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Home Games Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue
Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue
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Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue

Developer: Traveller's Tales · Published by Activision · 1999
One of the better 3D platformers to come out of a licensed deal in 1999.
3D PlatformerLicensed1 Player
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About This Game

Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue is a 1999 3D platformer developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Activision. Released for PlayStation, Nintendo 64, PC, and Dreamcast, the game puts players in control of Buzz across 15 levels based on the second film. It was directed by Jon Burton and is widely considered one of the better licensed games of the late 1990s.

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