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Astro Boy: The Video Game

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Game Info

Publisher: D3Publisher

Developer: High Voltage Software

Genre(s): Action

Players: 2

ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older)

Release Date: October 20, 2009

Summary

In ASTRO BOY: THE VIDEO GAME, players become the iconic hero, Astro Boy, and take to the streets and skies on an epic adventure to save Metro City from the clutches of the evil President Stone and his robot army. Utilizing Astro's entire arsenal of iconic weapons and abilities - Super Strength, Flight, Arm Cannons, Butt Machine Guns and Drill Attacks - players battle hordes of robot enemies and colossal bosses including some never-before-seen enemies across Metro City and the mysterious Surface. Using an intuitive combat system that adds depth to gameplay, players experience classic platform action and exhilarating combat levels as they use Astro’s unique rocket boosters to hover, avoid enemies and zip out of the way of danger. [D3Publisher]

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FILM: Astro Boy

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What The Critics Said

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Nintendo Power

Look past the rough exterior, however, and you'll find a fun game with retro appeal. [Dec 2009, 83]

GameZone

Don’t have astronomical expectations for this movie-based action title.

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Games Radar (in-house)

More than anything, Astro Boy is a great surprise for what many would assume is simply some child’s Christmas present. The Astro Boy coating is there so kids ask mommy and daddy to spend their holiday bonuses on it, but High Voltage Software felt nice enough to sneak in a fun game too. It’s like the whiskey Grandpa adds to the eggnog.

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GamePro

The game has its pluses, and for old and new Astro Boy fans, you could do a lot worse. And for those who just want to experience the unbridled power of shooting hundreds of bullets out the ol' poop shoot, you should know that it's not as fun as it sounds.

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ZTGameDomain

Sadly Astro Boy boils down to a decent game that simply doesn't manage to be a whole heck of a lot of fun. The flying levels are truly inspired and serve to be the highlight of the game, but when they make up so little of it, it is hard to recommend the overall package.

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IGN

Astro Boy just straight up isn't much fun. There is fun to be had, namely in the flying levels, but those are small portions of the game. The majority is a functional, but boring platformer/brawler.

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Cheat Code Central

The story mode clocks in at roughly three hours in length, and the Arena mode does little to add value to the package.

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GameSpot

The high-flying Astro Boy stays firmly planted on the ground in this unimaginative adaptation of the film.

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GamerNode

Poor combat, generic enemies, and uninteresting levels make for a game that isn't worthy of the Astro Boy license.

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NintendoWorldReport

Astro Boy is a movie-license miss with awful graphics, bad combat, and middling controls. Even if you loved the heralded Game Boy Advance Astro Boy game, this game still isn't worth your time because it takes those concepts and perverts them into something not fun at all.

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