Gunlok
2000 video game
Gunlok is a squad-based action-adventure real-time strategy video game developed by Rebellion Developments, originally released in 2000 for Microsoft Windows. It was re-released in 2009 on GamersGate.
Plot
Set in a post apocalyptic earth, robots have almost completely wiped out mankind. However, a few pockets of human resistance fight on. Gunlok, a warrior in modular power armor powered by energy from Earth's core, fights on. As a member of Earth's elite Special Forces, Gunlok leads a campaign against the massive robot army.
Reception
The game received mixed reviews. GameSpot's Scott Osborne praised the game's controls and interface, but criticized the plot and graphics.
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