The Escapists 2

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  • Summary: Bust out anywhere, with anyone on the Nintendo Switch. Team up with another inmate for local two player split screen mode, taking a Joy-Con™ each to either team up to break out, or work against one another to determine who’s the quickest convict to make an escape. Risk it all to breakoutBust out anywhere, with anyone on the Nintendo Switch. Team up with another inmate for local two player split screen mode, taking a Joy-Con™ each to either team up to break out, or work against one another to determine who’s the quickest convict to make an escape. Risk it all to breakout from the toughest prisons in the world. Explore the biggest prisons yet, with multiple floors, roofs, vents and underground tunnels. You’ll have to live by the prison rules, attending roll call, doing prison jobs and following strict routines; all the while secretly engineering your bid for freedom! Your prison escape antics will take you from the frosty Fort Tundra, to a train hurtling through the desert, and even to the final frontier. [Nintendo]… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 29
  3. Negative: 1 out of 29
  1. Gaming Nexus
    Feb 1, 2018
    85
    Although not playing the original, The Escapists 2 is still an enjoyable game, especially if you don’t have a lot of time on your hands as it can be played in spurts with how the game and save mechanics work, each day lasting around fifteen minutes. However, the first prison you play through might take a while to escape if you’re not familiar with how the game works. Though the tutorial level does help out a bit, there were still some things I didn’t know about that would have made things a lot easier my first time playing.
  2. Cubed3
    Jan 11, 2018
    80
    More of a refinement of the original than seeking to right its wrongs, The Escapists 2 on Nintendo Switch adds more of what fans enjoyed in the first place, whilst still not quite advocating enough time to entice a newer crowd.
  3. DarkZero
    Jan 22, 2018
    80
    With its sandbox style approach to escaping, sometimes you might find yourself flapping in the wind and unsure what to do next. The pacing of the game has been improved since the first one, with less time spent waiting around. The 16-bit style visuals have also been given a nice step up, with the game overall looking and playing great.
  4. IGN Italia
    Jan 12, 2018
    77
    The Escapists 2 is a management-strategic game that improves some aspects of the predecessor and adds a successful multiplayer component.
  5. Worth Playing
    Feb 20, 2018
    70
    The Escapists 2 is a well-made sandbox game and a fun continuation of the series. While the title gives you a good amount of freedom and tools to spend your time in fun ways, it can also get rather repetitive and overwhelming. The Nintendo Switch version mostly runs well, although the two-player limitation on local play is disappointing.
  6. Trusted Reviews
    Jan 11, 2018
    70
    The Escapists 2 is a solid improvement over its predecessor, and a fun prison escapade in its own right. While all of its parts don’t come together in the most ideal manner, busting out of prison remains a blast when you finally manage to conquer the obstacles set against you. Combine that with a staggering amount of variety and replay value, and you have a package that’s well worth going under for.
  7. Gamers' Temple
    Feb 23, 2018
    30
    In a move that doesn't happen often these days, I'm going to go against the mainstream critics and fans and say The Escapists 2 is a Switch game that doesn't even deserve a first look, let alone a second. If I want to feel the opposite of entertained, and instead an emotion bordering on physical pain, I'd save my money and throw myself down the stairs. My home has two flights, one for each game in this inexplicably popular series. Good news! I never have to play either again, and I can get the same feeling by hurling myself down one of the two carpeted inclines in my own home - for free.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 13
  3. Negative: 4 out of 13
  1. SpeedEBird
    Feb 11, 2018
    10
    This game is extremely fun... Definitely recommend it. You should definitely add this game to your collection. I've played it for so long.
  2. DWManning
    Mar 29, 2018
    9
    Great game. Exactly what you would expect from a game about escaping prison. The only complaint I had was the little amount of people playingGreat game. Exactly what you would expect from a game about escaping prison. The only complaint I had was the little amount of people playing online on the switch version and, well I wish there was a greater variety in items.… Expand
  4. Bryzzo
    Jan 19, 2018
    8
    Definitely give the multiplayer a try. Couldn't be less unfun! You don't have to have played the original. Listen to what I say for real!
  5. JayMiner7482
    May 31, 2018
    5
    This game was very good for the first few hours I played it. After that my game started experiencing crashes so I decided to reset my data. ItThis game was very good for the first few hours I played it. After that my game started experiencing crashes so I decided to reset my data. It worked again for the first few hours then the problem happened again! I say don’t get the game until they update it (or if there’s a good sale for it) because the crashes basically make the game unplayable. Oh yeah and don’t try the option “check for corrupt data” because it will say that there’s no corrupt data.… Expand
  6. Wafflsam
    Jan 18, 2018
    5
    The Switch version of this game is unacceptable, this game is really fun, when it actually decides to work. First of all when ever I boot upThe Switch version of this game is unacceptable, this game is really fun, when it actually decides to work. First of all when ever I boot up the game I am forced to wait a really long time so a screen can pop up, the screen is a Internet connection thing I do not understand why it makes me wait that long just to log onto the Internet. Then when I finally get onto the menu I select my game. Then multiple times recently I have just been playing and then a error has occurred message keeps popping up which boots me back to the Switch home menu. What? It should not be doing this it has done it three times and it was perfectly fine yesterday. This game is really fun and I really like it but there is something wrong. I don't know if it is just me but it needs to be fixed.… Expand
  7. AllySky
    May 22, 2019
    5
    The Escapists 2 is a pretty fun game, however, it's much funner when played with friends.
  8. nawaser45e
    Jan 16, 2018
    0
    what a wonderful game. I love this one. It is a greet pluses to play such a games.

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