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Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

Playtonic has announced a new update for Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair. Switch players should have access starting April 14.

One of the major changes concerns the Impossible Lair itself with two options: “Not So Impossible Lair” and “Impossible Lair”. The first one includes optional checkpoints, while the latter means you’ll need to play without the Bee Shield or checkpoints. If you do go with Impossible Lair and clear the level, you’ll earn the “Golden Try” Tonic. 

Here’s the full rundown of the update:

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

Playtonic has outlined an update coming soon to Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair. It’s expected to arrive on January 30 – the same day that a demo will be made available and save data can be transferred to the full release.

Below are the full patch notes:

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

Playtonic and Team17 released Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair on various platforms this week, including Switch. As is tradition at this point, Digital Foundry examined the game to see how it holds up from a technical perspective.

When playing docked, Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair maintains a resolution of 1360×765. Portable mode reduces the image to 960×540. Fortunately, the platformer almost always run at 60 frames per second on Switch.

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, Playtonic’s second game and a new 2D platformer for Switch, is out today. We’ve included a new launch trailer below.

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair launches for Switch next Tuesday. See how the game holds up on the console by watching the footage below.

Team17 and Playtonic recently held off a live stream and showed off Tonics in Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, which modify the game in various ways. You can find the full recording below.

The folks over at GameXplain recently had the chance to go hands-on with Playtonic’s 2D platformer Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair and recorded about 16 minutes of direct-feed footage. Give it a watch:

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

By pre-ordering Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, players will receive some extra tonics. View a trailer showing the various bonuses below.

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair has been given a release date. According to eShop listings, it will launch worldwide on October 8.

Here’s an overview of Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, along with a trailer:

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

IGN has offered a new look at Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair on Switch from Gamescom. Check out some footage below.


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