Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness
In fall 2007, Square Enix Co., Ltd. announced that it would be creating a remake of Front Mission 2089 on the Nintendo DS and named it Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness. The games producer Koichiro Sakamoto indicated that a survey of the series fans showed that most did not play games on their cell phones, and so Square Enix decided to bring it to the Nintendo DS. This remake of Front Mission 2089 featured completely remade visuals, new character artwork, new cut-scene events, a rewritten story, new game scenarios, and new battle maps. Also incorporated in the game were touchscreen features and a revised interface for more intuitive touchpad controls. Likewise, various game play mechanics from other Front Mission entries such as armor coating and linked attacks were added to Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness. Multiplayer mode had to be dropped due to space issues on the Nintendo DS.
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DeveloperSquare Enix
ReleasedMay 29, 2008
StatusReleased
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About This Game
Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness is set one year before the Second Huffman Conflict, at a moment when the island's fragile stability has already been compromised. A series of skirmishes in 2086 known as the Huffman Crisis intensified tensions between the O.C.U. and U.S.N. to the point where both supranational unions are now increasing their military presence and bringing in mercenaries from across the world. Those mercenaries are deployed along Mail River—the border dividing the island's two territories—on espionage and reconnaissance operations that neither side will officially acknowledge.