New Gundam Seed “Versus” Game for PS2

Bandai plans to bring the latest arcade “versus” Gundam game to the PS2, reports IGN.com today:

Federation vs. Z.A.F.T. takes the versus series to the Seed universe for the first time. For the home version in addition to all the pilots and Mobile Suits of the arcade game, Bandai will be including Force Impluse Gundam and Shin Asuka from Gundam Seed Destiny as playable characters.

While the arcade version was the fifth entry in the versus series, Capcom actually made a number of changes to the gameplay systems in order to make the series compatible with the Seed universe. This is reflected primarily in the inclusion of air-based battles. Previously, the series has separated ground battles from space battles, but this time the flight-based battles are mixed in with the ground battles. The developers hope that, with the game coming to the home now, they’ll be able to expand the series’ audience further than before.

Gundam Seed: Federation vs. Z.A.F.T. should be released in Japan on November 17th.