Windjammer 2 is a game with an absolutely fantastic concept with a fun artstyle and characters bogged down by an absurdly high barrier to entry. Despite being one of the better day one releases on Game Pass this year, it's sad to see this flop all because of its lackluster tutorial and bare bones content. If there had been an easy to get into tutorial, a practice mode, some challenge modes and a sizable online experience I think this game could've done amazing but as it is, it's just going to be a game most people pass on because it felt like the fighting game community would love it by default. Sad to see this spiritual successor to a NeoGeo classic go unloved but that's just what happens when you don't put that passion needed to make a game truly great.

Reviewed on May 18, 2022


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Sad but true. It even plays better on stick imho.