I went into my Astro Bot hands-on hoping it would be absolutely delightful. To my complete lack of surprise, it was. Chances were always going to be high here; Astro's Playroom may have been a truncated pack-in, but it gacha-captured many a heart with its whimsical visuals, on-point cameos, and music that still lives rent-free in my melon.

(All of that returns with a vengeance, by the way.) What did catch me by surprise, multiple times and more often than I'd like to confess, was how delightfully devious this full-botied sequel is. If you crave something tougher than a walk in the (gorgeously rendered and reactive) park of pink PSPosies, Astro Bot has got you sorted.

An impressive 3D platformer pantsing awaits you here, in the ominous outer-rims of these unlockable planetoid/level galaxies. I'm going to talk a bit more about that in a sec, but for now, let's get the best prices out of the way. You can skip right past all the window shopping by clicking here .

Astro Bot Deals PS5 Preorder at Mighty Ape - $89 Preorder at JB Hi-Fi - $89 Get it digital on PS Store - $109.95 Astro Bot Hands-on Before we talk more about the deep end of this sequel, let me first assure the novice paddlers among you: there's plenty of wading pool stuff to enjoy. Chill players and younger kids will totally have a blast with what is still, at its core, the same enemy punchin' and gap hoppin' collect-a-thon you're expecting.

And I say that with zero contempt, because I am not immune to the charms of the.