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Shogo: Mobile Armor Division is a [[First-Person Shooter]] developed and published by Monolith Productions in 1998. It was notable for being the first game to use Monolith's ''Lithtech'' [[Game Engine]], which would later be used (in updated versions of course) in [[No One Lives Forever|certain]] [[First Encounter Assault Recon|other]] [[Condemned|games]]. While the game was American-made, its main influence was the [[Humongous Mecha]] genre of anime and manga, especially [[Real Robot]] series such as [[Mobile Suit Gundam]], [[Patlabor]], and [[Appleseed]].

The story follows Sanjuro Makabe, a commander in the United Corporate Authority army, in the war for planet Cronus and its [[Applied Phlebotinum]], called Kato, which makes [[Faster Than Light Travel]] possible and can be used as a weapon. By the time the game begins, Sanjuro has already lost his brother Toshiro, girlfriend Kura, and friend Baku to an attack by a terrorist group called the Fallen. Sanjuro's commanding officer, Admiral Nathaniel Akkaraju (who also happens to be Kura's father) gives him the assignment of infiltrating the Fallen-controlled city of Avernus and assassinating their leader, Gabriel. However, through Sanjuro's interactions with various individuals, he suspects that there is more to the war than meets the eye. [[It Gets Worse]] from there...

The story follows Sanjuro Makabe, a commander in the United Corporate Authority army, in the war for planet Cronus and its [[Applied Phlebotinum]], called Kato, which makes [[Faster-Than-Light Travel]] possible and can be used as a weapon. By the time the game begins, Sanjuro has already lost his brother Toshiro, girlfriend Kura, and friend Baku to an attack by a terrorist group called the Fallen. Sanjuro's commanding officer, Admiral Nathaniel Akkaraju (who also happens to be Kura's father) gives him the assignment of infiltrating the Fallen-controlled city of Avernus and assassinating their leader, Gabriel. However, through Sanjuro's interactions with various individuals, he suspects that there is more to the war than meets the eye. [[It Gets Worse]] from there...

Gameplay-wise, Shogo features levels where Sanjuro is on foot as well as missions where he pilots one of four [[Humongous Mecha]], which run the gamut from [[Fragile Speedster]] to [[Mighty Glacier]]. However, the mecha levels play just like a standard on-foot [[First-Person Shooter]], 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 [[Critical Hit|critical hits]] on each other, which both inflict extra damage and restore the attacker's health.

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* [[Fragile Speedster]]: The Akuuma.

* [[Game Engine]]: Powered by Lithtech.

* [[~~Gaias~~ Vengeance]]: The Fallen, possibly your [[Big Bad]], depending on a choice you make.

* [[Gaia's Vengeance]]: The Fallen, possibly your [[Big Bad]], depending on a choice you make.

* [[Goldfish Poop Gang]]: 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.}}

* [[Gratuitous Japanese]]: The Japanese theme song.

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* [[Sex Sells]]: The print advertising campaign consisted of a vaguely-Asian woman in a bikini wanting you to know she thinks size matters.

* [[Script Breaking]]: Upon entering an underground tunnel, a cutscene is triggered where an enemy appears, runs off, and causes the tunnel to cave in by exploding it. However, careful examination of said tunnel reveals the Monolith logo, which when shot causes the same explosion, making the following cutscene look totally wrong as a result.

* [[Shout Out]]: A few to its anime roots.

* [[Shout-Out]]: A few to its anime roots.

** A poster at the start of the game featuring an obvious [[Expy]] of [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Rei Ayanami with a logo reading "CURV"]].

** The doll you have to find to attract the gate lady's cat is a [[Claw|Captain Claw]] doll. You can even squeeze it to make it say "Magic Claw!".