Astro Boy

Astro Boy

released on Apr 18, 2004

Astro Boy

released on Apr 18, 2004

An action sandbox game by Sonic Team with emphasis on aerial combat and vertical movement. Do not confuse with the 2009 sidescrolling game based on the movie.


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feels like a prototype dbz kakarot, especially the way hub worlds work and how flight works (which isnt too good, i prefer the sm64/galaxy flight)

still a great tetsuwan atom game!

Absolutely a game of all time. Weird hodgepodge of different ideas, with hub world city connecting all the levels that you can fly around in, combat that is incredibly stiff, sidequests that feel ripped straight out of the PSO DLC archives, and an overall pacing that ends before it can even really get going. It definitely felt a bit nothing-burger at times, especially with the last few levels that reuse the same corridors and enemy patterns so many times you'd think you were playing P.T.

That is to say though it's really not the worst thing I've ever played. I went in with really low expectations due to hearing how apparently horrendous it was going to be and it really was just your typical licensed anime-tie in video game made by Sonic Team's B-team (I looked up some of the credits on segaretro, the game was mostly made by people that worked on the space channel 5 games than any actual seasoned member of Sonic Team, though one game designer went on to design the levels for Shadow the Hedgehog and it really shows). If I was a kid playing this game I would have had a solid amount of fun just flying around and talking to people so it's got that going for it I guess.

I remember playing this game when i was younger back in 2004 and really loving it, replaying it now i feel like if given more time Sonic Team could've fleshed things out a bit more, a sandbox Astro Boy game sounds cool, would like to see this idea done again in the future if ever.

I was obsessed with this game as a kid but I can't remember anything about it besides... cards ?

Quite surprised at this game not as bad as i would of thought