Robopon Ring Version

But if you don't feel like commanding a tiny armanda of little, furry, fire-breathing creatures, than Robopon 2: Ring Version is the game for you.

Okay, so the concept of Robopon 2 copies Pokemon in nearly every single way-get a bunch of little, freakish critters, train them for battle, and blow opponents to pieces. But Robopon 2 takes this idea, and gives it a much more strategic edge.

Some differences are...

-An actual story this time! That's right-instead of walking around trying to win lots of battles, you have to reckon with a Robopon-wielding Ancient Egyptian mastermind, an evil scientist who wants to use his superior Robopon to take over the world, and, believe it or not, aliens from outer space.

-Instead of capturing Robopon out in the wild, you are now forced to search for batteries, hidden all over the land, and "spark" them to make more.

-Though I've never played the original Robopon, I've now figured out that most of the original critters have gone, and have been replaced by about 200 new ones, most new evolutions of the old ones. 200. Yes, you heard me right. Too bad Robby now doesn't have an evolution...

-Speaking of evolutions, there's now a serious downside to the whole idea. Though the Robopon is able to learn new techniques when it evolves (like launching a humongus, pheonix-shaped flame at it's enemies), but all it's stats, including it's level, is reduced by half. This adds A LOT to the gameplay.

-Instead of one (or sometimes two) Robopon fighting on the battlefield, you now can wage war with four. Yes, FOUR.

-There's a new twist to special attacks-oil types. Each Robopon has an oil type (like A, B, AB, etc.), and this seriously influences healing and damage dealing. For example, if you want to heal all of your Robopon in one swoop, the multiple Robopon must be of the healer's oil type. It's the same with dealing damage.

-Instead of having elemental types, there are now three robot types-Arm, Move, and Boot. Arm are basic, Move are fast but have low defence, and Boot have high defence, but can't be equipped with software and parts (which give you more attack and more special attacks). However, they learn more special attacks.

In other words, this game absolutely rocks. GET IT!