Robo Army

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Robo Army
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Developer(s) SNK
Publisher(s) SNK
Producer(s) Eikichi Kawasaki
Designer(s) Akira Goto
Koichi Sakita
Takeshi Kimura
Composer(s) Kazuhiro Nishida
Yasumasa Yamada
Platform(s)
Release
  • Arcade
    • WW: 30 October 1991
    Neo Geo AES
    • JP: 20 December 1991
    • NA: 20 December 1991
    • EU: 20 December 1991
    Neo Geo CD
Genre(s) Beat 'em up
Mode(s)
Arcade system Neo Geo MVS

Robo Army [lower-alpha 1] is a beat 'em up video game developed and published by SNK that was released for Neo Geo arcades and home consoles in 1991 and the Neo Geo CD in 1995. [1] [2]

Contents

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot. NEOGEO Robo Army.png
Gameplay screenshot.

There is no character selection in Robo Army : Player 1 controls Maxima and Player 2 controls Rocky. Both cyborgs must cross six levels before reaching the end boss. During these levels, they will face the Professor's henchmen, as well as a sub-boss and a boss in each stage. The two heroes can of course fight with their fists and feet, but they can also defend themselves by collecting improvised weapons (car carcass, barrel, destroyed robot arm). They each have a power gauge allowing them to launch powerful attacks according to the power gained. Maxima and Rocky can also be transformed for a brief moment into an invulnerable armored vehicle.

Development and release

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Robo Army on their December 15, 1991 issue as being the twenty-third most-successful table arcade unit of the month, outperforming titles such as Columns . [18] The game received mixed reception from both critics and reviewers alike since its initial release in arcades and Neo Geo AES. [19]

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: ロボ・アーミー, Hepburn: Robo Āmī

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