Miniatures strategy game company Privateer Press announced today a miniatures battle game based on the classic anime Voltron. The game will be titled Voltron: Defenders of the Universe and will be released this July.  Privateer Press is best known for its Warmachine/Hordes tabletop strategy games and its only slightly less popular Monsterpocalypse game with which Voltron will be compatible. Gameplay is based on classic monster movies where some mutant/mecha/alien attacks and destroys a city. Each player controls a monster and various smaller support units in an attempt to defeat the other monster. Game mechanics include smashing buildings, throwing your opponent into buildings, stomping tanks and infantry with your monster and generally wreaking havoc all over the place.

The addition of Voltron and the Galaxy Alliance vs. Prince Lotor and his robeast Lo-tron of the Drule Empire promises to bring some very entertaining clashes. This marks what may be an important turn for the game where a real anime franchise is coming aboard to a game that is imitating it. The roster of factions in Monsterpocalypse already contains a group of mecha-police that have a group of smaller tanks that form into something much like Voltorn, in addition to dinosaurs that bear resemblance to Godzilla, giant planet eating aliens and elemental beasts to name a few.

This promises to be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Hopefully we may will be able to look forward to to other classics joining the ranks. For now I am looking forward to a Voltorn vs Cthul (huge Lovecraftian horrors) battles. Lets see if these lions can take the mind ripping horror!

BAM

From http://privateerpress.com/company/voltron-lands-this-summer