14 • THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VIDEO GAME
THURSDAY,APRIL3,2003
'Robotech' needs defensive strategy
Robotech: Battlecry is loosely based of the anime series Robotech. Actually Robotech is comprised of three series: Macross, Southern Cross and MOSPEADA. These series make up the entire Robotech War. Robotech: Battlecry for the Nintendo Gamecube is a fast-paced robot combat game that makes the player fly numerous missions to save civilization.
The game is also for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox, but I wanted to check out the Nintendo version.
REVIEW
The main character is Jack Archer, part
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Chris Moore
cmoore@kansan.com
of the Robotech Defense Force. The player is in the Wolf Squadron in the Robotech Army.
The humans stumble onto a crashed alien spaceship during the
Robotech: Battlecry for the Nintendo Gamecube is a fastpaced robot combat game that makes the player fly numerous missions to save civilization.
called "Veritechs." Veritechs can change from fighter jets to Battleleoids, which are human-looking fighting robots, to Guardians, which are half Battleloid, half fighter jet. The Veritechs were used to battle the Zentaedi forces because they were 40 feet tall.
middle of World War III on Macross Island. The spaceship detailed that the technology was more advanced than that ofthe Earth. Scientists created "Robotechnology" from details from the spaceship All ofa sudden the Earth is under attack by the Zentaedi force. The Robotechnology was used to build transforming fighters
The missions consist of many types of war-like scenarios. Some are dogfights with the enemy, reconnaissance missions where the player must find supplies for his allies, and search, rescue and protect missions. This means the player must find his allies, sometimes in the middle of a battlefield, and defend them from the enemy forces.
These are the missions that are surprisingly difficult. As the game progresses, the missions become more challenging and the enemies become more hostile. During one mission, the player must protect the Earth from Zentraedi Armadas.
The controls are not difficult, but it does become a pain to transform in the middle of a heated battle. The three different types of transformations for Veritech fighters have different strengths and weaknesses in certain situations. Also, as the
ROBOTECH: BATTLECRY ... B
Now available for Nintendo Gamecube, Playstation 2 and Xbox
Rated T for Teen
Sells for an average retail price of $30 for Playstation 2 and Xbox; $40 for Gamecube
player completes more missions different designs and different Veritechs become available.
The graphics aren't the greatest aspect of the game, but I like how they keep the cartoon-like look to it sometimes. The anime style is a good feature.
The overall game isn't bad. The game itself has decent gameplay and makes the player change battle strategies in the middle of combat. If the player thinks he can just run in the middle of an enemy squadron and come out in one piece,he is mistaken. Sometimes defensive play is necessary in order to win.
Moore is a Tulsa, Okla., freshman in journalism.
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