BattleBots: Beyond the BattleBox
BattleBots: Beyond the BattleBox is a video game based on the BattleBots license for the Game Boy Advance. It was developed by Cave+Barn Studios and Pipe Dream Interactive and was published by Majesco Entertainment. Players create and manage a team of BattleBots. A sequel called BattleBots: Design & Destroy was released on August 31, 2003. Gameplay. "BattleBots: Beyond the BattleBox" is an action game. Players control a radio-controlled robot and battle it out with other robots to win. The main game mode is Tournament mode, where the player competes in four matches depending on the weight  class and must win all four to win an award. The player can also win sponsorships, to earn more money. There are sixteen real-life robots in the game. Reception. "BattleBots: Beyond the BattleBox" received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. IGN said that the only good thing was that Carmen Electra was not in the game. Sequel. "BattleBots: Design & Destroy" was released on August 31, 2003 for the Game Boy Advance. It was stated that the game was the sequel to "BattleBots: Beyond the BattleBox"; but it actually is the same game released under a different  name, albeit with some bugs fixed. It was possible that the game was released to pick up sales from gamers mistaking it for the PC game "Robot Arena 2: Design & Destroy". Reception. "Design & Destroy" received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to Metacritic.