Robotica (video game)
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Robotica is a first-person shooter
for the Sega Saturn
in 1995
. It was the first of its genre to be released on the console. When GameSpot gave it the rating "bad" 3.1/10.
and the European Union
have collapsed after years of global tensions, forcing humanity to establish a planetary government in order to maintain order. A government operating as the World Silent Security Service, also known as the W.S.S.S., is established and world peace is restored. The WSSS takes control of both the planet Earth
and outer space, establishing its headquarters on the Central Control Station Daedalus in earth orbit. The WSSS eradicates the control of all previous unions and organizations and unites the whole of humanity under its control for over 800 years. However, with all of its original creators gone by that point in time, humanity questioned the justification of Deadulus's rule, and some began to rebel against the government in the wake of its so-called Archaic policies. The leading rebel group in this massive rebellion, the Reformist Faction, sends three elite pilots of the highly sophisticated Laocorn-class Assault Robots on a covert mission to destroy Daedalus. Once inside, two Laocorns are immediately destroyed, leaving the one survivor, the player character, to face Daedalus' massive robot armies and transverse vast, dark corridors in his quest to destroy Daedalus and to save humanity.
The player's mech-armor, the Laocorn, is equipped with four different weapons and a generator that enables the mech to perform one of many abilities. The weapons consisted of an arm-punch, Vulcan, Laser gun and Missile launcher, each one being upgradable in power and ammunition count. There were certain kamikaze enemies that appeared on floors that the player stayed too long in that carried downgrade items that, if the player picked the item up, would degrade the upgrade of whichever weapon they were armed with at that time.
The Laocorn's generator abilities included helpful options in otherwise harmful situations. The abilities included Hover allowing the mech to hover a few feet over energy grids, Re-Fresh which replenishes the mech's energy, Plasma Barrier which serves as a temporary shield and the Blaze Laser which destroys EVERY enemy on screen. Each ability consumed a certain level of generator energy which could be refilled through Generator pick-up items.
First-person shooter
First-person shooter is a video game genre that centers the gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other...
for the Sega Saturn
Sega Saturn
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe...
in 1995
1995 in video gaming
-Events:*May 11 – Introduction of trade magazine GameWeek *May 11-16 — The 1st annual Electronic Entertainment Expo is held in Los Angeles, California...
. It was the first of its genre to be released on the console. When GameSpot gave it the rating "bad" 3.1/10.
Synopsis
It is the year 2877. In 2077, the world's peacekeeping unions, such as the United NationsUnited Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
and the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
have collapsed after years of global tensions, forcing humanity to establish a planetary government in order to maintain order. A government operating as the World Silent Security Service, also known as the W.S.S.S., is established and world peace is restored. The WSSS takes control of both the planet Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
and outer space, establishing its headquarters on the Central Control Station Daedalus in earth orbit. The WSSS eradicates the control of all previous unions and organizations and unites the whole of humanity under its control for over 800 years. However, with all of its original creators gone by that point in time, humanity questioned the justification of Deadulus's rule, and some began to rebel against the government in the wake of its so-called Archaic policies. The leading rebel group in this massive rebellion, the Reformist Faction, sends three elite pilots of the highly sophisticated Laocorn-class Assault Robots on a covert mission to destroy Daedalus. Once inside, two Laocorns are immediately destroyed, leaving the one survivor, the player character, to face Daedalus' massive robot armies and transverse vast, dark corridors in his quest to destroy Daedalus and to save humanity.
Gameplay
The player has to fight through thirty floors of the Deadalus space station to reach their ultimate objective. For every floor of the station there are key cards in random locations, each one required in order for the player to advance to the next stage. Few missions require the player to seek and destroy a specific object such as the station's reactor cores. The player could download floor maps and turn on the lights to darkened areas, but none of which were required for progress.The player's mech-armor, the Laocorn, is equipped with four different weapons and a generator that enables the mech to perform one of many abilities. The weapons consisted of an arm-punch, Vulcan, Laser gun and Missile launcher, each one being upgradable in power and ammunition count. There were certain kamikaze enemies that appeared on floors that the player stayed too long in that carried downgrade items that, if the player picked the item up, would degrade the upgrade of whichever weapon they were armed with at that time.
The Laocorn's generator abilities included helpful options in otherwise harmful situations. The abilities included Hover allowing the mech to hover a few feet over energy grids, Re-Fresh which replenishes the mech's energy, Plasma Barrier which serves as a temporary shield and the Blaze Laser which destroys EVERY enemy on screen. Each ability consumed a certain level of generator energy which could be refilled through Generator pick-up items.