User blog:DeltaSquad5/Future Robot Wars Video Game - Ideas

It's been a long time since we had a Robot Wars video game, but with the show's return there is a chance for a new video game to be made for the current consoles. My question is, what would you do if you had the chance to design a future Robot Wars game? I'm going to give you some of my own ideas.

1. Set up the menu as if the player is a competitor on Robot Wars, with the menu designed like a table in the pits and each part of the menu moving to a different part of the table or another location near the table. For example, if you wanted to play in one of the Gauntlet challenges, it would show you part of the table with some of the pullback toys like Razer, Chaos 2 or X-Terminator and their accessories - see below: http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/robotwars/images/1/15/PullbackGauntlet.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20100719170850

2. Set up the following menu options: • Quickstart: The standard one-on-one quick battle from previous games. Pick a random fight between two robots and start scrapping. • Competition Mode: The main competition area. Players will have the option of player through all 7 previous UK series and the 2016 rebooted series, as well as the US Championships (Extreme Warriors/Nickelodeon), All-Stars, New Blood, World Championships and others. You'll also be able to play in competitions such as Roaming Robots and Robots Live that took place after Robot Wars went off air. Once you've played through the various competitions you'll have the opportunity to 'randomize' the draws. For example, if you're playing as Chaos 2 in the Third Wars, you may find yourself against Stinger in your first battle, Pitbull in the second and Firestorm in the Heat Final. • Events: The opportunity to replay special events from earlier series of Robot Wars such as the Flipper Frenzy, Forces Special, Wars of Independence, Northern/Southern Annihilator, UK vs. Germany, etc. You'll also be able to play the Antweight, Featherweight and Middleweight tournaments here. • Arcade: The Arcade is a Freeplay-style mode, featuring different battle formats from the show and previous games as well as new challenges; These include Head-to-Head, Mayhem, Bash 'n' Dash, Endurance, Annihilator, Tag Team, Challenge Belt, Tournament, Survival and Ultimate Challenge. • Gauntlet Trials: A section containing various challenges from the previous games and the show such as the Gauntlet, Pinball, Long Jump, King of the Castle, Mad Bomber, etc. There are also some Techno Games variants for some of the challenges such as Sumo, Football, Tug of War and the Gauntlet (Assault Course). • Manager Mode: In this mode, you can create new Championships (trophies, belts, etc), new Events - both Gauntlet and Combat related - and even put together new Tournaments which you can set up in a football league style and control every aspect of from rules and arenas to competitors, House Robots and events. • Online Mode: A section to allow you to connect with players around the world for battling and trading purposes. You can battle one another in various matches, share/sell your creations, download additional content (both official and fan-made), compete in online tournaments/championships, etc. • Workshop: An area where you can build fighting robots, Arenas and even new House Robots. For building robots and arenas you will either have an easy construction mode similar to previous games or an advanced mode where you can design your creations with a more unique touch. Money will no longer be a contributing factor in building a competitor robot, but you will still have to adhere to the necessary weight limits. You will also be able to test your robot before you save it, therefore meaning you can check everything works as you intended before you enter a battle-zone. The workshop will also allow you to make other types of robots including walkers, clusterbots and even flying robots. • Spoils of War: A collection of awards and unlockables you've won in the game, as well as other items including images, music, video clips, etc. • Options: Sort out your usual game options as well as the default match rules, difficulty, etc.

3. You will be able to unlock all versions of the competitor robots for playable use, including their predecessors and alternative variants. For example, Firestorm's different variants as well as its predecessor Bodyhammer and its 'Techno Games' variant Snowstorm will all be available to unlock and play as. You'll also be able to unlock the House Robots for playable use, including their various incarnations as well as House Robots created outside of Robot Wars such as Major Damage and Goliath. Finally, you can even play as the Refbot in 'Special Referee' style matches in Arcade mode. After all, who's going to give the Refbot a red card?

4. You'll have a variety of arenas to choose from, including variants of the Robot Wars arena, special arenas from previous games and brand new arenas to try out.

5. The physics and damage will be more realistic then previous games, so robots won't fly around the arena after a simple shove and lose their weapon and half their armour in the process. Johnathan Pearce's commentary would also be improved from the previous video games.

6. During competition mode, you'll have the opportunity to watch other battles taking place or actively partake in battles for your own benefit. During the repair screen, you can either stick with the easy mode from previous games or an advanced mode which provides a more realistic experience, including examining your robot with the 'Damage cam'. During repairs - which is treated like a minigame in advanced mode - you can request help from others in repairing your robot but likewise may receive requests for help from others, which you can accept or decline.

7. During battles, you can change the camera views - including having the camera from the control boxes where the competitors would be controlling their robots; aiding in making the experience more like a realistic Robot Wars battle. You will also be able to watch a replay of the match and save the videos later for editing and sharing.

8. As well as various robots from Robot Wars, Battlebots, Robotica, Techno Games, etc. there will be special 'Celebrity' robots from other shows such as a Scutter (Red Dwarf), T.F.U and War Bastard (Spaced), Ass Kicker (Phoenix Nights), Satan's Mutt (The Gadget Show), Robosaurus - Minature Version (Robosaurus), etc.