Score: 7
"Good fun, but not much after career."
date: March 9, 2008
The game itself is excellent. The career mode is good fun. Though, it could use some small tweaking. After so many rounds, equipment gets dated. While this is supposed ot happen. It seems that most of the time only one build seems to work at any given time. A diverse team will tend to get owned really fast, while one solid build on an entire team seems to work better. Two attackers with the same plating, same equipment and one repair bot. Sometimes one attacker and one healer. You might want to consider increasing the weight caps for each round at the higher levels as I found myself barely able to take more than two bots at a time in most matches. I found myself bogged down by the need to take some firepower to overcome certain fights as 3 to 4 lightly armored, low payload bots just couldn't stand up to two heavily loaded bots.
The graphics themselves fit the game for what it is, and the bot designs are on the one side, excellent, and on the other if it is your thing, cute. It runs smoothly and barely a hiccup here or there. The only problem is sometimes when you have one of your bots following an enemy, they will sometimes cease firing for a short period, and the enemy will continue pummeling them without any resistance. While minor, it can be frustrating as it can sometimes cost you a match.
After career mode there is barely anything left to do. You may want to consider adding a 'Free Mode' where you take what you have earned from career, and just design your bots for a free for all match. Adding in rewards for matches one like you did in career. Like you get a new plating, chassis, or armament for say, winning ten rounds in a free for all.
Despite the lack of a free mode, and the sometimes annoying weight limits, this is still a good game over all.
I give you a 7 out of 10 good sir. Good job.