Astro Boy: The Video Game Review & Giveaway

I've got another great video game to tell you about, this one is Astro Boy: The Video Game! If you and the kids have seen Astro Boy the movie, you will love Astro Boy: The Video Game too! It is available on the Wii, PS2, PSP, and Nintendo DS.

We've done reviews of a couple of cartoon character, action, type video games on the Wii recently. Astro Boy: The Video Game was the favorite in our house out of all of them.

Some of our notes on the game:

• Relatively easy to understand how to play the game
• Controls were easy to manage (you use nunchuck and remote on the Wii for it)
• Graphics are just like an animated cartoon
• Goal is to save the city by controlling Astro Boy and using his powers
• Rating of E 10+ for fantasy violence seems appropriate - there is a lot of fighting between Astro Boy and his enemies throughout the game. Not gory or anything like that.

Some key features from the publisher:

Become Astro Boy - Play as Astro Boy, the beloved character from the feature film and classic anime and interact with the much loved characters from the movie universe.

Experience Astro Boy's Iconic Weapons - Use Astro's entire arsenal of iconic weapons and abilities- Strength, Flight, Finger Lasers, Arm Cannon, Butt Machine Guns and Drill Attacks.

Unique 2 1/2-D Graphics and Gameplay - Experience classic platform action and exhilarating flight combat that pit players against waves of enemies.

Battle Fears om Foes - Battle hordes of robot enemies and colossal bosses including some never-before-seen enemies across Metro City and the mysterious Surface.

Two Player Co-Op Mode - Live the story side-by-side with a friend in a 2 player co-op mode for Wii and PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system.

Numerous Collectible Items - The game offers numerous unlockable and collectible elements that include exclusive artwork, different versions of Astro to unlock and more.

Again, this was a favorite in our house and we all think it would be a great game to give as a gift this holiday season to any Astro Boy fan!You can learn more about Astro Boy: The Video Game on AstroBoytheVideogame.com and you can become a fan of Astro Boy: The Video Game on Facebook.
The Giveaway: One lucky winner will receive Astro Boy: The Video Game for the Nintendo Wii.

Required Entry: Leave a comment telling me who the Astro Boy fan is that would love this game! Be sure to have your email address visible in your profile OR include it in your comment to be eligible to win!

Extra Entries: The following are all extra things you can do for more entries. Leave an additional comment for each thing you do to earn extra entries.

• Subscribe via email to my feed and let me know in your comment for an extra entry.
  
  
• Follow me on Twitter @RobynsWorld and send a tweet about the giveaway. You can do this once per day. Leave a direct link to your tweet (instructions here) in your comment for an extra entry for each tweet. Here is a tweet you can use (or make your own):
  
  Win Astro Boy: The Video Game for the Wii from @RobynsWorld http://snurl.com/astroboy Please RT
  
  
• Blog about this giveaway on your own blog (please don’t copy my entire post onto your blog though). Leave the direct link to your post in your comment for an extra entry.
  
  
• Fan Astro Boy: The Video Game on Facebook and leave a comment, including your name on Facebook (to confirm) telling me that you've done so
  

Rules: Only one of each entry method listed per person/family/household. No entering on behalf of others, using extra identities or others identities, no automated program entries, etc. If I catch you cheating you will be banned from this and all of my future giveaways! This giveaway is only open to those in the USA, ages 18+ only. All entries must be received by 11:59 pm Central Time on Thursday, November 26, 2009. I will pick the winner and email them and they have 48 hours to claim the prize. If no response, I will pick a new winner. Good luck!

*This is a compensated/sponsored post*

(in this case I received a copy of the game to review and 1 to give away)