Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue! is
one of those rare games that somehow manages to truly capture the spirit of its
source, while ironically simultaneously delivering an experience that bears
little resemblance to the movie. Sounds contradictory, doesn’t it? Few people
seem to be aware of this but the game follows a similar format to Traveller’s
Tales’ previous Pixar game A Bug’s Life, but while that game’s format worked
for the conveyance of a pretty faithful videogame adaptation, the same can’t be
said for Toy Story 2, whose plot gets lost amid a sea of frankly rather bland
and repetitive tasks.
Yes, despite the cult following the game has amassed over
the years, the majority of the game sees you having to locate your so-called
friends’ missing items. Honestly, I don’t understand why they bothered tagging
along when they seem to be more of a hindrance to you than anything. Still,
it’s certainly not all bad. The gameplay is pretty solid, and in that respect
one could argue that it is superior to A Bug’s Life (I beg to differ, frankly).
You can spin, stomp and fire a real laser. But then that does rather beg the
question… are you really a toy?
Thanks to Sarah Allen for your request, I hope I’ve done the
game justice and maybe even offered a few new thoughts on the game.
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