
The robot features black and white checkered decals around the sides, and a top decal which is unintelligible due to video quality.Īll screenshots are authentic and provided by various sources such as IGN, Gamer's Hell, and. Dark blue in color with a lightning bolt decal on the top.Ī box-shaped robot with an axe at the front, neon yellow in color and with decals around the sides to imitate a taxi cab design.Ī red hexagonal robot with a circular saw mounted vertically on a bar protruding from the front. Although it is unknown exactly how many were intended for the game, four have been discovered from a video showcasing gameplay.Ī dome-shaped robot, earthy brown in color, with a strimmer blade protruding from the front of the chassis.Ī four-wheel drive box-shaped robot with a front wedge, spikes at the sides and rear, and a front-mounted hammer for weaponry. The game also featured a handful of fictional robots. Additionally, many screenshots of the game and its concept art were made public in 2017 by Gary Switzer. Nevertheless, a video was uploaded to YouTube showcasing gameplay footage. With the development team based in Warthog's HQ in the UK and the game's quality assurance team based in California, progress was slow and people on the team inevitably left THQ as the game was cancelled. For unknown reasons, it was initially postponed until early February 2003, before being delayed again to May 2003, and subsequently scrapped altogether.Īccording to a Reddit post from a user who was part of THQ's quality assurance team for the game, it saw little improvement in fixing bugs and issues in the months leading to the plug being pulled. The game was initally announced on the official BattleBots website on September 12 2002, with November 2002 mentioned as its release date. The game appeared to be a notable improvement on previous releases, implementing visible damage and relatively realistic physics. It was also highlighted to have different camera angles, more accurate damage representation and play-by-play commentary with 20 different arenas to compete in. Multi-Player (up to 4 players at a time).Arcade Mode: Unique hazards and power-ups.This week on the podcast, we catch up with Mike and Andrea Gellatly from Team Witch Doctor, to reflect on the 2020 season, their sprint in the middle of the season to build new weapon discs, and what’s next for the bot, and the team.
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Tournament Mode: Compete against the robots from the TV show. BattleBots S5E13 Recap (With Mike and Andrea Gellatly from Team Witch Doctor) Mar 10th, 2021 by behindthebots.Īccording to the back of the game's box, it was going to have three modes of play:

The Battlebots store lists the game under "vintage merchandise" for $299.98, however is permanently sold out as it was added in error. Promo discs of the prototypes were sold on the BattleBots website for $150 but they sold out. However, production was cancelled after BattleBots was discontinued on Comedy Central. BattleBots was a video game produced by Warthog Games and to be published by THQ, planned to be released for the PlayStation 2 and GameCube, and was nearing completion.
