Gun Hazard was a departure from the original Front Mission, which was a mecha strategy game. To me, this makes the game much more importable. My introduction to the series was when I tried playing Front Mission Alternative on the Playstation, but I gave up because I couldn't understand the Japanese very well at all. As I mentioned above, Gun Hazard is a side scrolling platform game in which you assume the role of Albert Grabner, a mecha pilot. However, in this game you are presented with a map to travel around on for the storyline to progress.
Graphics are very impressive, as well as the sound.
There is a lot of Japanese dialogue to go through, however there is a walkthrough available for the game on the Net that explains the storyline. However, it's a bit more involved than a typical platform shooter. For someone looking for a casual mecha platformer, I'd suggest Konami's game. Gun Hazard features quite a lot of Japanese text to go through, and this can be rather boring and frustrating if you can't understand Japanese. Recommended for fans of the Front Mission series looking for something new.