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Inspired by DraQ's thread on Tyrian, here's a little something from 1994
It's a fighting game where two robots beat the crap out of one another. And it's awesome. IMO, one of the better fighting games on the PC.
I remember playing the shit out of the shareware version which only had two characters and three robots available. Eventually, I've gotten hold fo the full game and oh got, was it heavan.
Let's get one thing straight, the characters are tainted with animu looks and the robot models look like something hipsters wopuld fap to. The 10 year old me didn't mind it back then, the 28 year old me knows that it's worth to look past these unfortunate deficiencies.
There are several modes of play, first is the standard fare fighting game thingy, where you select your fighter dude
Then you select the robot he'll use
The selection may not look impressive at first, but the number of combinations goes up a notch when you notice that each char works slightly differently with different robots.
The characters trade one-liners between each fight. There's some kind of a cheesy backstory going on, so you may want to beat the main bad guy with everyone to see how all the pieces fit.
Once you choose your fighter and robot, the fun starts.
The two of you will fight on specially made arenas. Each has a quirk that you may use strategically, for example, one is an electrified cage - you can throw the opponent to it for added damage. Another has fighter planes which periodically shoot up a small part of the arena.
The fighting itself is pretty freeform. Press punch or kick with various direction keys to execute standard kick, high kick, low kick, trip, roundhouse kick, same thing for punches. You block by pressing backwards (backwards + down to block low) Each robot has three to four special moves, which doesn't seem like much, but the beauty of the system are the fully freeform combos you can make, from simple 3 hits to 21-hit monstrosities.
The only limit is your ingenuity and the stats of the character you choose- more agile characters can chain together more hits easily.
There are two health bars, one is good ole HP, the other is stamina, which depletes faster and leaves the contenstant dizzy for a few seconds when it runs out.
After the match, a distrubingly aniumu tv presenter (can't find a decent screen, unfortunately) will go over waht just happened. The commentary depends entirely on who won and much damage was inflicted. It quickly gets old, but a nice touch nonetheless.
The "campaign mode" is pretty much uninteresting, though, and it's not fair to judge the game based solely on it.
The main part of the game is the tournament mode, and boy that stuff will make you drool.
You begin by signing up
Then you choose your character photo, there are several to choose from.
There you have it, you are dropped in with 2,000 bucks, get your basic jaguar fightin robot and its up to you to climb the ladder. By winning matches you earn additional money (playing better: combos and flawless victories give you more$) If you fuck it up, the mechaninc will bust your balls for it. (And provide some stats)
You can then spend the money on your robot or your char. You can work the simulator to increase your power speed and endurance or buy additional armor plating, arm/leg speed and power for your robot, or even buy a new one.
If you lose lots of matches in a row, you may be forced to sell of some of the upgrades to cover the repair bill, lose too much and you'll be kicked out of the tournament and will have to work as a mechanic (deteriorating your char skills) to earn the entry fee.
Eventually, you'll see the difference as your robot turns from a lumbering piece of metal to lightning fast killing machine.
Tournament mode has lots and lots of many different characters (including the ones from the, some are cameos from Epic's other games, like Jazz Jackrabbit.
This mode really starts to shine once you get your hands on the hidden content. It is mostly accessed by fatalities, yes you got it right, the cutesy animu robot fighting game has them, and while the're no blood for obvious reasons, it still looks damn satisfying when your Thorn throws the enemy bot up into the air and impales it on the spikes.
Once you start doing fatalities, you'll notice unranked challengers will begin to show up in the tournament to show you your place. Apart from increased difficulty and handsome pay, they sometimes allow you to get secret upgrades to your bot's special moves.
It's a fighting game where two robots beat the crap out of one another. And it's awesome. IMO, one of the better fighting games on the PC.
I remember playing the shit out of the shareware version which only had two characters and three robots available. Eventually, I've gotten hold fo the full game and oh got, was it heavan.
Let's get one thing straight, the characters are tainted with animu looks and the robot models look like something hipsters wopuld fap to. The 10 year old me didn't mind it back then, the 28 year old me knows that it's worth to look past these unfortunate deficiencies.
There are several modes of play, first is the standard fare fighting game thingy, where you select your fighter dude
Then you select the robot he'll use
The selection may not look impressive at first, but the number of combinations goes up a notch when you notice that each char works slightly differently with different robots.
The characters trade one-liners between each fight. There's some kind of a cheesy backstory going on, so you may want to beat the main bad guy with everyone to see how all the pieces fit.
Once you choose your fighter and robot, the fun starts.
The two of you will fight on specially made arenas. Each has a quirk that you may use strategically, for example, one is an electrified cage - you can throw the opponent to it for added damage. Another has fighter planes which periodically shoot up a small part of the arena.
The fighting itself is pretty freeform. Press punch or kick with various direction keys to execute standard kick, high kick, low kick, trip, roundhouse kick, same thing for punches. You block by pressing backwards (backwards + down to block low) Each robot has three to four special moves, which doesn't seem like much, but the beauty of the system are the fully freeform combos you can make, from simple 3 hits to 21-hit monstrosities.
The only limit is your ingenuity and the stats of the character you choose- more agile characters can chain together more hits easily.
There are two health bars, one is good ole HP, the other is stamina, which depletes faster and leaves the contenstant dizzy for a few seconds when it runs out.
After the match, a distrubingly aniumu tv presenter (can't find a decent screen, unfortunately) will go over waht just happened. The commentary depends entirely on who won and much damage was inflicted. It quickly gets old, but a nice touch nonetheless.
The "campaign mode" is pretty much uninteresting, though, and it's not fair to judge the game based solely on it.
The main part of the game is the tournament mode, and boy that stuff will make you drool.
You begin by signing up
Then you choose your character photo, there are several to choose from.
There you have it, you are dropped in with 2,000 bucks, get your basic jaguar fightin robot and its up to you to climb the ladder. By winning matches you earn additional money (playing better: combos and flawless victories give you more$) If you fuck it up, the mechaninc will bust your balls for it. (And provide some stats)
You can then spend the money on your robot or your char. You can work the simulator to increase your power speed and endurance or buy additional armor plating, arm/leg speed and power for your robot, or even buy a new one.
If you lose lots of matches in a row, you may be forced to sell of some of the upgrades to cover the repair bill, lose too much and you'll be kicked out of the tournament and will have to work as a mechanic (deteriorating your char skills) to earn the entry fee.
Eventually, you'll see the difference as your robot turns from a lumbering piece of metal to lightning fast killing machine.
Tournament mode has lots and lots of many different characters (including the ones from the, some are cameos from Epic's other games, like Jazz Jackrabbit.
This mode really starts to shine once you get your hands on the hidden content. It is mostly accessed by fatalities, yes you got it right, the cutesy animu robot fighting game has them, and while the're no blood for obvious reasons, it still looks damn satisfying when your Thorn throws the enemy bot up into the air and impales it on the spikes.
Once you start doing fatalities, you'll notice unranked challengers will begin to show up in the tournament to show you your place. Apart from increased difficulty and handsome pay, they sometimes allow you to get secret upgrades to your bot's special moves.
