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Bubsy II came out in 1994 for the Sega Genesis, developed and published by Accolade. It was part of that wave of early '90s platformers where developers were still figuring out how to balance speed, challenge, and level design on 16-bit hardware. The game follows Bubsy the bobcat, a character who already had a reputation for polarizing players with his first outing.

You control Bubsy through a series of themed stages, collecting yarn balls to unlock new areas and progress. The main objective is to explore each stage, avoid enemies, and gather enough yarn to open doors to later parts of the game. Signature mechanics include gliding with Bubsy's shirt (which can make or break tricky jumps) and piloting vehicles like airplanes and submarines in certain stages. The pacing is fast and often unforgiving; enemy placement and level hazards demand quick reflexes, and the floaty jump physics take some getting used to. Playing Bubsy II feels like a mix of frantic momentum and occasional frustration, especially when you miss a platform by a hair.