Hidden Tomatoes 2
- January 16, 2025
- Parham
Get on Steam"Hidden Tomatoes 2" is a relaxing hide-and-seek game where you search for 100 tomatoes in a vibrant 3D city filled with detailed urban areas and colorful graphics. With no time limits, players can enjoy exploring at their own pace while listening to soothing music. The game features a hint system and is suitable for all ages, offering a fun and challenging experience. Can you find all the hidden tomatoes? Embark on this visual adventure today!
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game is free to play, making it accessible to a wide audience.
- The hint system is helpful, providing directional assistance and showing the exact location of hidden tomatoes.
- The game offers a nice challenge due to its 3D perspective, requiring players to carefully position their camera to find hidden items.
- The game reuses the same environment and music as its predecessor, offering little new content.
- Camera controls are overly restrictive, preventing players from rotating the view, which makes finding some items frustrating.
- Side collectibles are confusing, as multiple copies exist but only one counts towards achievements, leading to potential player frustration.
- music30 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 70 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received mixed reviews, with many describing it as whimsical and reminiscent of circus or carnival themes, often likening it to clown performances. While some find it fun and fitting for the game's cozy atmosphere, others feel it is jarring and does not align well with the gameplay, suggesting a need for more interactive elements or a different musical direction. Overall, the repetitive use of a single track has also been noted as a drawback.
“It is cozy, it has wacky funny music, and it is simply fun.”
“The music could best be described as whimsical and something befitting of a circus carnival.”
“The setting, the (jarring) music, and the mechanics of the game are all but identical - find 100 tomatoes and a few other one-off items in a residential town scene which can be traversed (left/right, and forwards/backwards), and zoomed, but not rotated.”
“It sounds like the type of music you would listen to when someone is juggling at a fair or walking through the carnival games section at a fair.”
“The music is cute but doesn't really fit with the game.”
- gameplay18 mentions
- 22 % positive mentions
- 61 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The gameplay is centered around finding 100 tomatoes and other items in a residential town, featuring responsive controls and a familiar traversal mechanic that allows movement in multiple directions but not rotation. While the core mechanics remain engaging, the experience is somewhat hindered by jarring music and an overlaying plot that detracts from the overall enjoyment. Despite these issues, the game is visually appealing and offers a mostly non-offensive gameplay experience.
“The controls are still responsive, and the general gameplay is as good as it was before; it's just the cutscenes and overlaying plot that bog down this from being equal with the original.”
“It's free, it's visually appealing, and the gameplay is mostly non-offensive.”
“The setting, the jarring music, and the mechanics of the game are all but identical - find 100 tomatoes and a few other one-off items in a residential town scene which can be traversed (left/right, and forwards/backwards), and zoomed, but not rotated.”
“I understand that some of the tomatoes needed a very specific camera position and magnification in order to find, and that could have been a part of the gameplay.”
“It may be because of developer skill or it may be because of gameplay.”
- graphics12 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 58 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The game's graphics are visually appealing, especially at higher settings, showcasing a well-rendered 3D environment that resembles a typical suburban area, albeit with a cartoonish style. However, some players have noted issues with visibility, particularly through cloudy glass, which can hinder gameplay and lead to missed objects. Adjusting the graphics settings to minimum may alleviate some of these visibility problems.
“The game is rendered in a 3D environment which looks pretty good (I played at the highest graphic settings).”
“The graphical presentation of the game is visually appealing.”
“If you really, really must (and, trust me, don't), then one more bit of advice; turn the graphics settings to minimum.”
“The glass is overly cloudy with the graphics up; there were quite a few tomatoes I missed despite looking in exactly the right place just because I couldn't see them through the glass.”
“Barring the cartoonish styling of the graphics, it would resemble a typical suburban area.”
- story10 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The game's story is criticized for being minimal and lacking depth, with cutscenes that detract from the overall experience. While the gameplay remains strong, the absence of a compelling narrative leaves players feeling unmotivated to engage fully with the game. A more developed story could have enhanced player investment and enjoyment.
“However, having a compelling story can compensate when a gamer isn't very compelled to either start playing your game or continue to play your game.”
“The first Quake game had a story that could be written on the back of a blank business card, and a lot of the old arcade games didn't need any stories at all.”
“Finally, the game doesn't have any sort of story with it.”
“The controls are still responsive, and the general gameplay is as good as it was before, it's just the cutscenes and overlaying plot that bog down this from being equal with the original.”
“Having some sort of story might have made me search harder.”
- humor4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is characterized by its cozy atmosphere and wacky, whimsical music that evokes the playful antics of a clown performing on stage. Players find it simply fun and entertaining, enhancing the overall experience.
“It is cozy, it has wacky funny music, and it is simply fun.”
“The funny, wonky music that you hear when a clown is performing a bunch of funny acts on stage.”
