War Robots (previously titled Walking War Robots) is a mobile app game developed and published by the game developer Pixonic. It is a third-person shooter with real-time PvP battles in Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) mode. Players operate BattleTech-like robots on a live battlefield. It was first released on iOS in 2014 and was released to Android the following year.[1]
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| Developer(s) | Pixonic |
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| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | iOS, Android, Game Room, Fire OS, SteamOS, Amazon, Windows |
| Release | April 14, 2014 |
| Genre(s) | Action, MOBA |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer, Singleplayer |
Reception
editEngadget Android Police reviewed the work, writing "Walking War Robots isn't exactly original - it's borrowing quite a lot from the MechWarrior series, with a third-person perspective and mobile controls thrown on. But as a high-end, team-based online multiplayer mech game on Android, it's also fairly unique to the platform."[2] Droid Gamers was also mostly positive, noting that the "graphics could be a tiny bit more polished but then again you have 12 players on the field which is a no small feat and the details that they have included like smoke trails from missiles and the audio are immersive."[3]
148apps.com gave a favorable review (4.5 stars out of 5) for War Robots, stating that "it's an interesting game that feels serious enough to be realistic. That's no small feat." A review by TechRadar stated that it was... "Fun and enjoyable. But needs more robots, weapons and a better reward system.[4] App Spy also praised the game, writing that "The engine powering the game is impressive, even if some of the UI elements are a bit old hat, and the feeling of being part of a squad taking on another team is palpable."[5]
References
edit- ^ Priestman, Chris (2 September 2015). "Walking War Robots brings its explosive online mecha battles to Android and iOS at last". Pocket Gamer. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ Crider, Michael (4 September 2015). "[Bonus Round] Cute Things Dying Violently, Walking War Robots, Infestor, DefCom TD, Armor Academy Shape It Up, And SkillShot". Android Police. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ Burr, Alexander. "Pixonic globally releases Walking War Robots onto Google Play". Droid Gamers. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ Lawrence, Tre. "Walking War Robots Review". 148apps.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ Willington, Peter. "Hands-on with Walking War Robots". App Spy. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.