Underplayed Gems

Rocket: Robot on Wheels (1999)

Rocket: Robot on Wheels cover
Developer
Sucker Punch Productions
Publisher
Ubi Soft Entertainment
Platforms
Nintendo 64
Genres
Platform
Rating
4.0 of 5, 7 player ratings

How it feels

Quirky 3D platformer starring a unicycle robot with an emphasis on physics-based environmental interaction and playful worlds.

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About

First-time Nintendo 64 developer Sucker Punch Studios jumped onto the scene with a highly original 3D platformer. The design philosophy behind the title is simple -- rather than build the platformer around the main character, the software house opted instead to focus on the interactivity of the 3D environments he travels. To that end, Rocket employs an advanced physics engine which allows the main character, a lovable unicycle-based robot named Rocket, to travel and experiment with colorful, platform-esque worlds with realistic gravity and inertia. Every object has its own set of lifelike attributes that must be "weighed" into consideration when solving puzzles.

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