Toki Tori 2 has finally arrived on the Wii U eShop – and for fans of adorable settings and satisfying puzzle gameplay, it was well worth the wait. With delightful graphics and remarkably simple controls, Toki Tori 2 succeeds at providing a content-rich, charming experience, and is easily among the best this new console’s digital shop has to offer.

One of the most impressive things about Toki Tori 2 is the way it teaches its mechanics without the use of tutorials – in fact, other than the title, there isn’t a single word of text in the entire game. All you know is that you’re a baby chick, and that weird, evil-looking oil has suddenly started spewing up from the ground, which for some reason means you need to collect golden artifacts and activate a series of statues to make things right. The simple-yet-adorable story is more than sufficient, and while the lack of guidance could theoretically have resulted in a muddled, hard-to-follow experience, the absence of hand-holding is instead remarkably refreshing. It allows for a true sense of discovery, creating a world where it’s up to the player to use their imagination and explore in order to figure out how everything works and how to progress.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Video Games