{{Distinguish|Gundam Evolve}} {{Infobox video game | developer = Bandai Namco Online | publisher = Bandai Namco Entertainment (Console)<br>Bandai Namco Online (PC) | composer = Tadayoshi Makino | platforms = {{ubl|Windows|PlayStation 4|PlayStation 5|Xbox One|Xbox Series X/S}} | genre = First-person shooter | released = '''Windows'''<br/>September 21, 2022<br/>'''PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S'''<br/>November 30, 2022 | engine = Unreal Engine 4 | image = Gundam Evolution banner.jpg | modes = Multiplayer }}
{{nihongo|'''''Gundam Evolution'''''|ガンダムエボリューション|Gandamu Eboryūshon}} was an online first-person team shooter developed by Bandai Namco Online and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The game launched as part of the ''Gundam'' media franchise on Windows on September 21, 2022,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nightingale |first=Ed |date=2022-09-06 |title=Gundam Evolution free-to-play hero shooter launches in September on Steam |language=en-gb |work=Eurogamer |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/gundam-evolution-free-to-play-hero-shooter-launches-in-september-on-steam |url-status=live |access-date=2023-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906141147/https://www.eurogamer.net/gundam-evolution-free-to-play-hero-shooter-launches-in-september-on-steam |archive-date=6 September 2022}}</ref> and later released on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on November 30.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stenbuck |first=Kite |date=6 September 2022 |title=Gundam Evolution PC and Console Release Dates Announced |url=https://www.siliconera.com/gundam-evolution-pc-and-console-release-dates-announced/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=Siliconera |language=en}}</ref>
On July 19, 2023, Bandai Namco Entertainment announced that service for ''Gundam Evolution'' would end with the shutting down of the game’s servers on November 29.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Important Announcement for GUNDAM EVOLUTION Players|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720031127/https://gundamevolution.com/en/news/195 |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=GundamEvolution.com |language=en|date=July 19, 2023}}</ref>
== Gameplay == ''Gundam Evolution'' was a team-based shooter, where two opposing squads, with six players each, enter combat as they seek to perform opposing objectives on the map. These objectives vary depending on the game mode and include Point Capture, where players must attempt to attack and capture points on the map from the defending team, Domination, which has both teams attempt to capture three points on the map and Destruction, which has teams trying to activate or stop a weapon of mass destruction that the other team is trying to use against them.<ref>{{cite web |last=Epps |first=DeAngelo |date=2022-10-01 |title=Gundam Evolution review: a true Overwatch 2 contender, but not a flawless one |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/gundam-evolution-review-pc/ |website=Digital Trends |access-date=2024-06-11}}</ref>
== Development == The game's production was revealed in July 2021, when the developer began seeking applications for closed beta testing.<ref>{{cite web |last=Loo |first=Egan |date=2021-07-15 |title=Gundam Franchise Gets Team-Based First-Person Shooter Game in 2022 Internationally |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-07-15/gundam-franchise-gets-team-based-first-person-shooter-game-in-2022-internationally/.175153 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=2024-06-11}}</ref> Further plans for console releases were announced in March 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |date=2022-03-09 |title=Gundam hero shooter Gundam Evolution launches globally in 2022 |url=https://www.polygon.com/22969110/gundam-evolution-hero-shooter-release-date-free |website=Polygon |access-date=2024-06-11}}</ref>
== Reception == {{Video game reviews | MC = PC: 72/100<ref name="MCPC">{{Cite web |title=Gundam Evolution |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/gundam-evolution/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=Metacritic |language=en}}</ref> | OC = 60% recommend<ref>{{cite web|url=https://opencritic.com/game/13767/gundam-evolution |title=Gundam Evolution Reviews }}</ref> }} Gundam Evolution received a score of 72/100 on review aggregator Metacritic, based on nine published reviews.<ref name="MCPC"/>
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== External links == * {{Official website|https://gundamevolution.com}}
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Category:2022 video games Category:First-person shooters Category:Inactive multiplayer online games Category:Bandai Namco games Category:Gundam video games Category:Multiplayer video games Category:Video games developed in Japan Category:PlayStation 4 games Category:PlayStation 5 games Category:Xbox One games Category:Xbox Series X and Series S games Category:Windows games Category:Unreal Engine 4 games Category:Online games shut down in 2023
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