Chris writes: "When I first heard that a Voltron game was coming to XBLA, I was pretty excited. As a kid, it was one of the staple cartoons that I would watch. What's not to love? Giant mechanical lions piloted by space heroes, an even more giant mechanical hero that the lions transform into, and ridiculous dialogue from even more ridiculous enemies; everything you could want in a classic, as the later Power Rangers found out when ripping off Voltron's great formula. All of this happened in the span of a few seconds, simply from hearing that a Voltron game was coming. But of course, just as every cloud holds the potential to dump torrents of water on you, every game announcement has the potential for disappointment. Mine came in hearing that Voltron would be handled by Behaviour Interactive, the same developers that gave us the inimitably terrible Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime. Having spent the last couple of days playing Voltron, however, I'm glad to say that the difference between the two games is night and day."
Impulse Gamer - Voltron: Defender of the Universe is an action-adventure game for Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network. The game’s main selling feature is the fact that it is based off the old Voltron TV series from the 80’s and it’s low price of ten dollars. However, is the game worth even the low price of ten dollars? Well that all depends on how hardcore a Voltron fan you are.
"New DLC is now available for the Xbox Live Arcade game Voltron which is of course a remake of one of the best 1980's children cartoon series ever made. The new content is entitled "Zarkon's Arena of Doom" and is a new challenge level where you must choose your Lion and attempt to survive the onslaught of Zarkon's Doom Army along with new Achievements."
I haven't even tried this game yet, as big as a fan as I was of the old cartoon. Is it any good?
I tried the demo, its a 5 player twin stick shooter, but it feels like a early generation PSN/XBLA game, very dated.
Games like Renegade Ops is better.
This is coming from a big Voltron fan, the best part of the game is the intro is the opening of the old school Voltron cartoon
Even if it seems a bit dated im still trying to let myself be excited. hopes not up but still smiling lol
Good nostalgic fun.
I found "lion mode" to be really dull. The controls were a little laggy, the graphics were subpar, and the actual game play was mind numbingly repetitive. The most enjoyment I had with this game was watching the animation clips from the original show. Hoard was much more enjoyable than Voltron, even though I'm a huge Voltron fan. Behavior Interactive just can't be relied upon to develop a fun game.
I got tired with the game after 20 minutes and just wanted to watch Voltron cartoons at that point.