![]() This all happens with a simple interface that uses either the mouse or keys for movement. No jumping, no climbing, just moving and devouring. Your size is constantly monitored at the top left corner of the screen. ![]() Once you reach a certain diameter, the camera bobs upward and gives you a wider view. A handy arrow points to the closest, largest object you can collect, and whenever an item is small enough to be eaten, you'll see a set of small icons surrounding it. ![]() It's extremely satisfying to fight with obstacles and run from enemies only to turn around and gobble them up a few moments later. The time traveling mechanism allows for a nice variety of settings in Tasty Planet 2. There are six time periods to work through, each with its own unique things to eat, from the smallest piece of candy or scarab beetle to the largest dinosaur or satellite orbiting the Earth. You'll also find special stages that task you with escaping mazes or collecting a number of one kind of item. The game shares a similar "collect small things" design concept, but really its charm (and 2D point of view) are all its own.Īll of this takes place across 50 or so levels, some of which are unlocked as you play, and four different gameplay modes.Īnalysis: It wouldn't be possible to discuss Tasty Planet: Back for Seconds without mentioning Katamari Damacy or The Wonderful End of the World. Comparing Back for Seconds to the original Tasty Planet, you'll find quicker, more dynamic gameplay with plenty of new things to call it a sequel. One great new feature of Tasty Planet: Back for Seconds is the inclusion of a two player cooperative mode. If you've got a friend nearby, sit down and collect things together. The gameplay isn't very challenging, but to be honest, it's not supposed to be. You can select timed mode to give yourself a bit of incentive to move fast, but apart from that, your only real dangers are creatures larger than you that might give chase, knocking your size down a bit with each hit. It doesn't have to rely on crazy gimmicks when it stars a time-traveling piece of gray goo that can eat anything it comes in contact with! Certain stages are more danger-filled than others, but for the most part, the only thing you have to worry about are finding more small objects so you can grow and eat bigger things.Ĭasual and extremely entertaining, Tasty Planet: Back for Seconds is filled with a lot of straight-up fun. I want to say that if anything has come close to hitting the "Object gets larger" game on the head since Katamari, this would be it. I played through two of the worlds and the only criticism I have is that it needs more variety. Far too often I felt like I had to clear the board of a certain item before I could advance, and often it was the ONLY item of a worthwhile size of eating. I really enjoyed it for a bit, but I got bored about halfway through the dinosaur era because I felt like there was nothing new for me to pick up, or more importantly nothing new to look at.
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