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Carnage Heart (Europe)

PlayStation
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Reviewed in
1997
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An Artdink strategy where you program your mecha before battle. Brilliant concept, harsh learning curve, austere presentation. For patient strategists drawn to offbeat Japanese sims, a real hidden gem of the genre on PS1.

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Category
Strategy 1 player 12+
Description
Strategic combat simulation with mechas programmable by the player's AI. Published by Artdink, released in Japan, Europe and the USA between 1997 and 1999. Program editor to pilot units, over a hundred customization parts, automated battles on hex maps and a long tactical campaign.

Carnage Heart review

3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
2/5
Music
★★★★★
"Decent"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Light"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,1 GB 📅01/11/1997
Published by Artdink

Carnage Heart (PS1) price, value & rarity

Common
Q1 loose
 $9 Q6 complete
 $18 Q10 new
 $46 !
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Other versions
Carnage Heart
Japan
14/02/1997
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Carnage Heart
USA / Mission Briefing
31/08/1999
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Carnage Heart
USA
31/08/1999
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Collector interest

The European edition of Carnage Heart, a strategy game where you never pilot the robots but program their intelligence before battle. This baffling mechanic confined it to a narrow audience, and its PAL run was far thinner than the console's mainstream titles. Its value owes to this scarcity of Western pressing as much as to the cult status of a game design with no equivalent.

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