high-end PC, and it's riddled with bugs. And Microids never ever patch their games.
@Astropez
Thanks for sharing! I wondered if any Goldorak fans would speak up.
Here in the ‘States I only remember seeing a little bit of Grendizer on TV as a kid - I think he was one the robots mashed together into the Force Five cartoon, together with Getter Robo G, Gaiking, and a couple others. And he was one of the Shogun Warrior toys, which had a Marvel Comic adaptation.
As for this new game, your warning came too late as I already bought it! The Japanese trailers were just too nostalgic for me to ignore. 😅
I’ll give the game a fair shot and see how it goes. Hopefully I’ll find something to like about it besides the music!
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