Shoot Many Robots
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Release Date: March 13, 2012
Developers: Demiurge Studios
Publishers: Ubisoft
Platforms: Xbox Live Arcade, Playstation Network, Microsoft Windows, IOS, Android
Genre: Shooter, Action & Adventure
Players: 1-2, Online: 2-4

Synopsis
Shoot Many Robots is a 4-player co-op run-n-gun action game starring robot slayer and gun aficionado, P. Walter Tugnut. From a gun that shoots garden gnome missiles to a tutu that boosts speed and damage, there are hundreds of crazy guns and gear to unlock that boost Walters stats not to mention, make him look pretty. You and three friends can team up to exterminate a zillion robots while progressing through tons of missions, facing uncomfortably epic bosses, and leveling up along the way.

Gameplay
The gameplay in Shoot Many Robots is really simple and easy to do. Basically kill any robot that comes in the player's path. By killing these robots, they will drop lug nuts that the player collects that will be used for the player to purchase different weapons, leg armor, backpacks, and hats that will give the player's character boosts in certain attributes. The player will destroy robots that shoot guns, missiles, explosives, and other weapons that the robots could get their hands on. The robots the player will come in contact with will vary in size and wield a variety of weapons which poses a threat and sometimes a even huge threat when the player doesn't have the best weapon equipped and will be outgunned and killed rather quickly. Levels are unlocked when the player reaches a certain rank and unlocks other weapons of that particular level. Certain robots drop special packages that contain any type of equipment that the player can use for their character. At the end of a certain level, there awaits a boss that will send out more robots for protection or attack you ahead on with their unique weapons and style. The player heals their character when the player makes their character drink beer.

Graphics
The graphics in Shoot Many Robots is similar to what the graphics look like in the Borderlands series. Although it may not be exactly precise but it does show it's similarities. The game lacks the blood feature even when your character gets hit with bullets and explosives, and rather just flinches from the attack and moves on. The graphics on the weapons and other equipment are great for its type of game. The use of colors is very diverse and greatly executed. For its type of genre, the lack of blood and gore isn't really necessary but the only gory part is that the robots, upon death explode into many small pieces. About everything is Shoot Many Robots is closely cartoony and unreal, so if the player isn't too much of the cartoon graphics, then this game isn't for them.

Controls
The controls for Shoot Many Robots are really simple and quite easy to get comfortable with. Luckily for players that hardly play any shooting style games, Shoot Many Robots requires the player to use a minimal amount of different controls to use throughout the game so the player should get used to the controls rather quickly. Apart from just shooting your way through robots, the player can perform a slam attack while in the air by holding down and pressing the melee button if hey have the proper equipment that enables them to. Overall, the controls aren't that confusing and difficult to understand and are quite easy even for a newcomer to the game of shooting.

Rating
Gameplay: 7/10
Graphics: 8.5/10
Controls: 9.3/10
Overall: 8.6/10