Ok, Deadbott came over, and I played Custom Robo, he helped a lot. We unlocked a bunch of stuff, but I spent a good four hours or more playing the game. Here's what I can say:
The story at first seems dull, but it gets rather... interesting later on. I haven't beaten the game, but there's a good plot twist or two in it.
Unlocking parts is a pain, but it's fun. You never know what you are going to get, but it's fun because you never know and have to just keep playing.
I made a devastating air-juggle combo, almost nobody has lived through my assaults (I got beat once, and only once, using this combo). For those of you who are going to get this game, and play it, and need the combo, here it is...
Little Raider type, using the only one I have.
Flame Gun
Umbrella (Pod)
Wall (Bomb)
Normal (legs)
Basically, run around (no jumping!) and get as close as possible. If the enemy is far away, launch a wall at them. When you are close enough, use your Flame Gun on them until they are knocked out, quickly launch the Umbrellas, and flame them when they are on the ground.
For those of you who just want a description of what I said (without playing the game), here I go...
A little robo-girl slides out from behind a wall (actual wall), holding a flamethrower. She sprays the enemy robot with the flames, until he gets knocked down, Out of her back launch three umbrellas, which hover in the air. Grinning like the mad little girl she is, she uses her flamethrower on the other robot, causing it to raise into the air (game mechanics). The flamethrower assault continues as he collides with one of the umbrellas, which explodes, forcing him higher. As soon as the first three umbrellas explode, she launches another volley, which the other robot lands on, causing even more damage...
You start with 1000 Hit points. I've knocked enemies down by 300 hit points with one juggle (initial flame, secondary flame and umbrellas, then tertiary flame and umbrellas if possible). Yes, four of these combos utterly destroys enemies. I love this game.
All in all, I can't give a full review, as I don't have all the parts yet. However, I can tell you this much... I haven't had this much fun playing a game since Fallout 2, or Command and Conquer (the original). Yes, this is my new favorite game currently, we'll just have to see how it sits up in multiplayer. With that, I think I'm going to start a league, and just try to get some people involved once a week in playing Custom Robo.
Night all, I'll post more tomorrow.