LocoRoco 2
2008
- platform
- puzzle
- adventure
- comedy
The story
The LocoRoco are in danger again, the evil Moja have returned and this time they've brought with them a terrible song that sucks the life out of living things! The LocoRoco must once again save their planet - this time by making lots of sweet music. LocoRoco 2 is easy to play, instantly addictive and guaranteed to make you feel all warm and fuzzy while you hum along to the soundtrack! Explore 25 new stages, including hidden challenges, and meet a colourful cast of new characters. Enhance your LocoRoco through music and song, learning new actions to overcome the Moja. Perform new actions such as climbing inside shells to destroy thorns, jumping from grass blade to grass blade and swimming underwater. Expand your fun with six new mini games, including an Ad-hoc four player game.
What it’s like
Bright, bubbly pastel worlds tilt and wobble under a flat, storybook sheen, with the blobby LocoRoco bouncing through meadows, underwater caves and candy-coloured hills that look hand-painted rather than rendered. The soundtrack is the real texture here: a chirpy, looping chorus of wind-chime melodies and playful vocal chirps that you will end up humming without meaning to, and every stage opens on a tiny musical flourish. Movement feels springy and weightless, with a tilt-to-roll control that makes the screen itself feel like a wobbling tabletop. The vibe is sunny, gently whimsical and low-stakes, the kind of cheerful puzzling that suits a lazy weekend on the sofa, a commute with headphones, or a short handheld session before bed. Pacing is brisk and bite-sized, with side challenges and hidden stages rewarding anyone who wants to collect everything. Intensity is very mild: there is peril from the menacing Moja and a sinister song, but no gore, no real violence, and nothing frightening beyond a cartoon jolt. It is made for players who want something gentle, musical and joyfully silly, and who enjoy a collection-driven puzzle-platformer in a cosy, soothing style.
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