Despite the promise of super hero shenanigans, the Mighty Pups actually have a disappointingly minimal role in proceedings. These are basic and simple affairs with the player having to time a response you’ll wiggle a thumb stick or spam a button press to ensure Rubble drills through rocks, Marshall waters flowers or Everest scales a wall. There are no fail states and the only challenge comes from locating and collecting doggy biscuits and the occasional PAW Patrol badge.Īt certain points, when a pup needs to use their abilities, a mini-game will be activated. Playable via local co-op, you must guide your pup around the level to reach the end where you’ll then have to do a spot of rescuing. One side is played from a top-down perspective and is effectively a simplified collectathon platformer.

PAW Patrol: Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay is a game of two parts. Let’s hope I’m not inadvertently breaking any child labour laws. Then I had a eureka moment: why not play the game with my 4-year old son? I’ll let him decide on the qualities of the game simply by how much he enjoys playing it. I’ve been playing games since they came on cassette tapes, I am not going to have what it takes to approach a PAW Patrol game with an open mind and a fresh perspective. Approaching this review sparked quite a conundrum: How was I, a jaded and nearly forty-year-old gamer, going to review a game so heavily aimed at young children? My opinion matters little at the best of times, even less so when critiquing a game that isn’t remotely intended for someone of my age.

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