Front Mission 3 Official Strategy Guide (Official Guide) [Paperback]

David Cassady (Author)

Book Description

Series: Bradygames Take Your Games Further | Publication Date: March 14, 2000

BradyGames-Front Mission 3:Offical Strategy Guide Book Features: Complete Coverage of Every Mission in Both Adverntures. Pilot Skills and Detailed Stats for Every Wanzer. Explore the Virtual Net & Unlock Game Secrets.Maximize Your Wanzer's Effectivness with Battle-tested Combat Tips.

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BradyGames-Front Mission 3:Offical Strategy Guide Book Features: Complete Coverage of Every Mission in Both Adverntures. Pilot Skills and Detailed Stats for Every Wanzer. Explore the Virtual Net & Unlock Game Secrets. Maximize Your Wanzer's Effectivness with Battle-tested Combat Tips.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Brady Games; 1 edition (March 14, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566869781
• ISBN-13: 978-1566869782
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 7.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #442,547 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm nothing more than a guy that loves video games.

I managed a software store in Indianapolis when I encountered Brady's publisher. The company hired me to assist in developing their new line of video game strategy guides, which was a very limited assortment at the time. They had published on a few Electronic Arts sports titles for the Sega Genesis, Mortal Kombat, and Sonic the Hedgehog.

It was a very interesting time for our business. Strategy guides were transitioning from tiny booklets into full-size, full-color, magazine-like books. We had the opportunity to make a huge impact and try something very new and unique. I'm very thankful for the experience. It was simply an amazing opportunity.

"Virtua Racing" for the Sega Genesis was my first project as an author. It took a week to write and some of that time was spent sleeping on an office floor. It was not a book I wanted to write. Our publisher made it clear I didn't have a choice. As painful as that first project was, it shot my career down a completely unexpected path. It led to projects like Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and eventually, my favorite, Final Fantasy VII.

Final Fantasy had always been a favorite series since it released for the NES. VII proved to be a monstrous task. We had no idea what we were getting into at the time. Final Fantasy projects now require a team of authors, but I'm proud of what we accomplished given the resources available. It was a learning experience for everyone involved.

I continued to write for several years with Conan being my final project. It has been a wonderful ride and I met some amazing people along the way. The people at BradyGames really care about the products they produce. That is not something you find with every publisher.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive Strategy Guide, April 12, 2001

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"g_l_p" (Sunnyvale, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Front Mission 3 Official Strategy Guide (Official Guide) (Paperback)

This is a well-written guide with a lot of documentation. You start off with a summary on game basics, which then progresses to a description of the different parts on your Wanzer (mech), backpacks, computers, items, and weapons. Next is a great table on all of the available weapons (broken down into categories like Ranged-Rifles, Melee-Batons, etc), computers, and backpacks showing each one's weight, action point (AP) cost, damage, range, accuracy %, capacity (computers and backpacks), special attributes (computers), and energy output (backpacks). Another table shows all of the Battle Skills attainable in the game, a description of what each one does, and which body part from which Wanzer you get it from.

Then you are given the stats for each body part for each Wanzer (those that the player can keep anyway). The stats include HP, movement rates, accuracy upgrade percentages, boost upgrade stats, and evade upgrade stats. Finally, each body part's attainable Battle Skill is displayed again with how many computer slots they take up, as is the condition for attaining them.

Next come full walkthroughs of both the Alisa and Emma mission trees. You are given strategy recommendations for each mission, told where you start and the enemy starting positions, which enemies you will face with their full stats, and are given a recommendation on what Def-C to protect against: Fire, Penetration, or Impact weapons. Also, you are given notes on when to check your email or the Network and who to speak to in what order so you don't miss anything.

The last part of the guide lists every "Website", any passwords, when they are available in the game, and in what mission their content changes so you don't have to check after every mission.

Finally, you are shown how to get the Hoshun Mk112 Wanzer with its 250-damage beam rifle (for free off the Network!). This is the most powerful Wanzer you can get and the most powerful weapon in the whole game.

All in all, this guide covers almost everything the game throws at you. The only thing it doesn't tell you is what you get if you have all platinum rankings at the end of the game (which is pretty hard to achieve).

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great game, great strategy guide, April 20, 2000

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[e-mail] (Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Front Mission 3 Official Strategy Guide (Official Guide) (Paperback)

If your looking for a great strategy guide for a great game, don't look any further. This guide has coverage of all the missions in each adventure. Each Wanzer is different. This guide tells in detail pilot skills, stats, and reveals secrets for maximizing effectiveness. This game is a lot of fun. It is much like Final Fantasy Tactics. If you need a strategy guide, this guide is for you.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You're going to want this strategy guide if you want access to the best wanzer in the game., January 3, 2007

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R. D. Myers Jr. (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Front Mission 3 Official Strategy Guide (Official Guide) (Paperback)

As usual, nothing about this game is hard enough to warrant a strategy guide, but you're going to want this one if you want to get your hands on the best wanzer in the game, the Hoshun. There are also a lot of other secrets that you might miss if you don't at least have this guide handy.