TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2 is a 3D Platformer with an Australian theme The player takes the role of TY a Tasmanian tiger armed with sharp teeth and boomerangs a plenty On TY s quest to defeat the evil Boss Cass and his army of cold blooded Frilled Lizards he must assist the colorful residents of Burramudgee Town and the Southern Rivers who include a tree frog a lyre bird a platypus family some kangaroos and more koalas than you can shake a didgeridoo at While most of the game is standard platform fare there are some diversions Notably there are a number of cart racing tracks which can be played with a friend Additionally there are missions that will place the player in giant robots each with a different speciality one is good at battle one can put out fires one is a submarine etc There are many comedic quirks having the players throw electrified boomerangs at robotic dinosaurs in the Outback then send them up in a helicopter to rescue sheep stranded by a flood then have them clear a road following a traffic accident And finally to top it all off the save continue points are outhouses