Astro Boy (2004 video game)

Astro Boy (アストロボーイ・鉄腕アトム, Asutoro Bōi: Tetsuwan Atomu, "Astro Boy: Mighty Atom") is a video game based on the 2003 anime television series, produced by Sonic Team and published by Sega exclusively for the PlayStation 2. It was released in Japan on April 18, 2004, followed by a North American release on August 17, 2004, a European release on February 11, 2005, and an Australasian release on February 23, 2005.

For the 2009 video game, see Astro Boy: The Video Game.
Astro Boy
North American cover art
Developer(s)Sonic Team
Publisher(s)Sega
Director(s)Hideki Anbo
Producer(s)Mineko Okamura
Designer(s)Hiroyuki Takanabe
Programmer(s)Hitoshi Nakanishi
Artist(s)Noboru Hotta
Writer(s)Yosuke Yoshizawa
Atsushi Ota
Nobuo Nakagawa
Composer(s)Takashi Yoshimatsu
Yutaka Minobe
Naofumi Hataya
Mariko Nanba
Teruhiko Nakagawa
Fumie Kumatani
Hideaki Kobayashi
Norihiko Machida
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Release
  • JP: April 18, 2004
  • NA: August 17, 2004[1]
  • EU: February 11, 2005
  • AU: February 23, 2005
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Single-player

Astro Boy is a 3-D third person adventure game and has open world capabilities; throughout the game, Astro is controlled by the player and learns more of his abilities that can be used outside of battles and also in battles as well. Players explore a series of many levels towards a particular game cycle of events. Astro Boy also has a day and night cycle depending on the said storyline and events throughout the game.

The game received a generally mixed response upon release.


Reception

Astro Boy received "mixed or average" reviews upon release, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[2]

Game Informer's Matt Helgeson gave it a 5.5/10, commenting that "The amount of time you have to spend tweaking your viewpoint with the shoulder buttons is ridiculous, an unwanted flashback to early 3D platformers like Gex and Spyro the Dragon." In a second opinion, Matt Miller rated it 6.75/10, praising "incredible special effects and a smorgasbord of boss battles", but stating that it is "unlikely to entrance for more than a weekend".[6]

References
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  3. Barnholt, Ray (August 17, 2004). "Astro Boy". 1UP.com. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  4. EGM staff (October 2004). "Astro Boy". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 183. Ziff Davis. p. 107.
  5. アストロボーイ・鉄腕アトム. Famitsu (in Japanese). Vol. 797. Enterbrain. March 26, 2004.
  6. Helgeson, Matt (September 2004). "Astro Boy". Game Informer. No. 137. GameStop. p. 110. Archived from the original on November 22, 2007. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
  7. The Man in Black (August 24, 2004). "Astro Boy Review for PlayStation 2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  8. Wolpaw, Erik (August 24, 2004). "Astro Boy Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on March 27, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  9. Theobald, Phil (August 22, 2004). "Astro Boy (PS2)". GameSpy. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on February 5, 2005. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  10. Bedigian, Louis (August 25, 2004). "Astro Boy - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on July 20, 2008. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  11. IGN staff (August 26, 2004). "Astro Boy". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  12. "Astro Boy". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 85. Ziff Davis. October 2004. p. 96.
  13. Hill, Jason (February 17, 2005). "Terrific compilation". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
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