When you mix the movie “Toy Story,” a crazy hallucinogenic and a small robot, you get Chibi-Robo.
Chibi means small in Japanese, and that’s exactly what Chibi-Robo is. He is a small robot set to help clean house, make everyone happy and save the world.
Chibi-Robo is about the size of a coffee mug. He has a plug that is connected to his back that he uses to plug himself in and recharge. There is a meter on the screen that lets you know when you are going to lose all your charge. When you advance more in the game your battery will last longer and you won’t have to charge yourself as often.
Chibi-Robo lives with the Sandersons: Mr. Sanderson, Mrs. Sanderson, their daughter Jenny and Tao the family dog. You make the family happy simply by picking up small pieces of trash and cleaning. There are many other ways to make them even happier. Like talking to Mrs. Sanderson about how her husband is a dead-beat, or giving Tao a bone. Chibi-Robo even has to make all the talking toys in the house happy by tending to their problems.
When you make someone happy you receive happy points and money known as moolah. The amount you receive can differ depending on how big the task is. You earn these so that you can move up in rankings of all the Chibi-Robos. The more happy points you receive the higher ranking you become and come closer to becoming super chibi-robo.
Chibi-Robo also has a manager that helps him with tasks. His name is Telly and he helps you achieve becoming super Chibi-Robo. He’ll let you know what ranking you’re at and give you tips throughout the game. Don’t count on Telly when things start to get a little scary because he’ll only run away with some excuse and leave you alone to defend yourself.
The Sandersons house is very big for the little robot. It takes time to get from one end of the house to the other. You learn quickly to carry the plug that is attached to Chibi-Robo in order to make him run faster.
Chibi-Robo does have a hard time getting around the house because he’s so small. This part of the game is the only frustrating part. He only jumps when he’s in front of something. Sometimes it’s annoying because he’ll just when you don’t want him to.
Chibi-Robo also has some great music that goes along with the game. When he walks, a little tune plays and with each type of flooring the tune changes a long with it. When he cleans up marks on the floor, a soft guitar tune accompanies the action.
In the game you have to make everyone happy, but this game even makes me happy. For people who are into graphics and senseless violence in games, this isn’t the game for you. I think this game is fun and very unique because of the interesting story line. There’s a lot to do, and you never get bored. I have been addicted to it since I bought it, but because of school I don’t get to play it as often as I would like.
When this semester is over, you’ll be sure to find me locked away in my room cleaning, but not my room, only with Chibi-Robo.