While navigating the 18 levels, each of which is home to an array of outlandish creatures, insects, and other such enemies, players will need to jump over chasms and obstacles that litter their path. At certain points, each character is also capable of transforming into a dragon or frog, among a handful of other creatures. Additionally, power-ups can be obtained that will allow the characters to wield various magic projectiles. The former is capable of performing a double-jump, while the latter can perform a roll attack - moves which will prove helpful in dispatching the enemies that stand in their way. Commonly referred to as 2.5D, the game world and its denizens are rendered in 3D, while the player is restricted to a two-dimensional plane that veers into and out of the screen in a pre-determined fashion.īefore each level, players are able to choose to play as either Nikki or Fargus, each of whom possesses unique abilities. Such is the premise for Pandemonium!, a platform romp from Crystal Dynamics. The task now falls upon them to undo their mistake, which can only be fixed by finding the Wishing Engine and obtaining a much sought-after wish. While playing with an ancient spellbook, Nikki, a disillusioned acrobat, and Fargus, the jester, inadvertently unleash a demon upon the kingdom.GameSpot's Lauren Fielder summarized her review by stating that Pandemonium 2 is "a fun and mostly unpredictable platform game, in spite of not being fully 3D. If Fargus does, he creates a world in which he is the flowers and the trees, as well as the sun, which makes Sid fume to the point where his head explodes. If Nikki succeeds in the quest, she gains control of the universe. The ending of the game varies by which character defeats the final boss. Nikki, and Fargus must make it to the comet before she does, lest she fulfill her own morally questionable wishes. But the evil Goon Queen Zorrscha has her sights set on the comet as well. Sid, a sharp tongued head on a stick and Fargus's only other "friend", wishes to get rid of Fargus and get closer to Nikki. Her bosom buddy, Fargus, a court jester, has gone insane over the years and has a simple plan to "touch pretty fire" upon reaching the comet. Nikki, a curvy and sassy sorceress, decides that stealing the source of its magic is a quicker way to reach power than study. When the magic-infused "Comet of Infinite Possibilities" is about to pass over Lyr for the first time in 300 years, the inhabitants race to reach the comet in order to make a wish on its powers. When all lives are lost, the game is over. When all points are lost, the character loses a life and returns to the last checkpoint. To achieve maximum hit points, the player must find one of several "life pieces" in hidden areas of the game. Through bonuses, this can be expanded up to a maximum of 16. The player begins with four hit points to represent health. Failure in "Boarder Run" does not cost player lives successfully completing "Boarder Run" will result in the player earning at least one extra life. Should the player collect +80% of treasure in a level, they will have access to the bonus level "Boarder Run", where they must slide along a course collecting treasure, while simultaneously keeping ahead of a pursuing vortex. Destroying the bosses usually involves small puzzles, such as catapulting fireballs at a flying boss, or surviving the onslaught of a giant mecha boss while balanced on the back of a large, fast moving tank. There are four boss stages, set after a block of stages has been completed. Machines and equipment are also available throughout the game, although they are tied to certain areas. For instance, collecting the "fire power" allows Nikki to shoot destructive fireballs, while it grants Fargus invincibility and a deadly touch, but requires him to constantly move forward. The characters handle the unique powers differently. Unique powers collected during gameplay may replace, extend or add to previous powers, depending on which character is in play and which power obtained. During the quest, players can earn extra lives by collecting treasure. Players can choose to be either Nikki or Fargus - who each have different specialties - with the option to change for each level.
Pandemonium 2 is a psychedelic 2.5 D game that also renders polygons in a typical 3-D fashion, gameplay is 2-D.
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