If you’re not familiar with the adorable Astro Bot yet, there’s someone we’d like you to meet. The star of a PlayStation VR minigame and the PS5 pack-in has finally got his own full-length, non-VR adventure (although Rescue Mission is well worth playing). It’s one of the best platformers on Sony’s newest console. If you’ve not picked it up yet, you can save 33% during Amazon’s Black Friday sale.
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Astro Bot Might Be The Best Way To Spend $40 On PS5
Thanks to Amazon’s early-bird Black Friday deals, the game is now $39.97, and it’s well worth a look at that price. It’s been one of the most popular PS5 game deals for Black Friday so far.
The 2024 adventure sees Astro’s ship torn asunder by a nefarious alien, and he needs to work across multiple galaxies to bring all the pieces back together and recruit his pals.
What could have become a hollow, soulless brand fiesta of navigating worlds and finding cute Bot versions of iconic PlayStation (and third-party) characters feels like the best celebration of the medium since Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, as you navigate through worlds inspired by the likes of God of War, Ape Escape, Uncharted, and more.
As reviewer Simon Cardy said, “A fantastically inventive platformer in its own right, Astro Bot is particularly special for anyone with a place in their heart for PlayStation.” He awarded it a 9 out of 10. It also got last year’s Game Awards Game of the Year award.
While the game is accessible for just about anyone whether they’re a platforming expert or relative novice, developer Asobi Team has added additional time trial modes for free since launch that are particularly challenging – but add even more gaming icons as their reward.
The Astro Bot DualSense Controller is also on sale
PlayStation DualSense Controller (Astro Bot Joyful Limited Edition)
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If you’re hoping to play Astro Bot the way it was truly meant to be played, you can also pick up the limited-edition Astro Bot Dualsense controller at a discount too. This deal is part of Best Buy’s Black Friday sale and probably won’t last for long.
Lloyd Coombes is an experienced freelancer in tech, gaming and fitness seen at Polygon, Eurogamer, Macworld, TechRadar and many more. He’s a big fan of Magic: The Gathering and other collectible card games, much to his wife’s dismay.
