GamesRadar+ Verdict
Pros
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It's Astro Boy!
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Flying levels almost work
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Most of it's not too hard
Cons
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Astro Boy skids all over
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Can't avoid environmental hazards
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Touchscreen controls don't work
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So, with the awful TMNT: Arcade Attack behind us, we can start afresh, striding boldly into the new year. And… oh, we seem to have trodden in something on our brave march forwards. Hang on *pokes at shoe with a stick* Eww, it’s a big pile of Astro Boy: The Video Game.
If you enjoyed the marvelous Astro Boy: Omega Factor on GBA don’t go thinking this film tie-in is anything like that. It’s not. It’s totally broken. Astro Boy skids all over the shop, making precision movement impossible; he jumps a fixed height, so can’t avoid environmental hazards; enemies lack any kind of intelligence; the difficulty wavers between insultingly easy and painfully hard; and tapping the touchscreen to activate special powers is a wash. Flying levels work marginally better than the platforming sections, but then a broken arm is marginally better than a broken leg.
Jan 13, 2010
More info
| Genre | Adventure |
| Description | Based on the little-seen movie, this is a terribly broken excuse for a quick cash-in. Avoid. |
| Platform | "DS","PSP","Wii","PS2" |
| US censor rating | "Everyone 10+","Everyone 10+","Everyone 10+","Everyone 10+" |
| UK censor rating | "7+","7+","7+","7+" |
| Release date | 1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK) |
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