Penny's Big Breakaway

Penny's Big Breakaway is a 2024 platform game developed by Evening Star and published by Private Division.

[4] The main Story Mode is split up into several levels across various worlds, most of which require Penny to make it safely to the end while avoiding Emperor Eddie's penguin guards who will try to catch her on sight.

Some levels also have treat power-ups that temporarily give Yo-Yo new abilities, such as smashing through obstacles or flying through the air.

At the end of each level, players land on a podium and attempt to busk with yo-yo tricks to earn coins.

Coins earned through each level can be spent on power-ups such as protection from penguins or extra points for a perfect run, and postcards containing concept art can be unlocked by scoring high enough on each stage.

Penny is wrongly blamed for committing this crime and she flees the Eddietorium, pursued by Eddie's army of penguins.

There, Penny meets a magician named Mr. Q, who recognizes Yo-Yo's cosmic string to have previously belonged to Emperor Eddie's former partner, The Taboo Artist.

Upon learning about Penny's predicament, Taboo suggests that she sneak to the Lawberry courthouse to rip out her page in the Book of Law, which would undo her crimes.

In a post-credits scene, Penny is sentenced by Judge Rufus to "one Whirling Wafer's worth" of community service.

While acknowledging that the game "was hard to put down", he opted that "frustrations with these boss fights are what caused me to end my play session and come back later.

"[18] GamingTrend praised the music for matching with the flow of the controls, further noting that their favorite song was "Jig's Up, Penny" from the first world.