{"id":69935,"date":"2026-07-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=69935"},"modified":"2026-07-22T18:28:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T09:28:19","slug":"patlabor-the-case-files-will-cover-the-anime-ova-and-both-theatrical-films-in-main-missions-according-to-developers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/patlabor-the-case-files-will-cover-the-anime-ova-and-both-theatrical-films-in-main-missions-according-to-developers\/","title":{"rendered":"Patlabor\u00a0the Case Files\u00a0will cover the anime,\u00a0OVA,\u00a0and both theatrical films\u00a0in its Main Missions, according to developers\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fans of&nbsp;Mobile Police&nbsp;Patlabor&nbsp;(\u201cPatlabor\u201d for short) will be glad to know that the upcoming&nbsp;<strong>Patlabor&nbsp;the Case Files<\/strong>&nbsp;action-adventure&nbsp;title covers&nbsp;Patlabor: The TV Series&nbsp;(1989),&nbsp;the&nbsp;Patlabor:&nbsp;The New Files&nbsp;OVA,&nbsp;Patlabor: The Movie, and&nbsp;Patlabor&nbsp;2: The Movie&nbsp;(source:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dengekionline.com\/article\/202607\/80075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dengeki Online<\/a>).&nbsp;In addition to the&nbsp;Main&nbsp;Missions, where you play as&nbsp;members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Special Vehicle Section 2, Division 2&nbsp;and their mechs&nbsp;in iconic scenes,&nbsp;the&nbsp;\u201cAnother Side&nbsp;Missions\u201d&nbsp;allow you to control&nbsp;adversaries&nbsp;such as the&nbsp;AV-X0 Type Zero&nbsp;Patlabor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u6a5f\u52d5\u8b66\u5bdf\u30d1\u30c8\u30ec\u30a4\u30d0\u30fc the Case Files \u7b2c\uff13\u5f3ePV\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uUZaeSzLF-E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to&nbsp;producer&nbsp;Masanori Sato,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Another&nbsp;Side&nbsp;Missions were&nbsp;created as a way for&nbsp;players to control the rogue&nbsp;AV-X0 Type Zero&nbsp;from&nbsp;Patlabor: The Movie and the&nbsp;AFH-028 Hellhound&nbsp;from&nbsp;Patlabor&nbsp;2: The Movie.&nbsp;Though it remains to be seen if these missions include unique scenarios where the villains win, the&nbsp;devs&nbsp;wanted to create something unique that can only be experienced by playing the game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Developed by Chime and published by Good Smile Company,\u00a0Patlabor\u00a0the Case Files is a story-driven\u00a03D action game developed around the concept of\u00a0reliving\u00a0iconic scenes from the franchise.\u00a0Over\u00a020 Labors\u00a0are playable, including the\u00a0AV-98 Ingram,\u00a0Type-J9 Griffon, and AV-X0 Type Zero. While the game\u00a0features a Simulator Mode that lets you practice your shooting skills and Labor Duels, there are currently no plans for multiplayer.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patlabor&nbsp;the Case Files is set to release sometime in 2026 for Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3275400\/PATLABOR_the_Case_Files\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>) and PlayStation 5.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/patlabor-series-new-game-title-to-get-limited-quantity-special-edition-model-kit-bundled-with-ps5-pre-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patlabor series\u2019 new game title to get limited-quantity special edition model kit bundled with PS5 pre-order<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patlabor: The Case Files developers talk about what content from the iconic franchise fans should expect in the new game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":69938,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2","date":"2026-07-22T15:00:06+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mralmlkasz2w","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mralmlkasz2w\",\"cid\":\"bafyreicivx5i6jlaljshhmkcjconidprlralgrxnq3wbo7qmoqfkr56lde\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreicwxlaacv5gvqsqsker5mwonmutakfvvlfubotce7zpxdfq3f3fcm\",\"rev\":\"3mralmlkepz2w\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-69935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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