The Robot Wars video games are a set of video games based on the Robot Wars television series. In total there have been five Robot Wars video games (including two separate versions of Extreme Destruction), developed by four different companies but all distributed by BBC Multimedia, the former software publishing division of BBC Worldwide.
The Robot Wars video games were fairly successful. In 2001 in the UK Advanced Destruction, Arenas of Destruction and Metal Mayhem sold around 250,000 units across 4 platforms (Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, PC and PlayStation 2). [1] [2]
Game titles
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| Game | Release Date | Developer | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robot Wars: Metal Mayhem | December 7, 2000 | Tiertex Design Studios | Game Boy Color |
| Robot Wars: Arenas of Destruction | November 22, 2001 | Climax Group | PC, PlayStation 2 |
| Robot Wars: Advanced Destruction | November 30, 2001 | Crawfish Interactive | Game Boy Advance |
| Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction (GBA) | October 25, 2002 | Warthog | Game Boy Advance |
| Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction (PC/Xbox) | November 22, 2002 | Climax Group | PC, Xbox |
Playable robotsEdit
Each game featured various playable robots from both the UK and the US TV series, as well as fictional robots created specifically for the game. Chaos 2 and Pussycat are the only robots to have appeared on all five video games.
| Robot | Metal Mayhem | Advanced Destruction | Arenas of Destruction | Extreme Destruction (PC/Xbox) | Extreme Destruction (GBA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Behemoth | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| Bigger Brother | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Cassius 2 | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Chaos 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Crasha Gnasha | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Destructive Criticism | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Diotoir | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| Dominator 2 | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Dundee | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Firestorm | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Hypno-Disc | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Milly-Ann Bug | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Mortis | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Onslaught | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Panic Attack | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| Panzer Mk 4 | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Plunderbird | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ |
| Propeller-Head | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Purple Predator | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Pussycat | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Razer | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Rosie the Riveter 2 | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Scutter's Revenge | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Sir Chromalot | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Stinger | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Suicidal Tendencies | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ |
| Terminal Ferocity | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Terrorhurtz | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
| The Big Cheese | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| The Revolutionist | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ |
| Thermidor 2 | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Tornado | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Tricerabot 3.0 | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Wheely Big Cheese | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| X-Terminator | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Robot Wars Activated on Xbox - BBC Worldwide Press Release 23/05/2002
- ↑ BBC Multimedia Strikes E3 with Lightning - BBC Worldwide Press Release 23/05/2002
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