Well just about the same time I finished my second article on Android Robot games, I began to find a few more games that I felt should also be reviewed here. There are others out there that are just too terrible to comment on or fall a bit too far into the “cute robot” category.

Mantera: The Sacred Path

Welcome back to part two of my round up of some robot combat games for the Android operating system. My substitute for BattleTech Tactical Command continues with games that while may not be even in the same genre as established BattleTech videogames, I think are still quite enjoyable to the same mindset that enjoys hundreds of tons of steel mayhem stomping things to toejam.

Exzuse Arcade

Exzuse Arcade, by Hyperdevbox is a railrunning shooter that most reminds me of the Playstation 1’s Omega Boost. Gameplay is close to Starfox for those of you unfamiliar to OmegaBoost. Like many games produced in Japan, its colorful and the designs are quite stylish for generic futuristic anime mecha.. Its only a ‘robot’ game in that what you’re piloting has arms and legs. You’re essentially flying throughout the game. Its a LARGE game, so make sure you check the requirements for running it. There is also a sequel, appropriately named Exzuse 2.

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