Success in battle earns Experience Points, which are traded in for new abilities, such as Rapid Fire or Evasion bonuses. Typically a wanzer can move once and use his remaining Action Points (AP) to fire on the enemy or use an ability. Most battles take place on an overhead map divided into a Player phase and an Enemy phase. Controlling the wanzer forces of either character, the story progresses simultaneously. For demoralized UCS soldiers like Darril, this smells like opportunity.įront Mission 4 is a turn based strategy game where the plot switches between two different theaters of operation: Elsa and Darril. Heading to investigate, they soon discover it was a plane carrying part of Diaz's gold. Darril and his patrol witness a cargo plane being shot down. UCS Forces are sent in to restore order and dispose of Governor Diaz. Meanwhile, the nation of Venezuela, is attempting to secede from the Unified Continental States (U.C.S.). Inside the Durandal, a young new recruit, Elsa soon finds herself caught in an international plot. To investigate, it is decided to send the EC Armor Tactics Research Corps, also known as 'Durandal'. The European Community is enjoying a period of relative peace when it is surprised by sudden attacks on German bases from a mysterious force.
In the year 2096, the Wanzer ('Walking Tanks' mecha) form the backbone of many military forces.
