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Ultratron

Enter the world of Ultratron and experience the addictive gameplay of old-school arcade favourites such as Robotron: 2084, updated and improved for the 21st century! Unique retro-futuristic sound and graphics…

71 15 June 2005

Ultratron is an arcade developed by Puppy Games, released 15 June 2005 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U and Xbox One.

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What Ultratron is

Ultratron is an arcade game developed by Puppy Games and released in 2005. It was published by Curve Digital. It is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on LWJGL.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Enter the world of Ultratron and experience the addictive gameplay of old-school arcade favourites such as Robotron: 2084, updated and improved for the 21st century! Unique retro-futuristic sound and graphics, player responsive difficulty, and a subtle system of tactics combined with classic gameplay make Ultratron a fun and hypnotic arcade blast. The last human has been slain by evil killer robots. You are the one remaining humanoid battle droid. Your mission: avenge the human race! Blast your way through 40+ glowing neon levels, avoiding Chasers, Turrets, Spawners, Minelayers, bombs, and bullets, and take on the four giant boss 'bots of the Apocalypse - Ieiunitas, Bellum, Lues and Letum!
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 67 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Ultratron holds a critic score of 71 out of 100. That places it above 44% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2005 averaged 67, so it scored 4 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

A full completion run takes around 7 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1GHz, 512 MB RAM and OpenGL1.5 capable graphics card. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Ultratron launched on 15 June 2005, within three weeks of Battlefield 2, Advance Wars: Dual Strike, We Love Katamari and Ys: The Oath in Felghana. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Battlefield 2, Advance Wars: Dual Strike, We Love Katamari, Ys: The Oath in Felghana.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Ultratron yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Ultratron — frequently asked questions

When did Ultratron come out?
Ultratron was released on 15 June 2005 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Ultratron?
At minimum, Ultratron needs 1GHz, 512 MB RAM, OpenGL1.5 capable graphics card graphics, 550 MB HD space of storage.
How many GB is Ultratron?
The PC version needs about 0.5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("550 MB HD space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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