MicroVolts

MicroVolts is a Massive Multiplayer Online (MMO) Third Person Shooter (TPS) cartoon-style video game developed by Korean developer, SK iMedia and published by Toronto-based publisher, Rock Hippo Productions for the PC. MicroVolts released its first Closed Beta phase on August 12, 2010 and launched its second Closed Beta on January 28, 2011. The game’s Open Beta phase began on March 10, 2011. Rock Hippo Productions announced that the Official Release of the game would start on June 9, 2011.
The game was ranked as the Second Most Anticipated MMO of 2010 by MMOSite’s Reader’s Choice Awards. It was also named as MMOGames' Editor's Choice in April 2011.
The game is set in the real world where toys have come to life behind closed doors. A secret battle began between four original limited edition figures, code-named MicroVolts. Naomi, Knox, Pandora and C.H.I.P. were the names of the original prototypes, but they were soon joined by other modified versions. The toys now battle it out in an all out war for valuable battery resources and ultimate supremacy of their Micro World.

Characters

The game has four main characters that are said to be the original, limited-edition toy prototypes- Knox, Naomi, Pandora and C.H.I.P.

Knox

Knox is a hip hop action figure. He is known for his jokester ways and his seemingly tough guy appearance.

Naomi

Naomi is the first female doll in the Micro World. She is a friendly high school girl but uses her approachable appearance to mislead her enemies.

Pandora

Pandora is named after a figure in Greek mythology. She uses her seductive appeal to lure her targets before destroying them. Her nemesis is Naomi. Naomi was a Pandora but they two fought each other and one was damaged (Pandora), afterwords the creator changed her look to make her more formidable.

C.H.I.P.

C.H.I.P. stands for “Complex Humanoid Interchangeable Parts’’. He is a mechanized Stikfas figure that was created using spare parts from junk yards. He is known for his impatient personality and his charge-forward attitude on the battlefield.
Akira Wakui’s website reveals that there is a possibility that he may have designed some exclusive character customizations for the game, as several of his figures in his Storm Street Zero gallery bear a striking resemblance to the game’s C.H.I.P. character, but this has yet to be announced or introduced into the game.

Weapons

Unique to MicroVolts is the fact that players have access to all 7 types of weapons within a given match, unrestricted by class. The 7 types of weapons include: Melee, Rifle, Shotgun, Sniper Rifle, Gatling Gun, Bazooka and Grenade Launcher. Each player starts out equipped with a basic weapon of each type and can and purchase more weapons through Micro Points from the in-game shop.
New players receive a set of Trial weapons for a week. These weapons possess much better stats than the default stock ones. Unlike weapons bought with RT, these need no repairs. This helps the player to build up an amount of MP before he levels up.
  

Game Modes

There are currently 11 game modes in MicroVolts: Team Death Match, Free For All, Item Match, Capture the Battery, Close Combat, Elimination, Zombie Mode, Arms Race, Invasion, Scrimmage, Bomb Battle and Boss battle. Each different mode requires the player to use different skills in order to succeed. While some of the modes rely on team play and cooperation such as Team Death Match and Elimination, other modes require a player to play offensively such as in Free For All and Close Combat and Arms Race.
Boss Battle is a special mode where 1-4 players have to fight an enormous robot and mini-robots. These robots are called "Trackers". On the mission to defeat the robot players must avoid the attacks and destroy the mini-robots in order to survive. Successfully defeating the mother-robot and winning the mode will give each player a gift box of Gold, Silver or Bronze. While Gold gift box is the rarest Silver and Bronze gift boxes come next. Each box will contain a random gift and getting a better gift depends on the rarity of the box. These boxes can contain 500MP - 5000MP amount, Instant re-spawn, Penalty down, No penalty, Coupons or a Rare melee weapon(Gold/Silver/Bronze - Tracker head). Gold/Silver/Bronze - Tracker head can only be gained through the specific type of box for each melee. Completing the mode won't give the player any experience points or micro points(MP) as in other modes. The players will only receive a gift box containing random gifts as mentioned above.
Modes to-be-released: A Single player classic "Zombie" mode layout where waves of 'Zombies' attempt to kill you each wave, and it gets exponentially harder each wave. At this time there are not many details on this mode.