RobotWar

December 31, 1981 Muse Software
Puzzle Simulator Strategy
Apple][
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RobotWar is a strategy/puzzle/simulation hybrid by Silas Warner, creator of Castle Wolfenstein for MUSE Software. The game is best described as a cross between two later games: Origin's OMEGA and Maxis' RoboSport.

Your task is to design robots, and program them to win fights in the arena. Using a language similar to BASIC, the game offers a surprisingly large number of commands you can use, a wide variety of robots.
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Release Date December 31, 1981
Publisher Muse Software
Perspective Bird view / Isometric, Text
Themes Action, Science fiction