Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness

Overview

Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness is a 2-D fighting game from Capcom that was released for arcades and home consoles in 1995. A spin-off the mech beat'em up Armored Warriors, Cyberbots features all of the mechs from that game, but an entirely new cast of characters whom are the pilots of the robotic combatants. Cyberbots was released on the PlayStation and Sega Saturn shortly after its arcade debut, though the console ports did not see a release outside of Japan until 2011 when the PlayStation version was released on the PlayStation Network . Tech Romancer, a spiritual sequel was released for the Dreamcast in 2000, it was a 3-D mech fighting game that featured Jin Saotome and his mech BX-02 Blodia as a secret character.

Gameplay

Cyberbots uses four buttons instead of the six button configuration that is standard for Capcom fighting games. Two are attack, and the others are a hover/dash button and a projectile button. Their are two sub meters under the health bar; one meter displays the energy of your projectile attack and the other is a super combo meter.

Characters

Before a mech is selected, the player must select one of the pilots in the game. The pilots have no direct effect in combat with the only differences between them being the story sequences they receive during gameplay.

• Jin Saotome: Son of the famous VA pilot (Ken Saotome), he fights to uncover the truth about his father's mysterious death.
• Mary Miyabi: An officer in the Earth Corps, a mysterious company which is found out about later in the game.
• Santana Laurence: The former leader of the Proud Mars Revolution, he currently makes his living as a Mercenary.
• Gawaine Murdock: He's an old friend of Jin's father, and a retired soldier.
• Bao and Mao: A brother and sister team that polit their mech at the same time.
• Arieta: A test subject who is trying to escape from the Earth Corps.
• Chiyomaru Kagura and Tessan Hagure: The leader of the resistance against the Earth Corps and his guardian.
• SHADE: A super soldier working for the Earth Corps.
• Princess Devilotte de Deathsatan IX: She is the daughter of a pirate King.
• G.O.D.: The main antagonist of the game.

Variant Armours

VAs are the mechs you play as, categorized into four main types as well as boss types.

Blodia-type Models

BX-02 BLODIA

Leg Type: Command Walker

Arm Type: Power Knuckle

Weapon Type: Assault Satellite

Special Techniques:

Gatling Rod

Full Metal Charge

Break Shaft

Needle Press

Planet Smasher (Cyber-EX)

BX-045 SWORDSMAN

Leg Type: Treads

Arm Type: Laser Blade

Weapon Type: Multiple Dispenser

Special Techniques:

Slay Word

Photon Splash

G Splasher

Vertical Gears

Crescent Tornado (Cyber-EX)

BX-075 RIOT

Leg Type: Turbo Jets

Arm Type: Rocket Arm

Weapon Type: Vulcan Cannon

Special Techniques:

Dyna Blow

Death Bolt

Riot Strike

Shining Arm

Gravition Field (Cyber-EX)

Reptos-type Models

RF-004 REPTOS

Leg Type: Command Walker

Arm Type: Power Knuckle

Weapon Type: Laser Cannon

Special Techniques:

Violent Wind

Satellite Force

Risky Nail

Hyper Laser

Full Verniern Hurricane (Cyber-EX)

RF-027 JACKAL

Leg Type: Insectroid

Arm Type: Heat Rod

Weapon Type: Assault Satellite

Special Techniques:

Dizzy Boomerang

Heat Grapple

Jackal Stamp

Whip Sting

Laser Screen High

Laser Screen Low

Assault Bits (Cyber-EX)

RF-009 LIGHTNING

Leg Type: Treads

Arm Type: Chain Spark

Weapon Type: Spread Missile

Special Techniques:

Sparkle Laser

Rolling Gear

Thunder Rain

Vertical Gears

Thunder Shaking (Cyber-EX)

Fordy-type Models

F Z100 FORDY

Leg Type: Command Walker

Arm Type: Power Knuckle

Weapon Type: Homing Missile

Special Techniques:

Iron Nail

Surprise Blade

Drill, Spiral Anchor

Fordy Beat

Fordy Break

Dual Homing Missile

Nebula Stream (Cyber-EX)

F Z202 TARANTULA

Leg Type: Insectroid

Arm Type: Force Claw

Weapon Type: Thousand Missile

Special Techniques:

Powered Wrecker

Downward P.W.

Wrecker Slam

Thousand Missiles

Rising Tornado

Falling Winds

Tarantula Stamp

Falling Destroy (Cyber-EX)

FZ900J KILLER BEE

Leg Type: Turbo Jets

Arm Type: Laser Blade

Weapon Type: Mine Shooter

Special Techniques:

Killer Screw

Killer Screw Extend

Killer Bee Strike

Killer Sword

Killer Eye

Delta Blast (Cyber-EX)

Guldin-type Models

GP-N1 GULDIN

Leg Type: Command Walker

Arm Type: Power Knuckle

Weapon Type: Flame Thrower

Special Techniques:

Gul Lariat

Sky Gul Lariat

Gul Wheel

Flame Redirect

Gul Burning (Cyber-EX)

GP-V4 VISE

Leg Type: Treads

Arm Type: Force Claw

Weapon Type: Homing Missile

Special Techniques:

Capture Device

Charge C.D.

E-Typhoon

E-Pressure

Vertical Gears

Dual Homing Missile

G Typhoon (Cyber-EX)

GP-D2 CYCLONE

Leg Type: Insectroid

Arm Type: Death Drill

Weapon Type: Mine Shooter

Special Techniques:

Drill Cannon

Hyper Death Drill

Drill Power

Cyclone Stamp

Far D3 Bomb

Short D3 Bomb

Final Death Drill (Cyber-EX)

Boss Models

P-10033 GAITS

Leg Type: Command Walker

Arm Type: Power Knuckle

Weapon Type: Missile Phalanx

Special Techniques:

Ikki Tousen

Mondou Muyou

Shogyou Mujoh

Short Shogoyou Mujoh

Kuuzen Zetsugo (Cyber-EX)

UVA-02 HELION

Leg Type: Power Claw

Arm Type: Power Knuckle

Weapon Type: Beam Cannon

Special Techniques:

Gott Kugel

Flügel Bogen

Himmel Fangen

Schlachtfeld Qual (Cyber-EX)

S-008 SUPER-8

Leg Type: Tentacle

Arm Type: Scissor Hand

Weapon Type: Laser Cannon

Special Techniques:

Octopus Jr.

Red Omega

Devil Chi

Final Omicron

Super Gamma

Hell Delta 1

Hell Delta 2

Hell Delta 3

Death Satan Sigma (Cyber-EX)

X-0 WARLOCK

Leg Type: Command Walker

Arm Type: Force Claw

Weapon Type: 150mm Vulcan Cannon

Special Techniques:

Sacred Stare

Forbidden Force

Imitation Alpha

Imitation Beta

Ascension Black

Final Sacrifice (Cyber-EX)

G13-EX ZERO GOUKI (Console Exclusive)

Leg Type: ????

Arm Type: ????

Weapon Type: ????

Special Techniques:

Go Hadoken

Shakunetsu Hadoken

Tatsumaki Zankyu Kyaku

Go Shoryuken

Messatsu Go Hado (Cyber-EX)

Home Consoles

Shortly after its release in arcades, Cyberbots : Fullmetal Madness was released on the PlayStation and Sega Saturn in Japan. The console versions featured Akuma from the Street Fighter series as an unlockable mech character known as Zero Gouki (Cyber Akuma).