Medarot R

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Medarot R
メダロットR
Genre RPG
Platform PlayStation / PSX
Developer Natsume
Publisher Imagineer
Release Date November 25, 1999


Medarot R was released in 1999 for the Sony PlayStation. It's the only Medarot game to ever be on a non-Nintendo system, next to its PC (Parts Collection) counterpart. It follows a alternative adventures of Ikki Tenryou and his friends the town of Omikuji, but doesn't match the established setting in Medarot 2, Medarot 3 and Medarot 4.

Medarot R is the first Medarot game to employ 3D graphics, specifically for its battle sequences. It uses the character designs and feature some characters and Medarots introduced in the Medarotter Rintarou! manga although its storyline does not closely match that of the manga.

Plot[edit]

Day 1[edit]

On his birthday, Ikki Tenryou is surprised with a kit for the Medarot he had requested for so long. While looking for his friend Arika, Ikki goes to the local shop and walks in on a RoboRobo Gang trying to push Hikaru to purchase a Noctobat. Ikki's appearance creates enough of a distraction to allow Hikaru to change into his Phantom Retort guise, who gifts Ikki a Medal to use with his new Medarot. Ikki easily defeats the RoboRobo and Arika suddenly appears. Explaining she was there all along, Arika snaps a photo and proclaims what has transpired will make for an excellent scoop for the school's newspaper. Ikki heads to class and becomes acquainted with his new fourth-grade teacher, Jick.

Arika publishes the story, but The Screws, who were expecting Kikuhime to be the paper's front page photo for the third time in a row, become furious. They trash the newspaper's room and chase after Arika. Ikki confronts them in the gymnasium and defeats all of them in Robattle, which Arika plans to make into a 2nd story. After Ikki leaves school, he is accosted by Kouji. Kouji has heard of his fight with The Screws and wants to challenge him to a Robattle, but he is talked down by Karin. Reflecting on his new reputation as a Medarotter, Ikki goes to bed.

Day 2[edit]

After waking up, Ikki hears of a news report about the launch of a new gorilla-type Medarot and reports that the Phantom Retort has been giving Medals to people walking around in the park in Medaropolis. Ikki convenes with Arika at school and Arika express her intention to find out more about the Phantom Retort for the school's newspaper. Leaving school, Ikki bumps into The Screws, who claim they had their new Goriongo stolen by a strange man dressed as a pirate in the vacant lot behind the school. Ikki heads to the lot and finds Kouji, who also claims to have seen the mysterious pirate.

Ikki walks to the park to find Arika and finds out that the Roborobo Gang has been scalping Goriongo parts. He speaks with one Katekin Ten, who explains who the Roborobos are and predicts that the only store that's not been picked clean of Goriongo parts is Kameya's shop in Lucky Town. Arika pops out from behind the bushes, explaining she was there to ambush the Retort, but Ikki mentions his conversation and Arika decides to go to the Kameya to buy the Goriongo parts and lure out the retord. However, once there, both her and Ikki struggle to order from the store's seemingly elderly and hard-of-hearing owner.

Ikki heads to Lucky Town's shrine and meets a priest who explains that Kameya has been faking poor hearing due to suspicious buyers. After being defeated in battle, the priest deems Ikki pure of heart and awards him a charm. Ikki shows the charm to Kameya, which gets her to offer to sell the parts, but they are interrupted by the arrival of the RoboRobo leader Red Makko. Red Makko explains he has been scalping parts to fund the RoboRobos and for his personal interest. After Ikki defeats Red Makko, Kameya awards him Goriongo's parts and invites him and Arika to check out Messy Town. Arika reveals she took a risky photo of him and that she's going to dedicate herself to reporting on the RoboRobo Gang.

Selection of Medarots[edit]

Main article: Medarots in Medarot R

There were 102 new Medarots created for Medarot R. The game also contains the 60 Medarots from Medarot 1 and 91 from Medarot 2, bringing the grand total up to 253.

Continuity and Placement[edit]

The game presents an alternate retelling of Ikki's story, placing it in a different continuity from Medarot 2, 3, and 4. However, it still serves as a sequel to the original game and vaguely to the Medarotter Rintarou! manga as well.

Differences from Medarot 2[edit]

  • Story: While the plot still involves Ikki facing the RoboRobo Gang, the events of the chapters are entirely different from those in Medarot 2.
  • Character Redesign: Characters have been redesigned, with some receiving only a new color scheme.
  • Starter Medarot: Ikki can only starts with Metabee, removing the player's choice between him and Rokusho.
    • However, the Kuwagata Medal is given by Hikaru at the end of the third chapter, and at the beginning of the next chapter, Rokusho's parts are provided to Ikki by Katekin Ten, allowing Ikki to have both Medarots in a single game.
  • Side-Quest Changes: The game lacks side-quests aside from searching for hidden medals, making the script very linear with no choice between Arika and Karin.
  • Medal Collection: All medals can be obtained in a single playthrough as there are no separate versions.
  • RoboRobo Gang Leaders: All leaders from Medarot 2 have been replaced by new characters with some equivalence:
    • Shiokara was replaced by Red Makko.
    • Salami was replaced by Green Pork.
    • Surume was replaced by Pink Duck.
    • Sakekaasu was replaced by Silver Bat.
    • Dr. Hebereke was replaced by Medal God.
    • Katekin Ten has a role similar to the scientist at the end of Medarot 2/Core who releases Primity Baby.
  • Tournament: The Island tournament from Medarot 2 was replaced by the Medarot Tournament and Hyper Tournament.
  • Battle System: The game does not use the traditional "Relay Race" format seen in most Medarot RPGs. Instead, a flashing icon indicates how close a Medarot on either side is to performing an action.
  • New Characters: This is the first game to introduce characters from the Medarotter Rintarou! manga. However, in the main continuity, this introduction occurs in Medarot 3.
    • Medarot 2 Core includes Rintarou, making it the second game after Medarot R to feature the character in a retelling of Medarot 2 events.

Gallery[edit]

Box art[edit]

Screen[edit]

  • Title Screen

    Title Screen

See also[edit]

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