

But to do that Kiki gets to don a high powered military battle mech. So in his stead Kiki wanders off to save the day. After a crash landing at the research facility you're sent to investigate, Gary the captain is stuck, and asks his cat to help, then questions his sanity.

Well, the hero is he wasn't stuck in the ship. Hailing back to the original Metroid, and rocking two-tone pixel graphics, Gato Roboto nails what it does. Hailing back to the original Metroid, and rocking two-tone pixel graphics, Gato Gato Roboto is a monochrome retro Metroidvania platformer. Gato Roboto is a monochrome retro Metroidvania platformer. As it is, I finished it in 3 hours, and although I left with a good taste in my mouth, I can’t give it much higher than an 8 when it’s this short and simple. Imagine if this was a $20 or $25 game, and there were three or four worlds that you could wander around on-suddenly this goes right up there with Mega Man in my book (yes, debatable, I know). My only negative point is because I felt the game was short. But I think I should have known that the pricing would be appropriate, given that this is published by Devolver-they are quickly becoming one of my favorite publishers.


That’s not a bad price point, and I appreciate that they’re not trying to pull the classic over-priced MSRP followed by ‘sales’ that mark it down to where it should’ve been all along. I especially like that this is an $8 game, and not a $20 game, like so many short indie games are these days. It’s really ‘just’ a pixel-art Game Boy game simulator, but it packs all the fun of that medium into an affordable, relaxing experience (although it does have enough difficulty to give you a little hint of spice). It’s really ‘just’ a pixel-art Game Boy game simulator, but it packs all the fun of that medium into Simple, fun, silly, thoroughly enjoyable. Simple, fun, silly, thoroughly enjoyable.
