Astro's Playroom is Sony's Perfect Answer to Nintendo Nostalgia

Many expected Astro's Playroom to be a tech demo, sitting in the shade of industry-shaking console pack-ins like Wii Sports. Instead, Sony's bot-filled platformer comes closer to matching the best of Nintendo than anyone could have guessed. Taking place over four main courses, each tracing the lineage of PlayStation history, Astro's Playroom takes you on a whimsical, self-referential odyssey through time.

[SullysCigar]

Astro Bot is the bet Mario game in years, but fresher!

[solideagle]

Astro bot will never get free pass from media the way Nintendo gets it.

[Scapton]

Can't wait to play this. I am happy Astrobot has become one of the forefront Playstation mascots. I reckon future titles are an inevitability.

[Neonridr]

name me a true 3D Mario game that wasn't fun and impressive though.

[generic-user-name]

Yup, it'd be way higher than 83 on meta right now if it starred an Italian plumber.

[talocaca]

I hope Sony realizes how much potential this series has.

The VR game was truly spectacular (one of my favorite games ever) and Astros Playroom is also really enjoyable. The final level alone is the perfect love letter to fans.

Hopefully more to come from Astro Bot with more bosses (the true highlights of the games).

[KingofBandits]

The slight touches to the end were enough to make you tear up at the nostalgia. this game was beautifully executed

[dcbronco]

😮

😂😂😂

[lifeisgamesok]

I knew this would anger you Xbox guys

[dcbronco]

Whose angry. The very idea is stupid. Just another thing that is glorified by Ponies but will quickly be tossed aside. It's a demo marketed as a demo. Not a future sales driver. But sheep dream as they're being counted so carry on.

[lifeisgamesok]

@dcbronco It's a game not a demo it has platforming and it's 4-5 hours long and people have really been enjoying it. There's also more Astrobot coming, announced on the PS blog

[Relientk77]

I'm almost done with Astro's Playroom and I already want to play a sequel...like now. Glad Sony got another great platformer on their hands

[Aussieguy]

It sure is an awesome and very surprisingly fun game and very polished game.
I was expecting this to be like a training game how to use the controller, but its so much more then that.

[Hellcat2020]

I love the metal gear reference with the bot hiding in the box and the pyramid head dragging one of the bots by his leg
Those are just a couple from many awesome references in this game
It's truly amazing

[chadwarden]

How much overlap would an Astro game have with a Sackboy game? In terms of game play

[KingofBandits]

They clearly have some really talented devs for making platformers they should consider letting this become an actual series. This game was extremely well built both as a demo for the controller and a unique platformer. none of the sections last long enough to become tiresome but there are tons of hidden items for subsequent replays. I did not expect to enjoy this game as much as I did, got the platinum for it and am only missing 1 trophy from the small expansion