Overcooked 2
2 - Gourmet Edition. 2 Gourmet Edition gives players every course of chaotic cooking fun with the Overcooked! 2 base game and all DLCs. Cook alone or with friends as you travel through the onion kingdom and master over 20 recipes across 130 sizzling levels. Add to Wishlist. Overcooked 2 rounds off, enhances and extends everything seen in the first installment in a masterful way, making it an essential party game for any lover of cooking and a good multiplayer experience. Despite its short duration, its online mode will make the title last much longer with the kitchen at full throttle.
| Overcooked 2 | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Team17, Ghost Town Games |
| Publisher(s) | Team17 |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | August 7, 2018 |
| Genre(s) | Simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Overcooked 2 (stylised as Overcooked! 2) is a cooperative cooking simulation video game developed by Team17 alongside Ghost Town Games, and published by Team17. The sequel to Overcooked!, it was released for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on August 7, 2018. Overcooked: All You Can Eat, a compilation game that includes both Overcooked and Overcooked 2, was released for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.[1]
Gameplay[edit]
In the cooking simulator game Overcooked 2, teams of up to four players cooperatively prepare and cook orders in absurd restaurants.[2] Players gather, chop, and cook ingredients, combine them on plates, serve dishes, and wash dishes. Between coordinating short orders and bumping into each other's characters, the game tends to overwhelm.[3] The sequel builds atop the original game, which was released in 2016,[4] with new interactive levels, restaurant themes, chef costumes, and recipes. Some levels have moving floors and other obstacles that complicate the cooking process, including portals, moving walkways,[2] and impassable fires.[3] Other levels transition between settings and recipes, such as one that begins with preparing salads in a hot air balloon and ends crashlanded in a sushi kitchen.[5] The sequel introduces ingredient tossing, such that players can throw items to another chef or pot from far away, and online multiplayer,[2] in which teams can connect either across a local wireless network or through online matchmaking.[4]
Development[edit]
Overcooked 2 was released on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One platforms on August 7, 2018. It was developed by Team17 alongside Ghost Town Games, and published by Team17.[4] It was announced a month prior, at E3 2018. Atop the base game, the developers created cosmetic add-on content, such as a platypuscharacter costume exclusive to the Nintendo Switch release and a pack of other character costumes as pre-order bonus.[6]
Reception[edit]
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | PC: 81/100[7] NS: 81/100[8] PS4: 81/100[9] XONE: 83/100[10] |
According to review aggregator website Metacritic, the Xbox One version has a score of 83 out of 100, the PS4 and Switch versions both have scores of 81 out of 100, and the PC version has a score of 80 out of 100.
Accolades[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Game Critics Awards | Best Family/Social Game | Won | [11] |
| Best Independent Game | Nominated | |||
| Golden Joystick Awards | Best Co-operative Game | Nominated | [12][13] | |
| The Game Awards 2018 | Best Family Game | Won | [14][15] | |
| Gamers' Choice Awards | Fan Favorite Family-Friendly Multiplayer Game | Nominated | [16] | |
| Australian Games Awards | Family/Kids Title of the Year | Nominated | [17] | |
| 2019 | National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards | Control Design, 2D or Limited 3D | Nominated | [18] |
| Game, Franchise Family | Nominated | |||
| SXSW Gaming Awards | Excellence in Multiplayer | Nominated | [19] | |
| 15th British Academy Games Awards | British Game | Nominated | [20] | |
| Family | Nominated | |||
| Multiplayer | Nominated | |||
| Italian Video Game Awards | Best Family Game | Nominated | [21] | |
| Develop:Star Awards | Game of the Year | Won | [22][23] | |
| The Independent Game Developers' Association Awards | Best Social Game | Nominated | [24] |
References[edit]
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- ^ abMejia, Ozzie (July 19, 2018). 'Overcooked 2: San Diego Comic-Con 2018 Hands-on Preview'. Shacknews. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ abcMcWhertor, Michael (June 12, 2018). 'Overcooked 2 announced, coming this August'. Polygon. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^Gilbert, Brian (June 18, 2018). 'Overcooked 2 is just as hectic as ever'. Polygon. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^Soto, Fran (June 12, 2018). 'E3 2018: Overcooked 2 Fresh Hot Announcement'. Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^'Overcooked! 2 for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
- ^'Overcooked! 2 for Switch Reviews'. Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^'Overcooked! 2 for PlayStation 4 Reviews'. Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- ^'Overcooked! 2 for Xbox One Reviews'. Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- ^Watts, Steve (July 5, 2018). 'Resident Evil 2 Wins Top Honor In E3 Game Critics Awards'. GameSpot. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^Hoggins, Tom (September 24, 2018). 'Golden Joysticks 2018 nominees announced, voting open now'. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^Sheridan, Connor (November 16, 2018). 'Golden Joystick Awards 2018 winners: God of War wins big but Fortnite gets Victory Royale'. GamesRadar+. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^McWhertor, Michael (November 13, 2018). 'The Game Awards 2018 nominees led by God of War, Red Dead Redemption 2'. Polygon. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^Grant, Christopher (December 6, 2018). 'The Game Awards 2018: Here are all the winners'. Polygon. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^Glyer, Mike (November 19, 2018). '2018 Gamers' Choice Awards Nominees'. File 770. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^'Your 2018 Winners'. Australian Games Awards. December 19, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^'Nominee List for 2018'. National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. February 11, 2019. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ^Trent, Logan (February 11, 2019). 'Here Are Your 2019 SXSW Gaming Awards Finalists!'. South by Southwest. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ^Fogel, Stefanie (March 14, 2019). ''God of War,' 'Red Dead 2' Lead BAFTA Game Awards Nominations'. Variety. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^'Italian Video Game Awards Nominees and Winners'. Italian Video Game Awards. April 11, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^Blake, Vikki (May 16, 2019). 'Shortlist for Develop:Star Awards 2019 revealed'. MCV. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^Blake, Vikki (July 11, 2019). 'Here are this year's Develop:Star winners'. MCV. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^Stephenson, Suzi (September 19, 2019). 'TIGA Announces Games Industry Awards 2019 Finalists'. The Independent Game Developers' Association. Retrieved September 25, 2019.