Blinx 2 is a game that was released exclusively to the original Xbox back in 2004, and put simply, is a great game. You play as either the Time Sweeper (the good guys, anthropomorphic cat thing), or a Tom Tom (bad guys, just a pig), basically on a mission to prevent the end of the world by finding eight fragments of this big all-powerful crystal.
Story wise, the game isn’t exactly the greatest in the world. While I haven’t played it since I was very little, what really stood out to me was the incredible gameplay. The entire game is co-op, where you start the game by creating your own Time Sweepers, and Tom Tom’s. What really makes the game unique is how different the gameplay is depending on who you’re playing as.
When you’re playing as a Time Sweeper, you literally have the power of time, and must use it to solve various puzzles. Your sweeper can suck up just about every object you come across, and you shoot the objects out to kill all of the enemies. As for time powers, you can pause time, rewind, fast forward, and even record time, where you create a double of yourself to repeat what you just did. I always remembered the water physics really impressed me as a kid, because you could pause time, walk through water, and it looked like some sort of jelly, which seemed really cool.
When you play as the Tom Tom’s though, the gameplay is very different. Instead of a platformer/puzzle game, you now play an action stealth game, like Splinter Cell. Again, you get plenty of fun little tools to play around with, because instead of having the power of time like their cat counterparts, they have the power of space instead. They use these powers to create portals to travel undetected, or turn invisible, as well as a ton of extra abilities. Arguably, the game is more fun when you play as the Tom Tom’s, especially when you have a friend, but that could be my bias for stealth games speaking.
One major downside to the game is that it is unfortunately quite clunky. The stealth portion of the game isn’t going to be the best stealth game you ever play, and the overall feel of the game isn’t going to be a revolutionary experience for you. With that said though, Blinx 2 is a very fun game overall. The Xbox didn’t have very many good co-op games, but this is definitely one of them. So if you want some fun action, team oriented gameplay, cringy voice acting, and an overall great experience, then go and pick it up!