Editing Front Mission (section)

{{about|the video game series|the first game in the series|Front Mission (video game)}}
{{short description|Video game series}}
{{Infobox VG series
|title          = Front Mission
|state          =
|image          = Front Mission Series Logo.png|alt=The text "Front Mission"
|caption        = Series logo
|developer      = G-Craft, [[Square (video game company)|Square]], [[Square Enix]], Omiya Soft, Winds, h.a.n.d., Double Helix Games, Ilinx, Forever Entertainment
|publisher      = Square, Square Enix, Forever Entertainment
|creator        = [[Toshiro Tsuchida]]
|platforms      = [[Super Famicom]], [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[WonderSwan|WonderSwan Color]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Personal computer|PC]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 5]], [[Windows]], [[Xbox One]], [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]]
|genre          = [[Tactical role-playing game]], [[Third-person shooter]], [[Scrolling shooters|Side-scrolling shooter]], [[Real-time strategy]], [[Massively multiplayer online game]]
|released       = 1995
|spinoffs       =
| first release version  = ''[[Front Mission (video game)|Front Mission]]''
| first release date     = February 24, 1995
| latest release version = ''Front Mission 2: Remake''
| latest release date    = October 5, 2023
}}

{{nihongo|'''''Front Mission'''''|フロントミッション|Furonto Misshon}} is a collection of video games and related media produced by [[Square (video game company)|Square]], now [[Square Enix]].<ref name="gamespy">{{cite web|url=http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/frontmission/frontmission.htm|title=Hardcore Gaming 101: Front Mission|last1=Pineda|first1=Angelo|last2=Thompson|first2=Kyle|last3=Tam|first3=Wilson|publisher=Gamespy|access-date=2010-12-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412071829/http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/frontmission/frontmission.htm|archive-date=2009-04-12}}</ref> The series was created by [[Toshiro Tsuchida]] and developed by [[G-Craft]], a studio that was later absorbed by Square and existed within Square Enix as Product Development Division-6. Since the release of the original ''[[Front Mission (video game)|Front Mission]]'' in 1995, the series has gone on to encompass several media, including film, [[manga]], novels, [[radio dramas]], [[Mobile game|mobile phone applications]], and toys. While the series is primarily rooted in the [[tactical role-playing game|turn-based tactical role-playing]] genre, it has also ventured into other genres such as [[side-scrolling shooter]], [[real-time strategy|real-time strategy (RTS)]], [[massively multiplayer online game|massive multiplayer online]] (MMO), and [[third-person shooter]] through its spin-offs. The ''Front Mission'' video games achieved moderate success, selling over 3 million units worldwide up until January 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rpgfan.com/news/2006/1022.html|title=Front Mission Series Reaches 3 Million Plateau|last=Winkler|first=Chris|publisher=RPGFan|date=2006-01-12|access-date=2010-12-08|archive-date=2015-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923085503/http://www.rpgfan.com/news/2006/1022.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The main selling point of ''Front Mission'' is its storytelling approach. Taking place during the 21st and 22nd centuries, the series revolves around military conflicts and political tension between powerful [[supranational union]]s and their member states.<ref name="worldhistorica">{{cite book|title=Front Mission World Historica – Report of Conflicts 1970–2121|editor=Dengeki PlayStation Editorial, LogicGate|publisher=MediaWorks|date=March 2007|isbn=978-4-8402-3663-8|language=ja}}</ref> Although the ''Front Mission'' video games use self-contained, standalone stories, these tie into a greater overarching storyline that encompasses the entire series. In combination with the stories from its other media, the series possesses a level of storytelling depth and continuity comparable to a [[serial drama]].<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Dengeki GAMES |issue=February 2004 Special Edition |title=100 Year History of Front Mission |editor=Dengeki|publisher=MediaWorks|date=February 2004|language=ja}}</ref> Another major draw of ''Front Mission'' is its use of giant [[mecha]] called "wanzers" (from the fictional German word ''Wanderpanzer'', or walking [[tank]]s) in battle.