Game

Atomic Robo-Kid 1988

Developed by UPL, UPL

  • Shooter, Arcade, Action, Science fiction

Atomic Robo-Kid is a horizontally scrolling shooter released in arcades by UPL. The player controls the titular character through six stages of increasing difficulty, facing an alien "governor" boss (which are so large as to be considered levels in and of themselves, as some of the bosses take up several screens) at the end of each level, followed by a "duel" level against other Robo-Kid sized robots. Many levels branch into others, giving the player the choice over which zone to enter next, increasing replayability. In the 21st century, a blast of cosmic radiation bombarded Terra-12, a deep-space outpost of Earth, hideously mutating all transplanted life. A fleet of savage beings followed the radiation wave and invaded the planet and began the systematic destruction of all remaining sentient life. Years of battling the alien 'governors' have gone by, and now only one hope survives to avenge the desperate terran colonists.

ShooterArcadeActionScience fictioncyborgdigital distributionArcade, Sharp X68000, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari ST/STE, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine

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Plot-driven, unpretentious, grave and earnest.

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