Robotech: Battlecry
It's a desperate struggle to save the Earth in over 40+ missions with 40 Veritech fighters on land, air and outer space. Take the role of intrepid fighter pilot Jack Archer, who must put his skills to the test…
Robotech: Battlecry is an adventure developed by Vicious Cycle Software, released 23 September 2002 on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
What Robotech: Battlecry is
Robotech: Battlecry is an adventure game developed by Vicious Cycle Software and released in 2002. It was published by TDK Mediactive. It is available on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
The premise, in the publisher's words
It's a desperate struggle to save the Earth in over 40+ missions with 40 Veritech fighters on land, air and outer space. Take the role of intrepid fighter pilot Jack Archer, who must put his skills to the test in the ultimate battle against the forces of the alien Zentraedi. Sit at the controls of a Veritech fighter, a unique mecha capable of ground-based fighting in robot form. Or have the option to instantaneously change into a fast attack fighter for aerial dog fighting, plus the hybrid Guardian mode that blends some of the strengths and weaknesses of the other two modes. Battlecry's combination of fast-paced gameplay, freedom of movement, and dramatic storyline make for a unique combat…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the Robotech series
Robotech: Battlecry is the first of 3 entries we hold in the Robotech series. The next entry was Robotech: The Macross Saga in 2002.
How it was received
Robotech: Battlecry holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2002 averaged 68, so it scored 12 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Robotech: Battlecry launched on 23 September 2002, within three weeks of Battlefield 1942, TimeSplitters 2, Kingdom Hearts and Hitman 2: Silent Assassin. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Battlefield 1942, TimeSplitters 2, Kingdom Hearts, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin.
Official trailer
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