Wi-Philes

• Platform: GEN (VC)
• Genre: Platformer
• Players: 1-2
• Developer: SEGA
• Publisher: SEGA
• The word from N-Philes
• Cost: 800 points
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• ToeJam & Earl (WVC)

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Those funky funksters are back in the sequel to the original Toe Jam & Earl game on the Genesis. This time around the action all takes place on their home world of Funkotron: the downright funkiest planet in the galaxy. Shortly after returning home from their unscheduled trip to Earth in the first game, they find their precious home over run by pesky Earthlings! Toe Jam and Earl, clearly responsible for the whole mess, set off to catch the rampant aliens, and send them back to the wacky planet they call home.

Toe Jam and Earl 2 is a pretty radical departure from the original game. Whereas the first Toe Jam game sported an overhead camera, and had you guiding the two characters independently to find parts of their smashed space ship, this game is a fully fledged side-scrolling platformer. Players guide either Toe Jam or Earl (or both, with two-player cooperative mode), and explore the very alien world of Funkotron. Gameplay is based around capturing the various earthlings rampaging around the world. From mischievous kids, to insane construction workers, to crazy naked men standing in a box and singing. There's quite a bit of variety, and they all have their own unique way of being a pain in the butt to you.

Earthlings are captured by throwing magic jars at them. They each take a varying number of jars before they succumb and become trapped. Once all earthlings in a given area have been captured, you haul them off to the rocket pad and send them back to Earth, and head off to a new area of Funkotron to begin the process over again.

Presentation-wise, the game is one of the best you'll see on the Genesis. Graphics are fantastic, and character sprites are detailed and well-animated, and the world of Funkotron is awesome in its stereotypical depiction of an alien land. The game also boasts some great music to funk you up while you're throwing jars at people.

Legacy...

This is the first time that Toe Jam & Earl 2 has seen any kind of rerelease since its debut, so you're not going to find it anywhere else. The game might prove a shock to those looking for more of the exploration action seen in the original TJ&E, but take it for what it is: an excellent platformer with a great sense of humor. Definitely worth looking into.