Hero of Robots

Hero of Robots is a Taiwanese trading card arcade game developed by International Games System and published by SNK that debuted in 2011.

Hero of Robots
Developer(s)International Games System
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)Arcade
Release2011
Genre(s)Hybrid collectible card and arcade video game
Mode(s)Up to 2 players simultaneously

Gameplay

Hero of Robots is a hybrid arcade game similar to Mushiking. When the new card is obtained, the game starts. The player must scan three types of cards: Robot, Power, and Skill. When the battle starts, the player will attack first; while the other player will attack later. When the player's attacker chooses melee or shooting; the player's defender chooses either anti-melee or anti-shooting. When melee is against anti-melee, the defense will be successful. When shooting is against anti-shooting, defense is will also be successful. Melee move is against anti-shooting move, the attack will be successful. Shooting move is against anti-melee move, the attack will also be successful. Obtain energy after every battle. After an accumulation of enough energy, launch "level up" or "super level up" option on robot's moves, however some robot's have ability to "transform" or "merged" if the energy bar fueled. Pull down the lever, later inserted the battle passwords for either transformation nor ultimate finisher. Unleash the energy to enhance robot's moves. A player wins when the their opponent's HP goes down to zero, or of their HP is higher than that of their opponent after five rounds.

Media

Manga

In year 2013, a Hero Of Robots comic story line was published early. It detailed the origins of the alien robots, their journey to Earth and there were search for a human partners as their pilots. The series were starts with Jet, a young boy who dreams of becoming a martial arts master in future. Jet was close friend of Niel, Gajill, and Chris. He later made a friendship with Addiso after they understanding each other at the end of Episode 02. It follows the stories from Episode 01 to Episode 05 [End Part] of the arcade game.

A manga series by Wei Cheng and Hao Mian titled Hero of Robots FIGHT (Traditional Chinese: 機甲英雄FIGHT, Pe̍h-oē-jī: Jījiǎ Yīngxióng FIGHT, literally: "Mech Hero FIGHT"), was serialized in the Taiwanese version of CoroCoro Comic published by Chingwin Publishing Group between 2012 and 2014. The collected releases of the manga including bonus cards, an anime graphic card that can be used in the arcade game machine.

Anime

In July 2017, International Games System announced a collaboration with Nada Holdings and Japanese broadcaster TV Tokyo to produce an anime adaptation of the arcade game. The series was set to debut in Japan as early as winter 2018, with a Chinese release set for 2019. Tetsurō Amino was announced as the director, with Takayuki Yanase as the mecha designer and Noboru Nakayama as animation director.[1]

The four-episode anime was streamed in Taiwan on Bahamut Anime between August 16 and September 27, 2019. The series is produced by Gonzo and written by Touko Machida.[2]

Music

The Hero of Robots theme song "Hero Spirits", introduced in the arcade game's third set, was composed and performed by SHISUI and AKASAKI. Later reused again as Anime Hero Of Robots 01 Opening officially.

The second "Hero of Robots" theme song "《機甲英雄》動畫OP主題曲 完整版" was introduced in second season set. The song was used for anime version, and copyrighted by Avex Inc.

Other games

A spinoff arcade game, interchangeably known in English as Hero of Robots: Transform and Hero of Robots: Go! (Traditional Chinese: 機甲英雄變身GO, Pe̍h-oē-jī: Jījiǎ Yīngxióng Biàn Shēn GO, literally: "Mech Hero Transform GO") was released in year 2017. It uses motion sensing Kinect technology for game play. Players receive physical bonus cards that can be used in the main game and in an augmented reality application for Android and iOS devices.[3]

A sequel to the original game, also called Hero of Robots (Traditional Chinese: 機甲英雄 機鬥勇者, Pe̍h-oē-jī: Jījiǎ Yīngxióng Jī Dòu Yǒngzhě, literally: "Mech Hero Fighter") launched in Taiwan in late 2018.[4]

See also
  • Mecha
  • International Games System

References
  1. "テレ東がアニメ化第２弾、台湾人気ゲーム". NNA ASIA (in Japanese). July 4, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  2. "《機甲英雄 機鬥勇者》動畫將於 8 月 16 日起於巴哈姆特動畫瘋全球首播". Bahamut Game News (in Chinese). August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  3. "GTI台北展 鈊象全場最好玩!" (in Chinese). May 14, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  4. "【TpGS 19】大型機台《機甲英雄 機鬥勇者》第一彈台灣搶先登場". Bahamut Game News (in Chinese). December 23, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
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