Mini Review Pennys Big Breakaway PS5 Unique YoYo Platformer Has Its Ups and Downs
Yo with the flow.
Penny's Big Breakaway comes from some of Sonic Mania's key contributors, and you can certainly see and feel the influences. This 3D platformer encourages speed, using momentum to your advantage, and exploring colourful, open levels, much like SEGA's mascot series. Despite the through-line, however, this game's core mechanics set it apart from its genre peers — even if it takes some getting used to first.
Penny's living, cosmic yo-yo is both companion and enabler for some super fun manoeuvrability. After initially struggling with the controls — which encourage sending out the yo-yo with the right stick and jumping with R1, although face buttons can be used — we eventually settled into them and discovered the game's rhythm. Once it clicks, chaining together Penny's mid-air swing, air dash, and riding the yo-yo along the ground feels great. Much of the level design encourages maximising momentum to escape those pesky pursuing penguins and find collectibles, mid-level objectives, and alternate paths. There's a good amount here to encourage replaying stages, not to mention aiming to improve your times and scores.
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