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Not what I expected based on reviews

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 17
Date: December 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game for a variety of ages (7-14). Other than my 7 year old saying that "it's cute", there really isn't much here for most kids (or adults). The graphics are pretty lame and the sound effects are worse (the characters speak a unique language so kids would have to be readers to understand the game).

Bottom line, if you're trying to program your kids to be anal retentive cleaners, maybe this a is a good programming device. Otherwise, I say... stay away.

My nieces, nephews and oldest daughter are thinking I'm pretty lame for buying this game.

Good luck getting "Happy Points" & "Mullah".

It's just not good...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: March 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game based on the reviews written here. Trust me, it's not a good game. I'd say the age group it targets is a window of 7-8 years old, because they have to be old enough to read well, but young enough to think this cutesy game is worth playing.

A pet peeve of mine is a game that stops the action and makes you read something. Even Mario Sunshine was guilty of this. A better example is Metroid Prime, where reading is not mandatory. Chibi Robo tries to be a story game or something. It sure isn't an RPG (it's a puzzle game if anything). And characters have these long, drawn-out conversations. My son was playing this and I heard him yelling "This is boring! They just keep talking!". To make it worse, sometimes the text flies by so fast you can't read it - important stuff too! (The only reason I gave this 2 stars overall is because my son played it for more than one day).

Being an old-school gamer, I'm not a graphics hater. But in a game where you walk around a real-life house, the graphics should be above average at least. It would help submerge you in the game. The don't even use shadows. And the characters kind of flail around like fish.

The music is just a notch above toothache-bad. It sounds like the junk I used to peck out of my 1986 Macintosh Midi.

The game play is non-existent. You walk around and pick stuff up. Other than a bit of "how do I get up there?" there's no skill required.

I was hoping for something that was a cross between Mario and Pikmin. It's not.

Charge Up Your Day!!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: June 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Chibi-Robo is one of the best pastime games i have ever played. although there is not much of a story to it its a great game for when your bored but i wouldnt play it every minute of my lif because although its a good game you kinda get bored of it after playing it for over an hour

Great game. Wish it was a bit more open-ended...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is incredibly fun and creative. Unfortunately, it's not as open-ended as I would have liked it to be. There are definite steps you have to take in order to unlock certain things and move the story forward (which, unfortunately, only progresses along the one path).

Once you finish the game, it lets you continue, but since you've already achieved most, if not all of your goals, it's mostly about seeing how much money you can collect. This would be fun and interesting if the game designers would have incorporated a plot line involving you, as Chibi Robo, being able to help the family with their debt or something. Unforunately, that's not the case.

Overall, this game is great, the graphics and story are fun, and the puzzles are adequately challenging. People looking for a nice, quirky game will enjoy Chibi Robo.

Chibi-Robo, Plug into Adventure!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 57 / 59
Date: February 08, 2006
Author: Amazon User

WARNING: SOME SPOILERS
Intro:

The game starts out kinda slow. With limited things to do and limited battery life. (only 80)
The good part is it is very easy to get more battery upgrades by collecting happy-points.
There is a toothbrush you can pick up not long after you start the game, which is for cleaning stains on the floor.

Every stain cleaned gives you 2 happy-points. Not to mention when you've cleaned a certain amount of stains you get a point bonus, usually 20+. You can also pick up scrap paper, candy wrappers, cookie crumbs, etc. By throwing these in the garbage can in the living room (I haven't been able to locate another one yet) you get even more points, not to mention Moolah, the games currency. Using Moolah, Chibi can buy things from the Chibi-PC in the Chibi House (located in the living room).
I'll tell you the coolest thing I've found so far (which I've bought) is the Chibi-Blaster.
Using it Chibi can blow through cracks in the walls to reach new areas and blast through spider-webs.
Most importantly, you use it to fight the little robotic spiders that appear randomly. Known as Spydorz.
However, you don't need to worry, they appear only after you've purchased the Blaster.

Defeating them leaves behind scrap metal which you can use to build Utilibots.
One is a latter which is very useful for reaching high places. Another is a Warp. Very handy for moving up and down the stairs in the foyer. (Which takes forever to do on foot.)
And yet another is an extendable bridge. A little bridge that unfolds that can reach far away places you couldn't get to other wise.
Exploring in the game is very fun. The games day/night cycle lets you explore during the day or the dead of night. Making even old areas seem different. Initially, you only have 5 minutes before the day or night ends and you have to return to your Chibi-House. However, from your handy Chibi-PC (once again located in the Chibi-House) you can purchase extensions. The first allows you to take 10 minutes instead of just five. The third, 15. It doesn't sound like much, but it makes a big difference when exploring.
Chibi can climb a number of things in the house as well as interact with other things. (Such as speaking to the toys that come alive at night.)
As mentioned early in the review, the battery can be annoying. Not enough to make the game repitive or anything, but you really need to keep an eye on your battery meter! Don't worry though, again as mentioned before the upgrades are fairly easy to get. I've went from 80.0 power to 160.0 since yesterday.
(The upgrades are in increments of 20).
Falling from high places though can spell Chibi-Robo's end. The end of his battery that is. Falling drains battery power significantly. If you take a fall and it doesn't drain Chibi completey, get to a plug-in, quick! It's not a catostrophe if he does die. It can be annoying. You have to start back from the Chibi-House plus you get Moolah taken away.
However, you don't need to worry about falls if you utilize one of Chibi-Robo's most important tools.
The Chibi-Copter. After equiping, hop off a high place to glide gently and safely down. You can also hover horozontily for a few seconds by holding A.

Review:

Graphics: 9.0
The game's visuals are awesome. From the details in the house to Chibi himself, the graphics won't dissapoint!

Sound: 9.5
As were the graphics, the sound is amazing. Always there, but never annoying.
It's very creative how they made a different tune play depending on what Chibi-Robo's doing.

Gameplay: 8.5
The gameplay is excellent. I don't know about the replay value though. Which is why I only gave it 8.5.
I would think I would want to play it again though.

Overall: 9.8
As close to excellence as you can get Chib-Robo is a game that I will remember and play for a long time.
Don't pass this one up.

Delightful, fun game with no laser blasters or mayhem

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 23 / 30
Date: February 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Really an endearing little game, the robot is adorable and there's plenty of play value wandering around exploring the robot's new home and taking care of its new family.

A game like this, with no Star War tie-ins or laser blasting mayhem is really something to be cherished when you've got a couple of young kids at home. Watching them play together to solve the puzzles in the game rather than trying to virtually slaughter one another is a real treat.

Excellent graphics, clever gameplay -- this game is a good example of why Nintendo is the best value of the three big consoles -- THEIR TITLES ARE BETTER, more original, more inventive, with greater long-term play value.

Find a copy of this game TODAY! It's a good one!!

LITTLE ROBOT, BUT NOT JUST FOR LITTLE KIDS

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 18
Date: February 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

CHIBI-ROBO IS A GAME WHERE THE MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO MAKE THE SANDERSON FAMILY HAPPY, BY SCRUBBING STAINS, THROWING AWAY GARBAGE, AND PLANTING SEEDS, AMONG OTHER THINGS

THE GAME STARTS OFF IN THE LIVING ROOM, DURING JENNY'S BIRTHDAY.(JENNY IS THE DAUGHTER WHO THINKS SHE IS A FROG AND ONLY SPEAKS IN RIBBITS). MONEY IS KINDA TIGHT, SO WHEN MR. SANDERSON PULLS OUT A CHIBI-HOUSE WITH CHEEBO INSIDE, THE WHOLE FAMILY IS SURPRISED.( MRS. SANDERSON IS A BIT ANNOYED FOR A WHILE). YOU PROVE THAT YOU WERE WORTH THE MOOLAH( GAMES CURRENCY) BY HELPING AROUND THE HOUSE AND UNCOVERING MYSTERIES.

SO FAR I HAVE PLAYED 6 HOURS INTO THE GAME AND I AM STILL ADDICTED. UNCOVERING MYSTERIES, HELPING THE FAMILY AS WELL AS THE FREE-RANGERS AND THE TOYS IS GREAT. I HAVE ALMOST ALL OF THE GEAR SO FAR EXCEPT THE RADAR, BUT IT IS STILL A CHALLENGING GAME; OPENING DRAWERS TO GET HIGH UP ON PLACES, CLIMBING LAMP CORDS AND SHOELACES, AND USING UTILIBOTS.

DONT LET THE RATING TURN YOU AWAY; E+10 IS THE ESRB RATING, SO AS A 14 YEAR OLD WHEN I PURCHUSED THE GAME A SALES EMPLOYEE SAID, "WHY THAT ONE, ITS A KIDS GAME." ITS TRUE, YOU ARE BLOWING PEOPLES HEADS OFF, BUT THIS GAME IS ANYTHING BUT CHILDISH.

YOU MUST BUY THIS GAME. PASSING IT UP WOULD BE A HUGE MISTAKE...
5 STARS!!!!!!

Surprising!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 15
Date: February 20, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I thought this game would be too simple and just sort of dumb....but it's the funnest game I've played in a long time. It's got a big story line, with side quests and challenges make it a blast!

I love the Robot

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: March 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I like cute. This game is cute and fairly addictive at the same time.

Chibi is a robot given to young Jenny (aka frog girl) for her birthday. Along the way you are the robot with various quests throughout the house at the same time you have to gain happiness points and become a super-de-duper robot. (who also cleans house and shops...cool)

I started playing last night and had a hard time stopping. Its fun to look at things from a small perspective. My 8 and 12 year old think I am being a little out there with this game but I find it fun.

chibi-robo rocks

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: March 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

chibi-robo is a very fun game it may sound dum at first but once you try it you'll like it!You can buy some cool stuff and team up with talking toys.One of the toys in Drake Redcast he will give you a Drake Redcast costume when you see the tv go on by it's self go into the blury part and then on top of the tv will be Drake Redcast himself getting ready for patroll.you will find other robots along the way like Giga-robo who is in the basment witch the stairs are in the foyer witch is near the carpet.if you go in the day time you will need a mug or else you will die from these egg guys guns.it is very very fun beleve me I swear it is so much fun you have to play it to beleve me. I'm telling you you have to try it or your missing out.

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