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X-tremely fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 13
Date: September 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Having bought "X-men: Mutant Academy" for the Playstation when it came out at the time that the movie was realeased, I was eagerly awaiting something like a sequel or companion game. When I saw that XMA2 was going to be released, I was somewhat hesitant to buy. Would the flaws of the original be corrected? What about characters and gameplay? I mean, c'mon you can only do so much with the 10 X-men found on the first game.
Well, I am happy to report that the flaws have been fixed and that this game is truly an enjoyable experience. The characters from the first game are back, and the developer has thrown in some new ones (Forge, Rogue, Havoc and Nightcrawler) as well as some secret ones. They have added aerial combat and given the "Academy" mode a few new lessons on combos and air-combos. The gameplay itself seems to have sped up and the matches go quickly...x-pecially if you are an x-perienced player who has mastered the combos and counter and special moves. While load times seem a bit longer than necessary, the art is nice and the load screen displays the directional instructions on how to preform the special attacks...so you can study up between matches.
The final verdict on this game is 5 stars becuase it is a vast improvement of the original and the bugs and annoying awkwardness of the original has been overcome and improved upon. Activision and Paradox development have done and astounding job on creating a game that is fun for beginners and challenging for players who happen to be a little more serious in nature. Great game!

Classic fighting system/X-Men make this just plain fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: December 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Mutant Academy 2 for the original Playstation is a fun fighting game. Using the same move system that the Street Fighter games employed, veteran gamers will comfortably slip back into the controls. Newer players who are probably more familiar with the Tekkens and the DOA's will possibly look at this fighter as a step down, but it still stands as just a fun game. Of course, the only difference between this game and Street Fighter is the X-Men license, so if you're an X-Men fan and own the PS1, this is a can't miss game for you.

No need to rent, safest buy you'll ever make

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: October 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

A lot of people who have been spoiled by the PS2 will be tempted to look down on any PS1 game, no matter how good it is. But let me tell you, this game is about as good as it gets for the PS1. It's got something for everyone to appreciate. Those who grew up on X-men like myself will love the authenticity of classic characters such as Juggernaut, Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm and the gang. For those who are fans by association (meaning you had no clue who the X-men were before the movie), all characters from the movie have new X-men costumes from the movie(Check out how different Sabretooth looks when you unlock his costume!). There are some interesting twists too. Spider Man is a hidden character, as well as...Dr. X!?! Let me tell tell you, if you thought all he could do is roll that wheelchair back and forth, you're in for a surprise. Plus, after playing with people such as Wolverine, Psylocke, and Nightcrawler for a while, you'll notice that they've been watching "The Matrix" in their spare time. What do I mean? Find out for yourself! Some of the costumes are wild too. Logan as a cowboy? Juggernaut in a Brooks Brothers suit? The list goes on. If nothing else than for simple curiosity, go ahead and get this game. Renting is pointless, you'll be mad that you have to give the game back!

Much better

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: October 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I read the reviews of this game and they were not good. But I gave it a try and I am very pleased with the results. I have the first game and it has a LOT of flaws. This game seems to have corrected almost all of them. Looking at it, the graphics are exactly the same as the first game. But that's not necessarily a bad thing. The first game's graphics were good for Playstation 1 standards. The biggest flaw the first game had was the gameplay which is completely corrected in this game. One thing I noticed with Mutant Academy 2 is the volume in the ending sequences. It seems to drop a bit for some reason. But the endings are much better in this one than in the previous version. And this game has secret characters such as Spider-man which is GREAT! Spider-man is a lot of fun to play. To play him just press L1 and select Cyclops to play. You'll automatically be Spider-man. I hope Mutant Academy 3 will be on Playstation 2. I was disappointed that this game wasn't.

So Much Better Than the First!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: September 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Let's get it out of the way - the first one sucked. More so, it lacked many things. Activision and Paradox made major improvements to the sequel, which seems more like an expansion. In the original, you can play as 10 charectors. In 2, you can also play as Forge, Nightcrawler, Rogue, Havok, Psylocke, Juggernaunt, Proffessor Xavior, and Spider Man! Every charector has new ending FMV's, the music has been changed for every stage, and there are 7 new stages, including the secret "Pool Party" Stage. There is more ariel combat than in the first, plus all of the charectors have 3 different costumes, some even have 4! If you have the first, sell it and run out to your nearest video store and buy this game! It is so well worth it, and will probably be the last good fighter to come out on the PSONE. BUY THIS GAME.

The Sequel

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: October 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is an absolute blast to play. The first "Mutant Academy" was good, but "2" is better. Why? Well because everything was improved on. Of course the major draw is the addition of the new characters: Havok, Forge, Rouge, and Nightcrawler. Not to mention two hidden characters and two more really hidden characters(you'll never guess). There are more costumes-each original character has 4, the new characters all have 3(except one..."she" has 4 too!). The academy mode has been improved too. You don't have to listen to Xavier spite each attack out. And the loading screen shows how to do special attacks for the characters playing. Controls are simple-the basic attacks are the same for each character and the special attacks are a breeze. Phoenix, Magento, Storm, and Rouge can now all fly for a short period of time. Cute-but not too effective in game play Like the original there are some characters who are total jerks and some who are easy as pie-causing the game to seem a little unbalanced in aracade mode. "X-Men Mutant Academy 2" is definately worth a play. If you didn't like the first then give this one a try(it's good) and if you've played either game...what are you waiting for!

Could've been better

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: October 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Apparently its "Marvelent" on the PS1, since this is one of two superhero themed seqoels to grace Sony's little white workhorse (SpiderMan 2 is the other). Unfortunatly, X-Men 2 is a bit of a letdown. Granted, the first game wasn't all that good either, but it was a pretty good fighting game considering the fact it was done on the PS1. This time however the game feels as though it was rushed out the door in order to capitalize on the PS1's dwindling consumer base. Most franchises at this point are going to next-gen systems, why didn't this? Graphically the game looks identical to the first (which was pretty damn good), but one would expect some sort of enhancements for the sequel (other than just new secret characters). As far as gameplay goes, this game isn't as nearly as technical as SF3 Third Strike. That's fine though, the original wasn't a hardcore fighting game either. It may appeal to hardcore X-Men fans, but most will want to rent first,and I think it's hardly worth that.

A Fair Fighting Game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 31, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is ultimately a good game...but has certain points in the game that I don't think it deserves to be given the remaining points that Dragonball Z Budokai stands. First off all the fighting is overall fun most of the time, and jumping around and whacking people all around the arena like a ping-pong ball can be made to your enjoyment. Plus the secret characters are pretty good, but nothing to dwadle about. First of all Psylocke isn't an overall great character, and the Juggernaut is pretty impressive but not really a fun character to play. Using cheat codes and getting characters which you activate by pressing buttons like Spider-Man and Professer X, but don't hope too much on this game. The aerial combat battles where you're litterally spinning around in the air is fun and if you gather the fun and you smack someone up into the air and jump up and deliver a projectile attack or whack him into the ground [Preferrably Forge] it can be made into a nice game.

Sweet!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: August 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I first played this game it was a demo I played once I could not stop I MADE all my friends cry My favorite charaters are havok, nightcrawler, cyclops, of course you can not play all the charaters on the demo but i had fun anyway i can not wait till i Get the real game the game has a aray of moves, fighters, and 6 new arenas, *i have to run* bye*bye !!!:}

P.S. I Reccomend This game for any gamer beginner or Expret

Overall A Great Game!!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I liked the first X-Men Mutant Academy but this one is definitley a lot better. It has it's flaws like everygame does but if you love X-Men this games for you. You now can play as Havok, Forge, Nightcrawler, Spider-Man, Juggernaut, and my favorite Psylocke!!!!! My only complaint is that some characters are shown in a different costume when you watch their ending. Storm, Phoenix, and Beast. Why activision didn't make it to where you can play these characters in those costumes is beyond me!!!! But overall a Great Game!!!!!!!

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