Neon Genesis Evangelion: Girlfriend of Steel (1997) User Reviews

GFOS where it goes

[zeak_888 · 7/10 · 19 January 2008]

GFOS is like a missing chapter of Evangelion and slots in nicely between episodes 15 and 16 apart from one scene. The story is about a new exchange student called Mana who is attached to Shinji from the start which makes Asuka jealous.

It explains a few of the mi-stories like why the pilots have to be 14 years old and some others.

Its not really relevant to the series but can be placed in very nicely and explores Asukas relationship with Shinji.

Well worth picking up there is also an English translation around.

7 out of 10 good fun to play.

Less of a game than a long episode.

[GundamGuy_UK · 16 January 2006]

Ignore Jonathan Agnews comments, I have actually played and own this game.

Girlfriend of Steel is a semi-interactive movie, to put it simply. For the most part, it's like watching an extra-long episode of the TV series (I'm not entirely sure where it's set, but Eva-00' is blue, and stuff hasn't started getting crazy yet). Every so often you'll have to move Shinji to another location in a Myst-style fashion of clicking directions, but it never really gets more complex than that. I'd barely call it a "game", but it's interesting enough.

A new girl moves into Shinji's class, and immediately takes a shine to Shinji (much to the jealous anger of Asuka). Mana Kirishima is her name, and she quickly enters Shinji's life and becomes somewhat his girlfriend (in a perfectly innocent and shy way). However, Mana isn't all she seems, and as strange events unfold outside Tokyo-3, Asuka starts to suspect Mana's involvement...

The images are beautiful, the voice acting (by all the original Japanese cast) is perfect, as are the sound effects. The music is all familiar tunes, but in midi. It certainly "feels" like the anime, and is an enjoyable watch, though unless you're a big fan of Eva you'll just find it very long and very boring.

Please avoid

[Spokaliman · 3 July 2005]

Apparently this is a dating sim based on the alternate reality that takes place in Episode 26 of the series. For those who don't know what a dating sim is, it's basically a video game where you buy presents for pixels arranged in such a manner to resemble the human form in an attempt to have a virtual date with them, or in worse ones to have sex with them. They're kinda popular right now and fairly sick to play.

I found some screenshots on the IGN message board under, "What is the PS2 Evangelion Game Like?"

It seems to revolve around Shinji, Toji and Kensuke simply trying to get some booty, using the nomenclature of our times, and apparently Shinji dating Rei, which creates a whole new level of wrong quite frankly.

There are other Evangelion games, including two non-US released games for N64 and PS2, both are poor action/mech/shooter games that I would recommend trying if your a fanboy and obsessive, but don't hold it against yourself if you don't.