Review Fix 2011 New York Comic Con Coverage: Shoot Many Robots Sneak Peek

A cel-shaded, side scrolling shooter with RPG elements and a post-apocalyptic look, that is powered by a hilarious story.

A bunch of robots killed your cat.

You want revenge.

Enough said.

“Shoot Many Robots,” Demiurge Studios’ newest offering, set for a release later this year on the 360 Live Arcade and Playstation Network, is a fast-paced, action RPG romp with tons of flair and even more polish. Not since “Castle Crashers” has there been a title to offer such a deep, yet insanely addicting action-RPG experience.

While the game is still in development, as the demo shown at the New York Comic Con this year was still in production, it’s easy to see the beginnings of a wonderful game.

The gameplay mechanics are smooth, with no visible slowdown when multiple enemies flood the screen. Part “Mega Man,” another part “Contra,” this is a title that will cater to old-school gamers as well as those that enjoyed “Castle Crashers.” With a level-up system to boot, there’s incentive behind the reckless shooting.

The four-player online multiplayer is a huge bonus, as the game is best played with as many people as possible. Demiurge Studios promises a simple online experience, which makes it easy to join up with friends and strangers alike and get the action going.

The control is smooth, with one button for jumping, one for firing your weapon and another for a special weapon. Lock-on features work well and make it easy to take out the hordes of robots that come your way.

The amount of weapons, which range from a cat-carrying case that drops mines, to high-powered machine guns, are a blast. Not many games offer this much weapon diversity, especially in a DLC. It’s a worthwhile endeavor to check them all out. The type of armor is intriguing as well, and range from tiny bat wings, to paper bags, all have their own special abilities, which make the game incredibly customizable.

The look of the game however, is its biggest selling point. Not many games are cel-shaded anymore and with the Post-Apocalyptic story and “Borderlands”-inspired look, “Shoot Many Robots” is instantly pleasing to the eye. Washed-out colors and a gritty look are a perfect fit for the insanity this game induces. While it’s fair to say that the gameplay is so strong that the look might not matter, the situation here is that the look of “Shoot Many Robots” will automatically draw in the huge crowd of “Borderlands” and “Fallout” fans looking for a new fix.

With this kind of built in audience, not to mention the word of mouth that starts once this game is released, we’re expecting very big things.

And thanks to mines falling out of kitty carriers, some rather large explosions.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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