Not only that, but you can use the characters
you unlock during the story mode to fight against friends in a local versus mode.
Not exact matches
Free play
mode allows players to revisit each completed level in any order in an attempt to utilise the skills of each
unlocked character by switching to characters that can not be used
during story mode, therefore exploring to find which character's abilities hold the key to progressing beyond a tricky puzzle and finding out if a gold brick, ancient scroll or character token is hidden beyond it.
The free play
mode allows the player to revisit each completed level in any order in an attempt to utilise the spells and abilities of each
unlocked character by switching to characters that can not be used
during story mode, therefore attempting to find which character's spells and abilities hold the key to progressing beyond a tricky puzzle and finding out what is hidden beyond an alternative route.
Plus you will
unlock every character you play as (and possibly encounter)
during the
story mode for use
during free play!
The only issue I have with it is that it's the only way you can
unlock the extra gun
modes and while you're never required to have anything other than the default gun arm, it would've been nice to acquire them
during the
story instead of having to waste my time with this dull minigame.
Many get
unlocked as part of the
story missions, but some puzzles can only be completed with characters other than the ones that you have access to
during the
story, giving you a reason to replay each area in «free play»
mode in order to check everything out.