Game:

Robotron 64 (1998)

Duration: 10:34

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A worthwhile Midway IP revival :o

This one remains largely faithful to the old source material of Robotron 2084. Kill as many robots and save as many humans as possible in order to achieve the highest possible score. It starts silly easy but quickly becomes sheer torture to any novice. That said, Robotron 64 is a lot easier than the original game. It does fortunately maintain the 360 degree shooting as well if you intend to use the bulging analogue stick instead of the C-Pad.

I think there is also a level of retro charm to Robotron 64 that Midway couldn't even contain with the subsequent Mortal Kombat and Gauntlet titles. Robotron 64 has neat old school sound effects, techno music and colourful visuals similar to Atari's successful Tempest 2000 too. It is a shame most remakes, especially on Xbox Live arcade, haven't followed either example since either.

In anycase, don't avoid giving this one a try. It is available as Robotron X on Playstation and PC finally if you're uncapable of finding it on Nintendo 64.

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