Good Robot is a 2016 multidirectional shooter video game developed and published by Pyrodactyl Games. The game was released for Microsoft Windows on April 5, 2016.
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| Developer(s) | Pyrodactyl Games |
| Publisher(s) | Pyrodactyl Games |
| Director(s) | Arvind Raja Yadav |
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| Artist(s) | Mikk Luige |
| Writer(s) | Adam DeCamp |
| Composer(s) | Shamus Young |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | April 5, 2016 |
| Genre(s) | Multidirectional shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
editGood Robot is a shoot 'em up where players assume the role of the last good robot of PyroCorp fighting on procedurally generated levels against the defective robots that decided to exterminate humanity. For each destroyed robot, the player earns money that can be used for upgrades or to buy hats that grant invulnerability for one hit.
Development
editIn 2013, Shamus Young made a prototype of a 2D shooter inspired by titles like Descent.[1] However, Young decided to cancel the project in 2014. The following year, Pyrodactyl contacted him to finish the game.[2] The game was released on April 5, 2016 on Steam.[3] It was also planned to be released on GOG.com, but it was rejected.[4] A Linux version was also in the plans, but it was cancelled.[4] On August 3, 2020, Arvind Raja Yadav from Pyrodactyl Games released the source code for the game under the MIT License on GitHub.[5]
Reception
edit| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | 67/100 |
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| 4Players | 65/100[6] |
| IGN India | 8/10[7] |
| IGN Spain | 6/10[8] |
Good Robot received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. IGN India gave it a score of 8/10, criticizing the lack of local multiplayer and an arcade mode.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Shamus Young's Good Robot". Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Young, Shamus (12 March 2015). "Project Good Robot #31: So Obvious I Can't See It". Twenty Sided. Archived from the original on 14 March 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Young, Shamus (5 April 2016). "Good Robot: Out Now!". Twenty Sided. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ a b Young, Shamus (15 March 2016). "Good Robot #44: Coming April 5". Twenty Sided. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ Raja Yadav, Arvind (4 August 2020). "11 Years of Pyrodactyl". Pyrodactyl Games. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ Oertel, Mathias (8 April 2016). "Test: Good Robot". 4Players (in German). Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ a b Doke, Shunal (6 April 2016). "Good Robot - Review". IGN India. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Rodríguez, Jose A. (6 May 2016). "Good Robot - Análisis". IGN España (in Spanish). Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2020.