<s>
Vanguard	B-Device
Bandits	I-Device
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vanguard	B-Device
Bandits	I-Device
is	O
a	O
support-centric	O
strategy	O
RPG	O
featuring	O
tactical	O
combat	O
in	O
a	O
medieval	O
fantasy	O
world	O
in	O
which	O
knights	O
and	O
soldiers	O
pilot	O
mecha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vanguard	B-Device
Bandits	I-Device
is	O
an	O
RPG	O
strategy	O
game	O
played	O
on	O
an	O
isometric	O
grid	O
of	O
squares	O
with	O
representations	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
computer	O
controlled	O
ATACs	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
series	O
by	O
Square	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
ATAC	O
has	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
attacks	O
available	O
to	O
it	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
its	O
weapon	O
and	O
gemstone	B-Operating_System
;	O
many	O
major	O
characters	O
also	O
have	O
one	O
(	O
or	O
more	O
)	O
special	O
attacks	O
not	O
available	O
to	O
other	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attacks	O
from	O
the	O
side	O
and	O
rear	O
have	O
higher	O
success	O
rates	O
and	O
leave	O
the	O
defender	O
fewer	O
options	O
;	O
thus	O
,	O
flanking	O
is	O
a	O
vital	O
strategy	O
in	O
Vanguard	B-Device
Bandits	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
large	O
bipedal	O
,	O
humanoid	O
(	O
though	O
one	O
ATAC	O
is	O
a	O
quadruped	O
)	O
mechs	O
powered	O
by	O
gemstones	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
special	O
attacks	O
such	O
as	O
fireballs	O
,	O
earthquakes	O
,	O
flying	O
shards	O
of	O
ice	O
and	O
tornadoes	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
their	O
gemstone	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
,	O
Vanguard	B-Device
Bandits	I-Device
was	O
titled	O
Detonator	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
by	O
Working	O
Designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Midway	O
forced	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
change	O
it	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
similarity	O
to	O
the	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
series	I-Device
of	O
action-fantasy	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
included	O
a	O
bonus	O
demo	O
disc	O
of	O
Lunar	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
Complete	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
