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Robotron X is a multidirectional shooter video game released by Midway Games in November 1996 for the PlayStation. It is a 3D version of the 1982 dual-stick shooter Robotron: 2084. GT Interactive published a Microsoft Windows port in 1997. A Nintendo 64 version was released in 1998 as Robotron 64.

Robotron X
Developer(s)	Midway Games
Publisher(s)	Midway Games GT Interactive
Platform(s)	PlayStation, Windows
Release	PlayStation NA: November 30, 1996 PAL: March 1997 Windows NA: 1997
Genre(s)	Multidirectional shooter

Gameplay

In addition to the graphical update, the game includes new audio and multiple camera angles.[1][2]

Reception

While the game features similar gameplay as the original, it was not as well-received,[3][1] though reviews for it ranged from mixed to positive.[4][5][6][7] Authors Andrew Rollings and Ernest Adams considered the moving camera in the 3D environment a negative update. They felt the original format—an overhead perspective of a single screen—presented the player with all the necessary information and relied on the player's skill. The moving camera angle, however, obscured areas of the playing field and could result in the player being shot by an enemy that suddenly appeared.[1] Some critics cited this as the game's one major flaw.[6][7] Vince echoed similar statements, stating that the gameplay suffered from the loss of important aspects from the original.[8] Rollings and Adams, however, attribute the fad of classic video game remakes in the late 1990s in part to Robotron X's release,[1] though at the time of that release it was believed this fad was already in place.[4]

Next Generation reviewed the PlayStation version of the game, rating it three stars out of five.[6]

Reviews

• GameFan #49 (Vol 5, Issue 1) - January 1997
• NowGamer - Mar 01, 1997
• PC Zone - Aug 13, 2001
• GameSpot - Dec 01, 1996

References

External links

• Review at Tripoint
• Review at GameSpot

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