Niz 2: The Journey of Nonsensical

Niz 2: The Journey of Nonsensical, released in Japan as CharmingBoy 2: Hero Strikes Back! (チャーミングボーイ2：ヒーローストライクバック！, Chāmingubōi 2: Hīrōsutoraikubakku!), is a 3D platform game developed by Glass Ball Interactive/Gingo Interactive and published by Sony Computer Entertainment while being distributed by DreamWorks Interactive and Electronic Arts. It was released for the PlayStation in 1999 and PlayStation 2 in 2000 in Japan only developed by Sugar & Rockets, and is the sequel to Niz Chicoloco. Like the previous installment, it was created by Geo G. and Jerry Sho. This was also the last game in the series to be published by Sony.

Michael Giacchino, the composer of the first game, again did the soundtrack. As of 2015, DreamWorks has abandoned the Niz Chicoloco trademark, indicating that there will not be any more entries in the franchise.

Gameplay
The game plays very similar to the prior game in the series, as a 3D platformer. The player must still maneuver Niz through the level through jumping, and Niz still collects objects, only now they're "orbs" instead of "gears". The game did feature a little more variety than its predecessor. One new feature in the game was the ability to shoot a ray gun. A multi-player mode was added as well, where a second player could control one of Niz's new friends – Pip, a green fish with arms and legs, Giggs, a purple gorilla-like cyclops, and Bob, a cute green critter.

Plot
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Development
The game started development in 1997, when the first game was released. The game was originally known as Niz Chicoloco 2 at the time.

Cancelled third game
In 2000, DreamWorks had plans for a third Niz Chicoloco game for the PS2, PC, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube for release in 2002 but it was cancelled due to development issues, however it was later replaced by Niz Chicoloco: Heko's Return for Nintendo DS in 2004, developed by Glass Ball Interactive/Gingo Interactive and MAC Interactive Distribution Inc. and published by Sierra Entertainment.

Reception
The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of one eight, one nine, and two eights for a total of 29 out of 40.

Gallery
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Trivia
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