Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair Review

PEGI Rating 3+ for YookaLaylee and the Impossible Lair

Posted: 13 months ago, last updated 3 months ago.

Author: @GeekDadGamer and Jo Robertson.

Overview

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is a side-on running and jumping game starring the characters from the 3D platform game Yooka-Laylee. You control Yooka, a male chameleon, and Laylee, a female bat and take on a level filled with collectables, power-ups and multiple hazards.

You collect feathers to unlock new levels, but in a novel twist can take on the end level boss as soon as you like. Waiting until completing more levels gives you more health and a better chance of surviving the big bad. Along with health, you can also collect tonics to gain new abilities.

If you beat a level you can take on its alternative state, which changes them with water, electricity or flips them upside down. The clever design of each level to offer this multi-layered challenge and the combination of action, timing and skill needed to progress makes this a really good game to play in the family.

Game Details

Rating: PEGI 3+

Release Date: 08/10/2019

Price: 75% off

Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

Genres: Action, Platform and Puzzle

Accessibility: 10 features

Developer: @PlaytonicGames

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Commitment

Duration: This game will take between 15 hours and 22 hours to complete.

Players: This is a single player game. This is another game that will take much longer if you try and collect everything.

Costs

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair usually costs £24.99.

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

	Xbox One	£24.99	–	Free Xbox Game Pass
	PS4	£24.99	–	–
SALE	Switch	£24.99	£6.24 until 17/06/2021	–
	PC	–	–	Free Xbox Game Pass

Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience. You can purchase alternative visual effects that change how the game looks in substantial and novel ways.

Age Ratings

This game has been rated ESRB EVERYONE.

Rated PEGI 3 for depictions of very mild violence in a child-like setting. This game contains depictions of very mild violence in a child-like setting. Bright lights and magical effects appear upon impact of attacks. The player can defeat enemies by jumping on their heads, rolling into them or throwing projectiles such as fruit at them. When the enemies are defeated they jump up into the air before quickly vanishing.

Accessibility

Our Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair Accessibility Report details 10 accessibility features:

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