Penny’s Big Breakaway Review (PlayStation 5)

by Jim Smale · March 1, 2024

Penny’s Big Breakaway Review, Ready. Set. YO! – Join Penny & Yo-Yo in a kinetic 3D platformer bursting with innovative gameplay! Showcase your catalog of tricks and chain impressive combos to deliver Penny & Yo-Yo’s perfect breakout performance. Take the stage with this vibrant pair in Penny’s Big Breakaway.

Penny’s Big Breakaway Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
2.77GB download size.
Platinum trophy.
Action platformer gameplay.
Game options – target indicator, screenshake, and post to leaderboards.
Two controller schemes – pro and simple.
The extras menu has a scrapbook that houses all collectibles.
Four save slots.
Two game modes – Story and time attack.
In-game cutscenes with character interactions.
3D game world.
Huge opening area with tutorial signs and checkpoints.
The game uses its language.
Comparable to a Sonic game for its speed and accessibility.
Armed with a yo-yo you can use to ride around, dash forward, and swing in the air.
Swinging your yo-yo around as a weapon can be done with a face button or full 360-degree movements on the right stick including whirlwind attacks.
Citizens will offer bonus optional tasks to you and doing them gets them to join your end-of-stage audience which means more bonuses.
Every level is timed.
When you do actions like dashing, air jumping, zip lines, etc it triggers a combo counter.
The end of the level has you trying to get to the top of a cake for more bonus points.
Rythem action mini-game at a stage end.
You can replay levels.
Hidden collectible items and bonus objectives to complete for 100 percent completion.
Civilians will say things and can give tips.
Constant checkpoints.
Penguins will swarm you and if enough grab you then you are in trouble but spinning your yo-yo can have them spin-off.
Has a happy good feeling through it.
Power-up style pickups Grant temporary new abilities.
You can play the game a lot like a platform racer.
Levels have a lot of replay value.
When you get into a flow you can practically race and fly around a level in one smooth motion of transitions.
Adds many new mechanics to a genre that was quite stagnant with its innovation.
Fantastic group of characters and has that mascot feel to them all.

Penny’s Big Breakaway Review Cons:

The movement is very fast and smooth but it takes some getting used to as it is so easy to have dumb deaths.
Levels have drop-off instant death sections.
No camera control which can make it hard to see in front of you or judge jumps.
The actual opening is very cold and lifeless, no music played and you are just dumped in a wide open area with no direction or help.
The riding of the yo-yo is not as smooth.
Makes you scroll the EULA and terms of service every time you load the game up.

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