Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 86.89% |
| Metacritic | 85% |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | A- |
| GamePro | |
| GameSpot | 9.2/10 |
| GameSpy | 8.7/10 |
| IGN | 8.8/10 |
| Nintendo Power | 9/10 |
| Nintendojo | 9.8/10 |
Omega Factor received positive reviews, with aggregate scores of 85% from Metacritic and 86.89% from Game Rankings. GameSpot's Frank Provo stated that "veryone, regardless of age, simply must own and play Astro Boy: Omega Factor – because it is one of the best action games on the Game Boy Advance." GameSpy writer Benjamin Turner listed it as one of the best Game Boy Advance games of the year.
The game was highly praised for its visuals. Provo called the game, overall, "a delight for the senses," and praised the detail and lavish animation of the background and character sprites. Geoffrey Winter of Nintendojo stated that the environments are "beautiful and look as if they were built to be admired, not just walked through." He went on to say that Omega Factor has more seductively detailed visuals than any other Game Boy Advance game. IGN's Craig Harris called it a "technical marvel," especially praising the fluid animation of the bosses, and reserving criticism for the game's occasional framerate slowdown.
The few instances of criticism the game received were mainly directed at the repetitiveness of the levels. Turner listed this repetitiveness, specifically for the shooter stages, as one of the game's "cons." Harris stated that some of the levels "are the absolute pits and feel completely out of place because of their slapped-together feel." 1UP.com's Sam Kennedy stated that the levels are "more of a formality than anything – you casually battle a set of enemies until you reach a boss, which is where the real gameplay begins."
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