Front Mission is a tactical RPG set in a near-future world of geopolitical conflict, where squads of customizable mechs (Wanzers) battle across grid-based maps with strategic positioning and targeted part damage.
- Developer/Publisher: Square (Squaresoft)
- Release: 1995 on Super Famicom (Japan); later remakes/ports (DS, Switch Remake)
- Genre: Tactical role-playing (turn-based)
- Notable: Modular mech parts (body, arms, legs) with targeted damage, weapon variety, pilot skills, branching campaigns in later versions
- Reception: Critically regarded for depth and customization; spawned a long-running series