Atomic Robo-Kid cover

Atomic Robo-Kid

Shooter Arcade Action Science fiction
62
User Score
5 ratings
November 1, 1988
Released 13689 days ago
Arcade Sharp X68000 Commodore C64/128/MAX Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Atari ST/STE TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine Amiga

About

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.

Storyline

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.

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Release Dates by Platform

Arcade Worldwide
Nov 1, 1988
TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine Worldwide
Jan 13, 1990
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Worldwide
Oct 1, 1990
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Worldwide
Dec 14, 1990
Sharp X68000 Worldwide
Dec 20, 1990
Amiga Worldwide
Dec 31, 1990
Atari ST/STE Worldwide
Dec 31, 1990

Game Info

Developer
UPL, UPL
Publisher
Activision, UPL
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person, Side view
Genres
Shooter Arcade
Themes
Action Science fiction

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