Psychonauts 2

Even with a few rough edges, Psychonauts 2 is just about everything I could have hoped for from this long-awaited sequel.

Psychonauts 2 does more than just fill the shoes of its beloved quirky predecessor, it sets itself apart as a classic in its own right.

As witty, eccentric and imaginative as the 2005 action-platformer, with a more developed understanding of mental health.

Improved platforming underpins a glorious return to one of gaming's most inventive and empathic universes.

Psychonaut 2's levels are some of the most inventive in the platforming genre. There's an over-the-top cooking game show where you carry food stuff through a giant platforming gauntlet. There's also a humongous mailroom sorting office where you jump from flying envelope to flying envelope, all the while avoiding the vortex of letters below. You'll visit highly imaginative, gravity-bending dreamscape after dreamscape.

Psychonauts 2 captures the spirit of '90s cartoons and channels it into an imaginative, inventive adventure that never fails to find heart and humor in every one of its consciousness-expanding encounters.

Well worth the wait and better than the original, Psychonauts 2 hits its stride early and never loses steam

The warped worlds inside people's minds are yours to explore in a bold and beautiful sequel that never fails to surprise

As a close friend of mine texted me, it’s like a playable Tim Burton movie. Its imaginative reach leaves most other lighthearted adventure games far behind.

It’s always a risk creating a sequel to a cult classic so long after the original, but in Psychonauts 2, Double Fine hasn't only made a game that respects the original and takes its characters to new heights, it has set itself, and new owner Microsoft, up with a platforming franchise that can thrive for years to come.