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Where to get it

1991 · SNK · Arcade · Beat 'em up

Robo Army

In a futuristic city named Neo-Detroit, a scientist named Jeed kidnaps two police officers, Maxima and Rocky, and transforms them into cyborgs, but failed to implant on them a chip that would make them obey his will. They eventually escape his grasp and decide to defeat the mad scientist. He pits his army against the two, but they are no match for Maxima and Rocky. Maxima and Rocky eventually find out that Jeed kidnapped his own daughter to prevent her from stopping him.

Released: 30 October 1991
Platforms: Arcade Neo Geo Neo Geo CD Nintendo Switch Windows Xbox One
Genres: Arcade Beat 'em up Science
Developers: SNK
Publishers: SNK
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Action Science fiction
Country: Japan
Languages: English, Japanese
Time to beat: 0.5hmain story

About

Robo Army is a 1991 beat 'em up video game developed and published by SNK for Neo Geo arcade and home platforms. It was released for the Neo Geo CD in 1995. Hamster Corporation re-released the game as part of their ACA Neo Geo series for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Windows, Android and iOS.

Keywords

cyberpunk
robots
hand-to-hand combat
brawler
high score
boss fight

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

There is no character selection in Robo Army: Player 1 controls Maxima and Player 2 controls Rocky. Both cyborgs must cross six levels before reaching the end boss. During these levels, they will face the Professor's henchmen, as well as a sub-boss and a boss in each stage. The two heroes can of course fight with their fists and feet, but they can also defend themselves by collecting improvised weapons (car carcass, barrel, destroyed robot arm).

They each have a power gauge allowing them to launch powerful attacks according to the power gained. Maxima and Rocky can also be transformed for a brief moment into an invulnerable armored vehicle.

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Robo Army on their December 15, 1991 issue as being the twenty-third most-successful table arcade unit of the month, outperforming titles such as Columns. The game received mixed reception from both critics and reviewers alike since its initial release in arcades and Neo Geo AES.

In 2014, HobbyConsolas identified Robo Army as one of the twenty best games for the Neo Geo CD.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
Neo Geo	20 January 1991	Japan · Europe 20 January 1991 · North America 20 January 1991 · North America 30 January 1991 · Japan 30 January 1991
Arcade	20 January 1992	Worldwide
Neo Geo CD	21 April 1995	Japan · North America 21 April 1995
Windows	8 April 2024	Worldwide