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![]() ![]() ![]() The level objectives can be tackled in any order and while some ideas repeat throughout the game, there’s always a slight twist on how you complete the objective. Potato Head or even fighting a boss character (most, if not all of which are unique to the game). These objectives range from collecting a certain amount of coins for Hamm to finding pieces of Mr. Similar to Super Mario 64 (SM64), each stage contains Pizza Planet Tokens which are essentially the Power Stars from SM64. ![]() Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue, however, is a competent 3D platformer that’s well worth your time, especially if you’re a fan of the genre. While this generally is the case for most licensed games from this era, it was mostly because they just weren’t very good or they felt like cash grabs that tied into their respective movie releases. Most licensed games back in the day were not received well by critics/consumers alike. Before Traveller’s Tales became a Lego-making machine, they used to create games that were either original (Haven: Call of the King being my favorite) or licensed, like Toy Story 2. Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue, developed by Traveller’s Tales, is a licensed 3D platformer that attempts to retell the story of Toy Story 2 through the lens of Super Mario 64. Game #29 of 2022: Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue ![]() With that said, 100%-ing ElecHead only took me around 5 hours and it’s still some of the best 5 hours I’ve had in gaming, period. I felt compelled to find everything the game had to offer this time around and even after scouring the map, which asks the player to hug most walls on each screen, I still came up short and had to resort to a guide to discover some of the more elusive secrets. As far as I know, there’s nothing exclusive to the Switch version of the game, but if you haven’t played it before, there’s never been a better time, especially if Switch is your indie platform of choice.ĮlecHead is filled with secret passages and collectables that are extremely well hidden, especially if you’re not using a guide. I completed the game back on PC in 2021 (and gushed about it here), but I decided a 100% playthrough was in order for my revisit of the Nintendo Switch version since I only rolled the initial credits on Steam. ElecHead, developed by Nama Takahashi and company, is a masterclass in 2D puzzle-platforming. ![]()
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