#Trine 2 wii u review Pc

But you can use any controller you want and although the game doesn’t use true second screen multiplayer (because it’s trying to keep everyone as close together as possible) it’s all very easy to play with three people on the same TV. The GamePad is the best control system on your own, since it can mimic the mouse controls of the original – and so is particularly useful for casting the wizard’s spells and using the thief’s bow. The Wii U community for the game is not exactly buzzing, but we didn’t find it hard to get a game and there is offline multiplayer too. Here you can combine powers together, with the wizard being particularly useful for levitating the other two around, which makes for an especially social and interdependent experience.

#Trine 2 wii u review Pc

Oddly the first game on the PC only had offline multiplayer, but now everything works online as well. U, or even ZombiU, it feels like you’re playing on a different console.įrom the gigantic boss monsters to the beauty of a setting sun, and the leafy fronds of forest vegetation this is easily one of the most attractive games of recent years.Īnother key difference from The Lost Vikings is the three-player co-op mode. And compared to something like New Super Mario Bros. It might not look quite as good as a PC with all the graphical settings on maximum, but it’s not far off. It doesn’t necessarily come across so well in the screenshots but the attention to detail and sumptuous lightning makes it look like you’re wandering through the painted cover of a high fantasy novel.Īnd this effect is not lessened at all on the Wii. Then there’s the fact that the game is drop dead gorgeous, and we really do mean staggeringly beautiful.