High on Life 2 Review

High on Life 2 reviewed by Travis Northup on Xbox Series X/S, also available on PC and PlayStation 5.

High on Life 2 is a fun sequel that expands on the original’s best ideas, including the absurd and memorable boss fights and charming talking guns, while also introducing some neat new concepts, like the skateboarding mechanic (even if that doesn’t do comba t any favors). Unfortunately, it also takes a step backward in plenty of other areas, like its underwhelming story, even sloppier gunplay, and rough technical performance. I was still happy to return to this goofy, completely foul world of offensive creatures and irreverent antiheroes the likes of which we simply don’t get enough of these days – but like any joke you've heard multiple times before, this second stab just doesn’t land quite as well as the original.