Dual Gear

Dual Gear combines real-time mech combat with turn-based tactical strategy. Set in 2069, the story follows pilots fighting in a world fractured by conflicts known as the Cluster Wars, 11 years after the Massive Orbital Incident (MOD). You control mechs in action-shooting missions and manage your team from a tactical map between deployments.

Story

After the MOD, orbital pollution affects the world and conflicts break out across the globe. The UNR, an order made up of eight powerful nations, introduces THVs as military weapons to defend Earth's orbit from Watchmaker. NEMOS forms to protect Earth, recruiting young pilots skilled at controlling Dual Gears to fight the Cluster Wars and Watchmaker.

Neil Carlsen, 42, is a veteran UNR pilot who fought during the MOD in 2058. Piloting his Dual Gear, Sidewinder, he helped secure the Gaia Space Station during an attack by unknown terrorists using Dual Gears. Falling debris killed his wife and four-year-old daughter, and Neil lost contact with his squad until 2069. He returns to confront the Black Dual Gear behind the attack on Gaia.

Aliya Afrah, 16, is a mysterious pilot who can control the Black Dual Gear Xenoframe. She has no known identity or background and is part of the Experimental Pilot Training Program, Eden Child, under the experiment code name Negative Zero. After Neil defeats her, her broken helmet reveals a face that resembles his daughter. Neil stops and listens to Aliya, and the two later join NEMOS 7 with Alma, Ajay and Kenji to fight Watchmaker.

Combat and tactics

In Combat Mode, you directly pilot your mech in real-time and use weapons including SMGs, missiles and melee devices. Enemies attack aggressively, and the game recommends test-driving your mech before missions. Between action sequences, you use the high-angle Tactical View to inspect the contact zone, choose units and manage turn-based combat.

Mechs and progression

At the NEMOS Hangar, you buy, sell and upgrade mech components, choosing from parts and weapons to configure your machines. Your settings affect each mech's performance and pilot style, and a coloring module lets you customize its appearance. In story mode, you earn EXP and WXP to unlock skills and levels. The story features unique characters and RPG elements.

The Dual Gear

A Dual Gear is a Tactical Humanoid Vehicle (THV), a human-shaped robot designed for military use. Its development began with the new space race in 2034, alongside advances in astronaut robotics and the Gaia Project. After the MOD, the new weapon era began: UNR and its technology provider TEC mass-produce Dual Gears and sell them worldwide, including to private military companies, to defend Earth against the terrorists behind the MOD, Watchmaker.