<s>
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Robots	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Time	O
Warner	O
Interactive	O
in	O
1994	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
DOS	B-Device
by	O
Mirage	O
's	O
Instinct	O
Design	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
various	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
including	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
five	O
people	O
,	O
including	O
former	O
Bitmap	O
Brothers	O
member	O
Sean	O
Griffiths	O
,	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Robots	I-Application
was	O
intended	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
that	O
was	O
never	O
seen	O
in	O
any	O
other	O
fighting	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
contemporary	O
and	O
retrospective	O
reviews	O
towards	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Robots	I-Application
were	O
negative	O
,	O
with	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
criticism	O
targeting	O
its	O
crippling	O
gameplay	O
and	O
controls	O
,	O
despite	O
being	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
good	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
,	O
Rise	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
gigantic	O
Electrocorp	O
research	O
and	O
development	O
complex	O
at	O
the	O
Metropolis	O
4	O
plant	O
devise	O
the	O
Leader	O
Project	O
—	O
a	O
hive	B-Architecture
mind	I-Architecture
constructed	O
from	O
trillions	O
of	O
nanobots	O
in	O
a	O
sealed	O
central	O
chamber	O
within	O
Metropolis	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dubbed	O
The	O
Supervisor	O
,	O
it	O
learns	O
at	O
an	O
unprecedented	O
rate	O
and	O
quickly	O
becomes	O
the	O
perfect	O
multi-task	O
,	O
ultra-intelligent	O
robot	O
,	O
the	O
pinnacle	O
of	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
more	O
than	O
capable	O
of	O
managing	O
every	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
plant	O
's	O
day-to-day	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
ensuing	O
cybernetic	O
revolt	O
,	O
all	O
humans	O
in	O
Metropolis	O
4	O
are	O
quickly	O
dispatched	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
upper	O
hierarchy	O
of	O
the	O
corporation	O
and	O
its	O
CEO	B-Application
,	O
Mr	O
Oton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
does	O
this	O
in	O
revenge	O
for	O
his	O
"	O
father	O
"	O
being	O
"	O
murdered	O
"	O
—	O
Coton	O
's	O
human	O
brain	O
was	O
cloned	O
from	O
the	O
late	O
CEO	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
cyborg	O
thinks	O
like	O
a	O
human	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
emotions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Robots	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
PC	B-Operating_System
DOS	I-Operating_System
platforms	O
by	O
Mirage	O
's	O
Instinct	O
Designa	O
team	O
of	O
five	O
programmers	O
led	O
by	O
former	O
Bitmap	O
Brothers	O
member	O
Sean	O
Griffiths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Calling	O
it	O
superior	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Griffiths	O
claimed	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Robots	I-Application
was	O
not	O
a	O
conventional	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
robots	O
that	O
fight	O
and	O
act	O
unusually	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
very	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
that	O
has	O
never	O
been	O
seen	O
before	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
in	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Robots	I-Application
were	O
created	O
using	O
Autodesk	O
's	O
3D	B-Language
Studio	I-Language
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
models	O
for	O
the	O
droids	O
were	O
first	O
created	O
as	O
mesh	B-Algorithm
frames	O
so	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
stretched	O
and	O
rescaled	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
desired	O
look	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Clark	O
,	O
the	O
programmer	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
,	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
coding	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
using	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
data	B-Application
tables	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AI	B-Application
is	O
based	O
around	O
various	O
attributessuch	O
as	O
strength	O
,	O
intelligence	O
,	O
speed	O
and	O
motivationwhich	O
alter	O
the	O
droid	O
's	O
behaviour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leach	O
also	O
ported	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
tables	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Robots	I-Application
was	O
unveiled	O
at	O
the	O
Summer	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mirage	O
's	O
public	O
relations	O
manager	O
Julia	O
Coombs	O
said	O
that	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Robots	I-Application
would	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Time	O
Warner	O
Interactive	O
,	O
with	O
Mirage	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Robots	I-Application
was	O
driven	O
by	O
a	O
multimillion-pound	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
novel	O
from	O
Penguin	O
Books	O
,	O
and	O
talks	O
were	O
carried	O
out	O
regarding	O
toys	O
,	O
comics	O
,	O
an	O
animated	O
series	O
and	O
a	O
feature	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
PC	B-Operating_System
DOS	I-Operating_System
computer	O
versions	O
,	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Robots	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
various	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Philips	B-Device
CD-i	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
and	O
programmed	O
by	O
Data	O
Design	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Absolute	O
Entertainment	O
initially	O
owned	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
sold	O
all	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Robots	I-Application
rights	O
back	O
to	O
developer	O
Mirage	O
,	O
save	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
rights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mirage	O
then	O
sold	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
rights	O
on	O
to	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coombs	O
stated	O
that	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Robots	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
mind	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
conversion	O
'	O
upwards	O
 '	O
,	O
meaning	O
additions	O
could	O
be	O
made	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Robots	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
1994	B-Application
,	O
but	O
got	O
delayed	O
because	O
the	O
developers	O
wanted	O
to	O
"	O
continue	O
to	O
perfect	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
enhance	O
the	O
gameplay	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
possible	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Robots	I-Application
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1994	B-Application
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
platforms	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
T&E	O
Soft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
the	O
December	O
1994	B-Application
release	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
delayed	O
until	O
February	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Art	O
Data	O
Interactive	O
and	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Time	O
Warner	O
Interactive	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
,	O
Jonathan	O
Davies	O
described	O
how	O
review	O
copies	O
had	O
only	O
been	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
press	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
went	O
on	O
sale	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
by	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
probably	O
because	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
 [ so ] 	O
good	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
plays	O
so	O
poorly	O
—	O
every	O
move	O
the	O
robots	O
make	O
takes	O
so	O
many	O
frames	O
of	O
animation	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
much	O
memory	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
many	O
months	O
of	O
rendering	O
with	O
3D	B-Language
Studio	I-Language
,	O
that	O
it	O
simply	O
would	O
n't	O
have	O
been	O
possible	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
gameplay	O
any	O
more	O
complicated	O
than	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Davies	O
highlighted	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
flaws	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
players	O
could	O
not	O
turn	O
around	O
,	O
the	O
limited	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
vast	O
majority	O
of	O
computer	B-Application
opponents	I-Application
could	O
be	O
defeated	O
by	O
repeated	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
simple	O
flying	O
kick	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
static	O
background	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Nuttall	O
of	O
The	O
One	O
Amiga	B-Device
have	O
made	O
similar	O
comments	O
;	O
he	O
writes	O
that	O
"	O
xcept	O
on	O
'	O
Hard	O
 '	O
level	O
all	O
but	O
the	O
Supervisor	O
and	O
one	O
other	O
opponent	O
can	O
be	O
slaughtered	O
by	O
trapping	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
corner	O
and	O
inflicting	O
repeated	O
jump	O
kicks	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
further	O
criticised	O
the	O
poorly	O
designed	O
opponent	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
disappointments	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
excellent	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
poor	O
control	O
and	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
moves	O
cripple	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
unappealing	O
fighting	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
"	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
dark	O
and	O
bland	O
colour	O
scheme	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
extremely	O
weak	O
and	O
choppy	O
"	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
were	O
even	O
more	O
condemning	O
of	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
reviewers	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
by	O
far	O
the	O
worst	O
fighting	O
game	O
I	O
've	O
ever	O
seen	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
also	O
panned	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
Rise	O
offers	O
deceptively	O
good	O
graphics	O
-	O
the	O
rendered	O
cinemas	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
do	O
their	O
best	O
to	O
gloss	O
over	O
the	O
choppy	O
gameplay	O
animation	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
moves	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
calling	O
Robots	O
as	O
another	O
forgettable	O
'	O
me-too	O
'	O
brawler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
staff	O
named	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Robots	I-Application
the	O
100th	O
worst	O
video	O
game	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kevin	O
Green	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
listed	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Robots	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
games	O
we	O
hope	O
to	O
never	O
see	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
,	O
Brett	O
Alan	O
Weiss	O
of	O
AllGame	O
cited	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
boring	O
16-bit	O
fighting	O
games	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
as	O
"	O
riveting	O
and	O
distinctive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
failure	O
,	O
Mirage	O
released	O
Rise	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
in	O
1996	O
as	O
a	O
more	O
conventional	O
fighting	O
game	O
with	O
extended	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
made	O
for	O
computer	O
systems	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
as	O
well	O
,	O
again	O
with	O
little	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jim	O
Murdoch	O
penned	O
a	O
novelization	O
of	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Robots	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
2	O
February	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Robots	I-Application
characters	O
created	O
by	O
Sean	O
Griffiths	O
and	O
Kwan	O
Lee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deck13	O
Interactive	O
stated	O
this	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
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