| BattleBots: Design & Destroy | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Cave+Barn Studios, Pipe Dream Interactive |
| Publisher(s) | Majesco |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Advance |
| Release date(s) | August 31, 2003 |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone (E) |
BattleBots: Design & Destroy is a video game based on the BattleBots license for Game Boy Advance. Players create and manage a team of BattleBots. It is said to be the sequel to BattleBots: Beyond the BattleBox; but it actually is the same game released under a different name, possibly to pick up sales based on gamers confusing it with the more successful PC game Robot Arena 2: Design & Destroy released on February 13, 2003.
The gameplay begins by the player creating their own robot, then competing in 4 matches per weight class while achieving various sponsorships and awards. Each of the 4 weight classes has 4 popular robots against which one can compete. There is also a mode in which one can play as the premade robots.
In this game, the player is given a designated $850 to spend on their bot for the lightweight class. there are four different classes; the Lightweight division(up to 60 pounds), The Middleweight division(from 60 to 120 pounds), The Heavyweight division(from 120 to 220 pounds), and the SuperHeavyweight dividion(from 220 to 340 pounds). In the lightweight Class, the player is given a choice between which Chassis, Set of wheels, Battery, Motor, armor, and combination of weapons the Bot could have. The choices for chassis were the ScoopBot, the BoxyBot, the TankBot, the SpinBot, and the PlowBot. Each Chassis has its own unique section of weapons that could give it an advantage, or a disadvantage, depending on how they chose their parts by weight or cost. The lightweight division features the Bots; Toe-Crusher, Mouser Mecha-CatBot, BackLash, and Ziggo. middle class has more advanced, expensive, and heavier weapons. when the player has constructed a Bot from the new array of items, the middleweight Bots will be revealed as Deadblow, Sunshine Lollibot, Complete Control, and Hazard. when they are defeated, the items get evwn more expensive, beneficial, and heavy. after the bot is constructed, the player will fight the Heavyweight class of Bots, in order: Overkill, Tazbot, Biohazard, and El Diablo Grande. when they are defeated, the best equipment becomes available to the player, and the for Elite bots will be combatable. The SuperHeavyweight Bots are Jaws of Death, Minion, Diesector, and Toro. once the player beats the fourth and final group of Bots, then the entire team of Bots that they created will be available in Brawl Mode.