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User Rating: 7.5 | Disney/Pixar Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue! N64
The Nintendo 64 is the system of choice for platform junkies for good reason -- it features the very best. From Super Mario 64 and Banjo-Kazooie to Rocket: Robot on Wheels and Rayman 2: The Great Escape, you won't find better. Traveller's Tales rough port of its solid PlayStation platformer (which still, mind you, is not on the same level as the aforementioned N64 games), simply can't compete with what we've got already.
While Toy Story 2 admittedly boasts intuitive controls and tried-and-true platformer mechanics (that work), the Nintendo 64 version of the game is hampered by a poor framerate, washed out visuals and a decidedly blurry look when compared to its PlayStation counterpart. It's not difficult to ascertain that developer Traveller's Tales isn't focused on Nintendo 64 software -- only porting it as fast as possible.

In the end, this is an extremely flawed port of a good PlayStation platformer. If you own a PlayStation already, we recommend you pick up the 32-bit version of Toy Story 2 -- it's leagues better than the Nintendo 64 hand-me-down. If you're just looking for an excellent platformer for Nintendo 64, see any of the above N64 games mentioned as this, unfortunately, isn't it.


Presentation: Brings the feature film home to N64 with all of the characters and environments. What happened to the FMV? If RE2 can do it, so can Toy Story 2. 8.5/10

Graphics: Looks great for PlayStation. The N64 version, though, is washed out, blurry and hampered by a poor framerate. 4.5/10

Sound: Tunes from the movie by Randy Newman and snazzy sound effects. 8.5/10

Gameplay: Lots to do and see, but everything is brought down by ugly visuals and a poor framerate 7.5/10

Lasting Appeal:The adventure is big, but simplistic. No multiplayer mode and ugly graphics do well to deter 6.5/10

Overall: 7.5/10

My Verdict: only rent if your into platformers :)