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Shogo: Mobile Armor Division
Developer Monolith Productions
Shogo: Mobile Armor Division is a first-person shooter video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Monolith and Interplay Entertainment in 1998. The game features on-foot first-person shooter action, and combat with anime-style bipedal mechs. Shogo is a combat system that features the possibility of critical hits, whereby attacking an enemy will occasionally bring about a health bonus for the… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
250 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Oct 23, 2026 · last updated Nov 1, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
75
LovedLoved
101 positive · 34 negative
95% range 67–81%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 101 | 34 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 26 | 3 | 72 |
| Lemmy * | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
114 of 149 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
76% recommend · 106 yes, 34 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 140 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (195 of 241 positive).
Players praise the game's nostalgic value and unique anime-inspired mecha FPS style. [1][2][3] Many reviewers note significant technical issues requiring external patches to run on modern systems. [4][5][6] Some players express frustration with the game's difficulty balance and dated graphics. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [10]
I am sure that anyone reading this review has not a single doubt about Shogo being a great and unique classic. So, I want to underline that this review is not about Shogo as a game itself, but about this release version. Shogo was originally released on the 15th October 1998 and re-released on 15th April 2017 here on Steam as the almost 19-year-old classic it is. The game does work, yes. But it is far from being …
- [1]
This is another great game from Monolith Producions. Just like in my Blood 2 Steam review, I'll say that it's a very 90's game in the way that you don't reload and you have to rebind all the keys because they're set to clasic dos games controls. "up arrow" moves forward and "left arrow" turns left. Being almost 20 years old and not optimized, you have to download a "Widescreen Fix". …
- [7]
A nice, forgotten game... Great sound/music and artstyle... The graphical presentation is not very good though, especially the character models, and considering that Unreal and Half-Life came out the same year. It is a shame though, the art is spectacular and I would love to have seen it released a few years later and on a more capable engine. A catchy theme song. The weapon variety is quite nice. There is a …
- [2]
The plot is well written for a game that came out in 1998. It's got mechas, it's got plot, it's got Easter eggs, it's got great levels and puzzles which aren't hard and a hell of a lot of battles and gore. It's a great game, and i'm on the lookout for the next Shogo "saga" to continue.. Was such a throw back to when my dad picked up this game to try out. Life got in the way and he didn't pick it up after the second …
- [3]
Coolest Gundam game that isnt a official Gundam game That said massive asterisk that the game desperately needs a remaster due to issues on modern systems and is a bit jank/unbalanced. but if your willing to put up with some of that bullsh*t then Monolith (rip) really knocking it out of the park again with this unique and fun FPS.
Summarised from 34 of the 230 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
76% of the 140 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Shogo: Mobile Armor Division. The complaint that keeps coming up: requires extensive tinkering to run on modern PCs. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The game received "favorable" reviews, two points shy of "universal acclaim", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Next Generation said, "Obviously there are a lot of alternatives in this market, with Half-Life and SiN releasing at the same time, but Shogo has clear merits and stands up on its own. It's an excellent game and it will be a fine contender." Monolith shipped 100,000 units of the game to retailers in the game's debut week, following its launch in early November 1998. However, the game underperformed commercially. It sold roughly 20,000 units in the United States during 1998's Christmas shopping season, a figure that Mark Asher of CNET Gamecenter called…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 250 · most liked firstI am sure that anyone reading this review has not a single doubt about Shogo being a great and unique classic. So, I want to underline that this review is not about Shogo as a game itself, but about this release version. Shogo was originally released on the 15th October 1998 and re-released on 15th April 2017 here on Steam as the almost 19-year-old classic it is. The game does work, yes. But it is far from being satisfying: Framedrops (even in the option menus), stuttering, no fullscreen and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thanks to YOU, game composer Shogo Sakai will create TWO original songs for Star Garden! Thanks to Sephazon for coordinating! 💫 Our next stretch goals include the highly requested Nintendo Switch version! The Nintendo Switch version will also be playable on Nintendo Switch 2.
neutral · AI labelView post →Here's a fix compilation for another Lithtech game, Monolith's "Shogo: Mobile Armor Division", their FPS with mechas inspired by Japanese animes. All compatibility fixes tested and working out-of-the-box: www.moddb.com/games/shogo-...
neutral · AI labelView post →We're close to hitting our current stretch goal, which adds TWO songs created by legendary game composer Shogo Sakai to Star Garden! ✨ He is known for composing Mother 3, and for his work on Super Smash Bros. Melee and Kirby Air Ride! Thanks Robert Sephazon for coordinating!
neutral · AI labelView post →This is another great game from Monolith Producions. Just like in my Blood 2 Steam review, I'll say that it's a very 90's game in the way that you don't reload and you have to rebind all the keys because they're set to clasic dos games controls. "up arrow" moves forward and "left arrow" turns left. Being almost 20 years old and not optimized, you have to download a "Widescreen Fix". https://www.gog.com/forum/shogo_mobile_armor_division/widescreen_patch You will also need a "Borderless…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dug out my old copy of GURPS Mecha earlier, and it's such a cool timepiece of TTRPG crossover anime/manga fandom in the late 90s. I remember using this to run a homebrew Shogo: Mobile Armour Division tabletop campaign, so enamoured was I by that game for a while.
positive · AI labelView post →This is a very very veERYYY Rough gem. But I love it. It requires two external programs* to run on your modern system and a very simple editing of a config file to run near perfect, and once it runs, it runs. *just download and drag into the main game file* I don't review games, but after the credits I couldn't help but leave a review. So here goes. The AI is either dead-eye'd or dumb as hell. Once you get about half-way, or maybe sooner, you'll soon learn to abuse the AI behaviors and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Shogo: Mobile Armor Division Uploaded my installed game from the retro pc and added some patches to make it run in modern system. It's already 100% configured ASDW + MOUSE just have to unzip the file and enter shogo.exe Dont need to configure anything its already 1920x1080 we.tl/t-0C6Cyot9t0
neutral · AI labelView post →I was just thinking if there was a mod for "Shogo: Mobile Armor Division" that attempts to properly balance the game? And it turns out that there is! www.moddb.com/mods/shogo-s...
neutral · AI labelView post →While some might be interested in Shogo for the nostalgic value, or perhaps you were just a fan of other Monolith titles like FEAR or NOLF, the fact remains that this game is a complete chore to get working on modern systems. While the more technologically inclined can get it working after 30 minutes to an hour of tinkering, piecing together all the downloads you need from various sources scattered throughout the internet, the average user isn't going to want to go through the trouble.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gorky 17: The mutant RPG that dragged Poland into the global gaming spotlight. You ever notice how\... certain things that aren't a big deal become a very big deal as time goes on. Stuff we dismiss at first as boring, mundane, inconsequential. And then through time, they become monumental and defining. Now, let me give you an example of what I'm talking about. *Never Gonna Give You Up* by Rick Astley. I remember when this song came out. I was six years old at the time. And even then, to my…
neutral · AI labelView post →I dont get why there are negative reviews mostly for Shogo. This is a classis FPS game from my childhood, and I have 0 (ZERO) technical issues running it on modern system with win10 without any 3rd party apps, or patches. Its just like it was back in 1998, if you miss those good old days, play it for gods sake :).
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Shogo Sakai, the composer of Smash Bros., Mother 3, and many more games, praising the quality of Alabaster Dawn's soundtrack makes me so incredibly proud of my friends who developed this game. Congratulations to @radicalfishgames.com I really couldn't be more proud of you.
neutral · AI labelView post →Funniest thing by far is that all the Japanese characters are drawn in anime style except one American guy named "Hank Johnson", who is just a normal person.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well, I tried this out, and everything was pretty smooth until about 20 minutes into it the game crashed. So still a fairly authentic Shogo experience. 🤷♂️
neutral · AI labelView post →There's never enough reviews linking to fixes to a lithtech engine game. https://www.moddb.com/downloads/shogo-fix And if your mouse gets stuck in the middle of the screen and flickering, extract the "dinput.zip" from this thread in the game's folder. https://github.com/elishacloud/dxwrapper/issues/54
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →as good as a gem this is from my childhood, the fact its sold in a state that doesn't even run is insane. You have to download patches and fixes from vauuge forums to even have a shot of running it and even after all that it still doesn't run. and for 10$ to
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not necessarily Evangelion but I was watching a YouTube video this afternoon and remembered my first indirect exposure to Eva was the game Shogo: Mobile Armor Division.
neutral · AI labelView post →For the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ love of christ can you just make a sequel already? Ffs
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Shogo Mobile Armor Division is a first person shooter created by Monolith and was the very first game to use the Lithtech engine. It's a rather unique game stylistically and in terms of concept. You play as a pilot named Sanjuro who both controls a mech suit and fights on foot in a war against other mechs. Shogo is heavily inspired by Japanese anime. To the point where I think it harms the game overall. The game looks very ugly visually and you can especially see it with the characters, who…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →2.) Also found in the press kit CDs, a short clip of "Riot", a game Monolith were working on that went on to evolve into SHOGO... which had a very VERY different artstyle. Also on that disk: The original MIDI file for Blood 1 & 2's elevator music...
neutral · AI labelView post →Shogo: Mobile Armor Division: The FPS Genre’s Ode to Anime - Jonathan Kaharl dives into 1997 FPS game Shogo: Mobile Armor Division, and the way the title pulled inspiration from titles like Patlabor and Appleseed, while serving as an homage to the schlocky anime of the era, like Burn Up!
neutral · AI labelView post →Increasing the prize from a not working game is INSANE. And why is the Trailer in Windowed Mode with a CRT Filter ?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Shogo Mobile Armor Division is an FPS/Mech game where you jump between using a mech and a real person each mission to fight evil! From a JRPG inspired game to a game based, what seems like, on the Gundam series! Maybe even a hint of Ghost in the Shell like Oni was? Could be just me. Get it on GoG!
neutral · AI labelView post →bro dating his dead girlfriends sister
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No One Lives Forever, F. E. A. R. and Shogo Mobile Armor Division are some of my favorite games ever. RIP Monolith. Thanks for the experiences.
positive · AI labelView post →I'm pretty burned out on game sequels, remakes, and remasters but I would make an exception for Shogo with zero hesitation.
positive · AI labelView post →Well, it was a pain run this game in WIN10 but here is the solution (need to donwload some DLL's and a Voodoo Emulator "dgvoodoo wrapper"). Just follow the these points - extract the entire .rar inside the root folder of the game - run dgVodooSetup.exe and apply the configs Start the game, a launcher will come up, click on display, select: Renderer: Lithtech Direct3D Renderer (d3d.ren) Display: dgVoodoo DIrectX Wrapper Resolution: Whichever you'd like, I used 1440x900x16 without any…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Shogo for $16 bucks is kind of wild. The game has had no form of enhancements added (not even simple edits to run on modern systems). IMO, if you’re not at least offering a GOG Presevation Program level of polish, your old games shouldn’t be this pricey.
negative · AI labelView post →Anybody remember Septerra Core? That's a title I would love to see get the remaster treatment. Had it in a bundle with Shogo when I was younger (also a great game) and always thought it had the coolest setting
positive · AI labelView post →WE FUCKING WON! New Shogo Sakai music in a mainline Kirby game!
neutral · AI labelView post →Saw this clip, looked up the game and notice it was released on my birthday. I think this is a sign for my Titanfall/Shogo: Mobile Armor Division thirsting ass. bsky.app/profile/jiik...
neutral · AI labelView post →5-hour stream of SHOGO: Mobile Armor Division, played entire game in character. This is the first full stream using the new tech! Only 100 view credits to view! I have 10 voucher codes to give out. Here’s one: 51X2-N5ME-HU09 DM for the others! bigmaxwolf.com/801-shogo
neutral · AI labelView post →A bit of a pain to get working, but still a gem from the past. The guide(s) I followed were, https://www.gog.com/forum/shogo_mobile_armor_division/black_box_then_crash_guide_even_when_the_other_guides_dont_work - your browser may not want to down the the file, it is a self extracting rar, get 7z or winzip to open it, if you want to be cautious. Also when adding the files it will ask about duplicates, overwrite all of them. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=905545054 -…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Shogo: Mobile Armor Division, or Shogo: MAD, as abbreviated is a very unique first person shooter game that came to the computer gaming market in October of 1998. It offers up an oldschool or "boomer shooter" as we seem to call them nowadays type of experience with the eyecatching stylings inspired by Japanese animations like Patlabor, Gundam, Appleseed or Evangelion. It's an interesting and unique look at an early take on an anime mech game through the lens of a western videogame studio. It is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Indie game Star Garden has passed $158K on Kickstarter! 🌟 With 20 days left, a $180K stretch goal could add 2 tracks by Shogo Sakai (Kirby Air Ride, Smash Bros, Mother 3). 🎶✨ Full details in our link in the replies! #StarGarden
neutral · AI labelView post →A nice, forgotten game... Great sound/music and artstyle... The graphical presentation is not very good though, especially the character models, and considering that Unreal and Half-Life came out the same year. It is a shame though, the art is spectacular and I would love to have seen it released a few years later and on a more capable engine. A catchy theme song. The weapon variety is quite nice. There is a miserable difficulty gap between Normal and Hard: Normal is a bit too easy…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Shogo Mobile Armor Division is such a funny game because they want it to be like Patlabor or Appleseed but this the most Robotech video game I have ever played
positive · AI labelView post →you can kill children in this game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This thing needs a remaster ASAP. Whenever i get to speak about a game by Monolith, the first thing i usually say is that they are probably my second-favorite game developer of all time, right behind Looking Glass Studios. Basically, almost every Monolith shooter in existence is a highlight of the genre, if not one of the very best shooters of all time, as is the case with F.E.A.R. and Aliens versus Predator 2. Even if some of their titles are slightly overrated, they usually have at least…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Shogo: Mobile Armor Division: The FPS Genre’s Ode to Anime - Jonathan Kaharl dives into 1997 FPS game Shogo: Mobile Armor Division, and the way the title pulled inspiration from titles like Patlabor and Appleseed, while serving as an homage to the schlocky anime of the era, like Burn Up! #anime
neutral · AI labelView post →NIGHTDIVE, FIX THIS GAME AND MY LIFE IS YOURS
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its a great game. It just doesnt work on modern PCs using the steam version without tinkering. find another way to play
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to see Nightdive tackle Realms of the Haunting in a similar way to how they did Killing Time. It's a great game that's held back by a slightly buggy DOS executable. Also Shogo Mobile Armor Division, because it's 50/50 that game will work on modern PCs (doesn't work on mine).
positive · AI labelView post →I wish Shogo: Mobile Armor Division looked as cool as it's box art does. Oni is the cooler Y2K PC game inspired by Ghost In The Shell and Appleseed.
negative · AI labelView post →There goes the chances of a Shogo remaster that fixes the game up. An enby can dream, alright?
neutral · AI labelView post →talk about a game could use a remastered version. What a fun nostalgic game this is.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →20-Day Video Game Challenge. Choose 20 video games that greatly influenced you. There are no explanations, no reviews, just pictures. Day 21: Shogo: Mobile Armor Division (PC) #GameChallenge #Games #GameDev
neutral · AI labelView post →Shogo: Mobile Armor Division: The FPS Genre’s Ode to Anime - Jonathan Kaharl dives into 1997 FPS game Shogo: Mobile Armor Division, and the way the title pulled inspiration from titles like Patlabor and Appleseed, while serving as an homage to the schlocky anime of the era, like Burn Up!. #anime
neutral · AI labelView post →Probably one of my favorite FPS games ever made, but it’s so broken in this state I can’t reccomend it. I feel bad saying this cause it’s still a great game, but I had to be honest.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I hope Jun Ishikawa is on the new Kirby game. I REALLY hope Shogo Sakai appears in DELTARUNE ^ These are my delusions
neutral · AI labelView post →Coolest Gundam game that isnt a official Gundam game That said massive asterisk that the game desperately needs a remaster due to issues on modern systems and is a bit jank/unbalanced. but if your willing to put up with some of that bullsh*t then Monolith (rip) really knocking it out of the park again with this unique and fun FPS.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a fan of all those games, Monoliths only really good legacy game is FEAR. While NOLF and Shogo are fun, they're extremely buggy, and the jank is not easy to ignore. FEAR is still buggy, but its got way less than their other legacy titles.
neutral · AI labelView post →The plot is well written for a game that came out in 1998. It's got mechas, it's got plot, it's got Easter eggs, it's got great levels and puzzles which aren't hard and a hell of a lot of battles and gore. It's a great game, and i'm on the lookout for the next Shogo "saga" to continue.. Was such a throw back to when my dad picked up this game to try out. Life got in the way and he didn't pick it up after the second level. 23 years later and I purchased this game again as I don't have a disc…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I loved this game as a kid but after buying a steam copy tonight it's crashed 5 times in 39 minutes and it's made all text in steam and my internet browser look extremely chunky and pixellated to the point that it's difficult to read. It's bad enough for a game to not work, but if it's going to break things beyond the game it shouldn't even be in the store. Definitely avoid.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a latecomer to this game, I can't help but feel let down by this blast from the past. While its mecha-filled universe initially intrigued me, the outdated graphics and clunky controls quickly soured the experience. The promise of high-octane action falls flat due to repetitive gameplay and uninspired level design. Despite its nostalgic appeal for some, "Shogo" struggles to hold up against modern standards, ultimately leaving me wishing for a more polished and engaging experience.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I never finished Kirby Mass Attack so I've been replaying it now that I have my R4 cart fixed and so far my takeaway is that Shogo Sakai is one of my all time favorite video game composers. Idk what it is but you can just tell his style from others and it's just amazing.
neutral · AI labelView post →This upcoming Wednesday at the House of Akage Discord, we will be playing Shogo: Mobile Armor Division multiplayer. The event will take place at 3:30pm EST for anyone interested. You can find out more here : discord.gg/cKsYdgX2h #retrogaming #fps #lithtech #retrofps #multiplayer
neutral · AI labelView post →This raw ass game has a lot of charm and was one of my favorite FPS of my childhood. R.I.P Monolith. I'll never forgive you for that Shogo 2 shirt in F.EA.R 2, but i'll really miss you.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Keep it in your pants, pal!
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