40 Fun Facts About It Takes Two

What kind of animal is Cutie, the toy queen of the Magic Castle in It Takes Two?

An elephant in a crown and cape, Cutie is the favourite toy of Cody and May's daughter. She offers the pair hugs and cookies moments before they turn on her.

In It Takes Two, what kind of object is Dr. Hakim, the love expert who coaches Cody and May?

A book, Dr. Hakim is a red relationship manual with strips of paper for his arms, legs, eyebrows and moustache. He keeps putting obstacles in the couple's way to push them together.

In It Takes Two, Cody is turned into a clay doll; what material is May's doll made from?

Wood is what May's doll body is made of, while Cody's clay one is soft and chubby. Their daughter made both figures by hand to play-act her parents making up.

Who directed It Takes Two and also performed the motion capture for Dr. Hakim?

Josef Fares directed It Takes Two and acted out the love guru's movements himself. He was a film director in Sweden before he moved into making games.

What falls onto the handmade dolls in It Takes Two, trapping Cody and May's minds inside?

Tears from Cody and May's daughter land on the two dolls just after she learns her parents are splitting up. She had carried the dolls off to act out her parents getting along again.

Which broken household appliance, bitter at being replaced, is the first boss in It Takes Two?

A vacuum cleaner that Cody broke and May never repaired attacks the pair in the opening chapter. May had quietly ordered a new model instead of fixing him.

At which Geoff Keighley-hosted ceremony did It Takes Two take the top prize in December 2021?

The Game Awards 2021 named It Takes Two its Game of the Year over Deathloop, Metroid Dread and Resident Evil Village. It also won the family and multiplayer categories that night.

Which animals in It Takes Two capture Cody and May, then arm them for a war against the wasps?

Squirrels run a military base inside the tree outside the family home, led by a scarred Chief in camouflage. They cage the couple before sending them into the wasps' nest.

Which animation studio's films inspired the visual tone and character style of It Takes Two?

Pixar films guided the game's look and the way its characters are presented. NME's review went on to describe the finished game as a Pixar-like co-op platformer.

What act between Cody and May finally reverses the spell at the end of It Takes Two?

A kiss after May's big performance in the attic breaks the spell and wakes the couple in their real bodies. They then discover that their daughter has run away from home.

What is the name of Cody and May's young daughter, who made the dolls in It Takes Two?

Rose is the girl whose wish sets the whole story in motion, yet she cannot see or hear her parents in their doll forms. Clare Corbett provides her voice.

Which neglected passion of Cody's do he and May bring back to life late in It Takes Two?

Gardening was Cody's dream when the family moved in, but he gave it up and his plot was overrun by pests and infection. May helps him restore it.

Which lost passion does May rediscover in the attic at the climax of It Takes Two?

Singing was May's great love before work took over her life. For the final test, she and Cody must gather an orchestra and an audience so she can perform again.

Which of May's abandoned tools helps her and Cody through the opening chapter of It Takes Two?

A hammer head, a talking tool who has lost his handle, lets May swing between the nails Cody throws. He helps the couple so they will rescue his fellow tools from a locked toolbox.

Which Stockholm studio, founded in 2014 to make story-led games, developed It Takes Two?

Hazelight Studios is known for co-op games built for exactly two players, and It Takes Two has no single-player mode at all. Its founder came to games from Swedish cinema.

Which publisher released It Takes Two under its Originals label for independent studios?

Electronic Arts published the game through EA Originals. The deal let the studio keep full creative control and most of the profit once development costs were recouped.

Which 2018 prison-break co-op game did the makers of It Takes Two release before it?

A Way Out follows convicts Leo and Vincent, and both turn up in It Takes Two as talking toy figures. Press their two buttons together and the former partners start bickering.

Which console received It Takes Two in November 2022, more than a year after its original launch?

Nintendo Switch owners got the game through a port by Turn Me Up Games, which had to build a custom solution for local wireless play. The port targets 30 frames per second.

Which display layout does It Takes Two keep even when its two players are online in different homes?

Split-screen is used for both couch and online play, so each player always sees what their partner is doing. The game cannot be played alone.

Which It Takes Two feature lets the buyer invite a second player who has not bought a copy?

Friend's Pass means only one of the two players has to own It Takes Two, a big help for a game with no solo mode. The invited partner plays the whole story at no cost.

Which sticky substance does Cody fire from a gun for May to blow up in It Takes Two?

Sap from Cody's gun sticks to almost anything, and a shot from May's launcher sets it off. The pair are handed the weapons to help one side in a backyard war.

In It Takes Two, the Wasp Queen's giant robot suit is secretly piloted by which insect?

A bumblebee sent in as an undercover agent grew to love the power of the role and switched sides. Cody and May expose her by wrecking the suit.

In the Snow Globe chapter of It Takes Two, Cody and May each carry one half of which object?

A magnet is divided between them, red for Cody and blue for May, so one pushes what the other pulls. The story uses it to show the couple rediscovering their attraction.

In the Cuckoo Clock chapter of It Takes Two, Cody controls time while May can do what?

Clone herself is May's power here: she leaves a copy behind and teleports back to it. The trick lets her bait a charging boss and vanish at the last second.

In the space section of It Takes Two, May gets anti-gravity boots while Cody gains which power?

Changing size lets Cody grow huge to shift heavy objects or shrink to slip through tiny gaps, while May walks upside down along marked paths.

In It Takes Two's final chapter, which instrument does Cody throw like Captain America's shield?

A cymbal is Cody's tool in the attic: he throws it to slice through tape and hit distant buttons, and holds it up to block lasers. May's own weapon there is her voice.

Which fad toys do Cody and May ride like hoverboards over inflatable slides in It Takes Two?

Fidget spinners, one yellow for Cody and one pink for May, launch the pair into the air and let them glide across gaps in their daughter's bedroom.

Which mechanical animal charges at Cody and May as the boss of the Cuckoo Clock in It Takes Two?

A bull made of clockwork guards the clock's inner workings. May beats it by luring each charge toward an obstacle, then teleporting away at the last moment.

Which genre does It Takes Two imitate when May meets an army chief on the wings of a tiny plane?

A fighting game breaks out mid-flight, complete with health bars and special moves in the style of Street Fighter. Cody has to keep flying while May trades blows.

Which sleeping animals must Cody and May creep past underground in a late chapter of It Takes Two?

Moles doze in the tunnels, and waking one means instant failure, so Cody becomes a creeping patch of greenery that muffles May's footsteps. Later the pack chases the couple through the dark.

The director of It Takes Two described it as which film genre, one rarely attempted in games?

A romantic comedy is how the director pitched the game, arguing the genre was unusual for the medium and a natural fit for a story built for two players.

Which Hollywood ceremony did the It Takes Two director curse in a 2017 rant hidden in the game?

The Oscars were the target of his outburst on stage at a games ceremony. A recording of the speech is tucked into It Takes Two as a hidden transmission the players can pick up.

In It Takes Two, Cody is a stay-at-home dad; what is his wife May's profession?

Engineer May is described by her creators as sharp-minded and a perfectionist who buried her love of music under deadlines.

In It Takes Two, the Giant Beetle fights for the wasps only because they pay him in what?

Nectar is the vegetarian mercenary's whole motivation. Once the couple tell him where the hive keeps its supply, he gives them a ride there and charges off on a hungry rampage.

Where do Cody and May finally find their runaway daughter at the end of It Takes Two?

A bus stop near the house is where she is waiting, convinced that leaving will keep her parents together. They tell her the arguments were never her fault.

In the attic of It Takes Two, which stage equipment comes alive as snakes that May's voice can calm?

Microphones with snake-like jaws and glowing red eyes guard the attic, and a giant one serves as a boss. The couple finish it by slamming a blast door on its neck.

Which sea creature in a pirate hat is the boss of the pirate section of It Takes Two?

An octopus toy, giant and pink with pale blue spots, waits at the end of the pirate voyage. Its tentacles burst out of the water before the fight begins.

Which classic board game can Cody and May play as a minigame in the attic of It Takes Two?

Chess is one of 25 competitive minigames tucked beside the main path, each found by following the sound of a tambourine. Earlier, living pieces from the same game form a boss.

Which actor voices both the husband Cody and the meddling Dr. Hakim in It Takes Two?

Joseph Balderrama plays both roles, so many of the game's arguments are one actor bickering with himself. Annabelle Dowler voices May.

Where does the daughter take her handmade dolls of Cody and May at the start of It Takes Two?

The shed is where the spell takes hold, so the couple's long trek home starts among old tools and a grudge-bearing appliance. Their real bodies lie unconscious the whole time.