A top-down NES shooter with a robot bomber. Place bombs and shoot in labyrinthine levels. Hybrid concept between Bomberman and shooter. Honest but limited.
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Shooter1 player7+
Description
Top-down shoot-'em-up featuring Kryten the planetary warrior battling enemy forces. Published by Jaleco, released in Europe in 1990. Kryten in top-down view with multidirectional shooting and power-ups. NES port of the Robo Warrior game.
The PAL release of Robo Warrior, this Jaleco port of an exploratory vertical shooter benefits from the NES's tighter European distribution, where print runs trailed the US market. Issued in 1990, the game remains modest in renown, yet its complete European value clearly outpaces the loose copy. The interest rests mainly on the title's relative PAL scarcity rather than any pronounced cult status.
Is Robo Warrior still worth playing in 2026?
A top down shooter from Jaleco, Robo Warrior puts you at the controls of a robotic warrior who progresses on foot firing in several directions, laying bombs to clear passages and collecting upgrades, in the spirit of Blaster Master and Bomberman combined. The blend of action, exploration and arsenal management gives a gripping but demanding formula. The difficulty stays harsh. For a retro shooter exploration fan, someone curious about Jaleco productions or a collector, the title keeps a clever effectiveness and a substantial challenge.
