RoboSport
| RoboSport | |
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| Developer(s) | Maxis Software |
| Publisher(s) | Maxis Software |
| Designer(s) | Edward Kilham |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS, Windows, Macintosh, Amiga |
| Release date(s) | 1991 |
| Genre(s) | Turn-based tactics |
| Mode(s) | Multi-player |
RoboSport is a 1991 turn-based strategy computer game. It was created by Edward Kilham and developed and published by Maxis Software[1][2]
The player creates teams of robots and maneuvers them around a board to map out one "turn" of movement. The other players and AI do the same and then all movement is played out simultaneously. The robots are equipped with different weapons, including rifles, grenade launchers, and so on. The game supports multiple modes such as capture the flag and a "hostage" game.
Maxis developed this game for DOS, Macintosh and Windows 3.x. In 1992, it was released for the Amiga.[3]
Reception
The game was reviewed in 1991 in Dragon #172 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 5 out of 5 stars.[4] Computer Gaming World praised the Windows version of RoboSport for its excellent user interface, ease of programming, and quick play. The magazine concluded that it was "at least three excellent games crammed into one nearly seamless sport".[5] A later article reported that the game depicted small arms and combined arms tactics better "than many computer wargames dedicated to the subject".[6] Alfred Giovetti, writing for Compute!, praised the game for the flexibility of programming computer robots that would then fight providing an interesting outcome. [7]
References
- ↑ Playing at War, Once Removed by L.R. Shannon - New York Times article (Aug 11, 1992)
- ↑ RoboSport for Windows by Alfred C. Giovetti - Compute! (Feb 1993)
- ↑ Robosport reviews at Moby Games
- ↑ Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (August 1991). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (172): 55–64.
- ↑ Cooper, Jim (December 1992). "Maxis' RoboSport for Windows". Computer Gaming World. p. 96. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ↑ Cirulis, Martin E. (February 1993). "A Replay of Maxis' RoboSport". Computer Gaming World. p. 84. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ↑ RoboSport for Windows by Alfred C. Giovetti - Compute! (Feb 1993)