Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise

Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise is a 2012 downloadable action game developed by Behaviour Interactive and published by 505 Games, released on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. A sequel to the 2010 cult title Naughty Bear, it continues the darkly comic premise of a vengeful, ostracised teddy bear named Naughty who terrorises the other smug, cheerful bears of Perfection Island, this time relocated to a tropical resort. Gameplay centres on creatively and gleefully tormenting and 'punishing' the other bears, using environmental traps, weapons and scare tactics to drive them to fear, breakdown and over-the-top, slapstick demises, all wrapped in a satirical, cartoonish presentation that parodies the cosiness of plush-toy worlds. As a digital-only follow-up, it streamlined and refined the concept with new costumes, weapons and an upgrade system. Critical reception was mixed; reviewers enjoyed the pitch-black humour and unique premise but found the repetitive mission structure and rough mechanics limiting, much as with the original. Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise occupies a peculiar niche as a comedic stealth-action game built entirely around an absurd, mean-spirited joke, and it retains a small cult following among players drawn to its distinctive, transgressive sense of humour. It proved to be the final entry in the short-lived Naughty Bear series.