R.A.D: Robot Alchemic Drive was several years ahead. That’s why you don’t want to be too close to the building that you fire a missile at only for the monster to move! The fights are epic and resemble the big monster fights from Power Rangers or Ultraman in that they take place with the town as a backdrop and everything can be destroyed. Being safely from the actual battle but being able to both see the action and be in range are all important. While playing, you have to worry about where you’re standing on the streets or on a rooftop while controlling your Meganite from a distance. The actual play in the game is really good. Yes, you will laugh once an space alien blows up your friend’s house and you hear that forced “Grandma!” No, you’re not being heartless, the voice overs are that atrocious. This is where Robot Alchemic Drive stands out. That means your gigantic fighting robot is stomping through city streets, on businesses, on houses while fighting a hostile alien with all the horns and fire breath–in this large town. Why operate your several story high robot from the safety of a cockpit when you can stand on a building a block away and control it? Don’t be so lazy and don’t be wasteful.Īlso, don’t forget that for some reason these space aliens are drawn to your hometown. No, you need Gigantor or Giant Robo but definitely not Mazinger Z, that’s being too flashy and Japanium is too expensive. So, now these giant robots end up being the only thing on Earth that can totally destroy the Volgara. Anyway, Space Nectar doesn’t stop these hostile aliens called Volgara from showing up and wrecking the place. Guess what sent them into the red and eventually shut them down? Correct! The robots themselves or Meganites.Įarth can’t explore the cosmos because of a toxic substance called “ Space Nectar.” I swear this has to be a liberty taken in the English translation. The storyline focused around the 17-year old heir to a heavy arms-giant robot manufacturer that eventually went out of business. On the box that’s basically what Robot Alchemic Drive was: that giant robot game. Honestly, this game is what Robotech: Battlecry should’ve been when it got down to gameplay. However, the execution did nothing for me. That’s not a knock on Battlecry, Robotech is one of my favorite series of all time. As a matter of fact, you had this and Robotech: Battlecry and of the two I’ll give it to R.A.D. In the early years of Playstation 2 there weren’t many giant robot titles. This R.A.D: Robot Alchemic Drive for the Playstation 2. The actual game mechanics and battles all rocked and if it were up to me, I’d do a sequel for it. ( ) Now this is a game that used to be in the “ so bad it’s good” bin.
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