Robonauts is a 2D arcade-like shooting game developed and published by QubicGames. It was released on

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on 15 September 2017 in North America and Europe and in Japan on 21 June 2018, and

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on 19 September 2017.

Gameplay

The player/s takes on the role of a Robonaut, a 'Robot Astronaut" who travels around planets shooting enemies. A gateway is present at every level, which if used will send players to the next level. However, the gateway is only accessible if all enemies are defeated. The player/s have the option to shoot with either primary or secondary weapons. The game has multiple features which are unique to this game:

Gravity switching

The feature allows players to switch to other planets that are directly on top of, under. or next to players.

Tactical mode

This feature pauses the game and shows a map of the current

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. It also highlights remaining enemies, which can be useful if one wants to open access to a gateway.

Game modes

Besides the

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campaign, there is also a co-op feature and a Vs. Game mode. All multiplayer modes are local-only and the game does not support online play.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Simon Viklund. It features arcade music with robotic beats.

Reception

The game was rated 69% at

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. Nintendo Life gave the game 7/10, justifying their score by mentioning while the game could be quite repetitive, it was "well-crafted". COG said that "Robonauts is a game that knows precisely what it is: a classic arcade-inspired shooter with unique mechanics to keep it fresh", while saying it "should have been better", giving it a score of 68/100.

Sales

''Robonauts'' sold more than 320,000 times on both platforms Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

External links

Official profile at nintendo.com

References

{{reflist Shooter games Side-scrolling platformers Nintendo Switch games PlayStation 4 games 2017 video games Video games about robots Science fiction video games Cooperative video games Multiplayer and single-player video games Video games developed in Poland Video games scored by Simon Viklund QubicGames games