Gunlok

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Gunlok
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Developer(s) Rebellion Developments
Publisher(s) Virgin Interactive
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
Release
  • EU: 8 December 2000
  • NA: 30 April 2001
Genre(s) Action-adventure

Gunlok is a squad based action-adventure real-time strategy video game developed by Rebellion Developments, originally released in 2000-2001. It was re-released in 2009 on GamersGate.

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Plot

Set in a post apocalyptic earth, robots have almost completely wiped out mankind. However, a few pockets of human resistance fight on. Gunlok, a warrior in modular power armor powered by energy from Earth's core, fights on. As a member of Earth's elite Special Forces, Gunlok leads a campaign against the massive robot army.

Reception

The game received mixed reviews. GameSpot 's Scott Osborne praised the game's controls and interface, but criticized the plot and graphics. [3]

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