Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol review

Picking flowers with this tiny robot is far more fun than you might think

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Pros

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    Growing flowers

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    Driving bouncy vehicles

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    The eco-friendly theme

Cons

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    Unskipable

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    inane dialogue

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    Shoulder button control combos

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    Shopping at Wal-Mart

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Oct 8, 2007

While we don’t usually endorse specific retail outlets, Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol for the DS is being sold exclusively at Wal-Mart, which might be a bit ironic to some considering the game’s overt environmental themes. Similar to its GameCube predecessor, this portable offering has you controlling a tiny robot with a rechargeable battery and a power plug tail once again. Instead of doing in-home chores, Chibi-Robo is now outdoors where he is trying to simultaneously get rid of pollution while beautifying a park.

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The premise sounds cutesy, but bear with us. It’s far less annoying than it sounds.