Custom Robo

released on Mar 04, 2004

You've been challenged to a fight, and the robots are waiting. Do you pick a Ray 01 body and equip it with a Wyvern gun and Burrow bomb P, or do you opt for a Javelin with Satellite pod and Feather legs? Custom Robo lets you and up to three friends customize robots with nearly 200 unique parts, then turns you loose in a virtual battlefield to prove who's the top robot commander.


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RPG


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I love the premise of this game. An arena shooter where you can customize the pieces of your mech, tinkering until you have the perfect machine for your playstyle. It seems like it would be a lot of menial work, but it surprisingly blends well together to create this strategic yet swift gameplay loop of optimization and battle.

That is before mentioning the controls too. Each weapon has a dedicated button to it, all of which are intuitive. It makes for some frantic yet strategic gameplay of when to dodge, and which weapon will be best suited. It's fun and very addictive.

It is a shame that the story and pacing of the plot are so slow and generic, that getting through it was tough at times. Of course, some of the characters were pretty memorable and to be honest, the ending to this game was weird in a funny way, but the slow pacing of the overworld and exploration sections bogged down the experience.

The graphics are pretty grainy, but in combat, each robot is distinct enough that you won't get lost. The music was pretty good as well, nothing memorable but not bad either. Overall, the gameplay and the realization of the concept truly hold this game up. I hope that this series can come back in the future as a more polished story could do wonders for this franchise.

Goofy little arena fighter with a goofier story.

So much potential in this game. It’s basically Gundam Build Fighters before that existed. It’s a little too short and the gameplay skews very heavily towards making certain play styles worthless. But man it’s so fucking cool and fun and the walking animations are goofy as hell.

Severely underrated. Can I get a REBOOT FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE

I've played this game so many times since my first playthrough all the way back when I was a kid. And I've played dozens of games since. I've got a collective steam library 1000+ games strong. And let me tell you there has never. EVER. Been a game that plays as fluid, as fun, and as varied as this one.

I'll probably never see a game like it again in my life. I know that for a fact. I've begged and pleaded for something like it for my entire life, from kid to adult. Haven't gotten it. Still haven't. Probably won't. But let me tell you when I say that I don't really need it as much as I beg and plead for it. Because I have it already. And that's all I really need from it.