( 13 reviews )
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Posted: Aug 12 2009
In Iraq I tend to get allot of games that'll take a while to beat, this is one of em, the battle system is real time tho the rest of the game has an rpg element to it. Good for older kids and adults alike, lots of different robots, arms, legs, pods, and bombs to choose from to customize the robot as the title suggests, decent game to pass the time. Tho one thing.. the only thing you ever do at your house in the game is eat.. but the characters never gain weight.. strange but nothing to srs.
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Posted: Jul 17 2009
Custom Robo Arena DS is a casual RPG merged with a great robot battling system. You get to create custom robots, upgrade them, and then send them into combat. The storyline is fairly straightforward. You're the new kid in town, and your parents give you a new robot as a gift. Right away you're drawn into the local team battles, with one team needing your help. You discover you have a talent for robot battles and begin moving your way through battle after battle. The roaming around town aspect is fun and relaxed. There are lots of kids for you to talk with, and lots of little storylines to learn about. On the other hand, if you're bored with talking to people, you can walk past most of them and just get to the battle parts. For a battle, you get an arena setting with obstacles and walls. You run around the arena shooting and blasting at your enemy, jumping out of the way. The customization really makes this quite fun. The graphics and storyline are very kid friendly. I love the training as you go that they set up. Where other games can be quite confusing to start with, Custom Robo Arena DS does a great job of easing you into the system without boring you to death. You start with just a few things to remember, and they build on from there. I give them a lot of kudos for that. The music is a casual techno song - not too thrilling, but not bad either. You can always turn down the volume if you're not a fan. Gamers who are used to ultra violent, very complicated mech warrior games might be disappointed - but that's not the target audience here. This is a gentler robot battle system for a wider audience. Well recommended.
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Posted: Mar 21 2009
Custom Robo Arena is good game for fans of the mecha combat theme. With hundreds of parts and thousands of combinations you can honestly make your robo as unique as you yourself are. The combat is fast paced, requiring much attention, while the non-combat portions are mostly walking and reading plot. Like many JRPG before it, Custom Robo Arena offers alot to the person who feels like ignoring adults and walking into random peoples houses. The non-combat can begin to feel long, but the fact that there are almost always people to challenge repeatedly for money and EXP in the meantime is a good release for people who suffer from TLDRitis. My only issues with the game are that it fools you into thinking you have won several times only to find that there is more plot ahead of you, and that once you find a decent combination you can work with you almost never have to change your robo around. This last one is a real issue if you enjoy wireless play, because once your opponant pins down your strategem... You. Are. Hosed. The AI is not brilliant enough to really counter the effecent use of parts known to the player, so you almost never have to use an alternate build (especially if you are a speed/knockdown artist like myself). Overall I recommend Custom Robo Arena mostly to JRPG/Mecha combat fans, and encourage those who want to play to find someone to play with wirelessly. I'm not saying the casual gamer or DS fan wont enjoy this game, but to get the full experience you can't walk into blindly, or you will find yoruself either owned by the AI or numbed by the dialog.
