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The Junkbot title screen. |
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| Developer(s) | Gamelab |
| Publisher(s) | Lego Group |
| Designer(s) | Frank Lantz Eric Zimmerman Nick Fortugno |
| Series | Junkbot series |
| Engine | Junkbot engine |
| Platform(s) | Lego.com |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Rating(s) | None |
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Junkbot is a puzzle video game created by Gamelab for the Lego Group, and hosted on Lego.com. It is about a robot called Junkbot (or JunkBot, Junk bot, or Junk Bot) who eats trash. The gameplay involves moving Lego bricks to get the main character, Junkbot to his goal of eating all the trash in each level. The game also has a sequel, called Junkbot: Undercover.
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Junkbot is a robot who loves to eat trash (along with the cans that contain them). One day, Junkbot gets a job as a janitor of a factory- just so he can get more of his beloved meal. The factory, though, has many secrets...
These are characters Junkbot must avoid physical contact with, or else he will lose the level.
The goal of every level in both games is to clear the level of all trash cans (which is done by guiding Junkbot to the trash cans, causing him to collect them), though the player is also encouraged to do so by using the least amount of moves as possible. When you move a brick or clump of bricks, you get a move. For each level there is a gold award if the player does it under the said amount of moves. In the level shown in the screenshot, you must complete the level in 1 or less moves to earn a gold reward.
Junkbot cannot be moved by the player (he walks by himself, will not fall off an edge, and will turn back if he walks into a dead end), but the player's movement of bricks can affect where he goes (however he cannot walk over a brick structure two or more bricks high (but he can walk on staircases)). The player cannot move gray bricks, but they can move colored bricks. When Junkbot comes in contact with a trash can, he will collect it.
Every level has a keycard. When 10 levels are completed, the 10 keycards will unlock the next of four buildings. Junkbot may then access the next building or area. When all the levels are completed, the player can keep playing to lower their moves in each level and try for high scores.
Every time you get a multiple of 10 gold awards you get an award. You also start out with an employee of the month award.
These are things Junkbot must avoid, or else he'll lose the level.
Data can only be saved if the player has an account on Lego.com.
The best scores in the game are made by reusing structures and breaking clumps of the puzzle bricks in imaginative ways that solves the puzzles in less moves. Some puzzles can be solved using timing, or imaginative ways of dealing with hazards. A look at the scores of the other players will indicate where scores can be improved. More advanced moves use structures to both protect Junkbot and allow him to move; it is also possible to remove barriers by using the process of moving the barrier to protect Junkbot and save moves to the trash can. Some can be done in a single move.
| Junkbot: Undercover | |
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| Developer(s) | Gamelab |
| Publisher(s) | Lego Group |
| Designer(s) | Frank Lantz Eric Zimmerman Nick Fortugno |
| Series | Junkbot series |
| Engine | Junkbot engine |
| Platform(s) | Lego.com |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Rating(s) | None |
| System requirements
Adobe Shockwave |
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Junkbot: Undercover, also called Junkbot 2, is the sequel to Junkbot. Junkbot: Undercover is very similar in terms of gameplay to Junkbot, but with minor differences (see the Differences section).
Junkbot is busy doing his job, eating his favorite meal: trash cans, when he overhears some Gearbots. He tries to see what they are talking about, but they notice him and run away. Junkbot then follows the Gearbots and finds a folder labeled Project X TOP SECRET. Attached to this he finds a torn note saying "Do not tell JunkBot about". Thus his adventure begins! It is only after the last level, "PROJECT X" (which is the only level in the last area, "Project X"), that Junkbot discovers the deep secrets of the Project. After the ending, a mysterious Gearbot sneaks off, carrying a folder labeled "PROJECT Y TOP SECRET."
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