James Pond 2 is a side-scrolling game starring the James Bond spoof hero, James Pond. James Pond is a walking fish with body armour, battling with his adversary Dr. Maybe. Dr. Maybe has captured lots of penguins as well as toys. Given the code name Robocod (a pun on Robocop), the remaining penguins send James on a mission to rescue the others, retrieve the toys and defeat Dr. Maybe.
James starts outside a giant castle that turns out to be Santa's toy factory. There are many doors there, two by two situated next to each other. Each door leads to a stage with many toy-theme levels, 50 in total. Hostile creatures lurk about in these levels, and they come in all thinkable forms. There are no weapons in the game, so James must jump upon them to defeat them. After completing two stages (doors), James goes on to another door where a boss is awaiting for him.
James Pond 2 was released for the Game Boy Advance on August 16, 2005. The Nintendo DS version was released on December 5, 2005. The version of the game released for Nintendo's handheld console is largely different from that of the original. The graphics have been polished and improved to take advantage of the consoles' color depth, and whilst the levels are themed the same as those in the original, their layout is entirely different. In addition, the Hidden Levels have been omitted from the game.
CHEATS
Invincibility
Move to the top of the wall of the castle (above the Arctic Toys sign) and collect the following objects in order: cupcake, hammer, globe, apple, and faucet. James Pond is invincible for the next fifteen minutes. Note: Falling off the screen will still harm your character.
Unlimited lives
Play through the sports equipment level. Collect the following objects after the second spike: lips, ice-cream, violin, globe, and snowman.
Power combo
Collect the following objects in order on the far right of the hub: penguin, oil, wine, globe and racquet.