Alert!  Alert!  Calling all Space Rangers!  Come in Star Command!  Buzz Lightyear needs your help!  Woody has been toynapped by Prospector, a dishonest toy collector, and you must lead Buzz on a danger-filled rescue mission to save his friend!  It will take a positive attitude and lots of hard work to overcome all the obstacles thrown at Buzz.  Thank goodness for all his cool accessories and for all the help Buzz gets from the other toys!

This amazing adventure begins at Andy’s house but soon moves through the neighborhood and on to the big city as Buzz searches for Woody.  After making his way to the Prospector’s toy store, Buzz finds out that Woody has been taken to the collector’s apartment.  Now he has to sneak into the apartment, rescue Woody and get him back to Andy’s house.

There are 15 huge worlds to explore and 5 really tough Bosses to battle as you make your way to the captured Woody!  Buzz has dozens of cool moves, but you have to pick just the right one to battle each Boss.  Buzz also needs those moves to win races, collect tokens and to get all the items he needs to complete his arsenal.  You need to find the Cosmic Shield, Grappling Hook, Rocket Jet Boots, and a whole lot more!

Disney/Pixar’s Action Game, Toy Story 2 features all the original characters like Hamm and Rex plus new characters, as well.  The awesome 3-D graphics and terrific sound effects and music all add up to a totally cool game adventure.  Plus, throughout the game, you will view dozens of movie clips, including special “reward” clips, and you’ll hear all the original character voices from the movie.

Minimum PC requirements include:  Windows 95/98, Pentium 166MHz processor (200 MHz MMX or faster recommended), 32 MB RAM (64 MB RAM recommended), 60MB free hard disk space (180 free hard disk space for full install), 4x CD-ROM drive (8x CD-ROM recommended), DirectX-compatible 4MB video card (8MB or more DirectX-compatible 3-D Accelerator video card recommended), DirectSound-compatible sound card.  Supports Window compatible joysticks and DirectX-and Glide-compatible 3-D cards.

Installation is quick and easy with no diversions.

Gameplay:  7.  Keyboard or gamepad must be used to play the game.  Full keyboard and gamepad commands are listed on the Quick Reference Card included with the game and can also be found in the Help File.

Graphics:  8.5.  The outstanding 3D graphics are rendered in a cartoon-like environment.

Sound:  8.5.  The game is packed full of terrific sound effects and music.

Difficulty:  8.5.  You have to move fast and make quick decisions throughout the game.  Deciding which of Buzz’s special moves to use requires split-second timing.  I found that using higher resolutions made movement more difficult and sluggish.  My best movement results were with the resolution setting of 600x400x16.  I would suggest experimenting for the best results on your computer.

Concept:  8.5.  There is a good storyline here, but then it was taken straight from the movie that we all know was a winner!  What Disney movie is not???

Overall:  A solid 8.  Toy Story 2 is fun, challenging and as addictive as the Mario series.  After you play it, you may know where the goodies are hidden, but getting to them all is another story.  Suggested retail is $30 and that makes it an excellent buy from my point of view.  I give this game a “thumbs up” and the Grandma’s Stamp of Approval.