Two Point Hospital: The Full Health Collection – Switch 2 迎来经典

Two Point Hospital: The Full Health Collection - Switch 2 Gets a Classic

When I first heard former Bullfrog staff were forming a new studio and bringing back their iconic take on management games, I was elated. Growing up, Theme Park was one of my favourite games regardless of what platform I played it on.

We’re multiple games deep on this legendary comeback, with Two Point Studios having Two Point Hospital, Two Point Campus and Two Point Museum available on a variety of platforms. My default preference for a management game is always PC, though past experience has taught me not to write off a decent handheld port if I could handle it. That being said, Switch ports can either be strangely playable (DOOM) or piss-poor cashgrabs that are woefully unoptimised (Thief Simulator, Resident Evil Village).

With some time on my hands and a pocket full of optimism, I decided to check out Two Point Hospital: Full Health Edition on the Nintendo Switch 2. Open wide and say “ahh”, dear reader; you might just catch Two Point fever.

Thanks to its simple visuals, Two Point Hospital runs surprisingly well on the Nintendo Switch 2. Locked in at 30 frames, the game isn’t as smooth as one would hope, but I still found myself pleasantly surprised by how well it actually does run. Full disclosure: I am that guy who prioritises framerate over pretty much everything else on my PC, Xbox and Sony consoles. I have pretentiously high standards, and I’d say Two Point Hospital meets them, even with a crowded, cluttered hospital in later campaign stages.

I was also pleasantly surprised by how well TPH actually plays on the Switch 2. The menus and controls are simple enough and translate well onto a controller. I can only imagine the same can be said for the other console ports, but I haven’t played them. I will say it was odd that there was no option to use a Switch 2 Joy-Con as a mouse like you can with Two Point Museum, but as that was a later update with its game, perhaps it will be added to Two Point Hospital: Full Health Edition at a later date.

If you’re familiar with the Two Point games, you’ll know what to expect here: you’ll build and run a hospital, treating wacky patients with even wackier ailments. You’ll hire zany doctors, zany nurses, and zany janitors, and research crazy cures for crazy diseases. I could go on (but for both of our sakes I won’t), but I’ve made my point: this is anything but a serious sim.

The Full Health Edition contains a staggering amount of post-launch downloadable content in addition to the original version of the game:

• Bigfoot: Pure winter comfort food that delivers classic hospital humor in the snowy mountains, even if it plays things a bit too safe.
• Pebberley Island: A tropical jungle trek with great stage layouts, completely ruined by an incredibly frustrating barrage of constant natural disasters.
• Close Encounters: Brilliant sci-fi vibes, but the tedious chore of manually hunting disguised aliens totally kills the management flow.
• Off the Grid: An absolute eco-friendly winner that breathes fresh life into the game with satisfying park-building mechanics.
• Culture Shock: A glitz-and-glam Hollywood expansion that boasts outstanding artistic flair but relies a bit too heavily on old mechanical reskins.
• A Stitch in Time: An era-hopping time-travel joyride with exceptional visual design, let down only by being a bit too easy for management veterans.
• Speedy Recovery: A high-octane ambulance dispatch overhaul that serves up beautifully chaotic, high-stakes panic for anyone craving a real logistical challenge.
• Bonus campus items, Sega 60th items, zombie costume, Hospital pass, Jingle Jam, Convention-al Rug (some exclusive to Twitch and conventions)

As the trailer said, that’s a lot of medicine! If you’re unfamiliar with how Two Point does DLC, it’s even more chaotic than the main game’s content. Each one adds something different to the game, even if some are deeper experiences than others.

I’ve had a blast diving back into Two Point Hospital on the Nintendo Switch 2. It’s actually a surprisingly decent handheld title and one that I admit I wouldn’t have considered playing on the go had it not been for this hands-on opportunity. I can chip away at the game at my leisure, either on my TV or in my hands, utilising the Switch 2’s sleep mode to dive straight back into the administrative…action.

The Long Story Short:

Two Point Hospital: Full Health Edition takes the addictive game and injects it with a healthy amount of post-launch and previously exclusive content. Fans of management games and humorous titles would do well to check this one out on the Switch 2.

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