TY the Tasmanian Tiger 4

It's capturing the feel of the 3D titles pretty well I think, the controls can be a bit finicky, though, especially in tight spots. The art direction is once again pretty great; the sprites are beautiful and the soundtrack follows the quality of the main games pretty well. It has its problems, though. Apart from the aforementioned controls it's pretty easy to get stuck in walls, both visually and physically. Opals also sometimes drop out of bounds which is a bummer. I played the game mostly on Steam Deck so I don't know if it's due to that, it ran fine outside of that mostly. I had to add mouse input to navigate certain menus but gameplay-wise it's flawless, even when limiting the APU's TDP to 10w. Overall I'm pretty pleased. It's no Ty 2, but it doesn't try to be and for a game that was originally commissioned to be a Windows 8 store exclusive it's pretty neat. The name is a bit unfortunate, though, and probably the reason some people are so disappointed.

Very Strategic 2D Platformer from the TY series. I played this for the first time and getting 100% was not easy. Level structure is great, platforming can be difficult but overall a great casual experience. Would highly recommend this game if you like Rayman or TY

TL;DR - This game is, ok and nothing all that exciting or new done with the Boomerang mechanics, stick the original games. Look; this isn't a bad game, entirely at least. I wish I could give this a middle thumbs, however it's not a game I would recommend. The core mechanics are fine, the core gameplay loop is fine; simple enemy types, simple levels with nothing that really stands out to me. The first level threw me for a loop seeing where it was going to go but was get thing, place thing there. There really isn't a lot done with the concept. Who knows, maybe once I play more of the game the core gameplay loop won't just be moments of charge up boomerang, throw boomerang, bite and jump. The time attack was neat. The game isn't hard just ok. There really is nothing wrong with this game just a middling experience. What am I to critique or tell you not to buy other than nothing really all that enjoyable with the concept is done here. No real reason to have a 4TH entry. It feels safe, nothing that really makes it stand out other than the fact it's a 2D platformer with boomerangs you throw.

While it is a fun game, it is nowhere near the level of fun the first 2 games provide but it still destroys the third game which we will pretend doesn't exist. I honestly thought this was going to be the worst because it went from big open levels to 2D but it surprisingly was fun enough to get 100% of the achievements. The game still has a few bugs but they are all easily fixable when you encounter them. Will I ever play it again? Probably not but I would still recommend it to a fan of the series 6/10

Es hat mir großen Spaß gemacht. Ich wünschte es gäbe eine deutsche Synchronisation, aber englische Synchro ist schon ok. Tolles Gameplay, coole Bumerangs und es macht Fun. Ich kann dieses Spiel sehr gerne empfehlen.

Its super fun! X3

game is bland and crashes alot.

7/10

As someone who has played Ty 1 and 2 many times on many different consoles (including the GBA versions), and of course 3 a few times, I was expecting the worst playing this. I had a lot more fun than I expected to. I don't think it is really comparable to the first trilogy at all, but it's cool to see the devs still care about this game so many years later. Gameplay wise, I found it a bit repetitive, but I do think some of the combat is interesting to say the least. I like how certain enemies can only be killed in certain ways, whereas the previous games I feel like you could just go ham with the Kaboomerang and everything would instantly die. I also appreciate Ty 4 going back to 'normal' rangs that don't require the elemental stones. I was never really a fan of that. One of the reviews I read a long time ago, that originally made me reluctant to even buy this game, was that the levels were very copy and paste. I do think that there is an overall lack of unique and memorable levels, however I found most levels to be fun for what they're worth and some I did feel were even a bit challenging. Also, what fan of the series doesn't love the music? The music in this game was very nostalgic! Probably the biggest con of this game is how memorable it is. I can remember basically every level/mission from Ty 1 and 2, and even though I didn't play the 3rd as much, I still remember a fair bit, especially with the unique art style. While I love the art style, which feels like you're 'playing through a comic book' in a sense, it is very unmemorable at the end of the day. There really were no levels that stood out to me, besides the ending boss battle which I thought was pretty cool. The lack of voice acting in the game definitely drew away from the experience as well. I absolutely loved the cutscenes and the characters in Ty 1 and 2 as a kid, and honestly enjoy watching them now too. Ty 4 is literally all text. It's cool that it's set up in a comic-booky format, but half of the time I accidentally clicked through all the cutscenes. I just had absolutely no interest in what was happening. All of that being said, I still enjoyed Ty 4. I really hope that the team making this along with the three remakes means that in the near future, we will get a true Ty 4.

Rippah