Nintedo DS Review: Custom Robo Arena - Page 2

Guns, bombs, pods, and legs are what you can change throughout the game. Your gun is what is what you're going to be using often, as most bombs and pods take longer to reload than guns do. All weapons have different abilities and strengths that will help you during battle.

Your legs can change the way you jump or run during a battle. You will be doing much dashing and dodging to avoid enemy fire, so it is important to have strategy.

After you get hit enough times, you will go into revival mode. Revival mode is when your bot becomes transparent, and all attacks made on you while you're in revival mode will not harm you. It is useful, so you don't have to worry about getting harmed too badly while you're on the ground.

The storyline and text reading, for me, was very boring. I can enjoy an RPG, but the story is too... unexciting. There's too much talking and corniness for me to enjoy the actual dialogue between characters.

Wi-Fi in Custom Robo Arena is always fun. Each fight is a best two out of three match. You will have opponents the same way you fought other enemies in the game, and it's much better while playing against actual humans. The game becomes more challenging while playing online with others.

I don't see much negativity with Custom Robo Arena. The only thing I disliked was the dialogue between you and other characters. Battling with others is always fun in this game, and even more fun over Wi-Fi, but customization is perhaps the strongest point of Custom Robo Arena. This isn't exactly what I could call a "must have," but I do consider it a game series you must check out.

Custom Robo Arena is rated E10+ (Everyone 10 and older) by the ESRB for Content Fantasy Violence.

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  • 1 - Reuben

    Apr 08, 2007 at 5:35 pm

    I felt this game was much stronger than you did. The 3D graphics were excellent.

  • 2 - Valentine

    May 07, 2007 at 11:35 pm

    i think its pretty cool, imight have ro get it later on ,i love robotic fight ...

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