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Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue for PlayStation 2
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue for PlayStation 2 sends you back to the Australian outback. Boss Cass and his henchmen are causing trouble again, while Ty joins Bush Rescue. You set out from Burramudgee to complete missions and help residents. You jump, bite, swim and throw boomerangs in three-dimensional areas. The different missions give you reasons to follow roads, investigate side paths and return later with new equipment.
Boomerangs are an important part of your equipment. Collected opals buy new ones and upgrades. Underwater you use the Aquarang, while other boomerangs suit other obstacles. You also climb into mechanical Bunyips. The Battle Bunyip hits hard and can hover; other variants help underwater, around fire or with heavy objects. Several types require you to buy a key first. Your equipment therefore changes which places and obstacles you can tackle.
Your digital rescue assistant keeps track of missions, maps and collections. Vehicles and helicopter missions provide breaks from travelling on foot. The main adventure is for one player, but there are also separate local kart races for two players on a split screen. You drive over boost arrows and use collected weapons or shields to stay ahead of rivals. These contests are not a cooperative rescue adventure. Two players require two controllers; the PS2 release does not offer four-player play here.
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
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue 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 Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue
Krome Studios developed Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue as a sequel to its Australian hero's first adventure. EA and Krome released the game in 2004, including on PlayStation 2. The original announcement described a larger three-dimensional world explored on foot and in vehicles. The sequel retained the boomerangs and Australian animals, but built a rescue organization and a larger collection of equipment around them.
Bush Rescue gave the series a different organizational centre. Ty does not just help himself: missions and requests from residents repeatedly bring him back to the team and Burramudgee town. The digital rescue assistant combines these goals with maps and collected discoveries. Opals serve as currency for boomerangs and Bunyip keys. This links exploration to equipment choices, rather than leaving every discovered treasure as just another number in the progress tally.
The mechanical Bunyips increased the scale of the action without abandoning Ty as the protagonist. He climbs into machines that punch, lift, swim or withstand heat. Alongside this solo journey, the original PS2 game included separate kart races for two players. The same outback thus provided both exploration areas and racing circuits. This is the 2004 design: the description does not assume the later HD rerelease, which appeared again on different hardware with its own technical characteristics.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy shares with Ty 2 on PS2 the exploration of a three-dimensional world and collecting objects to progress. Jak seeks Power Cells and uses Eco; Ty completes rescue missions and spends opals on boomerangs and Bunyip keys. Both give residents a role in the journey. Jak emphasizes a connected platform world, while Ty adds vehicle missions, piloted machines and separate kart races.
Ratchet & Clank and Ty 2 on PS2 connect new equipment to combat and environmental obstacles. Ratchet uses bolts for weapons and gadgets; Ty trades opals for boomerangs and access to different Bunyips. In both, new tools change the approach. Ratchet travels between planets with Clank and builds a shooting arsenal, while Ty carries out rescue missions in the Australian outback and climbs into larger mechanical helpers himself.
Sly 2: Band of Thieves and Ty 2 on PS2 let you tackle different missions from a larger area. Sly, Bentley and Murray divide stealth, technology and strength; Ty remains the controlled hero but switches boomerangs, vehicles and Bunyips. Both connect tool choices to specific obstacles. Sly 2 prepares heists with its gang, while Ty helps residents through Bush Rescue and also offers separate local kart contests for two players.
Ratatouille and Ty 2 on PS2 make an animal hero the focus of searching, jumping and collecting. Remy uses climbing, balancing and his sense of smell to find routes through human environments. Ty uses boomerangs and climbs into machines to cross the outback. Both reward investigating side paths. Ratatouille connects the journey to cooking in Paris, while Ty draws objectives from rescue missions and spends opals on expanding his equipment.
Up and Ty 2 on PS2 combine a journey through natural environments with equipment and varied vehicle sections. Carl and Russell help each other with separate items and joint actions; Ty chooses boomerangs and Bunyips for rescue missions. Both ask you to consider what an obstacle requires. Up lets two players complete the main adventure together, while Ty 2 keeps its story single-player and limits two-player action to separate kart races.
