What Are The Best ROBOT COMBAT Video Games?
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- Опубліковано 22 січ 2024
- We highlight the best Robot Combat Video Games ever made to date, and highlight what we would like to see in a Battlebots Video Game! #gaming #battlebots #robotics
Andy takes over the Builder Blog this week to give an extensive history on the Robot Combat Video Games that have been released to this point. He talks about the official Battlebots Licensed Video Games, Robot Wars, and even gives a history on some you may not know, including the BEST ROBOT COMBAT GAME OF ALL TIME! - Ігри
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Would suggest everyone check out Besiege Bots, it's probably the most technical of all the combat robot game communities but it's well worth learning. Especially if you like destruction, hits feel absolutely visceral in besiege, and it's to my knowledge the only combat robot simulation right now that simulates all aspects of damage based on forces overcoming the strength of structural connections not some variation of a health bar applied to components.
I agree, I would recommend it to anybody who wants to try a robot combat video game. Besiege works rather well for simulating robot combat.
Garry's Bots seems a decent alternative and INCREDIBLY watchable youtube scene, as well as a very helpful community.
Besiege bots are best.
I will have to try this.
Can confirm, as someone who has watched Summer Slammathon 2020 several times, Besiege Bots is great. The damage physics (while a bit weird due to game mechanics) is some of the most realistic stuff in a robot combat simulator. Not to mention that yes, when a spinner hits in Besiege Bots, it HITS.
I've got a copy of the Battlebots GBA title, and the original Robot Arena, and I always preferred to play the latter.
Thank you for not even mentioning Robot Arena 3. I've been wanting a new robot combat game for a while, even had ideas to maybe give game design a crack but I already know the ideas in my head are too ambitious for anything I could pull off.
An awesome video about the surprising amount of Robot Combat video games! Honestly the cancellation of the Gamecube Battlebots game is still sad as while Robot Arena 2 I still feel is better, this would have been an amazing console alternative! Happy to see some of my own footage in here and hopefully this video lets some people know about some of the video game options we presently have 😃
To add just a bit more: Robot Arena 2 is still the choice for most of us, with even notable (albeit unofficial) mods bringing Battlebots and Robot Wars robots into the fray, which Skorpios actually made it to the final 4 of my own personal tournament on UA-cam 😄The DSL mod still has a small but active scene of competitions also.
There are also a few modern day options that came after RA2, the first being its failed successor Robot Arena 3! Its unfortunately very buggy and struggles in ways that Robot Arena 2 didn't in terms of simulating that robot combat feel. The other two I feel are of note are Pitbots which aims to essentially create a modern Robot Arena 2 with an easy to grasp builder and the final game of note being Robot Rumble 2, with possibly the most in depth builder the game has beeen extremely impressive! Those final two are still in alpha/beta stages at the moment of development however.
Again awesome video and hopefully Battlebots one day gives us a video game! 💜
I forgot who that guy was that modeled the real bots for Robot Arena 2, but I would love to see him do it again. Having legendary Battlebots to select from would be a must.
Still got my origional CD of Robot Arena for PC. Man that was a fun game. One of the first games I ever played brought me way back seeing that thing again.
"I like to move it mooove it" hahaha that was great 😂
I used to play Robot Rage online back in the day. It was hosted on miniclip and was a pretty fun pvp game. It had the feature of limited battery with no time limit, so a lot of the strategy involved outlasting the other player and then shoving them off the side when they ran out of battery. The disk thrower weapon was also pretty cool.
Man I miss Robot Rage. Was the first robot combat game I played, back at school in the ICT suite lol
What I'm visualizing is a game similar to Crossout with custom parts and more internal structures and systems. With structural parts that allow more damage to pass through the lower their durability while still providing support depending on the damage and weld points.
Off the top of my head I can see custom weapons applying damage type (puncture, slash, impact, fire, etc), mass, speed, hardness/toughness, durability, langth/radius, acceleration, torque, force distribution, self damage, direction path, power source, thickness, cost (Armored Core 6 scoring), vector angle, self damage, deflection, and modules (gear boxes, motors, sensors, limiters, couplers, springs, etc).
Favorite game? Probably one of the Monster Hunter games. Most of them are really fun and have a great (albeit extremely basic) plot, along with fun mechanics. If I had to pick one, I’d honestly say Rise, mostly due to the combat flow and fun wirebug shenanigans.
As for a BattleBots game, I’d love something like Robot Rumble 2 with some of the bending physics of Robot Arena 2, and maybe some individual part-breakage if possible. And while difficult to program, something like a “shock transfer” gimmick would be cool, like if plastic parts could absorb the shock of hits better, but requires more material to be an effective defense, while metals don’t need to be as thick to keep from weapons piercing through, at the cost of lower shock resistance and a higher chance of the part breaking, or the internals getting rattled. I’d also love to see if there could be a “sticking” mechanic for if a spinner pierces through another bot, like with SawBlaze getting its weapon stuck in everyone’s top plate.
I know this is asking for a lot, but this is just a list of things I’d like to see.
Might want to check out Besiege Bots if you want actual break force based damage system, actual structures and more individual parts. Doesn't look exactly like real life robots but it's the only one right now with break force based damage not some variation of parts having health bars so it can just do everything you mentioned there.
RR2 simulates the plastic mechanic you're talking about, as well as the shock damage.
@@johnnygoldman5495 I did not know that. I’ve seen footage of RR2, and parts made of plastic/rubber (unless stupidly dense) just seem to fall apart at the lightest touch. Thank you for the clarification.
Gmod - Most theatrical, very good presentation. I dislike the building, but i am also dumb
RR2 - Best building to make robots look real, lots of thought put into the game.
Scrap Mechanic - Easiest building. Physics can get a little silly, but the robots come out fun
Besiege - Most competitive, best destruction physics, hard to do good.
Never touched Roblox. RR2 pretty much blows RA2 away. I have never played the robot wars games, bout i doubt they are better than anything on my list
besiege mentioned rahhhh
@gingerbrick2263 raaahhhhhh. I have a love hate relationship with it but it is too good to not mention raaaahhh
Fair point with GMod, it does take a lot to get used to building using a first person shooter interface.
@233Deadman i had alot of fun the one event i did, but it is a little less intuitive than RR2 or Scrap Mechanic. Besiege is sorta easy but has a ridiculously high skill celing
I had two robot wars games and Robot Arena 2 and would love to have a battlebots videogame
there was a robot arena 3 on steam... we dont talk about robot arena 3...
It's a little off theme, but From the Depths is by far the best 'competitive engineering' game I've found. If you've ever felt let down by Space Engineers or Kerbal's weapon mods, then it a shot.
Brick rigs Is a game you make things out of Legos and use them in different maps. I've made quite a few battlebots. Most from the old comedy central days. It's possible to have battles with them. You can play with other people.
I would to play a BattleBots official video game someday, if they wanted to release it.
My daughter and I were just talking about this the other day! There needs to be a current version using the unreal engine. It would be AMAZING!!!
it's Unreal Engine
@@overmatchroboticsMy mistake! Thanks.
I mean making a battle bots video game would be cool, heck just a simulator that covers making a bot and testing it would be nice cuz it would inspire alot of people to try and make their own without the huge leap of making your own physical bot just yet.
Hold on... there were 2 BattleBots games on GBA. The other one was called Design & Destroy (which I suppose Robot Arena 2 may have borrowed a name from??)
Mostly that was the same game with bug fixes.
I would love a GOOD Battlebots videogame. All we got are the "two" on the GBA, and they're both literally the same except the second one gets rid of the save feature.
Get togtehr all the battlebots teams you can contatc and host a hexbug tournement
we need Zoids in vr ❤
My favorite videogame would probably be super smash bros ultimate for the nintendo switch. I main a character that not many people at all main: ludwig von koopa. ludwig made his first appearance in super mario bros 3 in 1988. he is my favorite koopaling, and or mario character, besides mario of course
As far as arenas keep the Vegas them and have a battle in that new sphere shaped arena. The crazy visuals place. They could get the place to pay for it to be featured in the game. Also I think having a fight on a bomb dropping facility like in Fallon Nevada, where the military does top gun. The bombs hitting the ground would shake and rattle the arena, and have fun interference with the bots fighting..
Favorite game? I’m more into shoot em ups like DoDonPachi series, but if I have to choose a favorite, it was mentioned in this video, Robot Arena 2. I was blessed to receive the physical cd when I was a kid from my parents back then, and I spent so much hours as a kid playing with the bots, and making my own….less than stellar creations. Then in my teenage years I discovered the mods for the game for other bots, DSL 2.0, and custom arenas, and sank even more time messing around with all the resources. Even as an adult I would pop it on again every now and again when I get the time to relax and fight some robots. This game was a big influence for me.
There is also a game called CATS - Crash Arena Turbo Stars. It's basically oversimplified battlebots, but it's pretty popular
Yes I remember growing up there were some computer games but its 2024 we need battlebots game and we can build and have our own tournaments
There are lots of online tournaments that run on other games
Imagine if Robot Rumble 2.0 makes the list. Can't wait to see what you guys put.
Of course RR2 has to be here XD
@@SenseiSolo yea no doubt
Soooo cool my friend 💎💪🏽😉
What about Robot Arena 3?
Battle RC on Steam
Shout out to the Robot Wars+ mod for Robot Arena 2
Suprised robot wars: advanced destruction wasn’t on the list lol
Robot rage was one of my favourite video games when I was a kid to play on the library computers at school. Teachers had to shut it down because it got super competitive and kids got mad if they lost.
I would like to see you guys do a video on Robot Rumble 2.0. It is a free to download game with a lot of great features, including pneumatics, customizable shapes and chassis', lots of motor options for all weight classes, and lots of maps to download off of discord. The learning curve for the game is a little steep and (to me) requires video tutorials to understand it, but overall it is a great game to make any robot you can think of. (Also on the discord is a LOT of bots from the real life show, including Skorpios.)
Features I'd like to see:
- Why stop at 250lbs? I want to build ant-weight and beetle-weight bots, or why not a class with no weight limits? Size limits instead of weight limits? Go crazy!
- Tournament mode (all the normal rules of the various weight classes apply)
- Anything goes mode (you want to mount chains as weapons? what about a gun? unlimited weapon-tip speeds?)
- Crazy arenas (low grav, higher grav, build your own)
- Game modes with multiplayer (capture the flag, protect the VIP, push the cart, capture points)
- Ranked play, where you have to build and maintain a bot, compete for sponsors, etc
There's literally so much opportunity in this that the ideas are matched only by the budget and creativity of whomever makes it.
It's a stretch to call it a "robot combat" game in the same vein as these, but Base Wars for the NES was pretty fun. It's robots playing baseball, but whenever you would be tagged out instead the runner got into a fight with the basebot which was the actual meat of the game. You could buy weapons for your team (and baseball-related upgrades like pitching guns and super bats), and it was fun and surprisingly smooth for a NES fighting game but horribly balanced. E.g. the unicycle bots were 100x better than the tank or hovercraft bots because its default special attack could move you across the screen and also stunlock. Anyway, this video brought the memory back so thought I'd mention it!
Super robot wars
Fun fact: Jonathan Schultz of Team HUGE was also a prominent member of the Robot Arena 2 community, as was Craig Croucher of 2-Headed Death Flamingo. I still think it's really cool that there are people who got their start playing RA2 and have gone on to build heavyweights.
Its hard to beat Robot Arena 2, it pretty much set the standard for IRL style robot combat games. Robot Champions was fun before they cancelled the project. Robot Rumble 2 looks promising.
Still waiting on Pitbots to be released.
Smash Punks (the game that Robot Champions became) is actually really fun. Not the same game whatsoever, but still worth a play
I used to run a Garry's Bots server. It was a game mode for Garry's Mod. Good times. Was also around RA2 when the modding started.
Robot Arena 2! Amazing game that has stood the test of time and can even be seen as a prototype BeamNG Drive. BTW, The BeamNG model is in my opinion the way to go. Realistic physics, infinite modability a la Robot arena 2 and a thriving multiplayer scene. While I think a licensed Battlebots game would be amazing, it would probably have some compromises out of the box to be affordable. Then again a game that responds well to mods but is affordable like Wreckfest (Which is literally Battlebots with cars) should be the sweet spot. EDIT Bone Dead Robotics also has its origins in RA2 as well
Think the GBA version of Extreme Destruction has been done a bit dirty here. Graphically, it's not great - but just cramming a full physics engine into a GBA game is frankly wizardry. It was light-years ahead of the other handheld robot combat games!
You oughta try pocket bot on the phone.
Robot crash fight is also a good robot combat game on mobile
BattleBots 2002 on Gamecube was leaked
You'd think in the days of e-sports and sports games making bank even with watered down releases year after year that a game extensively covering the ABC/Discovery era of robot combat on popular consoles would print money. Looks like the GC game came closest in its day but that was killed in the cradle before a fully polished version could be released. One of the biggest missed opportunities in gaming, even for a relatively niche sport.
Plenty of fan made unlicensed games or communities within games out there too, though I can only really talk about the one I'm involved with. which is Garry's Wars, using Garry's Mod to run things. We run tournaments most weekends, and there's been a lot of work put in over the years to make things somewhat realistic whilst also being fun, to the point where the near two decade old game engine is creaking a bit from what we've done to it. It does have it's limitations though admittedly, given the engine and the FPS interface, but with time, experience, and a lot of patience you can pull off some pretty good and imaginative looking robots.
RA2 also has a very active modding community, complete with custom arenas and parts for the robots.
Dang, Robot Arena 2 was my jam back in 6th grade! Also, I appreciate that you didn't mention Robot Arena 3, that might as well not exist in my book.
But as to my favorite games:
- Outer Wilds is #1 by a longshot. Space exploration environmental puzzle game where your goal is to uncover the secrets of an ancient alien civilization that predates your species. Very knowledge based instead of progression based, so you can only play it once. Therefore, highly advised you don't Google it and just play it if the concept seems interesting and you can handle lots of reading (there's no voice acting).
- Then Frostpunk. Survival city building game that pits you against the elements in a desperate bid to remain standing as the last city on Earth as everywhere else gets consumed by snow the likes of which hasn't been seen since the Ice Age. Bleak, but beautiful game.
- Rain World is #3 - survival platformer where you are a cute little slugcat in a world full of things that want to eat you, electrocute you, swarm you, stab you, drown you, and many more fun ways to die. And then, if you make it to the end of the cycle and haven't found shelter yet, you must contend with *the rain*. At first the screen starts to darken, then it begins to rumble. And rumble. Harder and harder. Until if you're outside, the rain begins. It begins as a light drizzle that then quickly picks up into a torrential downpour the likes of which will crush your fragile slugcat bones, and you will die a very rainy death. And if you're inside without having found a real shelter, you get drowned out. Very fun, but brutally difficult.
Will we have a battlebots game this year?
Well you've got Robot Wars Arenas of Destruction and Robot Wars Extreme Destruction, they are ancient.
Currently you've got Robot Arena 2 which is also old but has great mod packs. And then there's Robot Rumble 2 which is still in development. All on pc, none on console
Dunno if you mention these in the video but they are fun games. Absolutely need a Battlebots game but you've got to pay to make the game and pay Battlebots for the licence for the bots and that gets pricey fast. Then you're talking about Battlebots fans that play video games, sadly not a massive audience.
But maybe one day it will have a huge audience, also I play world of tanks blitz where it's free to play but if you want to spend money you can, I could see that helping out the brand and making a lot of money
stay tuned ;)
The “Brother show” Robot wars has a bit more video game and a ton of fan content like robot arena (2 specifically) and robot rumble 2 which is still not finished a main release on steam. But If battleBots makes a game it would probably be 1 a simple game that just has famous bots from the show. 2 a how to learn robotics and not have any real fighting. 3 both like RR2. Or they don’t make a game and instead just make robot kits. In my opinion if any event wants to make a video game on combat robots it would probably be from NHRL. Btw TOTK best game and should have won GOTY
Wonder if the 2 battlebots games on GameBoy Advance will be mentioned also a great robot combat game is LBX on Nintendo 3DS! Played it all the way through last month
Haha I love how he just skips RA3. That game is straight trash. Such a shame that a game that came out 2003 is still the best robot combat game there is but maybe that's a compliment to the devs of RA2 all those years back.
I'd say any new game needs a Beamng style physics and destruction. As well as a user friendly but powerful bot designer. Also some kind of tournament mode. One can dream.
There was also a Robot Arena 3, but it pretty much bombed as soon as it was released. Then there is Robot Rumble 2.0, which is a fan made game in the style of Robot Arena 2, that seems to be the main go too, game currently, that still active.
Thumbs up if you think Zach, Diana and I should set up a "Lets Play" for Robot Rumble 2!
I made the vid this week and hadnt heard of Robot Rumble 2 until reading the comments!
RA2 the best
I grew up with it from something call Reborn Cup
Robot Rumble 2.0 not making the list was very disappointing
Robot arena 2 is still the best robot combat game for me, gameplay and build mechanics are much simpler than Robot rumble 2 it's just sad that we can't play PVP 🙁
I mean tbf Robot Rumble 2 is a far more realistic game so of course it'll be harder to learn
Honestly it's not that bad to pick up since the games community is helpful and I think you can get alot more out of it compared to RA2 because its complexity
I'm still sticking to Robot Arena 2, yeah the game is old and jank but it's been consistently jank and there are so many mods for it. I tried running the latest build of RR2 but aside from some better graphics and more in-depth parts there isn't really anything that makes me want to switch, the builder is still as jank as ever and whatever bots I download instantly break since they change so much with each update.
Robot Arena 2 is GOAT!
You forgot rumble bots
WHAT ABOUT ROBOR RUMBLE 2.0?!