- Enter people’s minds and use your powers of levitation and Psi-Blasts to face people’s worst fears
- Rise up in rank as you collect figments of other people’s imaginations, sort their emotional baggage, clear out their mental cobwebs, and crack open their memory vaults
- Complete special training missions to earn new powers like telekinesis, pyrokinesis and more
- Fully interactive environments – use tightropes, trapezes, ladders, poles, ledges, trampolines, climbing walls and rail slides to your advantage
- Multiple paths and sub-challenges – the nonlinear gameplay offers greater depth and better gameplay
Product Description
Psychonauts are special psychic operatives with powers they use in service to the world’s governments. When students begin disappearing from Psychonaut boot camp, a young recruit begins tracking down the mad scientist re… More >>
M. Tice · May 8, 2010 at 12:01 pm
I received this game as a Christmas gift some time ago, but never got around to playing it because it looked kind of childish. I needed something to fill a space gap until my next game came out so I gave it a try. Overall, I was surprised. All the characters have their own thing going throughout the game which was fun to eavesdrop from time to time. Although the land itself, the campgrounds and the asylum, weren’t very big, they made up for it with extra effort in everyone’s mind. No two brains are alike and it’s kind of fun sorting out peoples emotional baggage and looking for past memories. I found several of the brain worlds entertaining and the stories were a nice touch. I’m not going to ruin anything so I’ll leave it at that. It’s a nice change from the other games I play and worth buying. If you ever get stuck, remember to use your bacon.
Rating: 5 / 5
B. McGraw · May 8, 2010 at 2:27 pm
I know I am late to the game with this review, but forgive me…if this review manages to help one person decide to buy this game even this far out after the fact I will be happy.
This game is amazing. The graphics have held up over time and range from childlike to surreal to terrifying depending on the levels. The level design is fantastic, which each level being its own universe with nothing repeating. The dialogue is hysterical, the plot is inventive and smart and funny…there is seriously nothing wrong with this game…
Rating: 5 / 5
David G. Latour · May 8, 2010 at 4:50 pm
3rd person action/adventure and puzzle game,
Beautiful art and character design, excellent game play and puzzles. 88% meta score (91% user rated)
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You owe it to yourself to check out this brilliant game.
Rating: 5 / 5
Eligh Gray · May 8, 2010 at 6:35 pm
Welcome Psy-Cadets, and get ready for the trippy-est ride you’ll ever take!
Play as Raz, and hop from mind to mind in order to save your new friends. I must say that when I first played this game I did not expect the variation that I found in each of the minds. One of my favorites, The “Milkman Conspiracy,” is the type of experience that you can’t describe and can’t get in any other game. My absolute favorite mind is that of Edgar, the artist. Upon first seeing Edgars “Black Velvetopia” I was awe struck. The amount of work that goes into the creativity and outright beauty of these stages is dumbfounding. Even today, there aren’t really that many games that take what they do to a new level like psychonauts did.
Now, the controls are also of note. Moving and fighting as Raz is very intuitive. The only problem I had was deciding just how I wanted to map my abilities, seeing as how they give you free reign in that as well. The number of abilities you can unlock, and the pace at which you unlock them is perfect. The ability to dodge when locked on is a great addition, even if I didn’t find myself using it all that much. Another very thoughtful addition is the ability to use “smelling salts” to pull your character out of another characters mind at any time.
The characters and voice acting are zany. Boyd Cooper and Lily have to be my favorite characters. Boyd for his outright insanity, and Lily for her pint-size vitriol. This game has some of the best acting I have seen in any game I have played, and hands down the most memorable. I find myself playing it over and over just to see the appearance of “The Milkman” again. Yeah, play and find out. This game alone has given me faith in Double Fine’s upcoming ode to metal, Brutal Legend.
Psychonauts has becoming even more available for enjoyment with its addition to Xbox lives Games On Demand, so now you have no excuse. Buy Psychonauts, now. I, personally, got my copy used, and not digitally. However, I see no reason for this game to be skipped, even in 2009. Get it, and say hello to The Milkman for me. Watch out for the bottles.
Rating: 5 / 5
Spencer Cupp · May 8, 2010 at 8:50 pm
This game is whimsical, funny, fun, and action packed. An excellent buy and with controls that will be extremely intuitive for anyone familiar with the ratchet and clank franchise. Loads of fun
Rating: 5 / 5