Robot Unicorn Attack

Robot Unicorn Attack (link) is an online video game produced by Spiritonin Media Games. It was released on the website Adult Swim on February 4, 2010 and quickly became one of the most popular games. In the following months merchandise and two "special editions" were released, Robot Unicorn Attack Heavy Metal and Robot Unicorn Attack Christmas Edition. In February 2012 a new version, "Robot Unicorn Attack Evolution", was released on Facebook.
The game is very simple: the player directs a robot unicorn, using the keys "Z" and "X", to jump and dash through obstacles (stars). The goal is to collect points by destroying fairies and stars and staying alive as long as possible while the game keeps getting faster.
In "Robot Unicorn Attack Evolution" the unicorn turns into other creatures (a panda, a gorilla, and others) and players can win bonus abilities.
Despite its simplicity, the game is highly addictive.Robot Unicorn Cerebral Attack by BuninouMy Eyes Are Open by SparkyardUntil We Win: Robot Unicorn Attack by LordKat This may be partly due to the rainbows, the sparkles, and the music: the song "Always" by the 80s band Erasure (and "Battlefield" by Blind Guardian for the Heavy Metal version.)
==Fandom==
The game's huge popularity immediately prompted a variety of fanart. Fans made robot unicorn figures Clay Robot Unicorn by DragonsAndBeastiesRobot Unicorn plushie by VampireChicken and created numerous crossovers and fusions, for example a My Little Pony fusion game that features Rainbow Dash in the role of the robot unicornRainbow Dash Attack by anon, Batman riding the robot unicornBatman riding Robot Unicorn by rosewine,and many moreRobot Sammy Attack by Fox4859, fusion with SupernaturalDouble Rainbow Unicorn Attack by mini-sanada, fusion with Yu-Gi-Oh. Numerous fanart show the robot unicorn as having (more) human featuresRobot Unicorn Attack by Edheloth, and romantic fanart paired the robot unicorn with the dolphin Robot Unicorn Love Attack by CrimsonShine or with its evil counterpart.Robot Unicorn Love by dead-kittens3
Fanfic also exists, ranging from almost philosophical stories from the POV of the unicorn, exploring its motivationsRobot Unicorn Attack Prequel by BiSnarkianStar Burst by BridgetMcKennitt or its "imprisonment" by the programmers And In The Half Light We're Free by annemari, to crack fusionsMagnificent Starlight by gingasaur, crossover with SG-1,to romantic stories pairing the robot unicorn with the dolphin.Always, I Wanna Be With You by UnicornPower] Other stories explore what happens when various canon characters discover the game (usually they quickly get addicted.)Robot Unicorn Attack by Maximum Williams, crossover with HomestuckRobot Unicorn Attack: Drabble Edition by chocolatexloverx16, crossover with BeybladeSeveral stories were written for Yuletide 2010, for which Robot Unicorn Attack was eligible.
==Fanart Gallery==
File:Robot unicorn by dragonsandbeasties.jpg|Fancraft example: Clay robot unicorn by DragonsAndBeasties
File:Robot Unicorn Attack paints by bee-chan.jpg|Traditional art example: Robot Unicorn Attack paints by bee-chan, made with watercolor, acrylic paint, ink, and colored pencils.
File:Robot Unicorn and Sushi Cat by D-NA.jpg|Digital art example: Robot Unicorn Attack and Sushi Cat by D-NAWebCite.
File:Robot unicorn attack by rattlekitten.png|Crossover pony example: MLP - Robot Unicorn Attack by rattlekitten, crossover with My Little Pony. Note the dolphin "cutie mark"; cutie marks are an important aspect of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
==References==
Category:Robot Unicorn Attack