Astro Boy: The Video Game

 DS
Metascore
34

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 7 out of 9
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  1. GameZone
    58
    Astro Boy is simply not where it needs to be. Not too much fun found here and the fun that is found, is so tough to get to, it will alienate its core audience.
  2. Worth Playing
    50
    A bad camera and bad controls, however, quickly shoot down this game with little to no hope of it getting better as you progress. For fans of the movie and the character, it would be best to hunt down the GBA game to get their fix. If you don't have a system that can play that, however, your best bet would be to hold off on this and hope that someone will come along and do justice to this revered character.

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75
#75 Most Discussed DS Game of 2009

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User Score
5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 3 out of 7
  1. Yojimbo2015
    Jun 1, 2023
    5
    Simplistic 2D platformer like the old Mega Man games with horizontal shoot 'em up sections that are similarly basic. Decent cartoony graphicsSimplistic 2D platformer like the old Mega Man games with horizontal shoot 'em up sections that are similarly basic. Decent cartoony graphics but it's old fashioned in a bad way...the Astro Boy game on the GBA is actually much better.… Full Review »
  2. ninjaguy454
    Jul 27, 2020
    4
    Astro Boy the video game based on the CGI movie feels like a Mega Man knockoff. I really wanted to like it for that reason, but the game justAstro Boy the video game based on the CGI movie feels like a Mega Man knockoff. I really wanted to like it for that reason, but the game just feels so clunky it throws off the experience.

    Really you just travel throughout the stage with some clunky platforming. You are forced to stop rather frequently to fight groups of enemies in areas that make it somewhat impossible to dodge anything, but it doesn't matter much as you are so powerful that it isn't that difficult anyway. If you are looking for any sort of challenge, certainly crank the difficulty up.

    The music is grating and repetitive and I felt the need to mute it shortly after beginning the play experience.

    Overall I cannot really recommend the game. THe GBA port seems to be a better port for those interested in an Astro Boy game.    … Full Review »
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