SD Gundam Battle Alliance: 5 Beginner Tips

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SD Gundam Battle Alliance is an excellent game for fans of the long-running Gundam series as well as newcomers looking to experience accessible mecha action alike, offering an exciting campaign based on memorable scenes from the entire series, with a basic but enjoyable gameplay loop that allows for plenty of stylish mecha combat.

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Although SD Gundam Battle Alliance is relatively easy to learn, there are a few pieces of essential information that the game doesn’t tell you when you’re just starting out. If you’re looking to get the most out of your Gundam excursions, here are five essential tips to improve your experience.

After playing through a few missions and unlocking a few Mobile Suits, you may be curious about how to unlock certain flagship Gundams from the series. Mobile Suits are unlocked by obtaining blueprints. Blueprints are often received after completing Break Missions and True Missions, which in turn will typically unlock new Gundams and Mobile Suits without you needing to do anything else.

To obtain certain Gundams and Mobile suits, however, you’ll need to replay missions and take down specific targets, or play the Chaos Missions associated with the same stage to be in with the chance of obtaining the necessary blueprints. Pay attention to post-stage screens to see which blueprints have been obtained and what still needs to be obtained for certain Gundams to unlock.

Although the tutorial at the opening of the game will teach you most things you need to know about the basics of combat, it won’t elaborate on two of the most effective ways to maximize your damage to enemies: Back Attacks and Counters.

Back Attacks are, simply put, any attack directed at the rear