Custom Robo Arena
| Custom Robo Arena | |
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North American boxart
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| Developer(s) | Noise |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Series | Custom Robo |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
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| Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Aggregate score | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | 74/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | B |
| EGM | 7.83/10 |
| Eurogamer | 5/10 |
| Famitsu | 31/40 |
| GamePro |   |
| GameSpot | 7.9/10 |
| GameSpy | |
| GameTrailers | 7.7/10 |
| IGN | 7/10 |
| Nintendo Power | 7.5/10 |
| 411Mania | 8.2/10 |
Custom Robo Arena, known in Japan as Gekitō! Custom Robo (激闘!カスタムロボ Gekitō! Kasutamu Robo, "Custom Robo Rumble!"), is a science fiction action role playing game for the Nintendo DS. It is the fifth title in the Custom Robo series. The name was announced on May 9, 2006 at the E3 convention, and released in Japan on October 19, 2006, then later in the United States on March 19, 2007. Later, on May 25, 2007, it became the first (and only, so far) Custom Robo title released in Europe, and on September 20, 2007, it also became the first (and only, so far) title of the series released in Australia.
In the game, the player participates in Custom Robo tournaments and tries to earn money to buy parts to use to improve their robo. The game is the first in the series that features two-player mode with the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection including voice chat, Multi-Card play, and DS Download Play. Custom Robo Arena also uses a "Rivals" list.
The game starts with a player-named male character whose father has just moved into the town of Midheart to work at NeoBrain, a robo research company. Upon arrival, the player met with Liv and Dennis of Team Numero Uno, a robo-battling club. After class on the first day, Team Numero Uno is forced to battle the Grapple Gang, led by Bull, the first major enemy. A teammate from Team Numero Uno switches to Bull's Team because they are undefeated in the school. The player decides to join the Numero Uno team. Later, the player fought Bull and the player's team may win or lose...
But anyway the player spends the next few days preparing for the Forester prep tournament. Their champion is Serene, who has the power-enhancing Soulboost. Liv's interest in the soulboost will take the player's team to Mt. Zephyr, where Stark will turn the player away at the top.
Then, the player goes on police duty with seemingly bumbling police cadet Duncan. After an ambush with a rogue commander and a criminal, the latter of which the player will illegally fight outside of a holosseum (Arena), Dennis and Duncan become too weak to fight, and the player is their last hope. Later, after the player has defeated the criminal, the player's team will return to Mt. Zephyr, having been given a note from Kris. Because of this, Stark will teach the player the Soulboost.
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