Games

It Takes Two

Hazelight Studios

2021•Platformer•PEGI 12•About 15 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventuremonster/alien/supernaturalvehiclesfastunsavourylightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeA larger-than-life, wide-ranging platformer, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

89 / 100

1,188 ratings

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About This Game

It Takes Two is a cooperative action-adventure game designed exclusively for two players, playable in local split-screen or online. Players control Cody and May, a married couple transformed into dolls, as they travel through fantastical environments based on their home and relationship. Gameplay combines platforming, puzzle-solving, and action sequences, with each level introducing new mechanics and giving the two characters different abilities that must be used together to progress. The game frequently changes its core mechanics from chapter to chapter, incorporating sections involving shooting, racing, flight, and other genres.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Cody and May, a married couple planning to divorce, break the news to their daughter Rose. Upset, Rose takes handmade dolls resembling her parents into the family shed, and her tears cause Cody and May to become trapped inside the dolls. They are confronted by Dr. Hakim, an anthropomorphic relationship therapy book who says he has been tasked with fixing their marriage. As Cody and May try to find a way back to their human bodies, Hakim places obstacles and collaborative challenges in their path, forcing them to work together. Along the way, they encounter personified versions of their...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureMonster/alien/supernaturalVehiclesAll consuming questComplex relationshipFighting evilRescue/escape/jeopardy

Keywords

ExplorationCollectingStory drivenSkill-basedCinematicCuteFunnyEmotional

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Details

Developer: Hazelight Studios
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Released: 25 March 2021
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 11h rushed, 15h normally, 20h complete
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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