![]() In this game, robots from outer space have taken over Earth and are now using humans for their entertainment, such as putting them in robot bodies and making the fight in gladiator games. Nor should it.Commentatron: I am the master of comments.Ĭlone Drone in the Danger Zone is a beat 'em up game byu the American company Doborog Games. The enemies change - I'm very fond of the robo-spider, whose legs you can, um, trim - and the strategies alter, but nothing covers the inherent silliness. The thrill, however, remains above, in running around, chopping robo-enemies up. It's just enough to deepen the moment-to-moment fun. It's here, really, where the deeper strategy of the game is revealed, a slight seriousness beneath the silliness. Which build will you follow? What will you choose? Would you like a flaming sword? Maybe you would like to be able to block arrows? How about a jetpack? The ability to kick enemies over? Perhaps you'd like a big fat hammer instead? A bow? Or how about an extra life? Ooh that's tempting isn't it, in a game where you only begin with one life? But if you choose it, you'll lose an opportunity to upgrade something else. Ooh it makes me feel all Strider on Weathertop. A big robot arm, like those robot arms in car factories, picks you up and an upgrade menu appears. In between each gladiatorial round, you go downstairs, under the arena, where you can upgrade yourself. It's more about running around in circles, swinging your sword in the hope you'll slice something off, and it had better be a big something otherwise they - like you - will carry on. ![]() I don't think blocking is really the point. You might be able to block other attacks by leaving your sword forward but I'm not sure. It's been reduced to a few moves: left and right swipes, and an overhead strike. It's as if Clone Drone latched onto this inherent ridiculousness and stripped away everything else. ![]() And if you've ever played a Chivalry game, or its like, you'll know how slapstick and silly they can be. Clone Drone is a (mostly) melee-combat game like Chivalry, where you WASD your character around while swiping a kind of laser sword to produce an attack. The scenarios vary and the upgrades change too.Įverything revolves around combat. Endless Mode is how it sounds, and great fun. There's a very endearing earnestness to them. It's more about the moment-to-moment fun, and listening to the dead-pan robo commentators who follow your action, remarking on how well you're doing for a human and delighting in how you're about to be ripped apart. I mean, it doesn't really matter - there is a story but don't worry about it. A game where, and bear with me here, humans are made into robots, by robots, and are made to fight other robots in a series of gladiatorial challenges. Clone Drone in the Danger Zone is a comedy. ![]() It's all very Monty Python and it's absolutely supposed to be.
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