When did Custom Robo Arena come out?

Custom Robo Arena was released on 19 October 2006 for Nintendo DS.

Custom Robo Arena (2006) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Custom Robo Arena

Custom Robo Arena, known in Japan as Gekitō! Custom Robo, is a science fiction action role playing game for the Nintendo DS. It is the fifth title in the Custom Robo series. The name was announced on May 9…

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What Custom Robo Arena is

Custom Robo Arena is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Noise and released in 2006. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo DS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Custom Robo Arena, known in Japan as Gekitō! Custom Robo, is a science fiction action role playing game for the Nintendo DS. It is the fifth title in the Custom Robo series. The name was announced on May 9, 2006 at the E3 convention, and released in Japan on October 19, 2006, then later in the United States on March 19, 2007. Later, on May 25, 2007, it became the first Custom Robo title released in Europe, and on September 20, 2007, it also became the first title of the series released in Australia. In the game, the player participates in Custom Robo tournaments and tries to earn money to buy parts to use to improve their robo. The game is the first in the series that features two-player…

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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

How it was received

Custom Robo Arena holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 31% of the 3,811 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 5 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Custom Robo Arena launched on 19 October 2006, within three weeks of Bully, Gears of War, Guitar Hero II and Pokémon Diamond Version. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Bully, Gears of War, Guitar Hero II, Pokémon Diamond Version.

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