Roboforge
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| Original author(s) | Liquid Edge ltd |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | D.Green, M.Ward, H.Calveley, Y.Ly, M.De Freitas |
| Initial release | May 2001 |
| Stable release | 1.34
/ January 28, 2008 |
| Written in | Java |
| Size | 34MB |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Programming game/Strategy game/Game artificial intelligence |
| License | BSD |
| Website | [1] |
Roboforge is a strategy game developed by Liquid Edge and released in 2001.
Brief history[edit]
RoboForge is a video game released in 2001 by Liquid Edge, a small company mainly created to develop and sell this game. The company's founder, Darren Green, was inspired by the well known Robot Wars (TV series).[1] He noticed that Robot Wars was an interesting game, but the cost of a real bot and the know-how required drastically restricted its spread, so he decided to virtualize Robot Wars concepts into a new PC game, calling it RoboForge.
RoboForge introduced an innovative concept: build your own robot (also called "bot" or "bots") on a limited virtual cost budget, then enter it into an arena with one other robot and run a full 3D robot battle until a robot's CPU or chassis is destroyed or time is called. Liquid Edge announced the game in July, 2000 [2] and then released the first version on May 23, 2001.[3]
From July 2008 RoboForge became an open-source project with the Java-based source code available under a non-commercial license.[4] The game's community continues development and it is now possible to download the game, build bots and enter them into amateur tournaments for free.
Reception[edit]
Since 2001 RoboForge attracted the interest of many gaming review websites as well as gaming magazines,[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] The general consensus was that RoboForge wasn't an "easy" game and that it required a lot of time and effort to build competitive robots.
References[edit]
- ^ "La 5e Génération : Le site 100% High-Tech !".
- ^ IGN Staff (7 July 2000). "Liquid Edge Games Announces Roboforge".
- ^ IGN Staff (23 April 2001). "Roboforge".
- ^ "ROBOFORGE: Source Code". www.roboforge.altervista.org.
- ^ "RoboForge Review". GameSpot.
- ^ The Armchair Empire - PC Reviews: Roboforge, archived from the original on 2014-08-06, retrieved 2018-06-10
- ^ "RoboForge Review". Archived from the original on 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ^ "Roboforge Review - PC". Archived from the original on 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ^ "Home". CVGames.
- ^ "GameSpy: PC Games, Reviews, News, Previews, Demos, Mods & Patches". archive.gamespy.com.
- ^ Sanderson, Paul. "GameSurge - Computer Game Preview - Roboforge!". www.gamesurge.com.
External links[edit]
- New website
- roboforge repository on SourceForge (empty)