Astro Boy: The Video Game

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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
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  1. 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 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    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 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.    … Expand
  2. 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 graphics but it's old fashioned in a bad way...the Astro Boy game on the GBA is actually much better.

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#75 Most Discussed DS Game of 2009

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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
  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.
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  2. Cheat Code Central
    44
    Considering there's nothing else to do in this game besides the single-player, that mode needed to be really good. Unfortunately, what we have instead is a missed opportunity that only frustrates and angers.
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  3. Modojo
    20
    Just avoid it and go see the movie instead.
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