Editing Front Mission (section)

==Games==
{{Further|List of Front Mission media}}
{{VG timeline
| last = 2023
| summary = The first main entry, ''Front Mission'', was introduced in 1995. The first spin-off entry, ''Front Mission: Gun Hazard'', came out a year later in 1996. The second main and spin-off entries, ''Front Mission 2'' and ''Front Mission Alternative'', were both released in 1997. ''Front Mission 3'' saw a release in 1999. The first [[Video game remake|remake]], compilation, and fourth main entry, ''Front Mission First'', ''Front Mission History'', and ''Front Mission 4'' respectively, came out four years later in 2003. 2005 marked the releases of ''Front Mission 2089'', ''Front Mission: Online'', and ''Front Mission 5: Scars of the War'' - the fifth main entry, the third spin-off, and the sixth main entry respectively. These releases were followed up by ''Front Mission 2089-II'' in 2006. The second remake, ''Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness'', came out two years later in 2008. The most recent entry and the fourth spin-off, ''Front Mission Evolved'', was released in 2010.
| range1 = 1995 – TBA
| range1_color = Gold Goldenrod
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| 1995 = '''''[[Front Mission (video game)|Front Mission]]'''''
| 1996 = ''[[Front Mission: Gun Hazard]]''
| 1997a = '''''[[Front Mission 2]]'''''
| 1997b = ''[[Front Mission Alternative]]''
| 1999 = '''''[[Front Mission 3]]'''''
| 2003a = ''[[Front Mission (video game)|Front Mission First]]''
| 2003b = ''Front Mission History''
| 2003c = '''''[[Front Mission 4]]'''''
| 2005a = ''[[Front Mission 2089]]''
| 2005b = ''[[Front Mission: Online]]''
| 2005c = '''''[[Front Mission 5]]'''''
| 2006 = ''[[Front Mission 2089-II]]''
| 2008 = ''[[Front Mission 2089|2089: Border of Madness]]''
| 2010 = ''[[Front Mission Evolved]]''
| 2019 = ''[[Left Alive]]''
| 2022 = ''Front Mission 1st: Remake''
| 2023 = ''Front Mission 2: Remake''
| TBA = ''Front Mission 3: Remake''
}}

Since 1995, the ''Front Mission'' series has released 15 video games, seven of which are main (numbered) entries and the other five are spin-off entries.<ref name="worldhistorica"/> Additionally, the series has spawned a number of video game ports, remakes, and compilations over its 15-year history. On July 12, 2002, a direct port of ''[[Front Mission (video game)|Front Mission]]'' was released for the Bandai [[WonderSwan Color]]. A year later, the video game entry received a Sony [[PlayStation]] remake under the title ''Front Mission First'' on October 23, 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps/strategy/frontmission1st/preview_6076099.html|title=New Front Mission 1st, Front Mission History, and Front Mission 4 information|last=Niizumi|first=Hirohiko|website=GameSpot|access-date=2010-12-08}}</ref> Shortly after its release, a compilation titled ''Front Mission History'' was released in Japan on December 11, 2003. The compilation contained the ''Front Mission First'' remake, a modified ''[[Front Mission 2]]'', and ''[[Front Mission 3]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://squarehaven.com/games/PlayStation-2/Front-Mission-History/|title=Front Mission History|publisher=Square Haven|access-date=2010-12-08}}</ref> ''Front Mission First'' also spawned an enhanced port of the game on March 22, 2007 for the [[Nintendo DS]].<ref name="Square Enix">{{cite book|title=Front Mission The First Official Complete Guide|publisher=Square Enix|date=March 2007|isbn=978-4-7575-1981-7|language=ja}}</ref> A second remake for ''[[Front Mission 2089]]'' was developed and titled as ''[[Front Mission 2089|Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness]]''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness Official Complete Guide|publisher=Square Enix|date=June 2008|isbn=978-4-7575-2321-0|language=ja}}</ref> This remake was released for the ''Nintendo DS'' in Japan on May 29, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2008/03/03/more-mecha-battles-in-may-front-mission-2089-border-of-madness-dated/|title=More mecha battles in May, Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness dated|date=3 March 2008 |publisher=Siliconera|access-date=2010-12-07}}</ref> A third remake for Front Mission (called Front Mission 1st) was released on November the 30th 2022 for the [[Nintendo Switch]], Xbox, and PS5.

While all ''Front Mission'' video games have seen releases in Japan, only a few been localized overseas. ''[[Front Mission 3]]'' was the first entry to receive both a North American and European localization on March 22, 2000 and August 11, 2000 respectively.<ref>{{cite book|title=Front Mission 3 Official Strategy Guide|last=Cassidy|first=David|publisher=BradyGames|date=March 2000|isbn=978-1-56686-978-2}}</ref> ''[[Front Mission 4]]'' became the second entry to undergo an English localization and was released in North America on June 15, 2004.<ref>{{cite book|title=Front Mission 4 Official Strategy Guide|last=Barba|first=Rick|publisher=BradyGames|date=June 2004|isbn=978-0-7440-0389-5}}</ref> A three-year gap followed before the localization of the Nintendo DS port of ''Front Mission First'', which saw a release in North America on October 23, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/829/829426p1.html|title=Front Mission Wanders onto DS|last=Hatfield|first=Daemon|website=IGN|date=23 October 2007 |access-date=2010-12-08}}</ref> This marked the third time that a ''Front Mission'' title was localized for the North American region. ''[[Front Mission Evolved]]'' became the first spin-off entry to be localized in North America and Europe, making it the fourth and second titles respectively to reach those regions. It was released in Japan on September 16, 2010, in North America on September 28, 2010, and in Europe on October 8, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.destructoid.com/front-mission-evolved-dated-for-september-in-japan-174525.phtml|title=Front Mission Evolved Dated for September in Japan|website=Destructoid|date=25 May 2010|access-date=2010-12-07|archive-date=2011-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709042146/http://www.destructoid.com/front-mission-evolved-dated-for-september-in-japan-174525.phtml|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://release.square-enix.com/na/2010/07/23_03.html|title=Front Mission Evolved Launch Date Updated to September 28, 2010|last=North|first=Dale|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=2010-12-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-08-18-front-mission-evolved-nudged-to-october|title=Front Mission Evolved nudged to October|last=Purchese|first=Robert|newspaper=Eurogamer.net|date=18 August 2010 |access-date=2010-12-07}}</ref>

To date, only seven ''Front Mission'' entries have ever been officially localized and released outside Japan.