Review: Hoggy 2 (PlayStation 4)

Hoggy 2

Hoggy 2 is the sequel to the 2010 mobile hit, Hoggy! Take control of Hoggy and Hogatha, two painfully adorable slime-molds, on a quest to rescue their children from the Moon Men.

Pros:

  • Colorful cartoon graphics.
  • 243.1mb download size.
  • Platinum trophy.
  • 3 save slots.
  • Cross-buy with PlayStation Vita.
  • Puzzle platformer gameplay.
  • Actions: press X to jump between the floor and ceiling and move left and right.
  • Boss battles.
  • 2 modes- normal and kids mode.
  • Gameplay–East all fruit in a level to get a key, get X amount keys to open the next part.
  • Jars are the levels.
  • Overall level traversal to the jars and doors.
  • 2 characters-Mr and Mrs.
  • Level maker-in depth with all enemies and elements available from the off including level name, level theme, etc.
  • Easy trophy list.
  • Stackable trophies.
  • Bouncy soundtrack.
  • Mario Maker soundtrack.
  • Instant restart button.
  • Kid mode is just a much simpler and shorter experience.
  • Can have saves for each mode.
  • Fun to play.

Hoggy 2

Cons:

  • No tutorial at all.
  • Kid mode is really short, like 10 minutes short.
  • No replayability.
  • SFX sounds like a rip off version of Pac Man munches and Windows 98 noises.
  • Basic puzzles.
  • Can’t upload/share levels.
  • No online interactions at all.

Hoggy 2

Jim Smale

Gaming since the Atari 2600, I enjoy the weirdness in games counting Densha De Go and RC De Go as my favourite titles of all time. I prefer gaming of old where buying games from a shop was a thing, Being social in person was a thing. Join me as I attempt to adapt to this new digital age!

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