Yes, being a robot, Chibi runs off an internal battery that slowly runs down the longer you wander round. You take control of him and wander around the Sanderson's house trying to clean up everything around you and make people as happy as possible, whilst all the time trying to make sure you do not run out of energy.

So the game centres around this tiny little cleaner robot called Chibi. Whilst not ideal, perhaps in this case it is actually for the better as the kooky grunted noises seem to suit the atmosphere of Chibi-Robo and real voices may have actually taken away from the overall unique feel. In other words, the mumble what sounds like jumbled nonsense whilst the actual conversations are represented by on-screen text.

But there is no voice acting found here, as the characters use a similar technique as those in the Banjo-Kazooie games. The tunes are quite pleasing and the little sound effects that accompany Chibi's movements certainly raise a smile. However, the camera can be slightly problematic at times, despite being manually controlled.Īs for the music, it proves to be just as strange and unusual as the game itself. And it is not like the game is totally lacking in pizzazz, as the environments are well-detailed and there are certain moments that will catch you by surprise. Thankfully the fact that little Chibi himself is such an adorable creation (which is the reason Shigeru Miyamoto took such an interest in this game) and the other people you meet during the game prove to be memorable enough because of their characteristics, Chibi-Robo manages to keep itself afloat in the presentation stakes. Yes, the game has a resounding charm emanating from every orifice, but the title seems to lack any real shine and its environments, 'enemies' and other characters are all rather basic in nature. The game itself was always going to have an uphill struggle in the cut-throat gaming market due to its lack of impressive visuals. But stick with me on this, as the game is nowhere near as boring as it may sound. So as Chibi it is your task to help them with their troubles, whilst making everyone happy. It turns out that Mr Sanderson has got a special new robot to help clean their house, the really tiny Chibi-Robo, as the family's lack of financial standing has led to their house becoming messier and messier as they were unable to maintain their human-sized Giga Robo. We meet the Sanderson family during daughter Jenny's birthday party, with the crazy little girl sitting around wearing a frog costume and simply repeating the noise 'ribbit'. The game starts out exactly as it means to go on: weird.

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