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Wire Robo  
Wire Robo (henceforth known as WR) is one of, if not -the-, most innovative space shooters I've ever seen.
Sound: The music in WR is nothing original. Just the same techno beat (ok, so it's slightly different), you hear in most Japanese sh'mups. Sound effects in WR are neat, but not incredible. The explosions sound enough like explosions to make you think "that's nice", but not enough to think "wow". Thankfully, though, WR's sound is by far the worst part.
Graphics: The visuals in WR were superb, if a little pixilated. Background scenery in this game looks like what it should look like: space. Heck, the explosions are a good enough reason to download this game, even if it didn't come with game play! Of course, it does come with game play. And, while the graphics are quite a bit of eye candy, they don't stand up to Techno Sylph's beauty.
Game play: When's the last time you've used a grapple in a freeware game, let alone a space shooter? Well that�s exactly what the basis of this game is: using a grapple. Here's how it goes: You take on the role of a robot in space, with enemies and meteors spread all around. Your job is to (with the help of radar) "swing" over to your enemies, and attach on to them. Then, while attached, swing left and right a lot (this will make you shoot with each turn of direction) until you have vanquished all of your enemies in that stage. Your health indicator is a sleeping little girl in your upper-right hand corner. I found Wire Robo to be quite difficult. There's many an asteroid and villain that needs destroying. Sometimes, the large enemies shoot heat-seeking missiles, and the missiles will even shoot normal bullets! It's crazy! The control scheme is essentially simple ('z' to use your grapple, 'left' and 'right' to turn.), but still takes a while to master.
Bottom Line: Wire Robo is one of the best space shooters I have ever played. It has great, but pixilated, graphics, average sound, and ingenious game play. Download it if you are a fan of space shooters, or want to play something that takes a step from the norm.
Note(s): Download is at the bottom of the page linked to in the download section.
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GAME AUTHOR Team Dangeroude
REVIEWED BY Da_Goat
STAFF RATING 8/10
USER RATING ---
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FILE SIZE 23 MB
FILE DATE Sep 15, 2002
UPLOADED Jan 27, 2003
DEV TOOL VC++
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