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"Primed to be a big hit", "feels like a 3D Mario game"
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"Tight, responsive experience", Astro still has his trusty jump, attack, charged spin attack, and versatile laser-hover ability
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Difficulty Modes: Easy, Normal, Hard (hard will "challenge seasoned platforming fans")
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Overworld consists of multiple galactic maps, each full of colorful planets with their own unique levels
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Some planets are harder than others. Hovering over them reveals their difficulty level
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Completing some 'hard' levels unlocks other, new hard levels
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80 levels to visit packed with hidden bots, puzzle pieces, boss battles, goofy power-ups, coins, and challenges that lead to other secrets
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Levels are full of fun, interactive bits: bouncy inflatable balls roll down a waterslide with you, gooey paint buckets, shiny bolts, and colorful spray paint cans all with detailed physics
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Sky Garden Level: Consists of multiple connected floating islands giving a vision of idyllic paradise with pink robo-flamingos in blue ponds, cherry blossom trees whose petals float across the ponds
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Swinging Sentries Level: "Hard" level featuring multiple platforms with enemies swinging spiky ball-and-chain weapons
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Slowdown Showdown Level: Astro throws an hourglass item to slow down enemies, platforms, and environmental hazards "that move impossibly fast"
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Construction Derby Level: A miles-high construction site with cranes, beams, scaffolding, etc. A "sumo-bot" guards a helipad halfway through the level, forcing Astro to target his vulnerable backside
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Astro can collect a new item that pumps him full of air in order to reach new hidden heights
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Astro can now explore underwater for hidden bots and treasures
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Exploration is rewarded - for example, an underwater area concealed by a bubble holds a secret bot whose themed after Rivet (Ratchet & Clank) surrounded by enemies you have to defeat in order to rescue
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New ability: A robotic dog partner clings to Astro's back, granting a jet-powered boost that serves as both an attack and air boost
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Tons of PlayStation themed bots to discover - a game menu indicates how many bots are hidden throughout each stage, and PlayStation symbols mark hidden cameo bots
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DualSense haptics and adaptive trigger implementation as great as Astro's Playroom was
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Wako Tako: Big octopus boss battle seen in the trailer - Astro lands on a shipwreck and gets a new item: "extend-o frog boxing gloves". These allow Astro to punch from far away, swing across grapple points, do slingshot style attacks, etc. Boss fight has many "twists and turns"
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Mythical companions join Astro's journey, like discovering bot versions of Kratos and Atreus under a capsized floating canoe