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  • Creator Killer: Knack II holds the distinction of being the final, non-collaborative, non-Astro Bot-related title to come out of SIE Japan Studio prior to its restructure and disbandment in 2021, being the third-in-row title from the studio to flop after The Last Guardian and Gravity Rush 2.
  • Dueling Games:
    • The first game dueled with Super Mario 3D World, which was released just before this game. To the surprise of many, Knack actually outsold 3D World up until around Christmas 2013, though quickly faded after that, while 3D World managed a much longer period of sustained sales.
    • The second game dueled with Super Mario Odyssey... and this time got its ass handed to it, going largely unnoticed in the middle of a sea of higher-profile games, while Super Mario Odyssey ended up being one of the most acclaimed games of all-time and completely eclipsing Knack II in sales.
  • Real Song Theme Tune:
    • Knack shares The Heavy's "How You Like Me Now?" as its credits tune with Borderlands 2.
    • The trailer for Knack 2 uses Junior Senior's "Move Your Feet", and another uses "Little Willy" by Sweet. The end credits of Knack II uses "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)" by US3.
  • What Could Have Been: The game was initially conceptualized as a Crash Bandicoot game, but it never saw the light of day in that form thanks to Activision still holding the rights to the franchise. Rather than abandon the project outright, Sony retooled it into a game with a somewhat similar structure.

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