Ludography
75/100
Players13 ratings
75/100
Critics5 reviews

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2012 · Indie · Role-playing

Shoot Many Robots

The title sums it up pretty well, but if you still need convincing: A 4-player co-op run-n-gun action shooter that throws you into a tidal wave of degenerate robots with an array of weaponry that would make any mama proud. A classic 2.5D side-scrolling shooter, revitalized with modern game design.

Released
13 March 2012
Platforms
AndroidPlayStation 3PlayStation PortableWindowsXbox 360
Genres
IndieRole-playingShooter
Developers
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Publishers
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Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
ActionScience fictionComedy
Country
United States
Age ratings
PEGI 16ESRB M
Composers
Disasterpeace

About

Shoot Many Robots is a video game developed by Demiurge Studios and published by Ubisoft for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and Microsoft Windows via Steam. Shoot Many Robots was released in March 2012 for XBLA and PSN, and a month later for Steam. The XBLA version received mixed reviews–a Metacritic score of 67–while other versions received too little attention to result in a meaningful rating.

An Android port was released in 2013 on the Play Store. An iOS version was announced in 2013, but never released.

›Story

You take control of P. Walter Tugnut (The “P” stands for “Pickles”), a regular guy who stockpiles guns, ammo, and beer in his dilapidated RV awaiting the inevitable robot apocalypse. When the abandoned factory in the distance begins producing robots on its own, Walter sets off in his RV on a robot-killing rampage, hoping to save humanity from an onslaught of robot hordes.

Keywords

  • post-apocalyptic
  • robots
  • side-scrolling
  • steam
  • achievements
  • level selection
  • boss fight
  • digital distribution
  • playstation trophies
  • attributes
  • customizable characters
  • leveling up

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Shoot Many Robots is a scrolling shooter which supports cooperative play with up to 4 players. Player characters are identified by unique colors.

Players start in the character's RV, where they may equip their character with five items: one weapon that has unlimited ammunition in the game, a special weapon with limited ammo, and hats, pants, and backpacks that can boost performance statistics such as damage given/health or impart special abilities such as slide attacks or a jetpack. They then select a stage to complete, generally following stages in a linear order, but players can return to a previously completed stage.

Reception

The Windows and Xbox 360 versions of Shoot Many Robots received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. VentureBeat said of the Xbox 360 version, "As team-carnage games go, you'll get some mileage out of this one. Grab a few of your drinkin' buddies, and have yourselves a fun (and cheap) night of gratuitous hillbilly firepower and richly deserved robo-death. Preferably with your beer goggles on." IGN said of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions, "the most identifiable problem is the controls," and called out co-op as a "chaotic mess."

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
PlayStation 313 March 2012North America · Worldwide 14 March 2012 · Europe 14 March 2012
Xbox 36014 March 2012Worldwide
Windows6 April 2012Worldwide
Android20 March 2013Worldwide

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Description adapted from its source, CC BY-SA 4.0.