Tech Romancer

Studio Nue designed the robots in this game.

• Title — Tech Romancer • Developer — Capcom • Publisher — Capcom Dreamcast • Composer — Yuki Iwai • Release — Arcade Dreamcast • Genre — Fighting Mecha Super Robot Real Robot • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Arcade System — Sony ZN-2 • Platforms — Arcade, Dreamcast

The setting of Tech Romancer takes place in a far future of Earth, where advanced technology have made things calm and decent for the citizens of Japan and the rest of the world. However, the peace doesn't last long as an evil alien tyrant named Goldibus invades the planet with its loyal followers and seeks to conquer the world while enslaving the human race with an emotionless iron fist. An unlikely group of heroes band together to fight against the threat of Goldibus with their own unique mecha robots and all of them won't rest until Goldibus is defeated and the world is safe from the imminent danger.

The game is primarily played in two modes: Story Mode, and Hero Challenge Mode. The Dreamcast version also had minigames that could be played on the VMU for points. • Illustration — A screenshot from Tech Romancers gameplay

Each mecha has its own story mode, which plays out like an anime series, with each battle broken up by an episode title, eyecatch, and dialog scenes before and after each battle. Each mecha has its own story (where it is the star of its own show), and decisions made in the dialog scenes, as well as the conditions under which a battle is won, can cause some stories to branch out and have multiple paths and endings. The other mecha and characters naturally make appearances, but their role may vary from their actual origins to fit the "star" mecha's story.

An "Arcade-style" mode where the player fights through each of the major mecha and bosses. Various hidden mecha and pilots found in the game can only be used in Hero Challenge Mode. In the Dreamcast version, points earned in Hero Challenge Mode and the VMU minigames could be used to purchase hidden characters including boss characters and movies.

In Japan, the game is re-released as "Choukou Senki Kikaioh For Matching Service" because of its online functionality.

Battles take place mostly on a flat 3D plane, with buildings and other terrain features scattered around. Destroying the terrain (by attacking or walking through them) releases power-ups, which include three weapons (vary between each character/mecha), armor or life powerups, and the Hero Mode powerup, which increases the power of your mecha's attacks, and may also unlock additional abilities or moves. Rather than rounds, the matches are decided by the life meters of the fighters. Each fighter has two life meters, and is destroyed when the second one is depleted. In addition, each mecha gets an armor gauge that, when broken by consistent brute attacks, lowers the mecha's defense and makes it harder to recover from attacks received. Each mecha has at least two super attacks, as well as a Final Attack, which is usable when the opponent is down to the last 50% of their second lifebar. This attack, when activated and successfully connected, automatically destroys the opponent, winning the battle.

• Todoroki Jun pei (todoroki junpei) • voiced by Kōichi Tōchika. • is the main protagonist and one of the main characters of the 3D mecha fighting game Tech Romancer. His pilot robot is Grand Armor Kaiser (G. Kaiser). Junpei is a hot-headed hero in the series and has strong sense of justice. In his quest to defeat Goldbius, he will avenge the death of his family. His character design is similar to the Mazinger character Kouji Kabuto. • Nakato Farland • voiced by Shigeru Nakahara. • One of the pilots of FX-004S Dixen, Nakato was a 16-year-old former SHTO (Southern Hemisphere Treaty Organization) Space Military Academy who deserted and joined the enemy the Alliance Forces. • Haruma furokkuhāto • voiced by Yoshino Takamori. • The other pilot FX-004S Dixen, Halma is a genius girl who is a student at Military Training Institute Battle School. Except for the anonymous pilot, almost all Dixen characters appearing in other stories are handled by Nakato. Halma only appears in the polin branching route. • Kai • voiced by Takehito Koyasu.:

• Kikaioh • The protagonist of the game in featured Super Steel Chronicle Kikaoh (nickname Armor Knight G (Grand) Kaiser). This Super Robot attacks with rocket punches, bombs, and a heat beam in its chest. Piloted by Junpei Todoroki. G. Kaiser is based on classic super Robots, particularly Mazinger Z and Great Mazinger. G. Kaiser makes an cameo appearance in PTX-40A's ending in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars. • Parushion • An Ultraman-like hero/heroine who transforms into a mecha to fight evil featured Fight! Pulsion. Pulsion's true identity is either the male Kai or the female Kei. Pulsion was originally a servant of Goldibus who had its memory erased in a fight with Diana-17. Kai has the choice of continuing to fight for justice or return to the evil side, while Kei eventually has to fight an evil version of herself. In Hero Mode, Pulsion adopts a different fighting style that makes it resemble Evagelion unit 1 in Berserk Mode from Neon genesis evagelion.

• FX-004S Dixen • A mecha armed with a shoulder-mounted beam cannon, grenades, and three remote-controlled beam guns. It can also switch between a beam rifle and a bazooka. Piloted by either Nakato Farland or Halma Frockheart. Dixen is heavily based on the Real Robot anime franchise Mobile Suit Gundam Even Dixen's Final Attack is a direct homage to the RX-78-2 Gundam "Final Shooting" scene, with Dixen even concealing its head and left arm, which were destroyed on the Gundam in said scene. Featured in Special Troop Cavalry Dixen (nickname Super Defense Armour Dixen). • FX-004EX Dixen Experiment: • DX-001A Dixen Mass-Production: • YF-37 Rafaga: • YF-38A Rafaga Amritta Unit (Amritta's Custom Rafaga):