After the crash Gary is badly injured and trapped inside the ship, so you must go and find help. The action starts after the ship captain, Gary, crashes the spaceship you’re both traveling in onto a small planet discovered during a routine patrol. This however is from Oregon-based developer doinksoft and Texan publisher Devolver Digital, who have released what they call a Meowtroidvania. Backtracking? Yes, it has all the required ingredients needed and the same which Nintendo has used themselves in their classic Metroid series.

Start with no power ups and gather them as you progress? Check. Your spaceship crashes on a mysterious alien planet? Check. Gato Roboto is one of the most metroid-y metroidvanias yet on Switch. Most metroidvanias on Switch are ports which is no bad thing, but this latest addition to the Switch’s library is brand new, releasing at the same time as on Steam which makes a nice change. This might be as you’d expect from the console manufacturer who first played host to both game series which give their name to the genre. If you're a fan of old school Metroid, I can promise that you won't be disappointed.The Switch has built quite a library of metroidvania experiences in its first 2 years. Whether you play on Steam or on Switch (pssssst, play on Switch), make sure you check out Gato Roboto. The only frustration I found in that regard was having go through the dialogue for each and every boss attempt, but for that to be my biggest complaint is a pretty big accolade for the game. The game is fairly generous with save point placement, so dying and losing an hour of progress isn't a concern.

This is the perfect game to fire up and play through on a flight, a train ride, or a morning commute (assuming you're not driving on your commute I do not condone playing Switch while driving). Yes, it's a very short game, but it's also an extremely affordable game, and most importantly, it's an extremely enjoyable game. Gato Roboto is an extremely short experience, and while a three to four hour time to beat may seem unduly short to some and serve as a turn off, I must recommend that those people reconsider.

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