The Misadventures of Servebots

Let me get this out of the way first:
Servbots have to be the most annoying characters every created for a video game EVER! It's not just me that thinks this either.

Exhibit A. When they first were heard, one of my cats darted out of the room in a frenzy, jumped to the top level of a cat tower and fell off.

Exhibit B. The other cat in the room at the time got up and slapped the TV while Servbot was crying on the screen.

Exhibit C. My wife came up about 15 minutes in to ask me what that annoying voice was.

I think all of these conclusively prove beyond a doubt that Servbots are evil vial creatures.

These guys are one of the main characters in a prequel to the Megaman Legends series (which in itself is a spin-off of the Megaman X series which is itself a spin off of the main Megaman series. Sheesh.) called The Misadventures of Tron Bonne.


I played this game for a bit over thirty minutes due to the store I had to sit through, most of which is voice acted fairly well though the main character Tron is a bit over done and the Servbot's sound like the annoying crying children that folks use to justify not having kids. During this time I got to experiance the basic jist of the game and a bit of the story. Basically, Tron is a bad girl who steals with a partner named Tiesal, who I can only assume to be her dad as they have the same last name but it is not distinctly stated that he is such. They go around hunting treasures, aka looting, in hopes of riches when one day Tiesal is kidnapped over a large loan he has taken out and can't repay. Tron vows to repay this loan and save him. How is she going to do that?

Stealing in a big robot. Yep, it seems that the game is all about stealing stuff and hunting for treasure while looking like a bad ass. These tasks are divided up into missions which are themselves divided up into different types. The types I encountered were:

Puzzle missions - Missions involving the use of a special "tank" robot (I put in quotes as it really is the normal robot you run around in with wheels attached). This robot can lift a limited amount of heavy crates full of meat and then carry them a maximum of 10 spaces to your ship. Yes you are stealing beef with the option of getting a bonus for getting crab meat. Now it sounds pretty simple (which it is) but it is complicated by a few things. First, sometimes there are very heavy metal boxes that you can only pickup and move to an ajacent square. Second, there are wooden blocks that you can pickup and move anywhere, including sometimes using them to make a bridge across water. Once you steal all the meat, you end up selling it for money in the game.

RPG missions - Missions that require you to walk around in a first person mode down corridors (caves and such) and hunt for treasure. You can point and send your Servbots via a "Beacon Bomb" to investigate things such as treasure chests, openings in the wall, or to turn off traps via switches on the ground or walls. These are pretty strait forward and just involve trekking forward and making sure that you go down any branching paths.

Action Missions - The Action missions generally allow you to destroy areas in your mech-like body such as towns and use your Servbots to loot buildings and townspeople. Then you are thrown into a type of boss fight at the end. The first of these such missions finds you fighting what seems to be the local policewoman. Not only is she pretty funny while trying to stop you with her tiny police car, but when you have destroyed that you get to hunt her down on foot. It's pretty hysterical since your a giant robot. I will say one thing about the controls as they can become frustrating when you first attempt an action missions, they take a bit of time to get used to especially if you have not played any of the Legends Series. Even once you do, they can be a bit cumbersome. They don't impede the fun much though.

In the time I played this game I must say I did enjoy myself, even with the sometimes annoying voice of the Servbots. Since the game is broken up into missions, you will find yourself enjoying some more than others. I found the RPG missions to be pretty boring as there was not much challenge and due to the age of the game, the repetitive graphics of the corridors and caves really start to get to you. These are made up for with the puzzle missions that really provide a challenge and the action missions that are just plain fun.

Pros: Fun Game
Variety of Missions
Graphics are bright and colorful
Cons: While some of the voice acting is really good, some is just god awful
Controls take some time to get used to
Servbots are soooooooooo annoying

Would I play again: Actually, I think I am going to right now.


P.S. - You may have seen these annoying Servbots in a more recent game...