X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 PlayStation
Metascore
72 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. Hot Games
    90
    The best PS One fighting game to come along in a while, and probably the last great fighting game for the PS One.
  2. PSX Nation
    86
    The improvements are great and make the game closer to the vision of a great 3D X-Men fighter but it’s hard to recommend a game that is so lacking in depth that it becomes quickly tiresome.
  3. GameSpot
    84
    Fairly impressive. It may be rough around the edges, but it's currently the best Marvel Comics-inspired fighting game available on a Sony video game console.
  4. IGN
    83
    By no means innovative or new in concept, but as with all good sequels, it’s better in all the right places, and for X-Men fans it’s great fun.
  5. TotalGames.net
    79
    This game is a good, solid beat-’em-up, but it’s no Street Fighter or Tekken. Despite the fact that the fighters are in 3D, the game is really a 2D experience.
  6. GameZone
    75
    It's also challenging enough and offers 16 different characters to play as for an incredible amount of replayability. It is, however, a tough game to finesse and therefore people who aren’t sure if they like the genre itself might do well to give it a rent first.
  7. GameShark
    70
    If you haven't played MA, then grab this one for all the bonus items. If you already have the first MA, then you'll only need this if you want 6 extra characters.
  8. Core Magazine
    67
    The actual gameplay has changed imperceptibly in Mutant Academy 2, but six new characters and six new stages make it feel like a much more complete fighting game.
  9. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    60
    The game just lacks the depth to keep hardcore fighting-game fans interested. [Nov 2001, p.167]
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  10. Game Revolution
    58
    Die hard X-Men fans should enjoy the game, if only because the characters remain faithful to their comic book origins...As a fighting game, though, MA2 is nothing special, as all the features have been done before and in fact better in other games.
  11. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    50
    The AI is so completely non-existent that the old "whack one button and win" strategy still works wonders. [Nov 2001, p.220]
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  12. GamePro
    50
    The controls are still the most frustrating part of the game: They’re sloppy, inexact, and derivative of Street Fighter's with a dash of Tekken's thrown in.

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User Score
8.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. JoshuaH.
    10
    I like that game. I used to have that. I want it again.
  2. KrisC.
    10
    next to tekken3 its the best fighting game for psx i've played.
  3. Seth
    7
    The charcters hold true to their comic book origins, but the game play gets a little tiresome after a few rounds.
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