Rocket Robo
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{{Infobox video game
| title = Rocket Robo
| image = Rocket Robo logo.png
| caption = App icon
| developer = Aaron McElligott
| publisher = Bad Kraken Games
| released = 30 January 2014
| genre = Puzzle, platformer
| modes = Single-player
}}
Rocket Robo is a 2014 puzzle-platformer game developed by British indie developer Aaron McElligott. The game was released for iOS and Android on 30 January 2014.
Gameplay and release
In Rocket Robo, the player controls an orange robot named Robo that must restore fallen stars from space. The player may use Robo's rockets. Throughout three worlds, the player can rotate their screen to manipulate the level.{{Cite web |last=Priestman |first=Chris |date=January 29, 2014 |title=Out at midnight: Restore the stars in patchwork puzzler Rocket Robo for iOS and Android |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/rocket-robo/out-at-midnight-restore-the-stars-in-patchwork-puzzler-rocket-robo-for-ios-and-a/ |access-date=March 22, 2024 |website=Pocket Gamer}}
On 30 January 2014, the game was released for iOS and Android.{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Jared |date=January 29, 2014 |title=Out Now: Bloodstroke, Dawn of the Plow, Lego Star Wars Microfighters, Fish Bowl Roll, and More |url=https://toucharcade.com/2014/01/29/out-now-bloodstroke-dawn-of-the-plow-lego-star-wars-microfighters-fish-bowl-roll-and-more |access-date=March 22, 2024 |website=TouchArcade}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| rev1 = 148Apps
}}
The game has a "generally favorable" Metacritic score of 85 based on four critics.{{cite web |title=Rocket Robo |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/rocket-robo/ |access-date=March 22, 2024 |website=Metacritic}}
Chris Carter of TouchArcade wrote that Rocket Robo's controls were not "too loose or tight", which complemented the game's "stellar" design and "engaging" gameplay.{{cite web |last=Carter |first=Chris |date=2014-02-13 |title=Rocket Robo Review {{ndash}} An Adorable Intergalactic Adventure |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/rocket-robo/ |access-date=March 22, 2024 |website=TouchArcade}} 148Apps said, "Rocket ROBO{{'s}} combination of whimsical graphics and impeccable gameplay is just stellar."{{cite web |last=Minor |first=Jordan |date=January 30, 2014 |title=Rocket ROBO Review |url=https://www.148apps.com/reviews/rocket-robo-review/ |access-date=March 22, 2024 |website=148Apps}} Pocket Gamer wrote, "Rocket Robo is a charming and attractive casual puzzler in which its maker fleshes out its basic concept with solid controls and varied level design."{{cite web |last=Mundy |first=Jon |date=4 February 2014 |title=Rocket Robo Review |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/rocket-robo/rocket-robo/ |access-date=March 22, 2024 |website=Pocket Gamer}}