Pico Park is one of those little co-op gems that flies under the radar for many. And at just under 4 euros, it's in the perfect price range for a small group to say together: Yes, let's all buy this. And you won't regret it. We "only" played it with three people and even then it was pure chaos. Here are a few quotes:

"Wait, wait, WAIT!"
"God da**it!"
"COULD YOU JUST LISTEN TO ME ONCE?"
"Oh boy..."
"PLEASE... STOP... JUMPING!!!"
"Ok, ready? All at once...... ok i quit..."
"OK one last time." (It wasn't the last time)

Sure, calling the audiovisual design rudimentary would certainly be an exaggeration, but the game does what it sets out to do and builds many small levels that require some brain power, hand-eye coordination or... sigh... communication.

Much worse, the game can be blamed for the fact that the netcode has its problems so we weren't completely synchronised at times. In most cases, this wasn't a problem, but there are 1-2 levels where you almost have to be pixel-precise.

Nevertheless, for the small price, we really had two and a half hours of fun but also frustration! (I don't even want to know how it goes with eight people)

Reviewed on Dec 29, 2023


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