Space Adventure Cobra: The Awakening

GameGrinAlana Dunitz

8/10

Space Adventure Cobra — The Awakening is a fun action platforming game that does a great job of recreating the original series that everyone can enjoy.

GamingBoltMatthew Carmosino

8/10

A fine action platformer all around, with only a few small hiccups. This shoot-’em-up embraces backtracking and light puzzle elements, while weaving in plenty of nostalgic moments from the classic anime. It should be a delightful experience for both longtime fans and action-platformer enthusiasts alike.

WayTooManyGamesOliver Shellding

7.5/10

Cowboy Bebop doesn’t mean a damn thing in Japan. When Millennial weebs finish rage smashing their empty Sobe bottles, we can continue. This anime, which I know was a cornerstone for Adult Swim viewers of the late 90s, is heralded in the U.S. as one of the best of all time. And, as a longtime Japanese resident, I can tell you I’ve never seen hide nor hair of it in its county of origin. Sometimes, creations just do better in outside markets. Like The Ventures: you might only know the name i...

COGConnectedStephan Adamus

75/100

I really enjoyed Space Adventure Cobra: The Awakening. But a lot of that love has to do with the excellent presentation. The game struggles with some odd controls, and archaic level design. It’s not built as tightly as a lot of modern platformers. But it has lots of content, and a variety of gameplay in its main story. The game’s real strength is its anime presentation. Space Adventure Cobra: The Awakening perfectly captures the visual and auditory aesthetic of its Space Cobra source material. If you’re a fan of Space Adventure Cobra, or looking for more 2D action platform games, then Space Ad...

GamingTrendNoah Rigsby

75/100

Space Adventure Cobra - The Awakening is a stylish and enjoyable revival of the iconic action hero. Blending some anime nostalgia with modern platforming, it's a solid outing and even better tribute to Buichi Terasawa.

Pure NintendoKirk Hiner

7/10

I love that gamers in 2025 get an adaptation of a relatively obscure 1982 anime. I love that it actually incorporates cutscenes from that anime. I don't love the game itself, but I like quite a bit of it, so let's tune in to Space Adventure Cobra - Awakening.Read More

GameSpewRichard Seagrave

7/10

While fans of the anime will no doubt get the most out of Space Adventure Cobra: The Awakening, its engaging mix of run 'n' gun gameplay with platforming and Metroidvania elements make it suitable for all. The unique Psychogun with its guidable bullets is the standout feature here. It's just a shame that the overall experience is brought down a little by some minor issues that can cause frustration.

Push SquareSammy Barker

7/10

Originally inspired by Buichi Terasawa’s intergalactic action manga from the late 1970s, Space Cobra (or Space Adventure Cobra) was a 1982 anime series involving an adventurer named Cobra who found himself at the centre of all kinds of intergalactic battles.

TheSixthAxisAdrian Burrows

6/10

If you’ve never even heard of the 1970s manga ‘Cobra’ and the anime movie – ‘Space Adventure Cobra’ – and TV show that spawned from it, then don’t worry; me either. What I came to learn is that Cobra is absolutely brilliant, it’s self-indulgent, silly sci-fi at its finest. An over-the-top tale in which a Han Solo-like hero called Cobra, an intergalactic adventurer no less, travels the galaxy battling the villainous Pirate Guide – whose numbers include the superbly named Crystal Bowie. Well, Space Adventure Cobra: The Awakening is the video game of that story, a 2D side-scrolling Metroid-lite s...

Loot Level ChillLyle Pendle

6/10

The fact that Space Adventure Cobra: The Awakening exists is very cool, but it's not as much fun as the anime that inspired it.

Final WeaponMrSpacePan

Space Adventure Cobra - The Awakening is a 2D action platformer and an adaptation of the classic series Cobra. The game excels at adapting the anime, all the cutscenes are beautiful and the music is superb too. Sadly that doesn't transfer over to the gameplay and you end up with a basic platformer. It's still an okay time, but one that made me want to check out the source material over going back to the game.

GameLusterMateusz Niewierowski

4/10

Overlong levels, confusing structure and unsatisfying basics leave only the charisma of the source material to carry an otherwise average attempt at reviving a classic.