Robot Arena

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41

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews What's this?

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7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 25 Ratings

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  • Summary: Stop the bloodlust! Instead, let's fight some cusomizable robots! Build your bot from the chassis, and throw in a mobility system, weopons and other exciting extas before going to battle.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 6 out of 7
  1. GameZone
    89
    This is definitely one of those games that you find yourself playing over and over and each time the fight will be totally different in more ways than one.
  2. IGN
    43
    While it's prettier than most budget titles, it also suffers from the vacancy that so often comes with nice looking people, dogs, or mechanical monsters. It looks great standing still, but give it a complicated task and it all goes to pieces.
  3. Happy Puppy
    40
    To clarify, it's your typical boy-meets-scrap-parts-that-will-eventually-become-a-killing-machine tale, minus any compelling death scenes or token nudity shots.
  4. Yahoo!
    40
    The robot construction is simplistic in the extreme, the arenas are forgettable, and the actual combat is the epitome of boredom.
  5. GameSpot
    39
    Even at the low retail cost of $19.99, Robot Arena isn't worth it. You'd end up getting more entertainment if you randomly chose two movies at an over-priced movie theater.
  6. PC Gamer
    32
    If you can read this review, you're too old to play Robot Arena. [July 2001, p.72]
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  7. Game Over Online
    19
    Pointless, worthless, lifeless, colorless, flavorless dregs from the very bottom of the gaming barrel. An idiotic, dull, awful, dreary waste of time and hard drive space.

User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 3 out of 11
  1. MacH.
    Jul 1, 2001
    10
    This game is great.
  2. EricS.
    Dec 4, 2002
    10
    This game is awsome! I think they could tune up the graphics, and make it more difficult, and make the weapon choises larger. I beat the game This game is awsome! I think they could tune up the graphics, and make it more difficult, and make the weapon choises larger. I beat the game in awhoppin 15 minutes and 47 sec. So anyone that took an hour should get lessons big time.… Expand
  4. JacobH.
    Aug 19, 2006
    10
    Veary fun game and i have found #2 and they bolt rock.
  5. KevinF.
    Nov 16, 2002
    6
    Cool, but needs a lot more stuff like weapons, components, level, and challenge... for all you who have beat in one hour... you are obviously Cool, but needs a lot more stuff like weapons, components, level, and challenge... for all you who have beat in one hour... you are obviously not good at video games... i beat this game in an easy 30 minutes.… Expand
  6. Dune_Jumper
    Dec 30, 2013
    5
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  7. Dustin
    Jul 31, 2001
    5
    To easy by far!! I like the game play, but I personally wish there were more weapons and more styles of play and the AI should have something To easy by far!! I like the game play, but I personally wish there were more weapons and more styles of play and the AI should have something of actual intelligence.… Expand
  8. balloonsnake
    Jul 12, 2021
    1
    PROS: you can make your own robot, the graphics are ok enough for what this game is. CONS: Dumb AI, construction makes no sense, no physics,PROS: you can make your own robot, the graphics are ok enough for what this game is. CONS: Dumb AI, construction makes no sense, no physics, damage looks crappy. In fact the AI is so dumb, it makes the game MUCH EASIER! Robot Arena 2 Is a vastly superior game with an active community and easy modding. THIS game however, leaves me confused as to how it is the first version. It's one of those times, the sequel is better than the original! The reason this game has positive user reviews is people are confusing it with robot arena 2.… Expand

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Awards & Rankings

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#57 Most Discussed PC Game of 2001
50
#50 Most Shared PC Game of 2001

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