# Assault Suit

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Video game series

Assault Suit Genres Mecha, shoot 'em up, strategy Developers Masaya Games, Dracue Publishers NCS, DreamWorks, Konami, EXTREME Co., Ltd, Rising Star Games Platforms Sega Genesis, SNES, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 4, Windows First release Assault Suit Leynos 1990 Latest release Assault Suit Leynos 2015

***Assault Suit***, also known as ***Assault Suits***, is a series of futuristic robotic war [video games](/source/Video_game) developed by NCS featuring soldiers manning the eponymous gigantic humanoid [mecha](/source/Mecha). Spanning the course of 15 years and beyond, the games were cross-distributed, cross-published and developed between the [U.S.](/source/United_States) and [Japan](/source/Japan). It is known as one of the most challenging series to follow due to the drastic changes from game to game.

## Releases

Japan name US name EU name Release dates Game system Developer JP publisher US publisher EU publisher Assault Suit Leynos Target Earth N/A JP March 16, 1990 / US 1990 / no EU release Sega Genesis NCS Masaya DreamWorks N/A Assault Suits Valken Cybernator Cybernator JP Dec 18, 1992 / US April 1993 / EU 1993 SNES NCS Masaya Konami Palcom Assault Suit Leynos 2 N/A N/A JP February 17, 1997 / no US release / no EU release Sega Saturn NCS Masaya N/A N/A Assault Suits Valken 2 N/A N/A JP July 26, 1999 / no US release / no EU release PlayStation NCS Masaya N/A N/A Assault Suits Valken N/A Assault Suits Valken JP August 26, 2004 / no US release / EU June 2005 PlayStation 2 Soft Action X-Nauts X-Nauts N/A 505 Game Street Assault Suit Leynos Assault Suit Leynos Assault Suit Leynos JP December 23, 2015 / US July 12, 2016 PlayStation 4, Windows Dracue Software EXTREME Co., Ltd Rising Star Games Rising Star Games Assault Suits Valken DECLASSIFIED Assault Suits Valken DECLASSIFIED Assault Suits Valken DECLASSIFIED March 30, 2023 Nintendo Switch M2 Co., Ltd. Rainmaker Productions Rainmaker Productions Rainmaker Productions

## The series

### Assault Suit Leynos (Target Earth)

*[Assault Suit Leynos](/source/Target_Earth_(video_game)),* released in North America as *Target Earth*, is the first game in the series. It was released for the Sega Genesis.[1]

One scene, where a comrade who doesn't make it back to the ship burns up in the atmosphere, was removed from the North American version.

### Assault Suits Valken (Cybernator)

The success of the first Assault Suits game in [Japan](/source/Japan) would spawn another game on the [Super Famicom](/source/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System).[2] The artwork style, assault armor concepts, as well as the dialogue engine would remain similar to that of Target Earth/Assault Suits Leynos, but with major graphical improvements. The US name [Cybernator](/source/Cybernator) added confusion to [American](/source/United_States) gamers and disconnected many of the fans from the Target Earth roots. This game was actually a prequel to Assault Suit Leynos, taking place nearly a decade before.

*Cybernator* was the subject of [censorship](/source/Censorship) during its [localization](/source/Internationalization_and_localization). The Japanese version featured written dialog accompanied by a portrait of the speaker, but for some reason, these portraits were removed during localization. There was also a scene absent in which the president of the enemy forces, after realizing that his nation has been defeated, commits [suicide](/source/Suicide).[3] It is unknown whether [Konami](/source/Konami) or [Nintendo](/source/Nintendo) took action on these censorships.

An [enhanced remake](/source/Enhanced_remake) was released for the PS2 in 2004.[4]

An updated version of the original called *Assault Suits Valken Declassified* was released for the Nintendo Switch in 2023.[5]

### Assault Suit Leynos 2

*[Assault Suit Leynos 2](/source/Assault_Suit_Leynos_2)* arrived on the [Sega Saturn](/source/Sega_Saturn) as the true sequel to [Assault Suit Leynos](/source/Target_Earth_(video_game)), but was released only in Japan.[6]

In September 2023, City Connection announced a re-release of the game as part of the *Saturn Tribute* label.

### Assault Suits Valken 2

The sequel to the SNES title in the series was released on the [PlayStation](/source/PlayStation).[7] It differed from the rest of the series, as it was a strategy/RPG, unlike the rest, all being action/shooter/platform titles. After the release in 1999, the same game would be reprinted by the company Four Winds on August 30, 2001.[7] This game was never released outside Japan either.

### Assault Suit Leynos

A remake of *Assault Suit Leynos* was released for the [PlayStation 4](/source/PlayStation_4) and [Microsoft Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows) by Gunhound EX developer Dracue Software.[8] Originally set to launch in late 2014 or early 2015, the game was delayed to December 2015 to allow the team to implement a cooperative mode as well as multiple endings.[9] It finally released on July 12, 2016.[10]

*Famitsu* gave it a 26 out of 40 score.[8]

## See also

- *[Armored Core](/source/Armored_Core)*

- *[Front Mission](/source/Front_Mission)*

- *[Heavy Gear](/source/Heavy_Gear)*

- *[Metal Warriors](/source/Metal_Warriors)*

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["重装機兵レイノス \[メガドライブ\] / ファミ通.com"](https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=7114). *www.famitsu.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180727020447/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=7114) from the original on 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2018-07-26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["重装機兵ヴァルケン \[スーパーファミコン\] / ファミ通.com"](https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=8850). *www.famitsu.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180727145908/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=8850) from the original on 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2018-07-26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Gosokkyu"](http://gosokkyu.com/post/79857838404/assault-suits-valken-staff-round-table). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170618000846/http://gosokkyu.com/post/79857838404/assault-suits-valken-staff-round-table) from the original on 2017-06-18. Retrieved 2019-04-27.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["重装機兵ヴァルケン \[PS2\] / ファミ通.com"](https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=10548). *www.famitsu.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180726170151/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=10548) from the original on 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2018-07-26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Assault Suits Valken Declassified"](https://www.rainmaker-pro.com/games/valken/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["重装機兵レイノス2 \[セガサターン\] / ファミ通.com"](https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=8816). *www.famitsu.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180727001922/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=8816) from the original on 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2018-07-26.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_7-1) ["重装機兵ヴァルケン2 \[PS\] / ファミ通.com"](https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=8803). *www.famitsu.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20151126185702/http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=8803) from the original on 2015-11-26. Retrieved 2018-07-26.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_8-1) ["重装機兵レイノス \[PS4\] / ファミ通.com"](https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=30443). *www.famitsu.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180726234745/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=30443) from the original on 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2018-07-26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-siliconera_9-0)** ["Gunhound EX Developer Is Making A Mecha Shooter For PS4 With Multiple Endings"](http://www.siliconera.com/2014/10/22/gunhound-ex-developer-making-mecha-shooter-ps4-multiple-endings/). 2014-10-22. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20141024095430/http://www.siliconera.com/2014/10/22/gunhound-ex-developer-making-mecha-shooter-ps4-multiple-endings/) from the original on 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2014-10-23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** PlayStation (2016-06-30), [*Assault Suit Leynos - Gameplay Trailer | PS4*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QvEZOU_xj4), [archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20181116194852/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QvEZOU_xj4) from the original on 2018-11-16, retrieved 2016-07-15

## External links

- [NCS](http://www.ncsx.co.jp/)

- [Starship Modeler](http://www.starshipmodeler.com/mecha/rc_prevalk.html)

- [The *Assault Suits* series](https://www.mobygames.com/game/-group/assault-suits-series) at [MobyGames](/source/MobyGames)

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