Astro Bot Rescue Mission VR
Nintendo, in my mind, has always been the master of platforming hop-and-bop style games (although I would put Sega at a very, very close #2). Sony has had a winner with Little Big Planet, but the company wasn’t around early enough to establish much else. Side-scrolling platformers/action/adventure games have made a comeback in recent years. Nothing on the level of Mario or the original Sonic games, to be sure. And as far as 3-D platforming, Nintendo rules the roost. But wait. Here comes Astro Bot Rescue Mission. A 3-D platformer for sure, in fact better than mere 3-D, it is a Virtual Reality experience that really delivers. It has all of the action, all of the smooth control you want and NEED in this kind of game, and something else required in this genre: a completely LOVABLE, ADORABLE little character that is a JOY to control. The little robot is comical; when under heavy fire from even the most vicious of bosses, upon pause he will look at you, make a happy lit...