was an online first-person team shooter developed by Bandai Namco Online and published by

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on September 21, 2022, and later released on

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on November 30. 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.

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.

Development

The game's production was revealed in July 2021, when the developer began seeking applications for closed beta testing. Further plans for console releases were announced in March 2022.

Reception

Gundam Evolution received a score of 72/100 on

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, based on nine published reviews.

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* 2022 video games First-person shooters Inactive multiplayer online games Bandai Namco games Gundam video games Multiplayer video games Video games developed in Japan PlayStation 4 games PlayStation 5 games Xbox One games Xbox Series X and Series S games Windows games Unreal Engine 4 games Products and services discontinued in 2023 {{Fps-videogame-stub