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Instruction booklet · December 1994

Rise of the Robots

Fighting1 playerESRB E

The story

A revolution in combat games - featuring a unique combat intelligence system that adapts to and learns your style of play! The first game with film-quality, controllable 3D graphics. Robot attack routines choreographed by a martial arts expert. Witness the first ever morphing character to appear in a computer game! Awesome cinematic link sequences.

Specifications

Released
December 1994
Developer
Data Design Interactive
Publisher
Acclaim Entertainment
Players
1
Genre
Fighting
Rating
ESRB E
Series
Rise of the Robots
Themes
Science fiction
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What the magazines said

4.4
EGM · one reviewer
Players
50/100 (12 ratings)
AllGame
2/5
Amiga Power
5%
Next Generation
2/5
The One Amiga
59%
Sega Power
3%
BE KIND, REWINDDecember 1994
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Week of December 2, 1994
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