The reason why comes down to the controls. In fact, it’s arguably the best Trine 2 yet. For once we have a Wii U Port that comes without compromises. The scenery is as luscious and vibrant as on the PC, and the stunning lighting effects all shine through. The Wii U version, by contrast, seems to capture all of it, albeit at a lower 720p resolution, and the result is one of the most visually dazzling games on the new console. The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions looked good, but lost a little of the PC original’s textural detail. The Wii U version is particularly impressive. Each level is beautifully designed and animated, with such sumptuous levels of background detail that you almost wish you had more time to admire the scenery. Like Rayman Origins, Trine 2 sometimes makes you think that this is what you once expected games to look like in 2011 in the days when 2D platformers ruled the roost. The puzzles are back, but there’s a new confidence and flair at work, with some devilishly complex conundrums featuring blocks, levers, gusts of air, jets of fire and rushing water that will have you tearing your hair out at times. The three heroes return on a brand new quest, with all new levels and all new puzzles. Trine 2 is basically a bigger, better and more beautiful version of the same. What’s more, you could play through the game with two players on a single PC, which turned the levels into more of a sandbox where players were free to improvise new solutions to the various puzzles. For another, it was extremely pretty, with beautifully rendered 3D graphics and a thick slathering of effects that made it one of the most attractive 2D platformers ever made. For one thing, Trine made extensive use of simulated physics, with some very clever puzzles that had as much to do with weight and balance as with the usual block-shifting, switch-pulling nonsense that’s the norm for this kind of game. So far, so undistinguished, but we did say “with a difference”. Switching characters and combining skills was the only means of traversing each level and making it through to the next objective Finally, the thief could fire arrows, perform a kind of double-jump and use a grappling hook to swing between gaps or climb to otherwise unreachable areas. The knight had a shield that could repel attacks and was good in melee combat. The wizard could create boxes and levitate objects. Each character had distinct capabilities. If you didn’t play the original, it was a fantasy-themed 2D platformer with a difference, featuring three heroes – a wizard, a knight and a thief – who you could switch between at will. What’s more, it’s delivered a Wii U version that is the best third-party port we’ve seen so far. Without any hype and with very little fanfare, the team at Frozenbyte created one of the must-have PC games of 2011 – and a series of excellent console ports. Perhaps the biggest complement we can hoist on Trine 2 is that it is to Trine what Portal II was to Portal: a game that builds on the strengths of a fairly small-scale but innovative project and transforms it into a bona-fide blockbuster. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.Platforms: PC, Playstation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360 Online and local co-op with up to three players.Travel through beautiful vistas and environments (sometimes using extremely unreliable methods of transportation), including a castle by the treacherous sea, a burning desert, snowy ice mountains, all the way to the insides of a giant worm.3 Heroes – Amadeus the Wizard, Pontius the Knight and Zoya the Thief, each with their own skills – and personalities charming and otherwise.20 levels chock-full of adventure, physics-based puzzles, hazards, enemies and contraptions.Complete Story edition features the all-new unlockable Dwarven Caverns level that takes our heroes on a journey through deep and dark lava-filled tunnels resonating with ancient legends.Trine 2: Complete Story fully integrates the Goblin Menace expansion campaign and the all-new unlockable Dwarven Caverns level into one mighty fairytale. Join Amadeus the Wizard, Pontius the Knight and Zoya the Thief in their adventure full of friendship, magic, and betrayal. Trine 2 is a sidescrolling game of action, puzzles, and platforming where you play as one of three heroes who make their way through dangers untold in a fantastical fairy tale world.
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