Cute robot wins critics' hearts: Astro Bot platformer gets top marks

The colourful action-platformer Astro Bot from Sony and Team Asobi Studios is set for release on PlayStation 5 only on September 6.

No one had any doubts that it will be a great game, but critics' evaluations show that the developers have exceeded all expectations.

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Critics started publishing their reviews, in which they are not stingy with praise and call Astro Bot not only an excellent game, but also one of the best Sony projects.

The journalists claim that the sequel to the unconventional Astro's Playroom game, which is pre-installed on every PS5 console and introduces users to its features, is so good that there is nothing to pick on. Astro Bot has great gameplay, lovable characters, good humour, superb technical execution, interesting levels, rich gameplay mechanics and top-notch soundtrack.

In short, Astro Bot has everything that can be good in a game, that's why the platformer gets deservedly high marks from critics:

• 95 points with 100% recommendations on Opencritic;
• 94 points on Metacritic.

For those who want to familiarise themselves with all the nuances of Astro Bot we recommend our reviewer's detailed review (spoiler: he's excited too).

Source: Opencritic, Metacritic