Super Yum Yum 2

Despite all their claims over how healthy an all-fruit and all-veg diet is, you have to wonder. Have you ever used the toilet after it's been recently vacated by a vegetarian? It's not a pleasant experience.

So while we were pleased to see the return of Leon, the fruit-munching, colour-changing Chameleon from Super Yum Yum, it was tempered with trepidation. Would Leon have become bloated and gassy after a year off, or would he have something new to offer us?

Things look safe enough to begin with; Leon's kept his trim physique and has obviously caught the eye of the ladies. He's now father to dozens of chameleon kids and it's the nippers around which Super Yum Yum 2 revolves.

You see, there's a giant fish called Tum Tum who's also got an appetite for fruit and, in the process of scarfing down the contents of Leon's jungle, he's mistakenly eaten the chameleon babies.

But they're hardy kids and, as veggies are prone too, Tum Tum's emitted an enormous belch, scattering the little'uns far and wide across the world. It's up to Leon to rescue them all, leading to the same coloured-fruit eating adventures that we love him for.

Super Yum Yum 2, then, sticks to the same formula as its predecessor. Leon changes colour according to the shade of the leaves on the fruit he eats and, to make things more complicated, he can only eat fruit that's the same colour as his skin. So, in order to clear the level of fruit, you have to ensure you eat it in the right order.

Adding to the challenge are platforms that can you can leap between by eating fruit on the far one, and the ever-present objective of rescuing your offspring.

The levels are organised into worlds and you need to have eaten enough pieces of fruit in the levels to complete each world. In between worlds you come across Tum Tum, who burps up a giant piece of fruit that you and your rescued children have to eat your way through.

It's a strange storyline but no less enjoyable because of it. Anyway, you'll be fixated on the unique gameplay.

Even though Super Yum Yum was a success, garnering BAFTA attention, we've not come across anything that's attempted to replicate its puzzle mechanics.

It's fun but you have to think about your actions, too, and the difficulty level is perfectly pitched. The landscapes are richly detailed, they change often enough to keep them fresh, and there are plenty of nice touches that stand as testament to the time that the developers have put into the game.

So, Super Yum Yum 2 still has this kind of colour-matching puzzle niche all to its own. But that doesn't get around the fact that there's nothing entirely new about the game. Despite the little tweak here and there, it's still essentially the same game we looked at nearly a year and a half ago.

If you've already played and completed Super Yum Yum then you'll probably want something with a bit more fresh meat; you could even take a mark off the score below. If you haven't yet shared a bite to eat with Leon though, you'll love this new course. Tuck in!