Astro Boy

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Aug 18, 2004
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  • Summary: (Known in Japan as "Astro Boy Tetsuwan Atom") As the skies of Metro City fill with giant mechs, Astro, a robot with human emotions, arrives in a blaze of glory to defend all that is good. Fueled by jet-powered legs, he buzzes the menacing beasts and blasts them with lethal laser fire from(Known in Japan as "Astro Boy Tetsuwan Atom") As the skies of Metro City fill with giant mechs, Astro, a robot with human emotions, arrives in a blaze of glory to defend all that is good. Fueled by jet-powered legs, he buzzes the menacing beasts and blasts them with lethal laser fire from his fingertips. Astro will stop at nothing to protect the humans and robots of his city and as he does, he discovers he is far more powerful than he ever realized. [Sega]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 29
  3. Negative: 9 out of 29
  1. 3DAvenue
    80
    Without a doubt this would be a great game for young players and when the kids have gone to bed the older gamers might want to play as well and indulge in a few of those guilty pleasures I mentioned earlier to spice it up a bit.
  2. Weekly Famitsu
    70
    7 / 7 / 7 / 7 - 28 [Vol 797; 26 Mar 2004]
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  3. Next Level Gaming
    62
    The camera in Astro Boy is absolutely inexcusable. Although you can manipulate the view using the L2 and R2 buttons (which you will be doing a lot), you find yourself looking straight into little Astro’s gigantic eyes again before you know it.
  4. Game Informer
    55
    It's just a long series of boss battles interspersed with dull cuscenes and pointless flying around. [Sept 2004, p.110]
  5. GMR Magazine
    50
    What little real challenge there is exists solely because of the horrendous camera controls. [Oct 2004, p.98]
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  6. GameSpot
    49
    Like a one million-horsepower sucker punch to the good feelings we've all suddenly developed toward Astro Boy games, however, the second release, Sonic Team's Astro Boy: No Subtitle, turns out to pretty much stink.
  7. netjak
    35
    This game easily lacks more depth than any game that I have played in the past year, if not longer.
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  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 3 out of 5
  1. ECB19
    Mar 5, 2022
    8
    I don't think it's a bad game, it has good graphics for the time (for a ps2 game), the gameplay is correct and it can be entertaining to fightI don't think it's a bad game, it has good graphics for the time (for a ps2 game), the gameplay is correct and it can be entertaining to fight some of the bosses. (It's short and easy to beat, that's just what I was expecting, I enjoyed it)… Expand
  2. Watermelon789
    Jul 26, 2011
    8
    Don't b e so harsh on Astro Boy, back in the day felt like a nice journey, first with the sandbox world combined with the anime is a winnerDon't b e so harsh on Astro Boy, back in the day felt like a nice journey, first with the sandbox world combined with the anime is a winner for a child. Overall , is quite endearing.… Expand
  4. KratosKong
    Aug 18, 2019
    4
    Interesante en algunas de sus mecánicas, es muy corto y dentro de algunos niveles las salas se repiten constantemente.
  5. LouisH.
    Mar 22, 2007
    0
    This game is a scar on the face of video gaming! No sense, no coolness; just dorkiness and a strange half-naked little kid who flies around This game is a scar on the face of video gaming! No sense, no coolness; just dorkiness and a strange half-naked little kid who flies around all day. I wonder, was he always a boy?… Expand
  6. UltimateT.
    Jan 8, 2008
    0
    This game sucks a lot. the game play is repetitive and boring and should be in black and white.