Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament
| Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament | |
|---|---|
 North American cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Irem Software Engineering |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Series | Steambot Chronicles |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure, sandbox |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer, Ad Hoc (1-4 Players), GameSharing |
Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament (ポンコツ浪漫大活劇バンピートロット ビーグルバトルトーナメント, Ponkotsu Roman Daikatsugeki Bumpy Trot: Vehicle Battle Tournament) is an action-adventure game for the PlayStation Portable handheld that features a sandbox style of play. The game was developed by Irem Software Engineering in Japan and is published by Atlus in North America.
It is a spinoff of Steambot Chronicles, a 2005 PlayStation 2 title. A sequel to Steambot Chronicles, called Bumpy Trot 2, was announced and shown at the 2006 Tokyo Game Show, though it was officially cancelled in 2011. Blocks Club with Bumpy Trot is another spinoff title, originally released for the PlayStation 2 and later ported to the PlayStation Portable.
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 54/100[1] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Famitsu | 28/40[2] |
| GameZone | 6.8/10[3] |
| IGN | 6/10[4] |
| PlayStation: The Official Magazine |   [5] |
Battle Tournament received "mixed" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[1] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of all four sevens, for a total of 28 out of 40.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ a b "The official first week of July Japanese Magazine news thread". NeoGAF. July 2, 2008. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ Lafferty, Michael (August 5, 2009). "Steambot Chronicles Battle Tournament - PSP - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on August 10, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ Bishop, Sam (July 2, 2009). "Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament Review". IGN. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ "Review: Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament". PlayStation: The Official Magazine. October 2009. p. 82.
External links
- Official website (in English)