FoxyLand 2 (Nintendo Switch) Review

For the most part FoxyLand 2 is a similar game to FoxyLand. The menu used to access levels is upgraded to a colourful area map; the music and graphics add to the overall cute look of the game; and levels involve lots of jumping and finding switches to traverse to the end, with both gems and coins to be found - sadly there are no fun accessories to buy with the coins to change the look of Foxy or, in multiplayer, Jennie.

Movement is logical with twists like being able to hide behind bushes and rocks, providing a handy breathing space when sneaking past enemies. Although getting hit deducted from life points in the first game, being dive-bombed by flying enemies was highly entertaining. While the difficulty level jumped around irregularly in the first game, FoxyLand 2 opted to fix this. Unfortunately the game included a feature that made it too difficult to be finished for this review.

Normally a game series improves on issues from previous instalments. Health was given in form of a heart meter in FoxyLand which reduced each time Foxy got hit by an enemy, or touched a dangerous object. Why in the world instant death became the only way to play Foxyland 2 is a mystery that makes little sense considering how beginner-friendly the first game was. By all means, having instant death as a feature would be ok after playing through the entire game once.

Having it from the start, though, means that there was no health meter at all, which meant this reviewer found it impossible to complete this. The game became unplayable when over an hour passed trying to defeat a boss which in theory wasn't hard, but in practice was due to the constant instant deaths. The inability to find out if the game had a happy ending was a disappointment…