A lavish Super Robot Taisen Alpha gathering the greatest mecha animes in a tactical fresco. Classic but deep system and spectacular staging. Essential for fans.
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Category
Tactics1 player12+
Description
Super Robot pilots unite against demonic forces in this first Banpresto Super Robot Taisen Alpha entry. Published by Banpresto, released in Japan in May 2000. Tactical RPG with iconic robots from various anime, spectacular mecha combat, narration uniting multiple sci-fi universes. Japanese edition.
Super Robot Taisen Alpha review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Difficult"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Gathering iconic robots from anime onto a single front promises long turn-based maps, spectacular and demanding. The campaign chains its missions, its pilots to power up and its delightful attack animations. That marriage of fan service and tactical depth feeds a lifespan that Super Robot fans savour to the fullest.
Technical info
💾0,88 GB📅25/05/2000
Published by Banpresto
Super Robot Taisen Alpha (Dreamcast) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
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Collector interest
Super Robot Taisen Alpha is the Japanese edition of Banpresto's SRPG on Dreamcast, one of the rare console ports of the cult Japanese mecha sub-series. Collector value comes from that singularity (the franchise stayed mostly on handheld) and from the recognised quality of this entry, considered a narrative peak of the series.
Is Super Robot Taisen Alpha still worth playing in 2026?
The first entry of the Alpha saga from PS1 ported to Dreamcast, Super Robot Taisen Alpha gathers giant robots from several anime into a character rich tactical RPG. The turn based system stays classic but benefits from polished and lengthy combat animations. With no official western translation, the title demands a linguistic investment. For anyone proficient in Japanese or following the fan translation community, this is an excellent entry into a cult Japanese strategy series that has stood the test of time well.
