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Robo-TRASH: "Make YOU Cry" if you buy it!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: June 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Avoid this dog-pile... Look, lots of people like lots of different things. I HATE THIS GAME. I couldn't get rid of it fast enough. The graphics are crappy, the game play is utterly repetitive. Did these jokers spend any time designing this product? You will need to be a real die-hard fan type of person to enjoy this more than a few minutes. You cannot turn into the flying mode at will. That sucks. And the graphics look like a kid's coloring book. Get yourself a used copy of "Mechassault" or even "Battle Engine Aquila" & you'll be better off.

Not even passable entertain

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: October 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game could have, should have been so much more. The developers made this game where you are confined to one mode or another. If you change modes into anything other than the recommended mode the level is virtually impossible to complete. Save your money. After buying this game I will never ever pre-order a game again.

It is a "Just OK game"

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: February 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game was kind of like the Episode 1 of Star Wars. You expected a GREAT product and didn't get it. The end result of all the hype fell well short of expectations. The game play is actually pretty horrible, very repetitive and sometimes quite annoying. The graphics however are VERY well done in the original style. It does however look rushed. The models used are not polished by any means. I did buy it, and I would buy it again. But, only because I am a HUGE Macross/Robotech fan. As far as replay goes, I finished the game and have not opened the box since. I had more fun with the last segment of the Ace Combat Series for PS2. I do reccomend it for Macross/Robotech fans looking for something to bring back the memories of the original series (I remember when it aired on TV =) But, I am really disapointed overall. The game changed very little from whay TDK showed at E3 prior to the debut and has a VERY rushed out the door feeling.

The game to end all games!...at least it could of been.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: October 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I am a major Mech combat fan and love the idea of transforming mechs so I went out to buy the game as soon as possible and this is what I found dissapointed me.

The gameplay in this game is... Non consistant. You cant say weather its good or bad becuse it changes with eatch level. On one mission you are sent in to bombard enemy instalations, that is FUN. but on another you are told to basicaly fly around in a big circle with NO enemys for 30mns for 'recon' Its also pretty stupid how if you use any other mode then fighter in the air you will be picked apart just like if you use any other mode then the robot on the land.

The story and missions pretty much suck untill you get to the 5th chapter and, geuss what? YOUR ALMOST DONE WITH THE GAME. Untill then all the missions pretty much require you (alone by the way) to defend someone/something against about 300 guys on a level. Well this isnt impossible it dos get boring after about the second chapter.

The saveing grace for this game is the versus mode. once you unlock all the veritechs, super armor and ground armor it is one of the best 2p games ive seen. Each player choose there vertech, the menuverable armor or the 'I cant move but I dont need to' kind. Then you fly out into large worlds with full transformation features. get 2 skilled pilots together and this game rocks!

Closeing comments: I beat this game and unlocked all but 2 medals in a rental. The story pretty much sux but the veritechs are awsome. Get this game for the 2p version. Sorry to dissapoint you Robotech fans, buy the DVD.

Pretty in the box

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I was eagerly awaiting this game to harken back to the joys of my youth. I remember, as a teenager, sitting down at 4 PM everyday in front of the TV to follow the exploits of Rick Hunter, Lisa Hayes, and Lin Minmei. This game completely reminds me of the show. It is pretty, but no matter how hard you yelled at another stupid choice of Rick's, you had to follow him through the story. So it is with the game.

The key to this game is staying in the box. Follow the plotline, do exactly what you are told, learn the controls given to you and you will do fine. Don' t, and you will regret your experience. The area fighting boundaries are irritating, forcing an immediate turn when you reach them. The objectives are exacting, limiting your options. Forget freeform transformation, each mission requieres a specific form to win. The difficult control set can't be changed. And a cooperative mode, ala Halo, is missing which would help less skilled gamers get through.

I enjoy Battlecry for what it is. A beautiful trip down memory lane. Unfortunately, at the end of the lane, I will quickly sell it.

whish I could give it 2.5 stars

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Man - this game is phenomanally erratic. On the plus side - its really cool to watch as you play - it feels very authentic - and you can do some really fun stuff with the Veretech (swooping in on enemys - firing a bunch of missiles - and then transforming to finish them off with your gun) - but some of the missions are just absloutly horrible. It is not so much that they are too hard (althought there are a few) - its that there seems to be no rhyme or reason as to how exactly to get through some other than kill everything in site by seeing how fast you can fire your gun and how well you can aim. There were honestly a few levels where when I beat them i could see no difference in how I played vs the times i lost - in fact i would switch difficulty and sometimes end up lasting longer on hard than on medium. On the flip side there are a few missions that are unbearably easy - OK - the one with Minmei is fun just because it gives them an excuse to put her in it and it is kind of like comic relief - but sometimes - its like whatever. Also there are way way to many missions involving protecting something - a few are good - but you spend so much time tethered to something you are protecting - you rarely have time to really use the veretech as it can be used. And finally - the mission spaces are way to containing - why you can not fly up above a city- circle around and swoop in is beyond me. I know the game would be different - but limiting how high you can go in a VT to a few stories up is very unauthentic - and not very Robotechy - If the designers really wanted to incorporate missions where you were forced to stay close to the ground - they should have changed the story a bit - and have you transfered to the SDF-1 after bursting point - and have to fly missions in the city onboard the sdf-1 - then you would actually have a reason for a flight cieling (the roof)

Second - if you are a big fan of Robotech - you will realise there is a serious flaw in the time frame of the game vs what happens on the missions. Most of this game is supposed to take place after the war but before Kyhron goes after the SDF-1. The problem is you end up going on missions where you end up fighting 100's of battle pods. While that makes sense early on - it certainly is not at all appropriate when you consider there are only a few thousand Zentradi malcontents at this point (pre Malcontent uprisings for all you seriously die hards)and they have a very limited supply of mecha (and not much protoculture to use it.) I know this sounds really picky - but to be honest after the way the Matrix incorporated the plot of the game with the plot of the movie - I think the bar has been raised substantially for film and TV tie ins.

BUT BUT BUT!- I will say this for the feel of the STORY -it is very authentic - it - like everything Robotech is tragic. It has a great commander that is very Lisa Hayes. The appearances by the originals are great - the way they incorporate Roy's death is great as well. The vs environment Rocks - actually it is the best thing about the game - and with the price now under 20 bucks i would reconmend the game just for that. If you dont like the story - then just use a cheat code to unlock all the environments you can play in. (The only thing I whish they would have added was a MAX vs Myria level set inside the SDF-1 - where you and a friend (girlfriend whoose into Robotech?) could re enact the great battle.

Very fun shooter even if you've never heard of Robotech

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: September 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is one of the best action games I've played since Contra way back in the old days on the 8-bit NES. It's a good solid shooter with a great setting.

Gameplay: The game centers around piloting a transformable mech called a Veritech to protect the human race by blasting hundreds of alien Zentreadi into tiny bits. The controls are quite easy to get into and yet have a lot of depth (it will take many hours of playing before you feel like a master pilot).
All three forms, the fighter jet, the battloid (robot form), and guardian (hybrid of the two), handle very uniquely and make the game more interesting than a normal shooter. Strategy and some trial and error is required to be successful in many missions.

Graphics: The game uses cell-shading technology to make the game look like the actual Robotech anime, and in my opinion looks fantastic. Environments range from ground and air battles on a post-apocolyptic earth to massive dogfights in outer space (which are the best looking). Some backgrounds lack detail but overall the game looks great, especially the veritech itself.

Sound: The sound, while not entirely faithful to the sounds from the anime, are mediocre and neither enhance nor hurt the game. The engine and missile sounds are great but others like the gun cannon and enemy lasers sound generic. Probably the only real weak point of the game.

Value: While you could rent this game and probably beat it in a few days, there are good reasons to buy it. For one thing it features a cool award system where you gain access to special unique mechs and paint designes by completing specific tasks, such as killing 50 scout pods or finishing a certain boss mission 3 times. These will take some time to accomplish and extend the games lifespan, which is already 40 missions long.
After completing the story mode, the "versus" mode is also unlocked, allowing two players to go head to head in various maps.

All-together: It's hard to imagine anyone with two hands and 10 fingers who is capable of holding the controls not liking this game once they play it. Even watching it is entertaining enough. 5 Stars

Looks good, could play better

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 11
Date: September 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

There is talk of a Robotech 2 coming out, that will be some of the things that this one wasn't. I'd like to see it. Battlecry is an excellent effort, but could be a little more fun. It is a videogame afer all. If I wanted to watch Robotech I could always pop in a DVD.

A Brilliant Action Game to be commended.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: September 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This X-box game which takes it's title from a television show I've heared of but never watched, is certainly an adrenalin packed joy to behold in play. Never once will you be bored, as you play out each of the clever scenarios packed into the five chapters, trading fire with the strangely named Zentradi, transforming your wicked Veritech fighter into a bird, and then a robot, and basically having the time of your life as you kill hundreds upon thousands of hapless Alien conquerors in your quest to save mankind from destruction.

First of all, you're a fighter pilot for the Earth government, but you don't fly any kind of a simple airplane. You instead get a fourty-foot tall, lightning fast, transforming mechanical monster with a twenty-foot long machine gun, unlimited bullets, and enough cluster missles to wipe out a small city (Which you'll do often enough, I've discovered. Buildings go down HARD) and best of all, you get all of these weapons to START with. No earning them!

Your Robot is fast, beautifully manuverable, hover capable, and capable of going toe-to-toe with the worst the universe has to offer. Temporarily run out of bullets? Then tap down on the D-pad to transform into your weird bird-like form. Now you can fire bullets AND short range missles. The transformation is so quickly accomplished that you won't even notice it, as your skills improve. Transforming into this gerwalk form aids your game in all kinds of ways, thanks to the huge missle payload you carry; Having trouble with a Zentradi flying Officer? Then lock him dead in your sights, transform to bird-form, launch five pay loads of missles at him ( about twelve each, equaling SIXTY missles onscreen!) Transform back into a robot, fire your machine gun at him while the missles him him one salvo after another, and then REJOICE in his well animated destruction! It sounds complicated, but I can assure you it will only take about five seconds of your time, and it is WORTH it.

Powerful as that destruction is though, it pails before the weaponry of the Fighter Jet, a vehicle so lightning fast and destructive that they could have devoted an entire game to it's beauty. Being something of a Flight sim fanatic, I only wish that half of the Flying games I've played before were this fun. Barrol rolls, side to side, up and over, doing all kinds of insane things that can't be done in real life. Trust me, the jet is fun.

Reliable flying also earns promotions and rank (With medals) which helps unlock secrets. So far I'm a Third Lieutenant with four different Veritechs to choose from, and three different paint jobs besides.

The learning curb is about an hour, (Two hours before you start using tactics and strategy instead of the Gerwalk mode all the time) and about ten before you want to stop for some sleep. The difficulty can be steep at times, but often enough you'll find yourself saying "THAT'S the idiot who took me out?! NO WAY!" and then it's back to the cockpit. Trust me, I didn't become a Third Lieutenant by backing down from a challenge.

The Cartoonish animation is steller, the actions is fast and violent, and the missions will keep you glued to your controller for days. This is great cheesey fun at it's best, and anyone who disagree's has obviously never blown up an entire city block with missles and machine gun fire to nab just that ONE Zentradi who looked at you funny.

No wonder I haven't made First Lieutenant yet.

okay! but...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: September 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

not the greatest. i also have GunMetal and Armored Core 3. i like the game but it takes a little getting used to. personally i thought AC3 was pretty easy to get down and GunMetal is a little more difficult, but Robotect is weird. i like it,but in some ways i don't. i guess i like the cell-shaded graphics but i need to get a little further to tell if the game is a keeper.

my sugestion is that you rent it, then determine if you like it but this week at Circuit City it was on sale for an irresistable price of $36.99 so i had to buy it. however i am a fan of mech games. like when MechAssault comes out i will but it.

overall it isn't bad but i would suggest rent before purchase or if you have a PS2 then maybe get it or rent it.

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