More than 10 years following their last appearance on games consoles and PC, Asterix and Obelix are back and in better shape than ever! Asterix & Obelix XXL 2 is a superb blend of action and adventure for all ages, with a winning combination of comedy and brawling.

But where has Getafix gone? The long-bearded druid has disappeared after betraying his own people for Julius Caesar! The Gaulish village is in an uproar! They must find out the truth! Always ready for a fight, Asterix and Obelix are sent to Rome on a mission by their chief Vitalstatistix. There, they find a new amusement park – Las Vegum – built by the famous Roman emperor. To what end? What is Getafix hiding?

Explore Las Vegum with the inseparable Asterix and Obelix, not to forget their faithful companion Dogmatix, who will be no small help in facing the Roman legionaries. And he will not be your only ally, as the unrivaled magic potion remains your number-one weapon against the Romans!

Switch between the shrewd Asterix and the superhumanly strong Obelix to take on the hordes of Romans, solve puzzles and overcome the many challenges that lie in wait!

This game is actually quite nice, but the graphics just do not feel current gen anymore. That together with the clunky gameplay are my biggest concerns, not the story or the idea behind the game.

I would like to say prior to my breakdown of the bad parts that I really did enjoy this game, my score, in the end, will be positive after all, but really…

I know it sounds harsh because this is truly a good game. You get to kick the Romans’ butts, almost like a musou game at times, but in its core, this is more a platformer like Yooka Laylee. But think more of that one level that just sticks out a little.

Solving puzzles and using the mechanics of both characters to the fullest, small Asterix will fit where Obelix won’t and vice versa. Everything about it is actually quite nice if only it did not play so clunkily or forced.

Take for example when you get ambushed by some Romans, the enemies, they will show when they are going to attack. But you won’t be able to really react like in a platformer or a musou game, no, no, you will slowly react. While it adds to the heart of the game, I found it to be disturbing. It should be more fluent in its handling of the characters, especially the camera moves rather slowly….

The gameplay itself is not that horrible, just that it feels like it belongs on a previous generation console. This game looks like it was intended to be released in the GameCube era and is a bad fit for current gen consoles and aside from its portability, there is no real use for the version on Switch.

In conclusion, while fun, it has its deficits and I often felt while playing that I did want to keep going. The puzzles did keep me coming back for more though I do think the game looks bad. A bit of a mixed bag?

6.5/10

Tested on Nintendo Switch