Astérix & Obélix XXL 2 (2018) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Astérix & Obélix XXL 2

Originally released in 2005 on PlayStation 2 and PC, the two famous Gauls take up the challenges set by Julius Caesar in his new amusement park. Players will need to keep their eyes peeled to find the many pop…

50 29 November 2018

What Astérix & Obélix XXL 2 is

Astérix & Obélix XXL 2 is an adventure game developed by OSome Studio and released in 2018. It was published by Microids. It is available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

By Toutatis! The indomitable Gauls are back with a new video game! More than 10 years following their last appearance on games consoles and PC, Asterix and Obelix are back and in better shape than ever! Asterix & Obelix XXL 2 is a superb blend of action and adventure for all ages, with a winning combination of comedy and brawling. But where has Getafix gone? The long-bearded druid has disappeared after betraying his own people for Julius Caesar! The Gaulish village is in uproar! They must find out the truth! Always ready for a fight, Asterix and Obelix are sent to Rome on a mission by their chief Vitalstatistix. There, they find a new amusement park - Las Vegum - built by the famous Roman…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Asterix series

Astérix & Obélix XXL 2 is the 48th of 63 entries we hold in the Asterix series. It arrived 4 years after Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods. The next entry was Asterix & Obelix XXL 3: The Crystal Menhir in 2019. Its critic score of 50 is 19 points below the series average of 69. The highest-rated entry is Asterix & Obelix: Slap Them All! at 86.

See all 63 Asterix games in release order →

How it was received

Astérix & Obélix XXL 2 holds a critic score of 50 out of 100. That places it above 7% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 19 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Astérix & Obélix XXL 2 launched on 29 November 2018, within three weeks of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Gris, Battlefield V and Hitman 2. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Gris, Battlefield V, Hitman 2.

Official trailer