Posted on: August 12, 2015
toondkn
Verified ownerGames: 160 Reviews: 1
Gameplay perfection without leaderboards
OlliOlli2's gameplay is a combination of timing, precision and going with the flow. Everything is based on correct timing, reading the levels and keeping your combo going. The controls are easy to learn and hard to master. Flick the left stick to start a trick, hold to grind and A-button to land a trick. There are advanced techniques to extend your combo between grinds like manuals. The skill ceiling is extremely high. There are 50 levels in total: 25 stages with a normal and hardcore mode (changes the level up to be way more challenging). This might not seem like a lot, but since the game is so hard and focused on getting highscores it actually is quite substantial. No level feels the same, which is important for a game of this kind. Every level has 5 challenges including but not limited to: highscore goals, tricks to pull off, completing the level in one big combo and grinding along alternate routes. Alongside these 50 levels there a bunch of very short levels which last about 10-20 seconds. These are purely for getting a score as high as possible on a very short track. There is also a new local multiplayer mode called Combo Rush, but I haven't tried it yet. Every mechanic is explained in 13 comprehensive tutorial stages. OlliOlli2 is a step up from the original game in every way: - More tricks - More varied levels - Better animations - Environments are way prettier (especially after the first world) - Soundtrack is as good as ever - UI is a lot better A must-buy for any highscore junkie! (As of now the GOG version does not have leaderboards, which is disappointing to say the least.)
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