Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue!

Ever wonder what happens when you port an animated movie sequel over to a video game? Seems pretty original - even risky - but Activison's Dreamcast title, Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue, would like to give it a shot.

Ever wonder what happens when you port an animated movie sequel over to a video game? Seems pretty original - even risky - but Activison's Dreamcast title, Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue, would like to give it a shot.

The Broad Side of a Barn
Too bad the aim's off - way, way off. Control in this game (using the term game loosely since it suggests fun) is akin to peeling "hair" off of a wet bar of soap - it's slippery work, and almost as difficult to do as it is to figure out why you're doing it in the first place. Oh yeah, you're trying to save Woody from some fat toy collector.

Let It Go
The bottom line is, Toy Story 2 is a bad game. Slowdown hits whenever you're near a wall (one among a myriad of examples), there are gaps in the graphics everywhere, the camera always seems to get stuck behind something opaque when you're trying to execute a crucial move, and jumping takes on a whole new level of difficulty thanks to the clumsy controls. Sound consists of monotonous harmonies and any one of Buzz's pathetically impotent buddies shouting his name repeatedly, punctuated occasionally by the rev of your Dreamcast accessing more lousy gameplay. Exploitation is a fact of life, friends, but that doesn't mean you have to like it.

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