War Robots

War Robots (previously titled Walking War Robots) is mobile app game developed and published by the Russian 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. They either have the option to play solo or team up with other players. It was first released on iOS in 2014 and was released to Android the following year.[1]

This article is about the 2014 videogame. For real war robots, see Military robot. Not to be confused with Robot Wars (disambiguation)
War Robots
Developer(s)Pixonic
EngineUnity
Platform(s)iOS, Android, Game Room, Fire OS, SteamOS, Amazon
ReleaseApril 14, 2014
Genre(s)Action, MOBA
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Reception

Engadget gave War Robots a mostly positive review, criticizing it for lacking the ability to respawn and for making it very difficult to purchase better robots without making microtransactions, but overall stated that it was a "fun online multiplayer zone capture game with energetic robot battles".[2] 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."[3] 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."[4]

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.[5] 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."[6]

Platform Merge

In 2020, Pixonic merged the player pools from Google Play, Apple Game Center, and Amazon Game Circle into a combined-platform matchmaking system. They are working to integrate all game functions for this network.[7]

See also

References
  1. Priestman, Chris. "Walking War Robots brings its explosive online mecha battles to Android and iOS at last". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  2. Buchanan, Jessica. "Walking War Robots: War of the robots". Engadget. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  3. Crider, Michael. "[Bonus Round] Cute Things Dying Violently, Walking War Robots, Infestor, DefCom TD, Armor Academy Shape It Up, And SkillShot". Android Police. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  4. 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.
  5. Lawrence, Tre. "Walking War Robots Review". 148apps.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  6. Willington, Peter. "Hands-on with Walking War Robots, where World of Tanks meets MechWarrior". App Spy. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  7. War Robots Facebook. "Platform Merge - the first results". Facebook. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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