Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots Arena

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Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots Arena
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Developer(s) Paradox Development
Publisher(s) Mattel Interactive [1]
Series Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
Platform(s) PlayStation
Release
  • NA: December 11, 2000 [2]
Genre(s) Fighting game
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer

Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots Arena is a video game developed by Paradox and published by Mattel Interactive for the PlayStation in 2000.

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Reception

The game received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [3] David Chen of NextGen said that the game was "Neither dull as lead nor strong as steel." [6] Shawn Sparks of GameRevolution found the concept of the game to be a "pretty nifty idea", but that it was poorly executed thanks to its outdated engine. [5]

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References

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