Whether you’re playing online co-op or local co-op, you’ll thank this design choice, you may even worship it by the game’s end. The many, many inventive kitchens that you’ll be subject to are all presented on a single-screen. On top of the ticket times, each level also has an overall timer counting down, meaning that you’ll need to serve as many meals as possible before this timer hits zero. It’s a simple yet effective system that bolsters the game’s replay value. Should you find that you’ve come up against the proverbial brick wall because you haven’t earned enough stars to access world three, for example, you’ll need to go back and replay some of the previous levels to bump up that star count. Progress in Overcooked! 2’s story is tied to these stars, being that access to specific levels will require that you’ve gathered enough stars beforehand. Now, it’s worth noting that stars are important here. These coins will collectively add up and contribute to the game’s three star rating for each level. However, if you allow that timer to count down completely, you’ll take a hit to the coins that you’ve gathered so far. There’s also a mini-timer for each ticket and depending on how fast you can prep and serve that specific meal, will determine how much coin you receive from it. These tickets relay what dish you need to serve, what ingredients you’ll need to use and what tools you’ll need to use to prepare the food. There’s no shortage of obstacles that the game throws in your path at a regular pace, constantly doing all that it can to hinder your serving time.Īs aforementioned, tickets will appear at the top left of the screen. To begin with, you’re tasked with serving up meals that a monkey could pull off, but before long, you’ll be preparing sushi in the comfort of a kitchen that’s situated in a hot air balloon that’s crashing down to the planet. Starting with the story, the game has a nice difficulty curve that gradually climbs in complexity as you move through the worlds within. It may well be frustrating at times, but it’s hard to stay mad at it for too long. Still, that’s the charming thing about Overcooked. Grabbing cheese, tomato and dough isn’t so simplistic when you’re in a haunted kitchen and (seemingly) ghosts keep levitating your cooking tools and sideboards to different locations. Sounds simple on paper, right? Well, believe me when I say that in practice, it’s an entirely different beast. The aim of the game is relatively simple to soak up check your tickets, grab the ingredients, make a meal from them and then serve. There’s new kitchens, new recipes, new chefs, new mechanics, new game modes and above all else, online multiplayer support.
It’s just there and it serves its purpose to tie everything together in a way that gamers of all ages can soak up and understand.īy and large, Overcooked! 2 offers up more content than its predecessor.
It’s hardly a groundbreaking story, but there would be less meat on Overcooked! 2’s bones without it. This typically amounts to little more than visiting a set location every few levels or so to push the story along, but indeed the writing and the presentation gets the job done nicely regardless.
Nevertheless, there’s a plot and however light it may be, it’s still quite endearing.Ĭalled back to the Onion Kingdom after dealing with the Ever Peckish from the first game, a new threat in the form of the Unbread has surfaced and it falls to you to stave off their hunger. The story doesn’t demand too much of your attention, which is fine because the gameplay is where the meat of the matter is, so to speak. The game does an excellent job at feeding you into the basics of play, giving you a firm understanding as to how everything functions from the get-go. Overcooked! 2 takes players through a range of dangerous, fantastical and whimsical kitchens as they’re tasked with preparing, cooking and serving food against a timer. Those of you that enjoyed the first outing will know exactly what to expect. The sequel stays very much inline with the concept of its predecessor, yet goes on to shine brighter thanks to a collection of improvements and new additions across the board. Now, two years later, the Onion Kingdom is back via Overcooked! 2 and it’s bigger, better and tastier than ever before. Ghost Town Games’ winning recipe went down well with fans and critics alike when it was unleashed back in 2016, and despite the occasional difficulty spike, there was no denying it of either its originality or its value. When it comes to fun and inventive co-op gameplay, Overcooked is certainly high up on the list.
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