<s>
Astro	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Video	I-Application
Game	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
platform	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
2009	O
CGI-animated	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2009	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
under	O
the	O
name	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
theatrical	O
release	O
on	O
October	O
10	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
a	O
retail	O
version	O
of	O
it	O
and	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
which	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2009	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
theatrical	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
become	O
the	O
iconic	O
hero	O
,	O
Astro	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
and	O
take	O
to	O
the	O
streets	O
and	O
skies	O
on	O
an	O
epic	O
adventure	O
to	O
save	O
Metro	O
City	O
from	O
the	O
clutches	O
of	O
the	O
sinister	O
President	O
Stone	O
and	O
his	O
robot	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
be	O
Astro	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
utilising	O
his	O
array	O
of	O
weapons	O
while	O
fighting	O
robot	O
armies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
levels	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Astro	O
fights	O
while	O
advancing	O
by	O
walking	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
,	O
which	O
mainly	O
includes	O
Astro	O
shooting	O
airborne	O
enemies	O
down	O
using	O
his	O
finger	O
laser	O
,	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Omega	B-Application
Factor	I-Application
’s	O
gameplay	O
in	O
a	O
2D	O
platformer	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
offers	O
numerous	O
unlockable	O
and	O
collectable	O
elements	O
that	O
include	O
exclusive	O
art	O
work	O
,	O
different	O
versions	O
of	O
Astro	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	O
more	O
,	O
as	O
players	O
live	O
the	O
story	O
solo	O
or	O
side	O
by	O
side	O
with	O
a	O
friend	O
in	O
2-player	O
co-op	O
mode	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
versions	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
versions	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
two	O
sixes	O
,	O
one	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
four	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
21	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giancarlo	O
Varanini	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
featured	O
"	O
sloppy	O
hand-to-hand	O
combat	O
,	O
"	O
"	O
repetitive	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
"	O
"	O
muddled	O
and	O
unimpressive	O
graphics	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
too	O
short.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
not	O
"	O
capitalizing	O
on	O
Astro	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
's	O
skills.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	O
DeVries	O
of	O
IGN	O
called	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
"	O
a	O
mediocre	O
brawler	O
with	O
some	O
pretty	O
good	O
shooter	O
levels.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jon	O
Carlos	O
of	O
Game	O
Vortex	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
version	O
a	O
fairly	O
good	O
review	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
give	O
Astro	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Video	I-Application
Game	I-Application
kudos	O
for	O
at	O
least	O
heading	O
in	O
the	O
right	O
direction	O
when	O
it	O
comes	O
to	O
gameplay	O
design.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
Unfortunately	O
,	O
Astro	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Video	I-Application
Game	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
much	O
more	O
than	O
another	O
film	O
cash-in	O
.	O
</s>
