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Awesomenauts

Awesomenauts

Awesomenauts is a PlayStation 3 action game released in 2012 developed by Ronimo Games. It centers on combat encounters, movement and immediate actions, and enemy and hazard responses, with controls and information arranged around the DualShock 3 or Sixaxis twin sticks, triggers, and face buttons, with PlayStation Move only where explicitly supported.

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About this game

Awesomenauts is a PlayStation 3 action game centered on combat encounters, movement and immediate actions, and enemy and hazard responses. Stages build pressure through routes, enemy patterns, and changing objectives, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Animation, hits, camera behavior, and readable hazards determine whether feedback remains dependable, while HD 3D scenes, Blu-ray data streaming, surround audio, and cinematic presentation need to preserve action, state, and text readability together. The genre-specific limitation is that camera behavior, collision rules, input mapping, and repeated ground after failure can raise the entry barrier. Platform conditions also include Blu-ray loading, HDD installs, system software, DualShock 3 battery life, Move accessories, resolution and frame rate, and retired online services affect present-day use. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.

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7.0 / 10PlayStation 3

The PS3 Awesomenauts translates MOBA ideas into approachable side-on matches, with appealing local access but meaningful limitations in offline AI play.

The PS3 Awesomenauts translates MOBA ideas into approachable side-on matches, with appealing local access but meaningful limitations in offline AI play. Side-on minions, turrets and purchased abilities create readable tactical roles, but retained bot play cannot fully reproduce coordinated human competition. Six launch characters, three maps and upgrades sustain repeat matches within one principal mode, emphasising roles rather than mission breadth. Colourful animation and an eighties-cartoon musical identity make the cast memorable and give the compact battlefield unusually coherent personality. PS3 local inputs and offline practice are convenient, while documented bot-command and shooting failures weaken the single-player substitute. Covers original PS3 base and offline/local content; current public matchmaking and later characters are not promised.

Strengths

  • Short tactical battles are approachable, but evaluating retained local/bot play does not assume human-online coordination.
  • Cartoon characterisation makes the compact battlefield inviting.

Weaknesses

  • Six launch characters, three maps and upgrades sustain repeat matches within one principal mode, emphasising roles rather than mission breadth.
  • PS3 local inputs and offline practice are convenient, while documented bot-command and shooting failures weaken the single-player substitute.

Who it is for: Players seeking cartoon tactical matches with local companions.

Play notes: Covers original PS3 base and offline/local content; current public matchmaking and later characters are not promised.

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Six launch characters, three maps and upgrades sustain repeat matches within one principal mode, emphasising roles rather than mission breadth.

Reviewed6.1 / 10Not provided
Dimension

Side-on minions, turrets and purchased abilities create readable tactical roles, but retained bot play cannot fully reproduce coordinated human competition.

Reviewed7.2 / 10Not provided
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Colourful animation and an eighties-cartoon musical identity make the cast memorable and give the compact battlefield unusually coherent personality.

Reviewed8.0 / 10Not provided
Dimension

PS3 local inputs and offline practice are convenient, while documented bot-command and shooting failures weaken the single-player substitute.

Reviewed6.5 / 10Not provided

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Core information

Developer
Ronimo Games
Release date
2012
Platforms
PlayStation 3
Content kind
Game
Release state
Released
Region
Worldwide
Official website
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Offline minimum players
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Offline maximum players
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Online minimum players
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Online maximum players
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Tags
Real-time CombatFast-pacedReplayable3D GraphicsDodgeMain Story Under 10 HoursPlatformingThird PersonSolo-friendlyLinear Levels
Supported game languages
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Requires base game
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Standalone
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Age ratings
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Play modes
MultiplayerCo-opSingle player
Perspectives
Side view

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