I hope you really, really like button mashing or otherwise performing the same combos on enemies over and over. If you're not in the fun but repetitive combat sections, you're doing some very minor platforming, doing simple bomb-pushing or button-pressing puzzles, riding/dragging gondolas along a wire, or doing dumb turret missions. Visually, this game has many tricks up its sleeve, with many chuckle-worthy video game references and varied locations. Gameplay-wise, it's a lot of the same throughout its short runtime - I think you'd have to really, really like brainless combat and/or the Asterix franchise to get much out of this. It doesn't help that the Windows version chugs if you don't change certain values in the executable with a hex editor, nor that the bosses not only feel samey, but overly long and prone to throwing you into the pit below with one fell swoop. You also have to deal with some annoying enemies, such as the Mario, Ryu, and Pac-Man Romans.

If it looks like I dislike XXL 2, I really don't. I did have fun with it, but as the game was reaching the end, I couldn't help but have the feeling that this game could've been much more. The brainless combat is fun, sure, but there's not enough enemy or move variety to last. The story is pretty barebones, and while I really like the music, there's hardly any track variety either. Asterix and Obelix XXL 2 is a fun time bogged down by what I can only perceive as limited dev time and resources.

Special thanks to Bari for the Steam gift!