This game is about combat in the 31st century between giant humanoid war machines called mechs. Yes, the Saturday morning cartoon was based on it. Yes, the trading card game is based on it. In the far future, a tenth planet, called Nero, is discovered in our solar system. During its exploration, dark forces long sealed away are released.
Technology becomes unreliable, disease runs rampant and all manner of dark beasts are sighted.
This slightly less than serious game, based on the Shadowfist card game, really rocks. If you like samurai, chinese demons and bushido, this is the game for you. I am a big fan of the Usagi Yojimbo comic and this RPG is full of places to set stories from the comic. The storyline is well established, from the card game, though you don't have to follow it. The art is beautiful, the system is simple, and the background is rich.