Army Men: Air Attack 2

North American PlayStation 2 cover art
Developer(s) 3DO
Publisher(s) 3DO
Platform(s) PlayStation, PlayStation 2
Release date(s)

PlayStation

  • NA September 26, 2000
  • EU November 24, 2000

PlayStation 2

  • NA March 23, 2001
  • EU June 8, 2001
Genre(s) Shooter game
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer

Army Men: Air Attack 2 is a shooter game developed and published by 3DO for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2. It is a sequel to Army Men: Air Attack.

Story

Plastro, the nefarious General of the Tan Army, has enlisted the help of the villainous Baron Von Beige to help him set a trap for Captain Blade!

Join forces with Capt. William Blade, leader of the Alpha Wolf Squadron once again the game 'takes to the skies' with an onslaught of new missions, improved helicopters, and more pyrotechnic weaponry than ever before. Join the Air Cavalry as they face a host of challenging foes in their efforts to stop the General's evil plans.

Battle Plastro's air force, which is led by ace pilot Baron von Beige. As players battle through 22 missions, they'll encounter such environments as a Japanese garden, Halloween night, the wild west, a flowerbed, and a backyard. Choppers include King Cobra, Chinook, Osprey, and Apache types, each of which has its unique weapons. Plastic-collection system unlocks secret toy abilities and hidden chopper weaponry. Real-time cutscenes, in-game voice-overs, and cinematic sequences keep players in the action. Go head-to-head, or try cooperative missions in Army Men: Air Attack 2's multiplayer modes. This game had many more cut scenes than the last.

Characters Include

This game had new co-pilots, and some old ones with a new look. In this game each co-pilot has a special secondary weapon and can only be used with that co-pilot as opposed to the first one where any secondary weapon was available. It should be noted that all the co pilots change in this game i.e. 'Woodstock' is no longer a 1960s Vietnam- drafted type soldier, he is a Jamaican guy, 'Hardcore' now becomes more like Hard-core who is now a punk British man. 'Rawhide' disappears all together. Also all choppers have a special weapon. The game also introduces a new antagonist Baron von Beige a.k.a. the "Tan Baron" who also acts a rival to Blade. He is based on the "Red Baron" and flies a plane similar to his and also uses Zeppelins like the Germans did.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PSPS2
AllGame[1][2]
EGM7/10[3]7.83/10[4]
Game Informer1/10[5]3.5/10[6]
GamePro[7][8]
Game RevolutionN/AB−[9]
GameSpot7.2/10[10]6.7/10[11]
IGN8.2/10[12]7/10[13]
OPM (US)[14][15]
PSM5/10[16]6/10[17]
The Cincinnati EnquirerN/A[18]
Aggregate scores
GameRankings72.93%[19]68.22%[20]
Metacritic74/100[21]75/100[22]

The game was met with positive to average reception. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 73% and 74 out of 100 for the PlayStation version,[19][21] and 68% and 75 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version.[20][22]

References

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  4. EGM staff (May 2001). "Army Men: Air Attack 2 (PS2)". Electronic Gaming Monthly.
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  16. "Review: Army Men: Air Attack 2 (PS)". PSM. January 2001.
  17. "Review: Army Men: Air Attack 2 (PS2)". PSM. June 2001.
  18. Saltzman, Marc (May 2, 2001). "'Army Men' games not created equal". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on July 5, 2006. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
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  20. 1 2 "Army Men: Air Attack 2 for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
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