Kodoani.com – Imagineer has just brought good news to the Medabots fan community when announcing a new mobile game called Medarot Survivor. This game will launch in February 2024, for both iOS and Android operating systems in Japan. With a top-down shooting style combined with automatic attacks, the game bears similarities to the famous game Vampire Survivors, promising to create a breath of fresh air in Medabots' more than two-decade long journey. .
Highlights in gameplay
Medarot Survivor puts players in a battle for survival against relentless enemy attacks. With the automatic attack mechanism, players will focus on control, upgrade strategies and make the most of Medabots' power in each battle.
Characters and design
One of the expected elements is the appearance of both familiar characters and new faces. The design team includes prominent names such as Tyuga, Mine Yoshizaki (famous for Sgt. Frog), K-STARand many other talented artists, ensuring to bring a world of Medabots that is both strange and familiar.
Historical flow of Medabots
The Medabots brand started with a game on Game Boy in 1997 and quickly became a phenomenon with subsequent versions on Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance, typically Medarot 2: CORE was released internationally under the name Medabots : Metabee Version and Rokushō Version.
Not only stopping at games, Medabots also made a strong impression through two famous anime series:
Medarot (1999): Caused fever with dramatic Medabots battles.
Medarot Damashii (Medabots Spirits) (2000): Continuing success with a new story.
The dubbed version of the anime was broadcast on Fox Kids and then it is ABC Familycontributing to spreading this brand to North America and many other regions.
Challenge and revival
After a hiatus, with studio Delta Arts closing in 2016, Medabots seemed to fall into a quiet period. However, the launch of the mobile game Medarot S: Unlimited Nova in 2020 and now Medarot Survivor shows that Imagineer is making efforts to revive this legendary franchise.
