Electronic Arts today announced TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2, a follow-up action-platformer game being developed by by Australia-based Krome Studios. TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2 picks up where the original game left off. The evil Boss Cass breaks out of Currawong Jail and re-instates himself as the dictatorial ruler of Cassopolis, a high tech island home to lizards and birds. Cass has also concocted a new plan to take over the world with an army of Uber Reptiles and its up to the boomerang-wielding hero, TY, and his team of Burramudgee Bush Rescue mates to stop him.
The new game offers huge open environments to explore by foot and vehicle, 21 upgradeable boomerangs (Lasharang, Kaboomarang, Megarang, etc.), vehicle missions featuring combat and puzzle solving (using helicopters, submarines, and off-road trucks), five different "Mech units" to help TY fight large numbers of enemies and unlockable cart racing mini-games. TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2 is scheduled for release this fall on the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube and Game Boy Advance.