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26th Mar 2021
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Review It Takes Two - A Magical Slice Of Co-Op Heaven
Heading to Xbox Game Pass this week!
Update: With It Takes Two arriving on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for console, PC and the cloud this Thursday, November 5th, we're taking the opportunity to republish this review so you can see what all the hype is about! Original review: When we first embarked upon It Takes Two's ten-hour journey, we knew it
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It Takes Two News
News It Takes Two's Developer Is Almost Ready To Reveal What's Next
"We got new (real good) stuff cooking..."
The amazing co-op adventure It Takes Two was undoubtedly one of our favourite games of 2021, and over the past few years, we've been patiently sitting and waiting to hear what might be coming next from Hazelight Studios. Fortunately, it sounds like we don't have long to wait! In a social media post...
News It Takes Two Creator Josef Fares Shares 'Sneak Peek' Of Next Game
The dev also worked on A Way Out
It Takes Two has been out for some time now, and if you're wondering what's next for Hazelight Studios it seems their next project is already underway. The studio's founder Josef Fares recently shared a photo on Twitter of himself accompanied by two others covered in motion capture technology. It's unclear what...
News EA Is Giving Away This Stunning It Takes Two Xbox Bundle
I neeeeeeed it!
How about a unique Xbox Series X and a pair of incredible-looking controllers to go with one of last year's very best games? EA is giving away such a thing via an online competition, where you can enter to win a custom Xbox Series X and two unique controllers, all based on It Takes Two. It Takes Two was one of 2021's surprise hits,...
News Josef Fares' It Takes Two Abandons Its Trademark Due To Dispute With Take-Two
But there's hope of a resolution
The developer behind the critically-acclaimed co-op adventure It Takes Two, Hazelight Studios, has confirmed that it was forced to abandon its trademark for the game earlier this year due to a dispute with Take-Two Interactive. Take-Two has been on a spree of trademark and copyright claims against all sorts of...
News It Takes Two Reaches 3 Million Units Sold, Devs Say ‘Co-Op Adventures Are Here To Stay’
It's taken a lot of money
It Takes Two was released this year. That's right, 2021 has been going on for that long. With so many incredible game releases, it can be easy to forget this joyous little co-op adventure, but it's one that has performed well for developer Hazelight Studios. The developer took to Twitter earlier today to share the news...
News It Takes Two Is Metacritic's Xbox Series X Game Of The Year So Far
After 1/3 of 2021, It Takes Two takes top spot!
We're about to find ourselves one third of the way through 2021, and looking back at the period between January and late April, the highest-rated next-gen Xbox release on Metacritic was EA's brilliant co-op adventure, It Takes Two. There haven't been too many major releases to mention of course, but...
News It Only Launched Today, But You Can Already Get EA's It Takes Two For £18
This is a scorching UK deal
It's not very often that we conjure up individual articles on specific deals here at Pure Xbox, but this is an absolutely scorching one. EA's highly-rated It Takes Two launched on Xbox today, and you can already get it for less than £18. The deal comes courtesy of UK retailer ShopTo, which is offering the game in...
News It Takes Two's First Level Is Free For Everyone Who Downloads The Friend's Pass
Nobody gets left behind
It Takes Two launches today and if you're still on the fence, anyone who downloads the Friend's Pass is able to play through the first level completely free. As highlighted on the Microsoft Store page, the Friend's Pass enables you to join a friend along for the adventure, provided they have a full copy of It Takes Two. The...
News It Takes Two's High Review Scores Praised By Xbox Boss Phil Spencer
"I'm a huge fan of your focus on co-op gameplay"
Hazelight Studios' Josef Fares is a controversial character, but he sure knows how to make a great game. Following the huge success of the EA Originals title A Way Out in 2017, his team has hit gold again with the upcoming It Takes Two. The first reviews for the co-op adventure went live earlier...
Roundup Here’s What The Critics Are Saying About It Takes Two
What’s the word on the street?
After a very quiet first few months of releases, we finally have a new game in the shape of It Takes Two - a charming looking adventure game from Josef Fares, the creative mind behind A Way Out. We’re still working on bringing our review to you, but in the meantime, we’ve rounded up some thoughts from other...
About The Game
It Takes Two uses Smart Delivery technology - buy the game once and play it on either Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S.
Embark on the craziest journey of your life in It Takes Two, a genre-bending platform adventure created purely for co-op. Invite a friend to join for free with Friend’s Pass** and work together across a huge variety of gleefully disruptive gameplay challenges. Play as the clashing couple Cody and May, two humans turned into dolls by a magic spell. Together, trapped in a fantastical world where the unpredictable hides around every corner, they are reluctantly challenged with saving their fractured relationship.
Master unique and connected character abilities in every new level. Help each other across an abundance of unexpected obstacles and laugh-out-loud moments. Kick gangster squirrels’ furry tails, pilot a pair of underpants, DJ a buzzing night club, and bobsleigh through a magical snow globe. Embrace a heartfelt and hilarious story, where narrative and gameplay are interwoven in a uniquely metaphorical experience.
It Takes Two is developed by the award-winning studio Hazelight, the industry-leader of cooperative play. They are about to take you on a wild and wondrous ride where only one thing is for certain: we’re better together.
KEY FEATURES:
PURE CO-OP PERFECTION – Invite a friend to join for free with Friend’s Pass**, and experience a thrilling adventure built purely for two. Choose from couch or online co-op with split-screen play, and face ever-changing challenges where working together is the only way forward.
GLEEFULLY DISRUPTIVE GAMEPLAY – From rampaging vacuum cleaners to suave love gurus – with It Takes Two, you never know what you’re up against next. Filled with genre-bending challenges and new character abilities to master in every level, you’ll experience a metaphorical merging of gameplay and narrative that pushes the boundaries of interactive storytelling.
A UNIVERSAL TALE OF RELATIONSHIPS – Discover a touching and heartfelt story of the challenges in getting along. Help Cody and May learn how to overcome their differences. Meet a diverse cast of strange and endearing characters. Join forces, and go on an adventure you’ll treasure – together!
ABOUT HAZELIGHT:
Hazelight is an award-winning independent game development studio based in Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 2014 by Josef Fares, film director and creator of the award-winning game Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Hazelight is committed to pushing the creative boundaries of what is possible in games. In 2018, Hazelight released the BAFTA award-winning A Way Out, the first ever co-op only third person action-adventure, as part of the EA Originals program.
ABOUT EA ORIGINALS:
EA Originals helps shine a light on some of the most passionate, independent, and talented game studios across the globe. Discover innovative and unforgettable gaming experiences, from highly creative game makers who love to enchant and inspire.
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