Line #25 VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsNEO


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3	''Super Robot Wars NEO'' (スーパーロポット大戦NEO ''Sūpā Robotto Taisen NEO'') is the first and only Platform/{{Wii}} ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' title released on October 2009 and is the SpiritualSuccessor to ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsGC'', utilizing the same 3D scheme during battle animations.
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5	This game has a couple of franchise firsts:
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7	* ''NEO'' marks the first time where focus is placed solely on {{Super Robot}}s, with the closest thing to a RealRobot representative being ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam''.
8	* Rather than use the usual grid-based movement system seen in almost every TurnBasedStrategy video game, a radial-based method is introduced. This would later be reused for ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOE''.
9	* With the inclusion of ''Anime/ShippuIronLeaguer'', ''NEO'' marks the first instance where a non-combat oriented HumongousMecha series is introduced into ''Super Robot Wars''.
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11	!Series listing for ''NEO'' (debuting series are highlighted in '''bold'''):
12	* ''Anime/MazingerZ''
13	* ''Anime/GreatMazinger''
14	* '''''[[Manga/GetterRobo New Getter Robo]]'''''
15	* ''[[Anime/GoShogun Sengoku Majin GoShogun]]''
16	* ''[[Anime/{{Braiger}} Galactic Whirlwind Braiger]]''
17	* ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam''
18	* ''Eldoran Series''
19	** ''Anime/ZettaiMutekiRaijinOh''
20	** '''''Anime/GenkiBakuhatsuGanbaruger'''''
21	** '''''Anime/NekketsuSaikyoGosaurer'''''
22	** '''''Kanzen Shouri Daiteioh'''''
23	* '''''Manga/LordOfLordsRyuKnight'''''
24	* '''''Anime/NGKnightLamune40'''''
25	* '''''Anime/ShippuIronLeaguer'''''
26	* '''''[[Anime/JushinLiger Jushin Liger]]'''''
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28	!Tropes regarding ''Super Robot Wars NEO'' include:
29	* AcademyOfAdventure: The Eldoran series has this in spades, with Anime/NekketsuSaikyoGosaurer infamously being made ''out of'' a school, and the pilots for each group being grade school students.
30	* AffirmativeActionGirl: Sorta...the male-to-female pilot ratio of the series featured in this game is even more skewed toward guys than usual, mostly due to all the super robots, resulting in the one-shot ''Anime/ShippuIronLeaguer'' characters Watt and Amp [[AscendedExtra making it in the game over five of the series's seven main characters]] to even things out.
31	* BigOlEyebrows: Ryouma, Benkei Mushashibou and [[Anime/NGKnightLamune40 NG Knight Lamune & 40's]] non-mecha characters.
32	* ConclusionInAnotherMedium: An extreme case of this. The fourth Eldoran entry, and series finale, ''Kanzen Shouri Daiteioh'' pretty much only got it's ''pilot episode'' prior to appearing in full in this game.
33	* [[CoolSword Cool]] {{BFS}}: Shigzarl, Ryu Knight Zepher, the Eldoran units, Anime/GreatMazinger and Thunder Liger use them.
34	** PureEnergy: The moment any Sig unit uses its Last Burn attack.
35	* CoolHorse: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIl55KD3Smw Fire Liger rides one and becomes Velgada Liger.]]
36	* CutShort: New Getter's plot ends after beating Abe no Seimei.
37	* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler: Amane Inaba gets possessed by Larva.]]
38	* DemotedToExtra: ''Anime/ZettaiMutekiRaijinOh'' is the only non-debuting entry to have its plot done (and is thus the only returning series to have newly recorded lines for its characters); none of the bad guys from ''Anime/{{Braiger}}'', ''Anime/MazingerZ'', ''Anime/GreatMazinger'', ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'' and ''Anime/GoShogun'' appear, as they are all [[PostScriptSeason post-script]]. Domon, the J9 team and the [=GoShogun=] team are the only representatives of their respective series.
39	* ElementalPowers:
40	** ElementalPunch: God Finger and God Finger: Seikha Tenkyoken
41	** FireIceLightning: Ryu Mage Magidora has all three
42	** PlayingWithFire: Anime/MazingerZ's Breast Fire and God Gundam's God Finger: Seikha Tenkyoken
43	** ShockAndAwe: Ryu High Priest's Ikazuchi Aura, Gold Arm's 44 Sonic Bomb Thunder, Thunder Liger and Anime/GreatMazinger's Thunder Break
44	* GrandfatherClause: ''G Gundam'' is here largely because every ''Super Robot Wars'' needs a ''Gundam'' series and it is the best fit for an exclusively-{{Super Robot\|Genre}} cast.
45	* IBelieveICanFly: Anime/MazingerZ and Anime/GreatMazinger because of scranders.
46	* {{Irony}}: You have some of the youngest mecha pilots (the Eldoran series) to be featured in a [=SRW=] teaming up with the most insane and violent animated incarnation of the Manga/GetterRobo team.
47	* JokeCharacter: Boss Borot, per series tradition. Though Resupplying is very powerful in this game (it can be used after moving and for no cost), he has a reasonably strong Assault attack, Borot Pressure Punch is long range, post movement, and can knock back for cheap, and his weapons upgrades are really cheap so he can do all of that (including the Resupplying) stronger for less money. He may not be the best supporter in the game, but [[LethalJokeCharacter he isn't horrible either.]]
48	* KnightInShiningArmor: Adeu the Sonic, he even has a ''special ability'' called Chivalry.
49	* {{Leitmotif}}: Notably, this game gives an original theme for [[Anime/JushinLiger Ryu Dolk's Maryuoh Dolga]] called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFnBNosD2zY "Fated Rival"]].
50	* MythologyGag: When using the giant Getter Tomahawk attack, one of the Getter Team's lines in reaction to the dangerous amount of Getter Rays is lifted straight from the ''Getter Robo Armageddon'' [=OVAs=], specifically from the moment they used this same attack against the Invaders while piloting the Shin Getter.
51	* OddNameOut: ''New Getter Robo'' in the middle of all these kids's shows, which is clearly not...for small children like the rest. Then again, with the exception of New Getter Robo, the last time any of these shows were aired was 14 years ago...which means the target demographic who watched them are now adults (circa 2009).
52	* RecycledTitle: Not 100% the same, but [[VideoGame/ShinSuperRobotWars a previous SRW]] is officially titled "Neo Super Robot Wars" in English. Luckily, the fanbase didn't take to that name.
53	* SingleLineOfDescent: Baba Lamune and Ken Taiga are descendants of heroes.
54	* ThemeMusicPowerup: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-c7GhNQYgo The Sword of Justice]]. The moment you start hearing the new theme for Kakeru, you ''know'' shit's going down!
55	* TrademarkFavoriteFood[=/=]SweetTooth: Donuts for Sharlie, so much that they call her Donut Girl.
56	* TransformingMecha: Manga/GetterRobo, Braiger, King Scascher and Queen Saidarone
57	* WaveMotionGun: Brai-Cannon, Etheral Blaze, [=RevolBuster=], Saurer Big Burster, Getter Beam at Full Power and Space Bazooka.

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