Robobeat

Robobeat is a classic roguelike experience; play and surive as long as you can and then start everything over anew when you die. It’s a fast-paced game matching the game’s upbeat soundtrack. There’s a decent, albeit minimal, weapon variety. But despite the game’s minor flaws, if you’re not a fan of the genre, this game won’t convert you. If you enjoy having a sense of progression when you play video games, this is the opposite. Aside from that, it’s a fun action game. If you’re a fan of the genre, you’ll have a blast with Robobeat.

While it takes some getting used to, it's possible to have a lot of fun with ROBOBEAT, especially when you add your own music.

ROBOBEAT combines first-person shooters with rhythm gameplay, but never really defines its reason for doing so. Although the action does become engaging once you get the hang of it, awkward controls and drab level design will chase most dancers off the floor before the party can really kick in.

I have to say I'm not really a fan of rogue style games or Doom style shooters, but Robobeat has proven to be the exception to the rule. It's fast, slick, and once you have learned the mechanics, really quite easy to master.

Robobeat meets the basic expectations for a game of its type. Its weapons, enemies, soundtrack, and level design are all adequate but it falls short due to its lack of a unique hook, or compelling reason to exist.

Robobeat is a fun shooter that powers your shots in time with music of your choice. This immerses you in the gameplay and gives you a unique FPS experience. However, this game doesn’t have much going for it other than the musical shooting. Everything else feels tacked on and it’s not great for people who aren’t musically inclined.

Robobeat is a first-person shooter in which shooting to the rhythm of the music is essential to be able to get far eliminating each of the enemies that will appear in front of us. Moving quickly and jumping on the walls will be our ally in battle, of course knowing how to choose the right door will mark our fate in the game. Some songs are quite similar to each other as they have a similar rhythm, they need to be differentiated more.

Robobeat shines when offering an FPS and roguelike with agile movements and intense combat, but ends up lacking when it comes to delivering a really fluid and varied rhythm experience. The difficulty in synchronizing audio and image, along with a fixed soundtrack, make the whole have highs and lows. Even so, I consider it good for those who like to try out unique concepts and wouldn't be annoyed by calibrating the timing or simply turning off the music aspect sometimes.

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ROBOBEAT manages to use its greatest strength, which is the combination of shooter and rhythm, to overcome the occasional flaws it presents in level design. It would be nice to have a customized playlist, since this is already possible on PC, but this is not a demerit for the title, which entertains with its dynamism and fast action.