History Videogame / ShogoMobileArmorDivision

* GunsAkimbo: The pistols.

* KatanasAreJustBetter: The Akuma gets a katana as its melee weapon. It's also the most damaging melee weapon (able to deal a OneHitKill to even undamaged [=MCAs=] in multiplayer).

* FriendlyFireproof: Averted completely. The few levels were you have allies you can kill them in one shot. If you position yourself correctly it's quite possible to have the enemy kill themselves with explosive weapons.

* RealRobot: In many ways, closest thing to a Gundam FPS for years. Radically different from MechWarrior in gameplay, firmly rooted in the style of mecha anime, with a healthy amount of StuffBlowingUp.

* MotionCaptureMecha: Sanjuro on foot and in the mecha are both identical in terms of gameplay. All of the mecha, even the supposedly heavy ones, are incredibly gentle and glib and can hop around with ease.

* ArmorIsUseless: The enemies come in many varieties; some sporting basic uniforms, others use power armor, and still others pilot ten foot tall mini-mecha. While the better armored opponents have more health the weapons are deadly enough to were a shotgun blast or a short burst of automatic fire kills them equally fast.

* DeathSeeker: Supposedly Sanjuro, being the lone and disgraced survivor of the disasterous mission in the backstory. He's a bit too cheerful and sarcastic then would be expected.

* GoldfishPoopGang: Samantha Sternberg. a hot-headed female who constantly appears out of nowhere, screaming that she'll kick Sanjuro's ass, only to be quickly dealt with with no trouble at all, yet somehow manages to survive every encounter. [[spoiler: Near the end of the game, however, you have to face her on foot while she's in a mecha.]]

* UnknownRival: Samantha. Sanjuro considers her as a weird annoyance.

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Ryo Ishikawa comes off as one. [[spoiler: He's every bit as sleazy as he looks. He's also the BigBad of the story and [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder s shameless backstabber]].]]

* MightyGlacier: The Predator.

* FragileSpeedster: The Akuuma.

* MegaCorp: Shogo Industries as well Armacham Technology Corporation. Strongly implied to be the same Armacham that appears in [[FirstEncounterAssaultRecon F.E.A.R.]]. There is also Andra Biomechanics (the third founding corporation for the UCA, and apparently a backer for the Cronian Mining Consortium), though they don't play as large a part in the storyline as Shogo (and unlike Armacham doesn't show up in another franchise).

Gameplay-wise, Shogo features levels where Sanjuro is on foot as well as missions where he pilots one of four HumongousMecha, which run the gamut from FragileSpeedster to MightyGlacier. However, the mecha levels play just like a standard on-foot FirstPersonShooter, just on a larger scale and different weapons (and a "vehicle mode" which lets the mecha travel faster at the expense of being unable to fire). The game is notable for allowing both the player and enemies to inflict [[CriticalHit critical hits]] on each other, which both inflict extra damage and restore the attacker's health.

Shogo was promoted by Monolith as one of the first FirstPersonShooter games to focus heavily on story instead of just mindless blasting, and indeed there is quite a lot of dialogue in the game as well as a point near the end where the story progression and final set of levels are determined by a choice the player makes. Unfortunately for Monolith, [[VideoGame/HalfLife1 a certain other game]], also featuring an immersive story, came out a month and a half later and most people promptly lost interest in Shogo, effectively killing off both planned expansion packs and any chance for a sequel (although the main story was wrapped up pretty well, so follow-up games may not have been strictly necessary).

->''"I've lost too much to this war.''
->''My brother Toshiro.''
->''Kura, the woman I loved.''
->''Baku, my childhood friend.''
->''I can't bring them back -- but I can avenge them.''
->''Every rebel CMC soldier and fanatical Fallen terrorist I wipe off the face of Cronus brings me one step closer to peace.''
->''That, and Kathryn, Kura's sister, whom I've been dating for the past several months....''
->''It's kind of complicated."''

* MegaCorp: Shogo Industries as well Armacham Technology Corporation. Strongly implied to be the same Armacham that appears in [[FirstEncounterAssaultRecon F.E.A.R.]].

* PhlebotinumBomb: The Kato Grenades, Red Riot, and the Leviathan's Kato Cannon.

Shogo was promoted by Monolith as one of the first FirstPersonShooter games to focus heavily on story instead of just mindless blasting, and indeed there is quite a lot of dialogue in the game as well as a point near the end where the story progression and final set of levels are determined by a choice the player makes. Unfortunately for Monolith, [[{{Half-Life}} a certain other game]], also featuring an immersive story, came out a month and a half later and most people promptly lost interest in Shogo, effectively killing off both planned expansion packs and any chance for a sequel (although the main story was wrapped up pretty well, so follow-up games may not have been strictly necessary).

* EvaFins: Mounted on the Ordog.

* DavidVsGoliath: