Well, you
can’t find fault with the controller … not when you are the controller.
Yep, you
guessed it – SCEA has come along with another EyeToy title and this one braces
fun with a variety of minigames. EyeToy: Play 2 is due out in August and comes
with 12 games coupled with 75 bonus games.
GameZone.com
got hold of a preview build of the game and entered the game in several of the
bevy of interactive titles. Table tennis, Homerun, Monkey Bars and Master Chef
were among the allowed previewable games. The first two were exactly what the
titles implied. Table tennis pits players up against various opponents, each
with different strengths, in a contest to five points. In-between the games
there are bonus minigames, which include hitting corners on the table, smashing
bottles or breaking up tanks. High scores result in a photo op to record the
momentous occasion.
Homerun asks
you to alternate between hands, time the swing and smack the target. Monkey bars
has you swing down the side of a building, avoiding bombs but hitting icon
patches. Do it fast. As testament to the speed aspect, one of the bonus
minigames is a race. Of course there are traps along the way, and you can work
yourself into a corner, requiring you to backtrack.
Master Chef
has you working the grill in a fast food restaurant. The waitress brings an
order and you have to match the order with the ingredients that you can pull to
a plate. The object is to put the orders together as fast as you can. If you are
successful, you will get to square off in a variety of contests against the head
chef – which could be chopping pickles or squishing tomatoes.
As someone
adverse to having a picture taken, the games put that whole aspect on the back
burner, simply because of the fast-paced fun the games supplied. The animation
was bright and colorful, and the sound was well done as well – nothing to jump up
and down and get overly excited about, but still a solid support to the
graphics.
Whether
smashing a ping pong ball through the television screen, or slapping together a
double cheeseburger with two orders of fries, these games provide fast-paced fun
that is sure to please young and old.
Play 2 will
be released in August and should be a solid reason to fire up the EyeToy, if you
have one, or buy it bundled with the games. It may be a touch simplistic, but
that is what makes the games so much fun – anyone, in any age group, can pick
this up and play it instantly. Of course, these games do feature multiplayer
elements, so everyone has the opportunity to be the star of the gaming show.
