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You’ve reached the Feather Cluster, the final zone ofAstro Bot. You’ve completed every level, but you’re still a few collectibles short. Don’t worry, it happens to everyone. Maybe you’re a little nervous, or stressed about work? In any case, we’re here to help. There are a few secret levels in Feather Cluster to deal with, and once you’ve got them out of the way, you can scratch this one off your list for good.
Jigsaw Piece
As you may have noticed in previous zones, there’s one jigsaw piece that’s not in any level at all, but randomly appears in the overworld map. AUFO will appear at various intervals with a jigsaw piece in tow, and if youcrash into it, the jigsaw is yours. If it disappears before you get there, then the Astro Bot Platinum is out of reach forever. Pack it up, everybody.
Just kidding.Leave and come back, and the UFO will eventually reappear again.
Lost X Void
As anyone who has held a PlayStation controller will know (which is anyone playing Astro Bot, as it’s a PS exclusive), X comes after Triangle, Circle, and Square, which we’ve already played through. Again, there’s not much to this level, but doing it unlocks four further levels, each with their own platforming challenges and bot to rescue.
Birdy Barrage
Like the name suggests, this level involvesa barrage of birdies. Learningtheir patterns so you may jump over themin time is key, but a great way to increase your odds is toadd hang time with the laser jump. Just remember to keep moving forward when you do this on glass. At the end of the course, you cansave Tekken’s Kazuya Mishima bot from is peril.
Shocking Behaviour
Here, you’ll need tojump over a lot of electric mines with electro beams, and fittingly for this void, they’re all arranged in an X shape. That means there isalways a window to jump over or into, even if you need a little bit oftrust and patience that the ice or glass will hold for half a secondif you need that gap to open. If you avoid getting a buzz from the electricity, you can save a buzzing bot dressed asBuzz, the quiz host from the game Buzz.
Slowdown Showdown
In this level, you’ll be able toslow down time, butnot the way you do in levels like Slo Mo Casino. Instead, you get anhourglass you’re able to throw, meaning you need to plan when you’re going to dash forward and throw the hourglass (at an enemy to break it) as you make your way through this course to rescuea bot (not even really that) who looks like the Rez avatar.
To The Beat
Despite its name, To The Beat isnot really a rhythm level. That is to say, the backgroun music has no real input on anything here. Each different obstacle moves to an easy to understand pattern, so you’re often jumping where something is going to be (or to avoid where it’s going to be) rather than where it is. The trickiest barrieris the birds at the end. Here, after jumping over the first birds,do not laser jump. Doing this will mean you may’t avoid the second, higher row of birds, so you’ll need to time it so that a single jump works. If you do this, you can rescuea bot that looks like Sol Badguy from Guilty Gear.
Retro Rampage 5
You’ll need, again, to be on thelookout for smaller asteroidsin the Feather Cluster here. As they appear,hit them alland the final Retro Rampage challenge will unlock. In this combat gauntlet, you’ll have yourfroggy gloves, so keep a decent distance andrapid punch one enemy at a time to thin the field quickly. At the end, you will unlock aTaneo bot from Incredible Crisis.
Crumble Rumble 5
When yousee a meteor in Feather Cluster, blast off into itto unlock Crumble Rumble 5. Here, you need tolaser jump around the volcano to cause it to drop, but that’s a lot harder when it’s firing lava rocks at you. A good tip is to rememberit doesn’t matter how big the circle is- if you stay wide, it will take longer, but you can keep yourself safe much easier. You can also use the holes created by the volcano to your advantage. Do this and you’ll rescuea bot dressed like Tony Hawk, the titular Pro Skater.
Djinny’s Revenge
Well, this is new.After completing Djinny of the Lamp,a special boss level will open up where you can take ona harder version of the Djinny boss fight.You’ll need to dodge the things he throws while charging when he throws his hat in order torescue an Alundra bot. For when mom says you have Zelda at home.
