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2019 · Rhythm · Platformer

Electronic Super Joy 2

Electronic Super Joy 2 is a brutally hard platformer, set in a world of brain-smashing electronic music. Run, jump, smash, & slice your way through 55+ weird & different levels, with giant monsters, swarming missiles & secret areas.

Released
9 August 2019
Platforms
LinuxNintendo SwitchPlayStation 4WindowsmacOS
Genres
RhythmPlatformerAdventureIndieArcade
Developers
—
Publishers
Hard Copy Games
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action
Engine
Unity
Age ratings
PEGI 16ESRB M
Languages
English
Time to beat
5hmain story6hcompletionist

About

Electronic Super Joy is a 2013 platform game created by Michael Todd. The game was released on Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.

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Gameplay

The game is a humorous platformer following a human character as he navigates a music-drenched world seeking revenge for his stolen butt. The player is able to run, jump (sometimes fly, or double jump on levels), and "smash", an attack that causes the character to drop directly downwards. Obstacles include mazes, special surfaces that impede or otherwise affect the player's movement, moving levels that force the player to move quickly, and enemies, some of which shoot missiles. The player passes numerous checkpoints in game levels that they resume from if they die.

The game contains 45 levels in three worlds, with a boss fight taking several levels at the end of each world. A recent update added another world and 3 bonus levels, themed on the jungle and winter, respectively. The fourth world can only be accessed after the player has collected all of the 22 'Stars' scattered across various levels.

Development

The original prototype name was called Techno Ninja. It had 20 minutes of gameplay in one long level, using one color style (Pink) and only one of EnV's music tracks. The player had the ability to double jump & ground-pound ('Smash' in the game's terminology). The game was intended to initially release in 2012, but missed that date, released on August 23, 2013.

A PlayStation Vita release was planned, but later cancelled.

Legacy

In 2014, a sequel was released titled Electronic Super Joy: Groove City. The gameplay and music style were similar to the original, and was released on all of the original platforms as well as the Wii U before its predecessor, but the sequel was released only in North America. The plot centers around a giant robot that destroys Groove City.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
macOS9 August 2019Worldwide
Linux9 August 2019Worldwide
Windows9 August 2019Worldwide
PlayStation 41 October 2020Worldwide
Nintendo Switch1 October 2020Europe · North America 15 October 2020

Editions and related releases

Downloadable content
Electronic Super Joy 2: Groove Wizard's TowerElectronic Super Joy 2: Gold Edition

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