Hero of Robots is a hybrid arcade game similar to Mushiking. When the new card is obtained, the game starts. The player must scan three types of cards: Robot, Power, and Skill. When the battle starts, the player will attack first; while the other player will attack later. When the player's attacker chooses melee or shooting; the player's defender chooses either anti-melee or anti-shooting. When melee is against anti-melee, the defense will be successful. When shooting is against anti-shooting, defense is will also be successful. Melee move is against anti-shooting move, the attack will be successful. Shooting move is against anti-melee move, the attack will also be successful. Obtain energy after every battle. After an accumulation of enough energy, launch "level up" or "super level up" option on robot's moves. Pull down the lever. Unleash the energy to enhance robot's moves. When the opponent's HP goes down to zero, or the player's HP is higher than the other player after five rounds, you win the battle.
In year 2013, a Hero Of Robots comic story line was published early. It detailed the origins of the alien robots, their journey to Earth and there were search for a human partners as their pilots. The series were starts with Jet, a young boy who dreams of becoming a martial arts master in future. Jet was close friend of Niel, Gajill, and Chris. He later made a friendship with Addiso after they understanding each other at the end of Episode 02. It follows the stories from Episode 01 to Episode 05 of the arcade game. A manga series by Wei Cheng and Hao Mian titled Hero of Robots FIGHT, was serialized in the Taiwanese version of CoroCoro Comic published by Chingwin Publishing Group between 2012 and 2014. The collected releases of the manga including bonus cards, an animegraphic card that can be used in the arcade game machine.
Anime
In July 2017, International Games System announced a collaboration with Nada Holdings and Japanese broadcaster TV Tokyo to produce an anime adaptation of the arcade game. The series was set to debut in Japan as early as winter 2018, with a Chinese release set for 2019. Tetsurō Amino was announced as the director, with Takayuki Yanase as the mecha designer and Noboru Nakayama as animation director. The four-episode anime was streamed in Taiwan on Bahamut Anime between August 16 and September 27, 2019. The series is produced by Gonzo and written by Touko Machida.
Music
The Hero of Robotstheme song "Hero Spirits", introduced in the arcade game's third set, was composed and performed by SHISUI and AKASAKI. Later reused again as Anime Hero Of Robots 01 Opening officially.
Other games
A spinoff arcade game, interchangeably known in English as Hero of Robots: Transform and Hero of Robots: Go! was released in year 2017. It uses motion sensingKinect technology for game play. Players receive physical bonus cards that can be used in the main game and in an augmented reality application for Android and iOS devices. A sequel to the original game, also called Hero of Robots launched in Taiwan in late 2018.
