Like its toy-themed predecessor, the Pixar touch elevates every element to be one of the better kid-friendly collections in the series. One area where this game exceeds expectations is in the size of the levels - they are huge! Not Donkey Kong 64 big, but larger than most of the platform games out there today.In 1999, to coincide with the release of Pixar's fan-favourite sequel in cinemas, Toy Story 2: Activity Centre collated 4 games, a comic creator and a print studio in one package. You do have the option of having a fixed camera or one that moves around, however neither was entirely successfully implemented. In TS2, I found this camera to be frustrating - during some sequences in gameplay it worked extremely well but in others it gave me mild motion sickness. One of the hardest things for designers to implement is the camera control for a 3D game. run, jump, grab n' pull up, pole climb, etc) which do take some time to master. Each level also has a race, a puzzle, and a mini-boss to provide more ways to get these elusive Pizza Planet tokens.īuzz pretty much has your standard moves for a game of this type (e.g. They either give you some play help or they provide a challenge where you can earn more tokens. Potato Head, Rex, Slinky Dog, and Hamm the piggy bank. While you play through these zones and levels you will get help of varying types from Buzz's friends Mr. We've been waiting for a platform game to come along and reinvigorate the genre for ages and, not surprisingly, Toy Story 2 didn't exactly set our world alight.Īs Buzz Lightyear you have to find or earn Pizza Planet tokens (sound like stars in Mario 64?) and the more tokens you get, the more zones that you can access. New characters from the latest film also crop up, along with numerous video clips, which could prove something of a spoiler if you've not seen it. The action features appearances from much of the cast, including Rex the cowardly dinosaur, Hamm the piggy bank, Slinky Dog and Mr & Mrs Potato Head. The story only tenuously follows that of the film, as watching a toy spaceman constantly miss a ledge by inches clearly wouldn't make for much of a movie. However, unlike the Buzz of the movies, the game character has even greater powers, notably the ability to fire his laser, perform a fancy spin, and even fly for a couple of seconds.
As for the game, it's a competent platformer in which you assume the role of square-jawed Space Ranger, Buzz Lightyear, one of the leading characters of the films, and patron of the (technically impossible) catchphrase, "To infinity and beyond!".
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