High On Life 2

The game

You play the bounty hunter from the first game, now famous, who must foil a pharmaceutical conglomerate’s plot to market human life. You fight with a crew of talking alien guns and now get around on a skateboard. The game offers French text; voices are in English.

What the press says (PC reviews)

The sequel is seen as better than the first game. DualShockers (9.5/10) praises a wickedly dark sense of humour, great-feeling combat and a skateboard that adds a lot to fights. Gameliner (4.5/5) finds it superior to its predecessor in almost every way. Gamekult (8/10) notes much better written characters, humour that very often lands and tighter level design. Game Rant (8/10) enjoys the story, the voice acting and memorable bosses. Checkpoint Gaming (8/10), not a fan of the first game’s humour, was surprised by this sequel.

Technical issues remain the weak spot. DualShockers ran into soft locks that require rebooting. Gamekult reports annoying bugs, reloads to the last checkpoint and a few crashes, and finds the game a little too easy because of permissive AI. Gameliner warns that the game is demanding and a stable frame rate is not guaranteed on PC. Game Rant notes technical instability and sound mixing issues.

Our reading

The five PC reviews range from 8/10 to 9.5/10. High On Life 2 is above all for players who enjoy its very crude humour. Expect a few bugs. The console versions are not covered by these reviews. The displayed average is computed by the site from the five PC scores.