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Really disappointed with this one. Bugs & Taz Timebusters is a sequel that on surface level looks like it's trying to do more and be bigger, but is not only not bigger, but also shorter and worse imo. The idea of switching between Bugs & Taz feels like it could open up a lot of interesting gameplay and puzzles, but doesn't really work all that well. Lots of moves Bugs had in Lost in Time have been transferred to Taz, so instead of it feeling like each character has their own moveset, it ends up feeling more like they just split Bugs in two for no reason. The new moves you learn as well are extremely situational and are pretty much only used in the worlds you learn them with the exception of first person aiming in World 3. Speaking of Worlds, there are only 4 Worlds each with about 3 "Main levels and a hub. It tries to give off the vibe that it feels a bit more open world, but just ends up with the worlds feeling really small that are just cluttered with minigames that are reskined and repeated for every world. Even the Soundtrack doesn't sound as good as Lost in Time. Lots of short themes played on loop. The game also introduces a lives system to this sequel where as the orifinal didnt have one. Not only was this unnecessary, but also really adds nothing as getting a game over and contunuing just continues you. The game is also worse at saving if you can believe that. Lost in Time had it where at any Checkpoint or after any level youd be asked if you wanted to save. You could also just pause to save. Bugs & Taz confusingly gets rid of all these methods except for the traditional pause screen save. Despite all these negatives, the game does improve upon Lost in Time in certain areas. To start with Bugs feels MUCH better to control. Very smooth and his jump no longer feels like he's jumping with 2 anvils attached to his legs. The graphics and models are also nicely upgraded as Bugs looks less like pixelated slop. Even feels like they're able to get some more expressions and animations out of the characters. Overall, I wish I liked Bugs & Taz Timebusters more, but it just has too much Lost potential for me to recommend. Definitely stick with Lost in Time. It's a much more consistent