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Platform: Gameboy Advance Genre: Action Publisher: Sega Developer: Treasure ETA: TBA
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Astro Boy: Secret of the Atom Heart
Growing up, finding anime on TV was a rare surprise. During my childhood Transformers, G.I.Joe, and the like were the order of the day, but there was the occasional anime series that did make it to the airwaves, like Robotech, Star Blazers, and of course Astro Boy. Astro Boy was always a fun little romp when it came on every Sunday for me, seeing how the pint-sized robot boy would take on all manner of gigantic evildoer. To this day, the series has managed to maintain a certain level of retro hipness for those familiar with it. Now the series is receiving an installment on the Gameboy Advance in the form of a side-scrolling action game thanks to Sega and Treasure with Astro Boy: Secret of the Atom Heart.
That’s right folks, I said Treasure. It’s been a while since we’ve seen the company make a full-fledged side-scrolling action title, as they’ve largely favored games of the shooter variety in recent years with games like Radiant Silvergun, Ikaruga, and Bangai-O being of particular note. Probably Treasure’s last high-profile action game was Gunstar Heroes for the Sega Genesis. Whatever the case, considering the pedigree of the developer, Astro Boy seems to be in good hands on the GBA.
The game is intended to be a very straightforward, lighthearted romp as Astro Boy takes on legions of enemies on-screen, harking back to action games of old. Players will have an attack button, a jump button, and a couple of high-powered attacks to take on the bad guys with and that’s it, keeping things simple and to the point. All of this will happen with bright colors flashing on-screen and some very cute robot designs leading the charge. There’s no word on whether or not we’ll see Astro Boy: Secret of the Atom Heart come to North America at this time, and with the hit and miss track record for Treasure’s games being released on these shores it’s anyone’s guess whether an English localized version will ever come to be. However, the developer does have a good reputation and we still see their games coming our way now and then so hopefully we’ll see this one in North America as well with time. - Mr. Nash (November 13, 2003) |
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