Rocketbirds 2 is a surprisingly good, bloody, well-stylized time.
Rocketbirds 2: Evolution2016
Rocketbirds 2: Evolution
2016 Reverb Triple XP69Worthwhile
Playtime
ShortTypically 8 hours
Playable on
- Steam DeckPlayable
- Steam MachinePlayable
Available on
- $9.99
- $9.99
Game modes
- 2–4 players
- 2–4 players
- 2–4 players
Details
- Launch
- April 25, 2016
- Developer
- Ratloop Asia
- Publisher
- Reverb Triple XP
Overview
Rocketbirds 2: Evolution picks up right where the cinematic adventure of Hardboiled Chicken left off. Players again will gear up as Hardboiled, the tough-asnails, plucky chicken super-agent and the original "Cock of War." The evil megalomaniacal despot Putzki, who wants nothing more than to bend the world to his wing, is still alive, and his evil plans force Hardboiled to hunt him down and eliminate him once and for all.
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Reception
Press66
Players78
WorthwhileGood- Metacritic67from 14 reviews
- OpenCritic64from 11 reviews
Rocketbirds 2 suffers from hit-or-miss presentation, with nice rock music in the background occasionally, but an awkward intro. The humour is insipid, focusing on 'funny voices' and tropes. The combat, while getting the basics of weapon types right, never amounts to more than 'shoot and dodge,' and dodging doesn't involve skill or focus. A dearth of...
Although Rocketbirds 2: Evolution feels different than the previous game, I enjoyed the majority of the changes to the game. With Hardboiled Chicken being a throwback to classic platforming adventure games, Evolution feels like a modern take on the series. While I thought the cel shading in the previous games was visually better, Rocketbirds 2 still...
The game is a good experience for those looking to get a new platformer since they seem to be so few and far between. Just don't expect anything substantial besides the great humor surrounding this interesting world.
In the end, Rocketbirds 2: Evolution is just not much fun. It's a relatively lengthy but disappointing experience with little replay value. The controls are blunt and clumsy, the humour is often witless, and the puzzles are at times so basic that there's not a lot of satisfaction in solving them. While there is a lot of potential on the surface, Ratloop...
