Talk:Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return

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Innovations

The innovations section is moved here. It was tagged for weasel words. Is any of this innovative enough to be considered innovative and put back in the article? RJFJR (talk) 16:28, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

• Tomba 2 added voices to some of the characters. The game was mainly 2.5D. Most elements were rendered in 3D, but Tomba could still only move left or right like the previous game, except for in certain locations, such as villages, where free-roaming is allowed, but only on one plane; Tomba cannot climb off the floor (i.e. onto objects).
• The Evil Pigs look radically different, and they are harder to beat. The Pig Bags are weaker and spits the Pigs back out 3 times, however, the Pigs get weaker each time they've been in the bag.
• Near the end of Tomba 2 there is an area which allows you to check your memory-card for Tomba 1 data. If you have reached a certain progress throughout the original game, four new tasks are added into Tomba 2 for you to complete, with characters from the original title hosting them.

Reassessment review

I looked over the article since it was flagged for review. Here's some things I found:

• The lead has some citations that can be used elsewhere, as the lead doesn't need citations per the style guide.
• The lead could use some info on the plot.
• Gameplay section could be split up into information about core gameplay mechanics, depending on how much there is to talk about.
• The plot is nicely cited and well-summarised.
• More information about development would be nice. See if you can find some period interviews.
• The reception needs more details about what reviewers liked, as well as a sales section.
• Can you split the reference section into two columns, please?
• The general prose is curt and stuttery, as well as having some structure and grammar issues. It should flow more naturally.

Overall, not a great article, but has room for improvement. I rate this C because it's more substantial than what it used to be on the last assessment. --Kiyoshiendo (talk) 00:11, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

Newly translated developer interview

http://shmuplations.com/tomba/ TarkusAB^talk 17:25, 28 July 2018 (UTC)

Details about exact issue, page number, etc needed. Harizotoh9 (talk) 00:47, 31 July 2018 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Jaguar (talk · contribs) 14:50, 28 September 2021 (UTC)

I'll get to this soon. ♦ jaguar 14:50, 28 September 2021 (UTC)

Lead

• "The game is a sequel to Tomba! and centers on the exploits of a pink-haired feral child named Tomba" - perhaps rephrase this to centers on the exploits of the eponymous feral child to avoid repetition
• "retains the basic gameplay mechanics" - link game mechanics
• "it features the additions of 3D polygonal graphics" - this sounds misleading as the vast majority of PS1 games included 3D polygonal graphics to some extent. Do you mean to say that this game featured fully 3D environments, as opposed to its 2.5D-scrolling predecessor?

Development

• "A fully polygonal approach was taken to the game's graphics" - this reads awkwardly. Perhaps try A fully polygonal approach was applied to the game's graphics, or [The team/Fujiwara] sought to apply a fully polygonal environment to the game's graphics

Reception

• I usually mention GameRankings' aggregate score in prose at the very beginning, but it's up to you

That's all I have. Overall this is a solid, well written article which provides good readability and is also comprehensive. Once those very minor points are out of the way I'll be happy to promote this. I was aware of this game as a child, but never got to play it sadly! It seems to be something I would have liked. ♦ jaguar 21:42, 29 September 2021 (UTC)

Done. As an aside, I was lucky enough to have the game in my own youth, and it's certainly something I'd recommend if you can get your hands on it. Cat's Tuxedo (talk) 22:10, 29 September 2021 (UTC)

Thanks Cat'sTuxedo. With those minor points out of the way this is definitely good to go. Yes, nothing an emulator can't solve! ♦ jaguar 22:14, 29 September 2021 (UTC)

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 23:53, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

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• ... that Whoopee Camp, the developer of Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return, dissolved while making their next game, Extermination? Sources: 1 and 2

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant

Improved to Good Article status by Cat's Tuxedo (talk). Self-nominated at 22:45, 29 September 2021 (UTC).

• Good recently, size ok, reffed, hook reffed, and agrees with source, QPQ done gtg Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:43, 9 October 2021 (UTC)

• Promoter's comment to @Cat's Tuxedo: I was absolutely sure that Whoopee Camp was a person, which led to a very interesting series of thoughts containing a vat of acid. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 23:53, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

To T:DYK/P5