Atomic Robo-Kid

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Description

As the half-human half-cyborg flying machine of the title, you are faced with 28 levels to clear of enemies. The gameplay is horizontally scrolling. Your unit is able to fly and then hold at a certain level in space. Defeated enemies often release gems, which can be collected towards power-ups. These include more powerful or multi-directional firing.

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Alternate Titles

• "Atomic Robo-Kid Special" -- PC Engine title
• "Arcade Archives: Atomic Robo-Kid" -- Nintendo Switch / PlayStation 4 title
• "アーケードアーカイブス アトミックロボキッド" -- Japanese Nintendo Switch / PlayStation 4 spelling
• "アトミックロボキッド スペシャル" -- Japanese PC Engine spelling
• "アトミックロボキッド" -- Japanese spelling

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Critic Reviews

Commodore User	Arcade	Apr, 1989	9 out of 10	90
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Amiga	Nov, 1990	81 out of 100	81
Zzap!	Amiga	Dec, 1990	80 out of 100	80
Joystick (French)	TurboGrafx-16	Apr, 1990	80 out of 100	80
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Genesis	Apr, 1991	77 out of 100	77
Power Play	Genesis	Mar, 1991	69 out of 100	69
Power Play	Amiga	Jan, 1991	62 out of 100	62
Amiga Joker	Amiga	Nov, 1990	59 out of 100	59
Thunderbolt Games	Genesis	Oct 10, 2004	3 out of 10	30
64'er	Commodore 64	Jan, 1991	1 out of 10	10

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Trivia

Cancelled Spectrum version

Although never released, a Spectrum version was at least partially developed, as a demo version featured on a cover-mounted cassette from Your Sinclair magazine.