In Chibi-Robo you play as a small robot, the title character, who is given as a birthday present from "Dad" to 8-year-old Jenny, who thinks that she had a curse placed on her that turned her into a frog. "Mom" is very upset at her husband having bought the robot, because he is addicted to toys and spends way too much money on them, leaving the family in financial trouble. As the game goes on, the family gradually starts to grow further apart, and you turn into a family counselor to get them back together. This may not sound like the most interesting game, but it has a lot more to it than this main storyline, which is satisfying itself, especially if you know someone whose family is having trouble, because you have the chance to actually do something about it, even if it is a virtual family.
Chibi-Robo is a cleaning robot. You pick up trash, clean up muddy footprints with "Dad's" toothbrush, etc. As in Toy Story, the toys come to life when no one is around, and they have troubles of their own, also solvable by you. As you progress through the game you can use your "Moolah" to buy upgrades, like the Chibi-blaster, with which you can shoot through weak spots in walls for secret passageways or to destroy "Spydorz", which try to suck the life out of you. They drop parts, being robots too, which in turn can be used to build more tools for you to use. You can also get costumes that allow you to do more things, such as the frog suit that lets you talk to Jenny- without only hearing "ribbit". There are tons of sidequests to do (I won't go into detail and spoil the fun), which brings the total time required to completely finish the game up too around 24 hours or more.
For every good thing you do, you receive happy points. With enough happy points you can earn better batteries so that you don't need to run around looking for an outlet to recharge in every minute.
The graphics are cartoony and very Japanese, and they try to make the family American, but they failed at that, and they have very Japanese habits such as kneeling instead of sitting down on the floor. The sound is also cartoony, but it adds a nice touch.
I recommend this game to anybody, it has a little something for all and is very satisfying to play through.
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