Robotron X
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| Developer(s) | Leland Interactive Media Player 1 |
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| Platform(s) | PlayStation, Windows |
| Release | PlayStationWindows
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| Genre(s) | Multidirectional shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Robotron X is a multidirectional shooter video game co-developed by Leland Interactive Media and Player 1 and it was released by Midway Games in November 1996 for the PlayStation. It is a 3D version of the 1982 dual-stick shooter Robotron: 2084. GT Interactive published a Microsoft Windows port in 1997. A Nintendo 64 version was released in 1998 as Robotron 64, and Crave Entertainment bought out the publishing rights to the N64 version.[2]
Gameplay
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In addition to the graphical update, the game includes new audio and multiple camera angles.[3][4]
Reception
[edit]While the game features similar gameplay as the original, it was not as well-received,[5][3] though reviews for it ranged from mixed to positive.[6][7][8][9] Authors Andrew Rollings and Ernest Adams considered the moving camera in the 3D environment a negative update. They felt the original format — an overhead perspective of a single screen — presented the player with all the necessary information and relied on the player's skill. The moving camera angle, however, obscured areas of the playing field and could result in the player being shot by an enemy that suddenly appeared.[3] Some critics cited this as the game's one major flaw.[8][9] Vince echoed similar statements, stating that the gameplay suffered from the loss of important aspects from the original.[10] Rollings and Adams, however, attribute the fad of classic video game remakes in the late 1990s in part to Robotron X's release,[3] though at the time of that release it was believed this fad was already in place.[6]
Next Generation reviewed the PlayStation version of the game, rating it three stars out of five.[8]
Aaron Curtiss for the Los Angeles Times recommended the game for fans of the original, but thought that others would decry it as "mindless".[11]
Bro' Buzz for GamePro was complimentary to its gameplay and graphics.[12]
Malcolm Mayhew for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram gave the game 2 1/2 stars, saying that the game had good idea, but bad execution.[13]
Reviews
[edit]- GameFan #49 (Vol 5, Issue 1) - January 1997
- NowGamer - Mar 01, 1997[14]
- PC Zone - Aug 13, 2001[15]
- GameSpot - Dec 01, 1996[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Online Gaming Review". 1997-02-27. Archived from the original on 1997-02-27. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ Staff, I. G. N. (1997-11-12). "Robotron X Gears Up for the Holidays". IGN. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
- ^ a b c d Rollings, Andrew; Adams, Ernest (2003). Andrew Rollings and Ernest Adams on Game Design. New Riders. p. 283. ISBN 1-59273-001-9.
- ^ Weiss, Brett Alan. "Robotron X - Overview - allgame". Allgame. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
- ^ GamesTM Staff (October 2005). "Robotron: 2084 Behind the Scenes". GamesTM (36): 146–149.
- ^ a b "Review Crew: Robotron X". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 90. Ziff Davis. January 1997. p. 66.
The first rule of gaming: All things must go 3-D. The second rule: All classics must be revived. Like it or not, that's the trend.
- ^ "Robotron X Review". GameSpot. December 1, 1996. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Robotron X". Next Generation. No. 27. Imagine Media. March 1997. pp. 88, 90.
- ^ a b "PlayStation ProReview: Robotron X". GamePro. No. 101. IDG. February 1997. p. 72.
- ^ Vince, John (2002). Handbook of Computer Animation. Springer Science+Business Media. pp. 19–20. ISBN 1-85233-564-5.
- ^ Curtiss, Aaron (1997-05-01). "Blast Chamber Explodes Without Impact". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "GamePro Issue 091 February 1997".
- ^ "Article clipped from Fort Worth Star-Telegram". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 25 January 1997. p. 65.
- ^ "GamesRadar+". 22 June 2023.
- ^ "PC Zone". computerandvideogames.com. [dead link]
- ^ "Robotron 64 Review".