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Worth $20 I think

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I'd have liked to see more parts for the bots, and a more in-depth single player game (I finished it in 40 minutes!!) but there are a ton of possibilities for bots, and the option for internet play looks promising. :D If they continue to support the game it will be great. More parts, more enemies, better AI, and an online community would be great.

A 4.5 Star Game...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Robot Arena lacks in competition in single player, but playing over a LAN is really cool. Build your own robot(should be more weapons and add-ons), then play against your friends. The game requires a faster computer speed then what is said on the box. I have a 550 P-3 and it is still fairly choppy with saws ablazin. Overall, if you like fighting robots and the show Battlebots, your $... will be well spent towards this game.

Great idea, little pay off

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: April 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Well, I do agree that you get what you pay for. Bear in mind this is retail $20. The models, movement, etc, is all nice, considering that the development team was building ROBOT models, so there wasn't much of an issue to make these 'bots pretty, or graceful. The parts selection becomes boring after about 20 minutes of play, and the AI is horrendous. I was very interested in this title, considering the hype around Battlebots and the new Robotica, but this left me very very cold. The internet aspect (the main reason I even picked up this game) is a facet that COULD improve with time given that WizardWorks would dedicate some time to it, but after reviewing their website, I'm not holding my breath. The only way this could EVER be redeemed is if WizardWorks releases the code, and a SDK (Shouldn't EVERY game developer be doing this by now?), and let the USERS breath a little life into what is essentially a nice skeleton of a game that could be improved over time. Once again, don't hold your breath. I'm still holding w/ Sanity (Aiken's Artifact), but I'm afraid I'm losing it quick...

Robot Arena

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 14, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is fun,but in created the robot mode,you don't get much weapons,colors and other stuff.The computer is way too easy to beat.If you want to play a harder oppenent,you should go to multiplayer.

This Game sucks

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: May 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Do not buy this game. It has a lot of potential, but the designers for this game were in too much of a hurry. The game will not save, causing you to lose the bots you create. I thought it might be the CD so I returned the Game and Same thing happens. This game is not even worth 1 Star. DO NOT BUY IT.

NEEDS WORK!!!!!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The game is fun, but has too many down sides. The AI level is 0 and a half. There is not alot of options at the bot lab and the online thing [not good]!!!

Sparks of fun will fly, but soon will be flames of bordom

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: June 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

to the person who is reading this, I would not recommend this of these reasons. First is the replay (how fun it could be played over again). This can be played over for a while, but soon it will be stuffed some where in the closet. One big thing that makes it not so hot is the challenge. It's to easy to beat. Even a 4 year old could beat it in a few days because that's how easy it is, and there isn't a difficulty set. Another factor that makes it bad is the controls. The controls are very tricky to control and it takes a while to get use to them. Last but not least is weapon's. I mean a game could be easy or simple to beat over and over, but if a robot game dosen't have many weapons, and stages you can't expereiment in new situations. So if I were you I would not get the game.

Sincerely, a person who wants you to have fun (and to warn you of bad games)

P.S. put me on the review list please!!

Great!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 16
Date: June 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game! For some reason many people do not like this, I don't know why, it is exactly what I expected. In the game you construct robots, then fight them. If you win, you get money (fake money used in the game). If you loose, your bot is usually destroyed. Originally when you first install the game there are no physics at all, meaning, the bots don't flip or bounce. This can be partially fixed (go into the robot arena.cfg file and change the line Forces=off to Forces=on) and it allows the bots to bounce. I do agree that the AI is not so great, but this has already been fixed (in the form of a patch downloadable at the official website) this drastically improves the game by giving it more weapons, bots, and a way to play against other people on the same computer (one person uses half the keyboard, the other person uses the other half, or one uses a controller). Many people say that multiplayer over the internet does not work, but it does, you just need to follow the directions in the help file for multiplayer. Also, I would just like to say that the game is rated E for everyone, not T for teen like this site states (it says E right on my box). Overall I think this is a great game and anyone that likes Battlebots, Robot Wars, or Robotica will like this game.

To easy

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: June 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The game was fun at first but the creators were in to big of a hurry. The computer is to easy to beat and there is no way to change the difficulty level.

Worth ...bucks to me

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 14 / 14
Date: July 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The game is a neat little representation of the tv show Battlebots, right down to the sawblades and spikes on the floor. There are a decent amount of parts to play with, and gameplay is pretty easy. It is relatively straightforward to make and fight with a robot, and at first, it may seem a bit strange with the camera angles. While the AI leaves much to be desired at first, if you go to...and download the patch, you will instantly like the game a whole lot more. With the patch comes 2 new weapons, head to head mode, better Multiplayer suppport, far more advanced challenging AI, and finally about 5 or so new bots to beat to pieces :) Once you have the patch, the game seems much more fun, and I definitely recommend this game for those robot loving people out there!

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