The more you know about mecha anime series, the more you'll see just how much Capcom has rip-offed for Tech Romancer . Satirical anime rip-offs aside, the game is a very flashy fighter. Each battle is waged between two robots on a variety of levels. Some fights are waged in cities, with plenty of buildings to smash through during combat. The combat engine has a lot of variety in it.
Some robots even haven multiple pilots or different starting forms to choose from before battle.
During combat, a damage gauge fills up on each side of the screen, representing the remaining health of the robot. There is no definite round structure, the default setting is set up so that each robot can have its damage gauge filled twice before it explodes in a flashy fireball. Each final attack is essentially a very flashy way to instantly kill your opponent. Final Attacks typically come out very slowly and can be easily blocked, so fights are not as easily ended as it might seem. While the combat system does not require as much combo mastering or exact timing as Capcom's more serious games, Tech Romancer has incredibly zany fun battles and new players can get into the action fairly quickly.