Adventure of Tomba - Evil Swine

The evil pigs from the first Tombat game are back, and only Tombat,

Adventure of Tombat - Evil Swine is pretty much the same game as before, this time sporting more quests and a spiffy new 3D engine. Fans of the first game are sure to be pleased with Tombi, but those who didn't care for the original will probably feel the same way about this title.

The evil pigs from the first Tombat game are back, and only Tombat, that pig-humping wild man, can stop them. To make matters worse, the evil pigs have kidnapped Tomba's "childhood friend," Tabby, and imprisoned her. To find the grass-skirted tart, Tombat will once again have to brave a panoply of puzzles, fight through many fetch quests, and bag the evil pigs. All of Tomba's old friends, including Charles the monkey and Yan of the Hidden Village, and some new ones, including a new winged interpreter, Zippo, have followed him to this new island to help and hinder him

Adventure of Tombat - Evil Swine, like the prequel, is an unusual hybrid of the adventure and platform genres. While there's plenty of swinging, pig humping, and mace hurling to be done, there are also 137 small quests to complete as well. While moving around the gameworld, Tombat can talk to people and use items so he can complete a wide variety of unusual tasks. While the perspective may be less 2D in appearance, the game still controls in a largely 2D fashion similar to that of the first game. Tombat moves along predetermined paths and is prompted to switch to new paths where additional paths intersect with his current one.

For the most part the camera and perspective are excellent and don't stand in the way of gameplay, but there are a few frustrating areas in which you will be required to perform jumps that are made more difficult by the perspective. Besides this difference, Tomba's gameplay is still largely the same - Tombat can find a variety of weapons to help him deal with enemies, he can jump and wrestle pigs, and he can use items from the sub screen.