Tex Atomic's Big Bot Battles

THE BAD:
Some minor bugs, RealArcade is required to play, RealArcade is unstable and prone to crashes

SUMMARY:
Tex Atomic's Big Bot Battles is an entertaining and refreshingly original tournament action shooter.

The graphics (powered by the LithTech engine) are impressive, colourful and the bots well animated. The game is played from a third person perspective affording your a good view of your bot but there is an optional first-person view available.

Single player is fun enough. There are multiple game modes to choose from - Battlebrawl (straight DM), Space Race (race around the arena to get to the illuminated platforms first), Galactic Domination (capture and hold) and Battleball (grab the ball and score goals).

All games are played head-to-head against a single opponent. The object of each game is to score the most points, with...

THE BAD:
Wish I could have more than two players.

SUMMARY:
Rockin' game. I played the demo and then grabbed the full version right away. Singleplayer is a good place to practice and to get my bot set up the way I like it, but multiplayer's where the real action is.