Robot Arena: Design and Destroy

by Atari

Product Features

• Your bots will start life as simple drawings -- and become fantastic 3D models
• Fight it out in 12 devious arenas - battle in brutal contests while avoiding traps and obstacles
• Choose form over 60 useful components -- build the killer robot of your dreams, with your choice of motors, gears, wheels and weapons
• Advanced Havoc physics system provides unmatched combat realism and lifelike battle damage
• Mechanical melee for up to 4 players through a LAN or Internet connection

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00007M5CW
• Item Weight: 6.1 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: February 18, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,243 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Return to the world where robots rule!Product InformationIn this sequel when the mechanized monsters meet their maker the maker isyou!  The game where you construct control and demolish.  The RobotWorkshop allows for ultimate design flexibility. No limitations. Norestrictions. Just your imagination and an endless variety of options. Create several teams of bots ach with its own distinctive name and style. Trackyour stats and your bot inventory as you battle through multiple seasons. Youwill enter the Arena for robot combat at its finest. Clash with worthy opponentsfor all out metal-on-metal competition on 12 fields of battle.Product Features Robot Workshop - An amazing lab where bots begin as simple drawn outlines and become working 3D models. Components - A robot builders dream of over 60 useful construction materials including motors gears wheels….and weapons. Arenas - 12 devious venues with brutal contests like King of the Hill each with enough traps and obstacles to keep even the best bots off balance. Combat - Havoc Physics System provides unmatched realism in robot movement and battle damage. Multiplayer - A mechanical melee for up to 4 combatants via a LAN or over the Internet.Activities Include Draw your own basic design and watch it become a working 3D image. See your idea take shape as you add weapons armor and other vital components. Customize your masterpiece with a unique paint scheme complete with scars scratches and stickers. Join league action and compete in 9 tournaments over a session.Windows Requirements Windows 98 Me 2000 XP Pentium II 450 MHz processor or higher 64 MB of RAM 170 MB Free Hard Drive space 16 MB 3D Windows 98 Me 2000 XP compatible video card (software mode not supported) Windows 98 Me 2000 XP compatible sound card DirectX version 8.1 (included) or higher

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, March 1, 2003

By 

A. C. Wrigley "Atomic" (NJ) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Robot Arena: Design and Destroy (CD-ROM)

I have been an avid viewer of such shows as Battlebots, Robot Wars, and Robotica for the past few years. I have researched the sport, and know enough that I could build a robot if I had enough money to do so. I was one of the first to buy Robot Arena 1 almost two years ago. That game was not so great. I bought RA1 because I wanted to experience building and fighting robots. Once I played it, I realized it was not going to be what I expected. Robot Arena 2 though, is a whole different story. This game is simply amazing. The botlab is as close to real life as you can get. You start off drawing a base plate for your chassis, then extrude it and change the shape. Once done with that, you can add motors, batteries, or whatever you want. Unlike other robot games where you simply click how many motors you want, in this one you can place them anywhere in the chassis. You can raise them, rotate them, or stick them outside the chassis on extenders, whatever you want. Once you have mobility down, why not add a weapon? No pre-defined weapon spots here, you can put them wherever and however you want. Want a hammer? Get a burst motor, stick an arm on it, with a hammer at the end. Want a disc? Put in a z-tek motor with a disc component on it with some weapons at the ends, and you're done. There are endless possibilities, and that's not all. Once you wire it up how you want, you can go fight it. The game play is stunning. The chassis can deform, and parts can go flying off. They don't just disappear once they come off either, they become actual physics objects that you can get high centered on as in real life. When you chop an opponent's wheel off, or when a spinner's hammer goes flying causing it to go off balance and pull a "mauler," it really gets your heart pumping. Online play requires a high speed modem, but unlike RA1, you don't need IP addresses anymore. Just create a game and wait, or tell your friend to join and use a password. The game has so many features, I could not possibly put them all here. I haven't even mentioned the chassis painting, the possibility for walking robots, the large amount of original AI robots, or the in-game tourney system. All I can say is get this game now, you won't regret it ;-)

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Damn... this is good, March 25, 2005

By 

RyanRulez "RAMPAGE" - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Robot Arena: Design and Destroy (CD-ROM)

I've played for ages, but now I'll make sure the stock goes down with the truth.

The Truth is:

This game kicks ass

You can mod it (big time - DSL TC 1.0/1.1/1.2 - little time - small mods)

You can mod it yourself (Like I am)

The workshop may need the advanced function for rounded/straight + rounded/proper triangle shapes like Chaos 2 and Dominator 2.

The carnage is awsome but needs armour piercing, and breaking - not just denting

5/5

RyanRulez,

Member of RA2 Communities

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Game EVER = Robot Arena 2, July 22, 2004

A Kid's Review

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Robot Arena: Design and Destroy (CD-ROM)

Simply Put, This Game Is The Best Game Ever. There Are Virtually No Flaws, Once You Download The Patch. What Makes It Even Better Is The Fact That People Can Create Their Own Custom AI, Components, Skins, Wheels, Bodies, And Arenas. This Is Truly The Best Game Ever. 'Nuff Said.