Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue!
Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue is a 1999 platform game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Activision and Disney Interactive. Based on Disney and Pixar's computer-animated film Toy Story 2, it was released for Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, and Macintosh in late 1999, while a Dreamcast version followed in 2000. The computer versions were released under the title Disney/Pixar's Action Game, Toy Story 2. A different version, a side-scrolling platform game titled Toy Story 2, was also released in 1999 for the Game Boy Color. The PlayStation version has been re-released through emulation several times in subsequent years.
From Wikipedia's article Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue
Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
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Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
2.0 Could be better
Metascore 58
Review scorecard
- Graphics 2.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Sound 2.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Control 2.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Fun Factor 2.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
Overall fallback: Metascore 58. Overall source The same 58/100 overall rating fills missing categories using the face scale; these are not separate category scores.
What the reviews talk about
Key wordsmonotonousrepetitiveaddictiveeasydifficultgeneric
What the critics said
Nintendo Official Magazine, reviewing the Nintendo 64 release, called it "a smart platformer that's packed with wacky worlds and cool bosses", but also stated its low difficulty level may deter experienced gamers of the platform genre.
— Nintendo Official Magazine, 2000
Dr. Zombie of GamePro felt the game "stands on its own merits as an entertaining platform game".
— GamePro, 2000
Nintendo Official Magazine appreciated the Nintendo 64 release's upbeat music, vibrant color palette of the levels as well as the "smart" boss design, but admitted the graphics looked "grainy" in some areas.
— Nintendo Official Magazine, 2000
Matt Casamassina of IGN also criticized the Nintendo 64 version's pop-up and frame rate, and felt it had "washed out visuals and a decidedly blurry look" as well as inferior controls.
— IGN, 1999 (Matt Casamassina)
John Marrin of CNET Gamecenter called the PlayStation version "a good 3D platformer that could have been better", enjoying the level design and cutscenes but criticizing the obstacles courses.
— CNET Gamecenter, 1999 (John Marrin) · about another version
AllGame's Brett Alan Weiss gave the PlayStation version three-and-a-half stars out of five, praising it for the camera, controls, level design, and the cutscenes, and stated that the character voices, "though redundant, are a plus".
— AllGame (Brett Alan Weiss) · about another version
PC Zone wrote that while the game did not reinvigorate the platform genre, it was "definitely a cut above most merchandising tie-ins".
— PC Zone, 2000 · about another version
Peyton Gaudiosi of CNET Gamecenter wrote that the same PC version, "with all its gadgets and gizmos, is all about fun, and with some patience on your part, this game will deliver on that score. It may not be worth a second replay, but this game has enough packed into it to make it worth a first adventure."
— CNET Gamecenter, 2000 (Peyton Gaudiosi) · about another version
From the Reception section of Wikipedia's Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue article.
Scores
- 75 Game Informer 7/10; 7.5/10; 8/10
- 71 Nintendo Power1999 7.1/10
- 65 GameSpot1999 5.9/10; 6.5/10; 7.1/10
- 64 GameFan1999 47%; 70% ; (L.B.) 57%
- 59 IGN1999 6/10; 5.9/10; 7/10
- 50 CNET Gamecenter1999 7/10; 5/10; 6/10; 6/10
- 50 GameRevolution1999 C; D; C+
- – N64 Magazine true
- 65 GameSpy2000 6.5/10 · other versions
- 64 Electronic Gaming Monthly 5/10; 7.88/10 · other versions
- 60 Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine 3/5 · other versions
- 58 EP Daily1999 5/10; 6.5/10 · other versions
- 55 PC Zone 55% · other versions
- 20 Next Generation 1/5 · other versions
From the review table in Wikipedia's Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue article.
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