Robotron 64

Robotron 64 is a 1998 multidirectional shooter for the Nintendo 64. It is a port of Robotron X, which itself is an updated version of the 1982 dual-stick shooter Robotron: 2084. The game was originally scheduled to be released by Midway Games in the summer of 1997,[2] but the game was put on hiatus before it would see a new publisher and a release date of January 5, 1998.[3]

Robotron 64
Developer(s)Player 1
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)Nintendo 64
Release
  • NA: January 5, 1998[1]
  • EU: June 1998
Genre(s)Multidirectional shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Plot

The player is a mutant scientist trapped in another dimension trying to save the last human family. His mutant powers allow him to defeat the evil robots that are trying to kill all of humanity.

Gameplay

Robotron 64 uses the dual-stick control scheme of the original Robotron. The player can either play with two controls or with one controller using the C-buttons to shoot.

The soundrack consist of electronica and techno music.

Reception

The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[4] Next Generation said of the game, "Add [in] new bosses and power-ups, hundreds of levels, and a decent non-stop techno soundtrack, and this tiny 4MB cart stands as proof that size isn't everything – it's what you do with it that counts. It still may not improve on the original, but it's much better than expected."[12] Nintendo Power gave it an unfavorable review while the game was still in development months before its U.S. release date.[13]

References
  1. IGN staff (January 5, 1998). "Robotron 64 Ships to Retailers". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  2. IGN staff (June 21, 1997). "E3: Robotron 64 Update". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  3. IGN staff (August 26, 1997). "Robotron 64 'Dead in the Water'". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  4. "Robotron 64 for Nintendo 64 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  5. Ricciardi, John; Hsu, Dan; Kujawa, Kraig; Williams, Ken "Sushi-X" (February 1998). "Robotron 64". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 103. Ziff Davis. p. 106. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  6. "Robotron 64". Game Informer. No. 58. FuncoLand. February 1998.
  7. "Robotron 64". GamePro. No. 114. IDG Entertainment. March 1998.
  8. Gerstmann, Jeff (March 25, 1998). "Robotron 64 Review [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  9. Toose, Dan (July 1998). "Robotron X [sic]". Hyper. No. 57. Next Media Pty Ltd. p. 79. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  10. Casamassina, Matt (January 5, 1998). "Robotron 64". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  11. Nash, Jonathan (February 1998). "Robotron 64 (Import)". N64 Magazine. No. 12. Future Publishing. p. 65. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  12. "Robotron 64". Next Generation. No. 39. Imagine Media. March 1998. p. 108. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  13. "Robotron 64". Nintendo Power. Vol. 99. Nintendo of America. August 1997. p. 95. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
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