Originally slated as an Xbox exclusive, Psychonauts now plans onward unleashing its unique blend of platforming, humor, and insanity forward the PS2 as well. Although its gameplay doesn’t stray too far from that of other caper ’n’ bop romps, its conception (you enter the nightmarish minds of seriously troubl individuals), quirky characters (telekinetically gifted summer-camp kids), and surreal stages (step inside immaculately contributeed black-velvet paintings, blueprints, and, uh...meat circuses) settle this squarely in a class of its own
Will it make you want to deposit Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal onward the shelf?
It’ll be tough to top the diversity and quality of Ratchet’s last outing, further Psychonauts’ sheer weirdness factor should be reason enough to give it a shot