Beyond this, the full cast seems unnecessary as while they each have their own unique abilities, swapping between them feels like a burden rather than a gameplay enhancer. There also are barely any puzzles that require the use of both characters at once. This is a single-player adventure, so beyond the ability to swap between characters with the press of a button and the minor help in combat provided by the CPU, this mechanic serves no purpose here. It makes sense in the console versions as a friend can drop in and out to provide assistance or solve two-person puzzles, but here it feels tacked-on, as if the developers couldn't fathom a Spooky Swamp without it. The above mentioned double-character mechanic is one area where this version of the game seriously disappoints. You play as any two team members at once, one following the other, and during the interstitial cinematics and near-constant text-based talking, the characters really sound like they should, with each of their personality quirks well-represented. Generally these are comical and imaginatively designed, as when you have to launch watermelons into planks standing on their sides to form a complete bridge, but there are still plenty of tasks more simple in nature.įans of the show will find plenty to like here as the stories are suitably goofy and the dialogue fitting and fun. Players will also encounter a variety of puzzles and sub-missions along the way, but these never get more complicated than searching for a few nearby parts or pressing a few buttons in an easily-deciphered order. The superficial nature of the upgrades will divide players between those who would prefer something that truly affects the gameplay and those who love to watch Scooby-Doo run around wearing man-hands and a panda mask, and the latter crowd will find a wide enough array of unlockables to appease their appetites.
As in the Wii counterpart and the game's predecessor, it's about halfway between a platformer and a beat-em-up, and there are innumerable collectibles lying around that exclusively go toward purely aesthetic costume shopping.
Lucky for them, the rest of the team find their own reasons to head there as well, where new mysteries await.Īnyone familiar with the LEGO series will find themselves right at home as the gameplay is very similarly styled.
It mesmerises the guys into searching for the missing ingredients, journeying to the Western ghost town of El Muncho and the desolate Alpine destination of Howling Peaks. Here, Shaggy and Scooby wander off on their own and meet Lila, who's cooking up a delicious-smelling stew.