The game takes place on the space outpost Terra-12. It was hit by cosmic radiation, which mutated most of the life forms on the outpost. The radiation was followed by a group of aliens lead by robotic “governors”. The Atomic Robo Kid is the colonist's last hope.

As the half-human half-cyborg flying machine of the title, you are faced with many levels to clear of enemies. The gameplay is horizontally scrolling. Your unit is able to fly and then hold at a certain level in space. Defeated enemies often release gems, which can be collected towards power-ups. These include more powerful or multi-directional firing.

This game is pretty tough to beat. There are three types of stages: standard levels, boss battles, and governor duels. You usually play standard levels, where you are trying to reach the exit. These are pretty easy. The boss battles can be tough. I would say that only three of the bosses are really challenging. The governor duels pit you against the governor of each area. These are also easy. There are also multiple difficulties. I don't think that the computer becomes tougher if you raise the difficulty. You just have fewer lives and continues.

Atomic Robo Kid is also known as Atomic Robokid, Atomic Robo-Kid.

The music in this game is very good. Most of the songs are memorable. None of the music is annoying. It is usually pretty calm. The sound effects in this game are also good. Your weapons have the memorable sound effects. The only really annoying effect is when you run into an enemy. You make a screeching noise whenever you do this. Since running into most enemies will not kill you, you might hear this a lot when you are totally surrounded by them.

In Atomic Robo-Kid the sprites are highly detailed. Most of the characters look kind of like super deformed robots. The bosses tend to be as large as the screen. The only bad thing about the bosses is that most of them are not animated. They usually just float along after you. The backgrounds are very nice. They include barren wastelands and rocky mountains.

This game is fun to play. You fly around shooting enemies with one of five possible weapons. There are also multiple paths, so this game has some replay value. The game also has funny characters, such as the cute, dinosaur merchant.