Cubix Robots for Everyone: Showdown

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Cubix Robots for Everyone: Showdown
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GameCube cover art
Developer(s) Blitz Games
Publisher(s) The 3DO Company [1] [2]
Director(s) David Manuel
Designer(s) Matt Armstrong
Scott Davidson
Dave Flynn
Lauren Grindrod
Simon Reed
Writer(s) Chris Bateman
Richard Boon
Composer(s) John Guscott
Matt Black
Gerard Gourley
Andrew Morris
Platform(s) GameCube, PlayStation 2
ReleaseGameCube, PlayStation 2
  • NA: June 2, 2003
Genre(s) Action-adventure, role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Cubix Robots for Everyone: Showdown is a 2003 action-adventure role-playing video game released by Blitz Games. The game is based on the Cubix: Robots for Everyone television series. It is developed by Blitz Games, produced by 4Kids Entertainment, Daewon Media, and Cinepix and published by The 3DO Company. [1] [3]

Contents

Summary

Players control Connor or Abby to collect 25 Cubix robots from the television series to use in turn-based combat. The game consists of Story, Battle, Challenges, Tournament, and Mini-Game modes. [3]

Development

The game was originally intended to be released in September 2002, but was delayed to June 2, 2003. [4] [3]

Reception

Cubix Robots for Everyone: Showdown received mixed reviews from critics. It holds a 57.33% rating on GameRankings based on 3 reviews [5] GMR rated the game a 5 of 10, saying, "Most of the game plays out like "Pokemon" with bad wiring." [6] [7]

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References

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