Description:
You are a mutant human, who by some freak of nature has the ability to shoot energy pulses from his body in eight different directions! Your job is simple: save humanity from their own creation -- the ROBOTRONS! The gameplay is pretty unique for the time. You can move and fire in any of eight directions. You get thrown in a room with various evil baddies strewn about, you've got to kill all the robots while at the same time finding some way to grab humans and avoid death.
REVIEWS:100 Eurogamer (UK) (Oct 25, 2007)If you looked up "classic" in the dictionary, the definition would be "Robotron". The cabinet design for both the upright and cocktail versions is exquisite and both have become sought after objects of desire for collectors, while the game has an intangible ability to taunt you; making you think the next time you play you will do better and maybe, just maybe, get one stage further.
100 All Game Guide (1998)
Colorful graphics, energized sound effects and mercilessly addictive gameplay cement the game's position as a classic. Although Robotron: 2084 was heavily influenced by Berzerk, it took the basic concept to unequaled heights of fear, fury, and fun.