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Robot Arena is like Robot Wars for Babies.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: March 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Robot Arena is NOT the game you'd want. The AI is nowhere near challenging, the game can be beaten in 10 minutes, not enough parts/chassis' to go through, the graphics need SERIOUS help, and the realism sucks. Even with the patch, which supposedly makes the AI harder, it's still too simple. I have mastered the game within 20 minutes. Unless you like games that a 3-year old can beat by hitting keys, don't touch this game.

Dont Buy This Game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: February 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I was so looking foward to playing this. I'm one of those geeky types who loves watching robots smash heck out of each other. So I thought this would be an ideal title for me.

Heres why you shouldnt buy it.

The robot build feature is totally lame. Blank spaces in the weapons menu make you think that this game was not finished b4 it was released.

The AI is way way to easy to beat. I became the champion at my first attempt!!! The AI robots dont attack they just sit there and let you knock hell outta them!

Wizard works should be ashamed of themselves for releasing this utter excuse for a game on to the market. Ive played free shareware games that are 100 times better than this.

JUST DONT BUY IT ITS THE WORST GAME YOULL EVER PLAY

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.

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.

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...

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!!

No physics engine!!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: March 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game has a great premise, but there is only one problem - there is no physics engine, meaning that you cannot push, shove, crash, flip or toss any robots which are common tactics on shows like Robot Wars. The design areas are skimpy, and the movement is sometimes jerky. All this will supposedly be fixed in the next release, "design and destroy", so that would be a better buy. But if all you want to do is pound other robots with hammers and saws, you can try this if you want to.

fun but weard

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

this game is fun @ first but it is not one of those games that stick with you for a while. Like the chain saw in version 1.0.0.3 is electric but is sounds like a real chain saw. And they have stories aboute the parts and the people like there real, And the enemys range from farm people, X-cons, Zombies & warlocks. but the visual graphics are good like if you hit a wall with a battering ram or spikes it will most likly make a damage mark, but unstead of parts sparking and half hanging of and leaving them on the arena thay will just blow up. But if you saw the main body of a robot bolts will fall on the floor and disapear after aboute 3-to-5 seconds. and they need more weapons like a flame thrower or a net. If in the bot lab in prosses of making a robot hold down shift and press 4 it gives u $50,000 don't do this if you have more than $50,000. Also when your makeing your robot in the bot name type [cheatbot] and then click something (i don't know if you have to click something but may-b do this to make sure) and then re-name your robot in the same box you typed cheatbot and you get a elctric switch blade cool tires cool speakers (i don't know why any one would want speakers on a robot) and a stupid skull. [all these itums you get in the robot stuff menu the tires are disgiused as 8" tires above the mini tank treds the stupid stupid skull is a badge plate and the switch balde you can easely c. i hope this re-watever hlep u get or not get this fun weard game.

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]!!!

WAY TO EASY

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: August 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

i bought the game of the self it look like battle bots online line but when i got home it was like it but way way more easyer then battle bot with n 15 min of when i bought it i beat the hole thing thats how easy it was so i think it ws not worth the money.

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