Oct 23, 2006 1:58 PM

Robots + Games: An Exploration

Who says there’s nothing new in games journalism? GameSetWatch premieres today a new biweekly column called Roboto-Chan!, dedicated to “videogames that feature robots and the pop-cultural folklore surrounding them.” Today’s inaugural edition covers that ultimate Japanese robot crossover game series, Super Robot Wars: Licensing is a funny beast in Japan (or in this case five […]

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Who says there's nothing new in games journalism? GameSetWatch premieres today a new biweekly column called Roboto-Chan!, dedicated to "videogames that feature robots and the pop-cultural folklore surrounding them." Today's inaugural edition covers that ultimate Japanese robot crossover game series, Super Robot Wars:

Licensing is a funny beast in Japan (or in this case five transforming mechanical beasts). Super Robot Wars is a series of games that started in 1991 and was basic anime otaku wish fulfilment; place mecha from disparate series in one turn based strategy game and let them high five their way to victory.

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Chris Kohler started writing for WIRED in 2002, and founded WIRED.com's Game|Life channel in 2005. He is the author of the books Power-Up and Retro Gaming Hacks, and co-hosts the Stitcher Award-winning podcast Good Job, Brain! ... Read More

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