Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue!

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8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 93 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 69 out of 93
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 93
  3. Negative: 4 out of 93
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  1. EpicLadySponge
    Feb 23, 2016
    8
    Usually I call movies to be better than their respective games, but this one did pretty much alright for a decent game. Game has different review and rating per system.
  2. maestro_tim
    Sep 20, 2017
    9
    Buzz Lightyear's game is a great example of making the video game out of cartoon. It has amazing big levels full of interesting characters and challenges. I would claim that Toy Story 2 was one of this games developing "open world" as we know it now.
  3. DarCbrGr
    Jun 26, 2021
    9
    Although it's nothing like the movie, this was one of my favorite games as a kid. I've beaten this more times than I can count.
  4. SyStematicalAB1
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    #lefilm
    One of the most captivating video games of all time. An experience everyone should enjoy. Trounces all time favorites like GTA5. True intellectual genius. Puts bad games like Persona 4 to shame.
  5. jct400thz
    Jan 5, 2017
    9
    I find this a very interesting title in the PlayStation 1's library. It's got amazing graphics, especially for a 3D PlayStation 1 game. The soundtrack and sound quality are also top-notch. The gameplay's a little generic and frustrating, but it's a well built platformer otherwise. I'd say it's a great game for anyone to have on PlayStation.
  6. Diegochocho
    Jul 6, 2018
    8
    Buenísimo juego, recuerdo dedicarle cientos de horas en mi infancia, grandes escenarios y jefes. .
  7. BWade
    Apr 3, 2018
    8
    Its a great game even with all the issues on it, have horrible camera system, but the controls are solid, puzzles are easy enough for kids. Game provide lots of fun if you are into platformers
  8. neojotic
    Aug 27, 2020
    8
    One of the better movie games of it's time! Decent graphics and some fun mini games in the levels. The levels are designed well and the game has great sound for a PS game.

    Just an overall great video game and an awesome piece to add to the Toy Story collection along with the movies and other released games.

    A must play for any Toy Story fan or anyone that grew up with Toy Story in the 90s
  9. Kashoku
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    This game was very immersive and left you with a sense of achievement while exploring the many levels and objectives.
  10. Por64
    Mar 21, 2022
    10
    This game is the best Mario 64 clone on 5th gen.consoles I wanna buy a Dreamcast just for Toy Story 2.
  11. ArmaganPS5
    Jun 23, 2022
    10
    I am big fan of the toy story and i
    Played this game on ps5 and i love it i kiss your hand.

    Bb :)
  12. EdWood94
    Sep 4, 2022
    10
    -------------------------------------------10=Perfect.One of my favorite game of all time.----------------------------------------
  13. LT_Gruber
    Dec 18, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absurdly good Disney game, mind blowing.

    When thinking about Disney themed video games, I mostly think about cheap adaptations of the Disney story with some quick and lame puzzles to solve and some rushed levels to cash in on the success of the movie.

    With Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue, my mind was blown and it is still the best Disney based game I’ve played so far.

    In the basics, it is just what I described earlier. An adaptation of the movie that follows it one on one. The only difference is that the levels in this game are surprisingly well done. They are full of stuff to do and give an open world feeling. Your objective in every level is to collect five tokens of the Pizza Planet by completing a mini game, beating a unique mini boss, collecting fifty coins, collecting five small NPC characters like sheep’s, army men, duckies or green aliens and by winning a timed race. The ways to do this change in every level and no level looks the same.

    When collected enough tokens, you can progress to the levels ahead, which increase in difficulty. You visit every famous scene from the movie and unlock more story video clips when progressing. In the end, you save your old pal Woody, just like in the movies. The level design is so good in this game that I sometimes forgot that I was playing a simple Disney movie adaptation.

    The graphics are colorful but nothing special. The controls are a little slippery sometimes but work fine most of the time. You got a nice stomp attack, can whack enemies with your wings and, of course, shoot your death ray laser to blow them up.

    Your enemies are all evil toys, deployed by your arch nemesis Emperor Zorg.

    What sets Toy Story 2 apart for me, is the excellent music. It is amazing to hear such perfect tracks in a simple game like this. The battle with the plane on level 3: Bombs Away blew my mind in terms of the fight track behind it. It felt like one of the most glorious battles I had in a while, playing videogames. Too bad that I could only hear twenty seconds of the track, because the boss is ridiculously easy, but most of the time I let him live for three minutes, until the track is over. The upbeat music, in combination with the roaring engine over your head and the dive attacks in which he tries to pump you full of lead is just epic.

    Another note of excellent music, in combination with the level design and objectives, is level 10: Elevator Hop. This level changes it scenery, ambience and overall feeling out of the blue. All levels where colorful and jolly before, now you get in a dark and grim maze. This feeling is enhanced by the music and the total confusion on where to go. It is really well designed. To top it off, the mini boss is horrifying for this kid game in my honest opinion.

    The same goes for the Emperor Zorg battle on the small elevator. This fight also felt like a Dark Souls boss battle for some unexplainable reason.

    The end bosses are also really dark and grim and the overall feeling of this fight is, yet again, more epic and glorious than it has the right to be. I think it is the music again in this stage.

    Overall, Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue is an excellent game and by far the best Disney adaptation video game of them all.

    No matter how old you are, you should finish this gem from the past at least once in your life.    … Expand
  14. GameMan2005
    Aug 22, 2023
    8
    One of the best Pixar games ever made, a wonderful 3D platformer that's aged well.

Awards & Rankings

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#21 Best PS1 Game of 1999
15
#15 Most Discussed PS1 Game of 1999
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#10 Most Shared PS1 Game of 1999

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. PSX Nation
    93
    The game is filled with imagination, color and good solid fundamental platforming elements. With the success that Toy Story has generated gamers will enjoy getting a chance to take control of Buzz Lightyear and giving those bad toys a real lesson in butt kicking.
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  2. Da Gameboyz
    90
    Fans of the Toy Story movies should consider this one a must have. Even without the dynamic characterization and the familiar setting, Toy Story 2 is a well executed arcade title.
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  3. PSX Extreme
    87
    An adventure title that is longer than most others. It features 15 levels, with 5 tokens to be collected in each level, mini games, 15 mini bosses, 5 bosses, beautiful FMV's, colorful areas, free movement, and so much more that my fingers can break from writing so much info.
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