Mirage Technologies (Multimedia) Ltd.

Developer of the fighting game Rise of the Robots.

Best known for the 1990s fighting game Rise of the Robots. Contemporary coverage and the DeBaser review highlight extensive marketing, digitized CGI sprites/artwork, multiple console ports (notably SNES and Amiga), and a credited Brian May contribution that is largely absent from the in-game soundtrack. The game received heavy criticism for its gameplay, controls, AI and bugs.

DeBaser's available review (Smashguy) treats Mirage Technologies' Rise of the Robots as a critically hyped but poorly executed 1990s fighting game. Praise is given to the digitized graphics/artwork; nearly everything else—gameplay, controls, AI, soundtrack placement and ports—is condemned. The review recounts differences across ports (SNES, Amiga) and highlights heavy marketing and a credited Brian May contribution that is largely absent in-game.

For:retro gamers, collectors, fighting-game historians, readers curious about notorious 1990s game flops