Director Josef Fares recently shared footage of a squirrel fight that landed on the cutting room floor during production on It Takes Two. The award-winning co-op game, which won GOTY at the 2021 Game Awards, launched digitally last year for PC, last-gen, and current-gen consoles as part of Electronic Arts’ EA Original label. As the third game helmed by Josef Fares, It Takes Two marked an evolution in cooperative play, which players anticipate will be further expanded upon in the auteur’s next project.

It Takes Two stars Cody and May, a married couple on the verge of divorce. After telling their daughter Rose of their plans to split up, the young girl uses hand-made dolls modeled after her parents to fix things in her own child-like way. The couple wakes up not too long thereafter in the form of said dolls, altered by a magic spell designed to bring them closer together. What ensues is a series of challenging obstacles the couple must overcome in miniature as a team. Needless to say, it makes for quite an interesting co-op adventure.

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This past Friday, January 21, It Takes Two Director and Co-Writer Josef Fares posted a brief clip of cut content from the co-op title. Running just shy of 10 seconds in length, the video in question featured two handsomely dressed squirrels – yes, squirrels – duking it out, pelting each other with blow after blow. The two bear a resemblance to Alvin and the Chipmunk characters, though neither of them looks as though they’re interested in singing a tune. Watch the two squirrels in action in the tweet linked below:

Fares did not offer an explanation as to why this particular bit of content fell by the wayside. Still, this would’ve been an intriguing encounter for It Takes Two’s Cody and May to stumble across during their adventure. Who knows, though, maybe the fighting squirrels will get another chance to shine in the next game from Fares and his crew at Hazelight Studios.

On top of its incredible critical success, It Takes Two also made quite a few waves on the sales charts. In June 2021, just three months after launch, the game managed to top two million copies sold worldwide. It had moved over three million units by the time October rolled around, making it crystal clear that quality cooperative adventures remain in demand.

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It Takes Two is available to play now across PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.

Source: Josef Fares/Twitter

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