# Robo Army

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{{Short description|1991 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title         = Robo Army
|image         = Robo Army arcade flyer.jpg
|developer     = [SNK](/source/SNK)
|publisher     = SNK
|producer      = [Eikichi Kawasaki](/source/Eikichi_Kawasaki)
|designer      = Akira Goto <br /> Koichi Sakita <br /> Takeshi Kimura
|composer      = Kazuhiro Nishida <br /> Yasumasa Yamada
|platforms     = [Arcade](/source/Arcade_game), [Neo Geo AES](/source/Neo_Geo), [Neo Geo CD](/source/Neo_Geo_CD)
|released      = '''Arcade'''{{vgrelease|WW|30 October 1991}} '''Neo Geo AES'''{{vgrelease|WW|20 December 1991}} '''Neo Geo CD'''{{vgrelease|JP|21 April 1995|NA|October 1996}}
|genre         = [Beat 'em up](/source/Beat_'em_up)
|modes         = [Single-player](/source/Single-player), [multiplayer](/source/multiplayer)
|arcade system = [Neo Geo MVS](/source/Neo_Geo)
}}

{{nihongo foot|'''''Robo Army'''''|ロボ・アーミー|''Robo Āmī''||lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a [beat 'em up](/source/beat_'em_up) video game developed and published by [SNK](/source/SNK) that was released for [Neo Geo](/source/Neo_Geo) arcades and home consoles in 1991 and the [Neo Geo CD](/source/Neo_Geo_CD) in 1995.<ref name="B!MDOh!NGra">{{cite magazine|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3ABeepMD_JP_1994-08.pdf&page=136|title=Oh! Neo Geo Vol. 24 - ロボアーミー|magazine=[Beep! MegaDrive](/source/%3Aja%3A%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AC)|issue=59|publisher=[SoftBank Creative](/source/SB_Creative)|date=August 1994|page=134|lang=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/GamePro_The_Cutting_Edge_Spring_1996#page/n111/mode/2up|title=Neo•Geo CD: The Arcade In A Box - Robo Army|magazine=[GamePro](/source/GamePro)|issue=Premiere Supplement|publisher=[IDG](/source/International_Data_Group)|date=Spring 1996|page=106}}</ref>

== Gameplay ==
thumb|left|Gameplay screenshot
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There is no character selection in ''Robo Army'': Player 1 controls Maxima and Player 2 controls Rocky. Both cyborgs must cross six levels before reaching the end boss. During these levels, they will face the Professor's henchmen, as well as a sub-boss and a boss in each stage. The two heroes can of course fight with their fists and feet, but they can also defend themselves by collecting improvised weapons (car carcass, barrel, destroyed robot arm). They each have a power gauge allowing them to launch powerful attacks according to the power gained. Maxima and Rocky can also be transformed for a brief moment into an invulnerable armored vehicle.

== Development and release ==
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== Reception ==
{{Video game reviews
|GR        = (Switch) 70%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerankings.com/switch/224875-aca-neogeo-robo-army/index.html|title=ACA NeoGeo: Robo Army for Nintendo Switch|work=[GameRankings](/source/GameRankings)|publisher=[CBS Interactive](/source/CBS_Interactive)|date=2019|access-date=2019-07-22}}</ref>
|Allgame   = (Neo Geo) {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="AGNGra">{{cite web|last=Knight|first=Kyle|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=17054&tab=review|title=Robo Army (Neo Geo Advanced Entertainment System) - Review|work=[AllGame](/source/AllGame)|publisher=[All Media Network](/source/All_Media_Network)|date=1998|access-date=2019-07-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115224339/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=17054&tab=review|archive-date=2014-11-15|url-status=live}}</ref>
|CVG       = (Neo Geo) 84 / 100<ref name="CVGNGra">{{cite magazine|last=Rand|first=Paul|url=https://archive.org/stream/computer-video-games-magazine-124/CVG124_Mar_1992#page/n64/mode/1up|title=Reviews - Neo Geo -- Robo Army|magazine=[Computer and Video Games](/source/Computer_and_Video_Games)|issue=124|publisher=[Future Publishing](/source/Future_plc)|date=March 1992|page=65}}</ref>
|Fam       = (Neo Geo) 23 / 40<ref name="WFTNGra">{{cite magazine|title=NEO GEO GAMES CROSS REVIEW: ロボアーミー|magazine=[Famicom Tsūshin](/source/Famicom_Ts%C5%ABshin)|issue=332|publisher=[ASCII](/source/ASCII_Corporation)|date=28 April 1995|page=27|lang=ja}}</ref>
|GamePro   = (Neo Geo) 20 / 25<ref name="GProNGra">{{cite magazine|last=Warrior|first=Weekend|url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_034_May_1992/page/n67|title=Neo•Geo ProReview: Robo Army|magazine=[GamePro](/source/GamePro)|issue=34|publisher=[IDG](/source/International_Data_Group)|date=May 1992|page=66}}</ref>
|NLife     = (Switch) 7 / 10<ref name="NLifeNSra">{{cite web|last=Frear|first=Dave|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/robo_army_neogeo|title=Robo Army Review (Switch eShop / Neo Geo)|work=[Nintendo Life](/source/Nintendo_Life)|publisher=Nlife Media|date=October 23, 2017|access-date=2019-07-22}}</ref>
|rev1      = ''[Consoles +](/source/%3Afr%3AConsoles_%2B)''
|rev1Score = (Neo Geo) 93%<ref name="C+NGra">{{cite magazine|author1=Rocket|author2=El Nio Nio|url=https://archive.org/stream/Console_Plus_Numero_007#page/84/mode/2up|title=Neo Geo Review - Robo Army|magazine=[Consoles +](/source/%3Afr%3AConsoles_%2B)|issue=7|publisher=[M.E.R.7](/source/%3Afr%3AM.E.R.7)|date=March 1992|pages=84–85|lang=fr}}</ref>
|rev2      = ''[Génération 4](/source/%3Afr%3AGen4)''
|rev2Score = (Neo Geo) 90%<ref name="G4NGra">{{cite magazine|last=Roux|first=Christian|url=https://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Generation%204/generation4_numero041/Gen4%20N041%20-%20Page%20152-153.jpg|title=Console Test – Robo Army – Neo-Geo|magazine=[Génération 4](/source/%3Afr%3AGen4)|issue=41|publisher=Computec Media France|date=February 1992|page=152|lang=fr}}</ref>
|rev3      = ''[Joypad](/source/%3Afr%3AJoypad_(magazine))''
|rev3Score = (Neo Geo) 75%<ref name="JpadNGra">{{cite magazine|last1=Demoly|first1=Jean-Marc|last2=Morisse|first2=Jean-François|url=https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=84&num=1775&album=oui|title=Test - Neo Geo - Robo Army|magazine=[Joypad](/source/%3Afr%3AJoypad_(magazine))|issue=6|publisher=[Yellow Media](/source/%3Afr%3AYellow_Media)|date=March 1992|pages=90–91|lang=fr}}</ref>
|rev4      = ''[Joystick](/source/%3Afr%3AJoystick_(magazine))''
|rev4Score = (Neo Geo) 90%<ref name="JstickNGra">{{cite magazine|last=Demoly|first=Jean-Marc|url=https://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Joystick/joystick_numero024/Joystick%20024%20-%20Page%20128%20%281992-02%29.jpg|title=Tests - Neo Geo - Robo Army|magazine=[Joystick](/source/%3Afr%3AJoystick_(magazine))|issue=24|publisher=[Anuman Interactive](/source/%3Afr%3AAnuman_Interactive)|date=February 1992|page=128|lang=fr}}</ref>
|rev5      = ''Megablast''
|rev5Score = (Neo Geo) 74%<ref name="MBNGra">{{cite magazine|last=Löwenstein|first=Richard|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AMegablast_DE_1992-01.pdf&page=57|title=SNK - Neo Geo - Robo Army|magazine=Megablast|issue=1|publisher=Joker-Verlag|date=January 1992|page=57|lang=de}}</ref>
|rev6      = ''[Mega Fun](/source/%3Ade%3AMega_Fun)''
|rev6Score = (Neo Geo) 80%<ref name="MFNGra">{{cite magazine|last1=Noak|first1=Philipp|last2=Hellert|first2=Stefan|url=http://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=8807&s=3|title=Special - Neo Geo - Robo Army|magazine=[Mega Fun](/source/%3Ade%3AMega_Fun)|issue=11|publisher=[CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG](/source/%3Ade%3AComputec_Media_Group)|date=August 1993|pages=28–30|lang=de|access-date=2019-07-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021232116/http://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=8807&s=3|archive-date=2018-10-21|url-status=live}}</ref>
|rev7      = ''[Micom BASIC Magazine](/source/%3Aja%3A%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3BASIC%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%B3)''
|rev7Score = (Neo Geo) {{Rating|3}}<ref name="MBASICMNGra">{{cite magazine|last1=Yamashita|first1=Nobuyuki|author2=Itabashi|url=https://archive.org/stream/micomBASIC_1992-07#page/n232/mode/1up|title=Super Soft 大特集 - 今、『NEO・GEO』がおもしろい！: ロボアーミー|magazine=[Micom BASIC Magazine](/source/%3Aja%3A%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3BASIC%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%B3)|issue=121|publisher=[The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation](/source/%3Aja%3A%E9%9B%BB%E6%B3%A2%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E7%A4%BE)|date=July 1992|page=209|lang=ja}}</ref>
|rev8      = ''[Player One](/source/%3Afr%3APlayer_One_(magazine))''
|rev8Score = (Neo Geo) 90%<ref name="PONGra">{{cite magazine|last=Drevet|first=Cyril|url=https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=32&num=1075&album=oui|title=Tests De Jeux - Neo Geo - Robo Army|magazine=[Player One](/source/%3Afr%3APlayer_One_(magazine))|issue=17|publisher=[Média Système Édition](/source/%3Afr%3AM%C3%A9dia_Syst%C3%A8me_%C3%89dition)|date=February 1992|pages=66–67|lang=fr}}</ref>
|rev9      = ''Última Generación''
|rev9Score = (Neo Geo CD) 70 / 100<ref name="UGNGCDra">{{cite magazine|last=S. Fernández|first=Javier|url=https://archive.org/stream/Ultima_Generacion_05#page/n85/mode/2up|title=Versión Final - Neo-Geo CD - Robo Army|magazine=Última Generación|issue=5|publisher=MV Editores|date=August 1995|pages=86–87|lang=es}}</ref>
}}

In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Robo Army'' on their December 15, 1991 issue as being the twenty-third most-successful table arcade unit of the month, outperforming titles such as ''[Columns](/source/Columns_(video_game))''.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)|magazine=[Game Machine](/source/%3Aja%3A%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3)|issue=417|publisher=[Amusement Press, Inc.](/source/%3Aja%3A%E3%82%A2%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E9%80%9A%E4%BF%A1%E7%A4%BE)|date=15 December 1991|page=25|lang=ja}}</ref> The game received mixed reception from both critics and reviewers alike since its initial release in arcades and Neo Geo AES.<ref name="VGNGra">{{cite magazine|last=Knauf|first=Andreas|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=10984|title=News - Neo Geo - Robo Army|magazine=[Video Games](/source/%3Ade%3AVideo_Games)|issue=6|publisher=Future-Verlag|date=February 1992|pages=12–13|lang=de|access-date=2019-05-18}}</ref>

In 2014, ''[HobbyConsolas](/source/HobbyConsolas)'' identified ''Robo Army'' as one of the twenty best games for the Neo Geo CD.<ref name="HC">{{cite web|last=Alonso|first=Álvaro|url=https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reportajes/20-mejores-juegos-neo-geo-cd-63564|title=Reportaje: Los 20 mejores juegos de Neo Geo CD|work=[HobbyConsolas](/source/HobbyConsolas)|publisher=[Axel Springer SE](/source/Axel_Springer_SE)|date=February 19, 2014|access-date=2023-02-06|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302151141/https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reportajes/20-mejores-juegos-neo-geo-cd-63564|archive-date=2014-03-02|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/arcade/575709-robo-army ''Robo Army''] at [GameFAQs](/source/GameFAQs)
* [https://www.giantbomb.com/robo-army/3030-19251/ ''Robo Army''] at [Giant Bomb](/source/Giant_Bomb)
* [https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9341''Robo Army''] at [Killer List of Videogames](/source/Killer_List_of_Videogames)
* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/robo-army ''Robo Army''] at [MobyGames](/source/MobyGames)

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Category:ACA Neo Geo games
Category:Arcade video games
Category:Hamster Corporation games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Neo Geo CD games
Category:Neo Geo games
Category:Nintendo Switch games
Category:PlayStation 4 games
Category:PlayStation Network games
Category:Science fiction video games
Category:SNK beat 'em ups
Category:Video games developed in Japan
Category:Video games set in the future
Category:Windows games
Category:Xbox One games

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