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Video Game Review: Astro Bot

 I recently beat Astro Bot for PS5 and oh my god was it a blast to play! The game is a literal love letter to the Sony Playstation brand. Astro Bot is cute little protagonist. He has the ability to punch enemies and objects.  He also has a booster jump which can also be used to beat certain enemies too. In addition you get certain devices that help you such as a rocket boosting dog....or a monkey with extending arms. There's a whole lot more too. As with the PS5 tech demo the game has incredible haptic feedback for all your actions. That PS5 controller is awesome!

The game has so many incredible stages. It kinda of reminds me of Kirby and the Forgotten Land in that you are looking for your lost crew mate robots on each stage. You'll go through a stage and find (sometimes very cleverly) hidden crew mates and also these puzzle pieces. The puzzle pieces unlock new building on your crash site home planet. Unlike Kirby tho you must find a certain number of robot buddies to take on a main boss. There are mini bosses in the game here and there but the main bosses are all themed after an animal and they are quite the spectacle!!! 




After defeating a main boss comes my favorite parts of the game. You typically team up with a robot buddy that is modeled after an actual Playstation game like Kratos from God of War. These stages tend to have their own unique boss fight at the end too. Of course theres a ton of regular enemies to contend with too. Most are easily dealt with like little guys that release spikes after a time. However later in the game you'll face some that are always spiked meaning you'll need to not punch them but find another way.

I won't spoil the final boss but I will say it was a great test of all the things you've learned in the game. This is a really special game. I mean it did win game of the year in 2024. I love this game a lot but Im not quite sure it's better than FF7 Rebirth (which I've also reviewed on this blog). However it is pretty on par with a game like Super Mario Odyssey. This is Sony's big time platformer and I'll tell you it rivals most any in the genre.


Verdict 9.7










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