Astro Boy is a popular manga and anime franchise released in Japan; its content revolves around a friendly and honest robot boy in the fight to protect justice. And on the Game Boy Advance platform, there was a game built on that robot boy image and developed into a famous game in 2004. That game was called Astro Boy: Omega Factor, with vivid, eye-catching 2D graphics, and makes players excited. The game has simple gameplay, and its purpose is to entertain players with real-time battles with enemies appearing along the way. Also, the game will have a plot built with depth and many secrets, thereby developing a journey with many new experiences for players.
The plot of the game is adapted to the anime and manga franchise, but it is shortened to create a fascinating and fierce gameplay thanks to non-stop fighting phases. Players will control Astro through side-scrolling style, and the game is a ‘beat them up’ genre so players will enjoy more fighting moments than talking. Astro’s fighting ability is excellent and promises to bring players great experiences during combat. Players can combine Astro’s attacks at a certain pace to create combos. Of course, on the road will change the fighting style, such as air combat or the mini-games that appear along the way. With these, the player’s experience will be improved, while showing the true ability of Astro Boy.
Along the way will appear NPCs that can upgrade Astro Boy’s stats, the game will also introduce an experience points system for Astro. Astro’s skills can be upgraded through NPCs, and Astro Boy’s basic fighting strength will be improved based on the number of enemies the player has defeated. During a battle, Astro Boy will accumulate energy points when destroying enemies, which is called the EX gauge. When the player accumulates enough energy, the player can activate ultimate skills, dealing tremendous damage to all enemies. Along the way, there will also be famous villains that have appeared in the Astro Boy franchise, and they will appear near the end of the level and make it difficult for the player.
The inner world of Astro Boy: Omega Factor is designed in an open-ended world style, so players can move between areas to fight. The game will also have many secrets for players to explore attractive rewards, or learn about the story of Astro Boy.
