{"id":22915,"date":"2023-01-04T00:01:29","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T00:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=22915"},"modified":"2022-12-22T13:25:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T13:25:38","slug":"bot-gaiden-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/04\/bot-gaiden-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Bot Gaiden (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X\/S, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/bot_box-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-22874\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/BOT_BOX-99x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"99\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/BOT_BOX-99x150.jpg 99w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/BOT_BOX-197x300.jpg 197w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/BOT_BOX.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/a>A clan of ninja robots gets their strength from Power Skulls, but when evil robots steal them, it\u2019s up to two ninja robots to take them back!\u00a0 Bot Gaiden is 2-D action platformer that\u2019s like a cross between NES Ninja Gaiden and Mega Man X.\u00a0 But you must beat the stages as quickly as possible because the longer you take, the stronger the boss gets while holding the Power Skull!\u00a0 Bot Gaiden is available for all current game consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.<\/p>\n<p>One or two players can play, and you can choose your starting stage, kind of like Mega Man.\u00a0 But your actions and stage layouts remind me more of Ninja Gaiden on the NES.\u00a0 You can jump, slash, cling to walls, and pick up power-ups that\u2019ll let you double jump, throw stars, move quicker, etc.\u00a0 As you dash through the stage, you can see the boss\u2019 energy grow.\u00a0 You\u2019ll want to get to the boss as quick as you can otherwise you\u2019ll have a tough battle on your hands. \u00a0The quicker you can beat a stage, the better your reward, as you\u2019ll get more lives, power-ups, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Also just like Ninja Gaiden, this game is super hard.\u00a0 And that\u2019s really the main problem I have with the game.\u00a0 There are lots of insta-death pits that kill you more often than enemies do.\u00a0 You also tend to drop like a rock when hit, and there are many aerial enemies all around waiting to do that to you.\u00a0 You must also constantly replay the same stages to get faster, so it gets a bit repetitive.\u00a0 I do like the cartoony graphics, but only expert speedrunner gamers should enjoy this.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/bot_screen-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22875\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/BOT_SCREEN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/BOT_SCREEN.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/BOT_SCREEN-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/BOT_SCREEN-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bot Gaiden is rated E-10 with an ESRB descriptor of Fantasy Violence.\u00a0 You slash at cartoony robots who explode with \u201cBOOM\u201d and \u201cPOW\u201d words when defeated.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for the text, and younger gamers may find it too difficult.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A clan of ninja robots gets their strength from Power Skulls, but when evil robots steal them, it\u2019s up to two ninja robots to take them back!\u00a0 Bot Gaiden is 2-D action platformer that\u2019s like a cross between NES Ninja Gaiden and Mega Man X.\u00a0 But you must beat the stages as quickly as possible 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