Custom Robo: Battle Revolution[a], known in North America as Custom Robo, is an action role-playing game developed by Noise and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. It is the fourth title of the Custom Robo series, and the first title of the series released outside Japan.
Each player is called a "commander", who pilots and customizes a miniature "robo" to battle each other in a virtual arena called a Holosseum; the average robo is 32 centimeters tall. The majority of the story takes place in a campaign-like mode titled "A New Journey". After this mode is completed, the player may choose to go through the story again or select a new mode consisting of a series of tournaments called "The Grand Battle".
The main objective of the game is to engage in battle with other robos, collect every custom robo, battle part, and item that the player wants; winning every battle moves the player from one part of the storyline to the next. During battles, the objective is to reduce the opponent's hit points from 1000 to 0 by using different custom robos and their arsenal of weapons, including dash attacks, guns, bombs, and pods.
Fights take place in a Holosseum, a battle arena designed for custom robos. Some commanders can make their own Holosseums, or they can use a pre-created Holosseum taken from a Holosseum deck or in the robo itself. Holosseums come in a variety of sizes and layouts, and some feature environmental hazards such as ice or lava.
Before battling begins, players customize their robos from 5 types of parts: the chassis (the robo itself), the gun (right hand), the bomb (left hand), the pod (backpack), and the legs (attachments to your legs and feet). The chassis are arranged in groups that designate the model, which affects its traits. In addition, there are 3 types of the same model.
Battles begin with robo being launched out of a Robocannon, which is controlled with the Control Stick. Robos are shot from the Cannon in the form of cubes; there are six sides numbered 1 to 6, which designate how long the player's robo has before transforming. Players can speed up the process up by pressing any button repeatedly. The first robo to transform gets to attack first - an attack brings them to transform immediately. There are two views in battle: Normal view is the view that allows the player to see both the Custom Robos in an isometric view. First-person view allows to see from robo's point of view. Players can change views during a battle by pressing up on the C-stick after "A New Journey" is completed. The endurance bar is located above your hit points. Once it runs out, their robo gets "downed", which means that it becomes unresponsive for a couple seconds; they can speed up the process of recovering by repeatedly tapping the A button. After it gets up, it goes into "rebirth", where it briefly turns invincible for about 3 seconds. If the player repeatedly loses the same battle, the game offers the option of reducing the opponent's initial health. This goes up to the opponent losing 250 HP.
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The story opens with a flashback from the hero's earlier life.
The main character "hero", is a child whose father has disappeared. Before his mysterious departure, Hero's father gave him a watch, telling him to keep it safe. At this point, the game leaps to the present and Hero suddenly receives a letter stating that his father has just died. In honor of his father's wishes for him to become a Robo Commander, Hero sets out to do so - despite knowing nothing about robos. He eventually manages to join up with a group of bounty hunters known as the "Steel Hearts", where he meets Ernest, Harry, and Marcia. A fellow member of the Steel Hearts, Harry, teaches Hero how to command robos and helps him receive his license, which allows Hero to battle with robos legally. After a few minor errands, Hero and company discover the self-guided Robo known as 'Rahu'. Later, after passing a test and obtaining a Class "S" license, Rahu's past is revealed and Hero finds out that Rahu is an invisible organic being who had accidentally been fused with a toy robot.
Before the time of the domed city, the world was attacked by a powerful entity - now known as Rahu. Eventually, Rahu came to possess a child's toy. This toy was very similar to a Robo. By popularizing Robo battling, the government gave the people a way to fight the entity. Rahu was soon damaged enough to be driven into dormancy for a long period of time, but has now awoken. Hero and the rest of the police force leave the safety of the dome to defeat Rahu again, along with the organization known as the Z-Syndicate, who are trying to control the entity for their own ends. After defeating the syndicate, Hero meets an old friend of his father's, and the brother of Marcia of the Steel Hearts, a spy named Sergei. He originally joined the Z Syndicate to stop Rahu, but was forced to work with Oboro, who wanted to control Rahu for his own means. Eliza and Isabella, two other members of the Z Syndicate, also wanted to control Rahu. Sergei showed Hero an old recording of his father's last message to him. In the recording, Hero's father explains that he left to form the Z-Syndicate in an attempt to inform the people of Rahu's impending attack. The other members soon lost sight of his vision and betrayed him in an attempt to the seize control of the Syndicate and Rahu. Hero, Harry, and Marcia eventually defeat Rahu, ensuring the world's safety - for a while.
The game received "mixed" reviews according to video game review aggregatorMetacritic.[1] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of two sevens and two eights for a total of 30 out of 40.[4][13] However, in retrospective reception the game has been heavily praised and is frequently featured in several "Best GameCube games" lists and countdowns.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Custom Robo Battle Revolution news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Custom Robo Battle Revolution a known in North America as Custom Robo is an action role playing game developed by Noise and published by Nintendo for the GameCube It is the fourth title of the Custom Robo series and the first title of the series released outside Japan Custom RoboNorth American cover artDeveloper s NoisePublisher s NintendoDirector s Keiji OkayasuProducer s Koji KenjoShigeru MiyamotoDesigner s Takayoshi MasukoWriter s Keiji OkayasuComposer s Takayuki NakamuraSeriesCustom RoboPlatform s GameCubeReleaseJP March 4 2004NA May 10 2004Genre s Action role playingMode s Single player multiplayer Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Plot 3 Reception 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksGameplay editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Each player is called a commander who pilots and customizes a miniature robo to battle each other in a virtual arena called a Holosseum the average robo is 32 centimeters tall The majority of the story takes place in a campaign like mode titled A New Journey After this mode is completed the player may choose to go through the story again or select a new mode consisting of a series of tournaments called The Grand Battle The main objective of the game is to engage in battle with other robos collect every custom robo battle part and item that the player wants winning every battle moves the player from one part of the storyline to the next During battles the objective is to reduce the opponent s hit points from 1000 to 0 by using different custom robos and their arsenal of weapons including dash attacks guns bombs and pods Fights take place in a Holosseum a battle arena designed for custom robos Some commanders can make their own Holosseums or they can use a pre created Holosseum taken from a Holosseum deck or in the robo itself Holosseums come in a variety of sizes and layouts and some feature environmental hazards such as ice or lava Before battling begins players customize their robos from 5 types of parts the chassis the robo itself the gun right hand the bomb left hand the pod backpack and the legs attachments to your legs and feet The chassis are arranged in groups that designate the model which affects its traits In addition there are 3 types of the same model Battles begin with robo being launched out of a Robocannon which is controlled with the Control Stick Robos are shot from the Cannon in the form of cubes there are six sides numbered 1 to 6 which designate how long the player s robo has before transforming Players can speed up the process up by pressing any button repeatedly The first robo to transform gets to attack first an attack brings them to transform immediately There are two views in battle Normal view is the view that allows the player to see both the Custom Robos in an isometric view First person view allows to see from robo s point of view Players can change views during a battle by pressing up on the C stick after A New Journey is completed The endurance bar is located above your hit points Once it runs out their robo gets downed which means that it becomes unresponsive for a couple seconds they can speed up the process of recovering by repeatedly tapping the A button After it gets up it goes into rebirth where it briefly turns invincible for about 3 seconds If the player repeatedly loses the same battle the game offers the option of reducing the opponent s initial health This goes up to the opponent losing 250 HP Plot editThe story opens with a flashback from the hero s earlier life The main character hero is a child whose father has disappeared Before his mysterious departure Hero s father gave him a watch telling him to keep it safe At this point the game leaps to the present and Hero suddenly receives a letter stating that his father has just died In honor of his father s wishes for him to become a Robo Commander Hero sets out to do so despite knowing nothing about robos He eventually manages to join up with a group of bounty hunters known as the Steel Hearts where he meets Ernest Harry and Marcia A fellow member of the Steel Hearts Harry teaches Hero how to command robos and helps him receive his license which allows Hero to battle with robos legally After a few minor errands Hero and company discover the self guided Robo known as Rahu Later after passing a test and obtaining a Class S license Rahu s past is revealed and Hero finds out that Rahu is an invisible organic being who had accidentally been fused with a toy robot Before the time of the domed city the world was attacked by a powerful entity now known as Rahu Eventually Rahu came to possess a child s toy This toy was very similar to a Robo By popularizing Robo battling the government gave the people a way to fight the entity Rahu was soon damaged enough to be driven into dormancy for a long period of time but has now awoken Hero and the rest of the police force leave the safety of the dome to defeat Rahu again along with the organization known as the Z Syndicate who are trying to control the entity for their own ends After defeating the syndicate Hero meets an old friend of his father s and the brother of Marcia of the Steel Hearts a spy named Sergei He originally joined the Z Syndicate to stop Rahu but was forced to work with Oboro who wanted to control Rahu for his own means Eliza and Isabella two other members of the Z Syndicate also wanted to control Rahu Sergei showed Hero an old recording of his father s last message to him In the recording Hero s father explains that he left to form the Z Syndicate in an attempt to inform the people of Rahu s impending attack The other members soon lost sight of his vision and betrayed him in an attempt to the seize control of the Syndicate and Rahu Hero Harry and Marcia eventually defeat Rahu ensuring the world s safety for a while Reception editReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreMetacritic65 100 1 Review scoresPublicationScoreEdge5 10 2 Electronic Gaming Monthly6 83 10 3 Famitsu30 40 4 Game Informer5 75 10 5 GamePro nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 GameRevolutionC 7 GameSpot6 3 10 8 GameSpy nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 GameZone7 5 10 10 IGN6 5 10 11 Nintendo Power3 8 5 12 The game received mixed reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic 1 In Japan Famitsu gave it a score of two sevens and two eights for a total of 30 out of 40 4 13 However in retrospective reception the game has been heavily praised and is frequently featured in several Best GameCube games lists and countdowns Notes edit Japanese カスタムロボ バトルレボリューション Hepburn Kasutamu Robo Batoru ReboryushonReferences edit a b Custom Robo for GameCube Reviews Metacritic Retrieved April 4 2016 Edge staff July 2004 Custom Robo Edge No 138 p 108 EGM staff June 2004 Custom Robo Electronic Gaming Monthly No 179 p 108 a b Japanese review scores for Ninja Gaiden Custom Robo The MagicBox February 29 2004 Retrieved April 4 2016 Zoss Jeremy April 2004 Custom Robo Game Informer No 132 p 101 Archived from the original on November 1 2005 Retrieved April 4 2016 Bones May 17 2004 Custom Robo Review for GameCube on GamePro com GamePro Archived from the original on March 10 2005 Retrieved April 4 2016 Silverman Ben June 8 2004 Custom Robo Review Game Revolution Retrieved April 4 2016 Gerstmann Jeff May 19 2004 Custom Robo Review GC GameSpot Retrieved April 4 2016 Gallant Matthew May 18 2004 GameSpy Custom Robo GameSpy Retrieved April 4 2016 Knutson Michael May 18 2004 Custom Robo Review GameCube GameZone Archived from the original on March 19 2008 Retrieved April 4 2016 Irwin Mary Jane May 4 2004 Custom Robo Battle Revolution IGN Retrieved April 4 2016 Custom Robo Nintendo Power Vol 180 June 2004 p 118 Famitsu 932 scans Page 2 NeoGAF October 11 2006 Retrieved April 4 2016 External links editOfficial website Custom Robo Battle Revolution at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Custom Robo Battle Revolution amp oldid 1167453115, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
