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Smashing Goodness

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 11, 2008
Author: Amazon User

One of the main things about the game's shipping I wish had been done was that it was shipped in the package without a jewel case. However, the game's smashing and crashing robots more than make up for whatever complaints I have against shipping.

The voice acting stinks but that's not why I like it; who wouldn't like to be a giant sized robot, destroying a city: among those cities would be Tokyo itself.

All in all, this was a good game to play.

Giant Robo Madness! Banzai!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game has a wonderful of sense of scale as you control your Meganite (whether you choose bipedal, rolling fortress, or flyer type), defending Japan against the evil Volgara aliens. Who are they? What do they want? Who cares? Battles are exactly what they should be for giant robots: loud, noisy, and just sluggish enough to still be exciting with no shortage of crumbling buildings. The viewpoint for the battle being fixed to your tiny human character adds an unusual bit of strategy, ie- finding somewhere safe to stand while the buildings are crashing down around you! Using the sticks to swing your Meganites' arms is a great gimmick, too. Throwing an uppercut or blocking a swing is intuitive and very satisfying. The cityscapes are very large.. you'll never run out of room during a battle, and crowds of screaming people run every which way. The versus mode is good fun, too.

Minus 1 star for the worst voice acting I've ever heard. (really- it's dreadful- should have left it in japanese w/subtitles, Enix!) The story is flat as a pancake, too. But with so much fighting to do, you won't care.

Underground Rock'em Sock'em Robots Fun

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

For those who enjoyed the carnage in Godzilla films or would like to use a remote controlled giant robot. I found the concept of this game unique but unfortunately the graphics and game play does not tap into its true potential. You control one of three giant robots and battle within a city against another giant and that's really it. You play the perspective of the person with the robot controller so you must continually move to roof tops or on the robot itself. The controls are very mechanical, the shoulder buttons control foot movements and the sticks move your arms. As my review suggests fighting looks like Rock'em Sock'em Robots, so don't expect Zone of Enders quality action. Depending on what robot you use you can perform special moves, employ ordinance and/or change into a vehicle. As basic as this game is I expected some detailed work on the robots, moves, or destruction but was disappointed in all three areas. I find the overall game play more humorous than actually entertaining.

slow start

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: September 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

popped in the game, nausiating text at first, but the story progressed and got interesting, which in turn didnt just make this a beat-em-up colossal robot game. you get to run around as one of the 3 main characters you choose and use grenades too. and being careful as you fight huge monsters with your huge robot was a plus too, since the city you fight away the monsters in will grant you money. despite the looong texts, and how each city was a complete ghost town even when the monsters werent present, its a good game. worth playing, you have to get through the slow start, it gets pretty good. id play the sequel.

best game ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: February 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

it has alot of action and destrotion. i love destroing stuff in games. it realy got me hooked.

fun fun fun all around

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: February 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

the grafics are great and so is the game(the game is a little better than the grafics).

Frustratingly fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I've played a LOT of games, and have always found that the best games are the ones that make me so mad that I throw my controller across the room and smash it to pieces. I've repaired more controllers than I can count. However, R.A.D. makes me want to throw my controller for a different reason. Just as mention in the other reviews, the plot and mid-fight conversations are not only mind-numbing, but frustrating to no end. But to make it even worse, the voice actors are monotone, making the story even less interesting, and irritating to sit through (when forced to). One character in particular (Mika Banhara) is voiced by a Japanese woman, that basically screams monotone Engrish. It shatters the ears. My conclusion is that the actors were given a list of 1 to 10 word phrases to say, with no idea what they were talking about, and it came out all sorts of wrong. Characters screaming in agony can sound like a sigh of relief. The character Ellen falls victim to this constantly. The picture of the character will be blushing happily, while the voice actor is screaming angrily.

Besides all that stuff though, the game is a HUGE step forward in Mech games. I bought it expecting it to be something like Rampage for the Sega Master System. And the controls seemed intimidating at first. I've played all the levels, and still don't have complete control, but it's still a blast. the walking can get frustrating, and you really gotta be coordinated to navigate tight city streets. But the real cornerstone of this game is the Arm control. The anolog sticks provide control that takes very little thought. Whatever way you move the sticks is the way the arms move (to a degree). You can't to ANYTHING you want, but the difference between an uppercut and a jab don't require any real thought. And as you progress you learn mroe powerful moves than can toss an enemy into the stratosphere. My favorite moves are the ones that send enemys flying backward through 5 buildings.

A lot fo people compare this game to Voltron, but I think it's much more like Power Rangers. The similarity to past Zords and monsters is undeniable. The characters move almost the same way as well. Sometimes fights end too fast though. I could sit there all day pummeling the same alien.

Tons of fun to play, once you get through the plot. EXCELLENT 2 player mode.

Good, could have been great

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

As the official reviewer and several others have pointed out, the biggest drawback of this game is the unavoidable and stupid storyline. You can't skip it no matter how many times you lose and re-start a level, and it adds nothing at all to the gaming experience. You'll actually find yourself wanting to snuff some of the people you're supposed to be saving just because they are so whiny and annoying. (Hello, Nanao, I'm talking to you!) The dialogue is inane and the characters unlikeable. Worst of all, you get interrupted for no useful reason when you are in the middle of the fight. The enemy robot keeps on fighting you during the interruption and sometimes you lose your battle as a result.

Now, if you can stand all that, you will find yourself with an absolutely AWESOME game at its core. The robots are great, stomping around the city with them is so much fun it's worth putting up with the bad parts.

I expect the next version of this game will eliminate the useless "hero" (your choice of several kids, each of whom does nothing to make it more fun or challenging, really just gets in the way) and correct the problems of not being able to disregard the storyline--actually they should just eliminate the storyline and let you fight your robots.

When you're playing two-player it's a lot more fun to just trash the city together before you get down to fighting each other.

Fun with a couple of tweaks

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I've always been a huge fan of mecha and giant robot games and movies. This game is just another splash in that big genre. While the gameplay is engaging players will often find themselves mired down by REALLY BAD Anime cutscenes that you cannot skip no matter what. Square Enix has broke through with the amazing scale on which this new game was made. THE ROBOTS ARE literally STORIES tall and your character is often in danger of getting romped by his own machine. The only frustrating thing about the game play is the Character/Robot interaction. The View is centered through the eyes of your little character. This can get really annoying if the building your standing on is knocked down or if the fight falls behind some buildings out of view. Its also impossible to orient your character with his enemy so that he can deliver hits. I advise renting this game and playing it for the vs playing value that it can bring on a friday night.

Not too good

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

im not even going to waist too much time on this. I got the game because my friend said it was really good. i got it and it really bothered me, story line is bad and the same thing over and over again. DONT BUY THIS GAME!

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