X-Men: Mutant Academy 2

 PlayStation
Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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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  11. 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.
  12. 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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  13. 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.

Awards & Rankings

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#21 Best PS1 Game of 2001
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#19 Most Discussed PS1 Game of 2001

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User Score
8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 31 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 31
  3. Negative: 2 out of 31
  1. leofravoline
    May 10, 2022
    4
    Jogava muito quando criança, e não fui bom nele, faltava tutoriais explicando como jogar ele, e como funcionava a barra de especiais. Eu saiJogava muito quando criança, e não fui bom nele, faltava tutoriais explicando como jogar ele, e como funcionava a barra de especiais. Eu sai apertando qualquer merda no controle e os golpes saiam. Era engraçado que tinha como jogar com professor x. hahaha
    peca muito pelos loadings    … Full Review »
  2. Muzzy86
    Mar 20, 2022
    10
    The last game I played on ps1, great send off to a marvelous console generation
  3. BrunoBermini
    Oct 31, 2018
    10
    O melhor jogo dos X-Men que já joguei e um dos melhores jogos de luta na minha opinião. O jogo apresenta 14 lutadores desbloqueados e 3O melhor jogo dos X-Men que já joguei e um dos melhores jogos de luta na minha opinião. O jogo apresenta 14 lutadores desbloqueados e 3 secretos, com alguns contendo Skins extras como as do filme X-men (2000). A move list é muito bem pensada para cada personagem. O jogo também apresenta ótimos efeitos sonoros, junto com sua marcante trilha sonora, alem de, extras como fotos e vídeos liberando após finalizar o modo Arcade.… Full Review »
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