Battlebots

Developer: Warthog Games
Publisher: THQ
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Genres: Simulator

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A straightforward robot-combat simulator centered on building and pitting machines against each other in tournament-style battles.

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About

A cancelled video game based off of the Comedy Central series "Battlebots" that ran from 2000 to 2002. Featuring over 40 robots from the TV series in 4 different weight classes, as well as a custom bot builder for use in a tournament mode. The game was developed by Warthog and was to be published by THQ, but the game was cancelled late in development due to the cancellation of the TV series it was based on.

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