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Babe for PlayStation 2
Babe for PlayStation 2 is a puzzle game in which the famous pig guides flocks of sheep to the exit. The campaign crosses six colourful areas containing more than fifty assignments. You walk around the animals, determine the direction in which they move and find a safe route past fences, narrow passages and other obstacles.
Each puzzle first asks you to study the terrain and the sheep's positions. Approaching from the wrong side can send an animal into the wrong corner, forcing you to gather the flock again. New environments introduce different obstacles and routes. Speed sometimes matters, but planning and careful positioning are more important than combat or complicated button combinations.
The entire game is single-player and contains no local or online multiplayer. Progress is saved to a PlayStation 2 memory card. This page covers the 2006 European PS2 disc, not Babe and Friends for Game Boy Color or a film DVD. The short product title belongs to the complete game in which Babe acts as a sheepdog. A standard DualShock 2 controller is sufficient and no additional accessories are required.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Babe for PlayStation 2 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Babe
Babe appeared for PlayStation 2 in Europe in 2006 through the budget range of Blast! Entertainment and Mastertronic. The licence returns to the pig from the 1995 film Babe and the wider story of an animal that learns to herd sheep. The game chose a puzzle structure that directly matched that familiar talent.
The developers divided the adventure into six areas with more than fifty separate puzzles. Rather than a traditional platforming campaign, control revolves around position: Babe must approach the flock from the correct side and guide it along a passable route. Different obstacles ensure that the same basic rule must be read and applied anew each time.
The PS2 game is separate from Babe and Friends, the earlier Game Boy Color puzzle title with forty levels. Nor does the film Babe: Pig in the City form a direct playable campaign on this disc. No direct PS2 sequel with the same structure followed. Babe therefore remained a standalone European budget release from late in the platform's life. This description follows the six areas, more than fifty puzzles and single-player structure; features from the handheld game or other farm games are not added to this edition.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
Sheep also revolves around guiding flocks past dangers towards an exit. It lets you choose human and animal herders, while the alien sheep types behave differently. Babe keeps one familiar film hero at the centre and uses six more compact areas. Both reward route planning more than fast action.
Herdy Gerdy has Gerdy herd several types of creatures through open 3D areas and links that task to a fantasy story. Babe uses sheep and separate puzzles with a more direct objective. Both ask you to move around a flock to determine its direction, but Herdy Gerdy offers more exploration and different animal rules.
Shaun the Sheep likewise uses familiar farm animals and simple puzzles, but its PS2 game builds assignments around Shaun, objects and characters from the animated series. Babe focuses more on guiding entire flocks through obstacles. Both are single-player games with a calm presentation aimed at younger players.
Barnyard turns the farm into a freer area with missions, mini-games and characters that talk and party after dark. Babe stays with a fixed series of sheep puzzles and has no comparable open hub. Both use a family-film licence, but their pacing and objectives are clearly different.
The Curse of the Were-Rabbit combines a British film licence with exploration, gadgets and catching animals in larger areas. Babe chooses shorter puzzles centred on moving sheep. Both avoid heavy combat and use animal humour, but Wallace and Gromit offers more platforming action and cooperation between two heroes.
