Astro Bot Rescue Mission

 PlayStation 4
User Score
9.0

Universal acclaim- based on 554 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 500 out of 554
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 554
  3. Negative: 43 out of 554
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  1. tshrimp
    Mar 21, 2021
    5
    Deleted. Was on the wrong page when I wrote the review. My apologies. Enjoy your gaming.
  2. PrincessRescuer
    Feb 19, 2021
    7
    Astro Bot Rescue Mission is an amalgamation of recent Nintendo platform games, such as Super Mario 3D World, Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, and Splatoon. Problem is, those games weren't great, they were just average. This rendition is greatly improved by a clever second-person view that I would love to see more of in video games. Problem is, while taking ideas away from Splatoon,Astro Bot Rescue Mission is an amalgamation of recent Nintendo platform games, such as Super Mario 3D World, Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, and Splatoon. Problem is, those games weren't great, they were just average. This rendition is greatly improved by a clever second-person view that I would love to see more of in video games. Problem is, while taking ideas away from Splatoon, they could have taken the lives system (maximum of 3, restores every checkpoint). Problem is, this game is just good. It's not GREAT. It's not enough to justify the prices of PSVR on top of what a PS4 or PS5 costs. And make sure it's at least a PS4 Pro, because this is a very advanced game that might crash on something earlier.

    Overall, this will be a fun game when many more people experience it for the first time in 2025 when it runs smoothly enough and prices of the hardware are low enough.    … Expand

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7
#7 Best PS4 Game of 2018
25
#25 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2018
7
#7 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2018

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Metascore
90

Universal acclaim - based on 51 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 51 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 51
  3. Negative: 0 out of 51
  1. CD-Action
    Nov 14, 2019
    85
    Sony’s in-house studio brought us a really well made platformer. It is also the second (after Moss) mandatory buy for every owner of PS VR. [13/2018, p.79]
  2. GamePro Germany
    Feb 3, 2019
    88
    Creative, VR-exclusive gameplay ideas embedded in a sugar-sweet world with pleasant mini-robots. A feast for platformer fans.
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  3. Screen Rant
    Dec 20, 2018
    90
    The first board meeting held for Astro Bot Rescue Mission could have featured a single word written in all caps on a whiteboard: CHARM. It oozes through the game’s pores, but never feels like a cheap or thoughtless cash-grab; this isn’t another me-too half-baked mascot platformer fast-tracked out the door.
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