Review: Overcooked! 2 (PlayStation 4)

Overcooked returns with a brand-new helping of chaotic cooking action! Journey back to the Onion Kingdom and assemble your team of chefs in classic couch co-op or online play for up to four players. Hold onto your aprons… it’s time to save the world again!

Pros:

• Cutesy chubby graphics.
• 4,35GB Download size.
• Three game modes- Story, Arcade, and VS.
• Four players local support. You can split/share controllers.
• Six kitchen themes.
• Three save slots.
• Fast loading times.
• Kitchen based mayhem gameplay. You have to fulfill orders quickly and prepare food, clean plates etc.
• You can now throw ingredients!
• All new level mechanics.
• Easy to get into.
• The game slowly eases you in with new mechanics/recipes delivered over time.
• Unlock new characters as you play through the story.
• Still as hectic and fun as ever.
• Platinum trophy.
• Levels will actually change as you play like rotating platforms or parts of the kitchen moving around.
• Portals and doors add another layer of complexity to proceedings.
• All new recipes.
• Playable in solo. You get a few chefs and can hot swap between them.
• Simple controller layout complete with button icons on the screen.
• Opening and ongoing tutorial support.
• Humor throughout.
• Decent story.
• World map level select. You control the van and this time around the map is more interactive, Find secret buttons to trigger shortcuts and secret areas.
• Cutesy animations.
• Tip multiplier- You can now submit order after order and get a multiplier to increase your score.
• Levels are scored on a 3-star system based on your overall point value.
• You can replay levels.
• Nods to other famous characters and locations.
• All new chefs to play as and learn about.
• The whole game is very rewarding as you feel yourself getting better.
• The online multiplayer support which is a first for the series!
• So much fun to play.
• A true test of friend/relationships.
• Can get very addictive.

Cons:

• Some of the new levels irritate more than innovating.
• Any type of lag will ruin the game.
• Feels at times like a big DLC drop rather than a new game. That soon disappears but it definitely starts that way.
• No online leaderboards for the levels.
• Ruins friend/relationships.
• Causes a lot of swearing.
• Blinking and breathing can be hard thanks to the frantic pace.
• Can get very overwhelming.
• Kind of has to play the story to get all the characters and locations unlocked.
• Not fun to play solo. You have to constantly change chef and manage so much its not fun.