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|platforms = [[PlayStation]] | |platforms = [[PlayStation]] | ||
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|genre = Action-adventure<ref>{{Icon|Med2}} {{cite web|title=Press Release|site=MediEvil 2 Official Website|url=http://www.medievil2.com/uk/nonshocked/press_release/press_release3.htm|archivedurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20030923004124/http://www.medievil2.com/uk/nonshocked/press_release/press_release3.htm|archivedtitle=Wayback Machine Internet Archive}}</ref> | |genre = Action-adventure<ref>{{Icon|Med2}} {{cite web|title=Press Release|site=MediEvil 2 Official Website|url=http://www.medievil2.com/uk/nonshocked/press_release/press_release3.htm|archivedurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20030923004124/http://www.medievil2.com/uk/nonshocked/press_release/press_release3.htm|archivedtitle=Wayback Machine Internet Archive}}</ref> | ||
|ratings = ESRB: Teen <br> ELSPA: 11+ <br> OFLC: M15+ | |ratings = ESRB: Teen <br> ELSPA: 11+ <br> OFLC: M15+ | ||
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| GI = 7.75/10 | | GI = 7.75/10 | ||
| GameRev = B+<ref name="Game Revolution">{{cite web|published=May 2000|site=Game Revolution|title=''MediEvil II'' Review|url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/medievil-ii}}</ref> | | GameRev = B+<ref name="Game Revolution">{{cite web|published=May 2000|site=Game Revolution|title=''MediEvil II'' Review|url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/medievil-ii}}</ref> | ||
| GSpot = 7.6/10<ref name="GameSpot">{{cite web|published=October 23, 1998|title=''MediEvil'' Review|site=GameSpot|author=Joe Fielder|url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/medievil-ii-review/1900-2576496/}}</ref> | | GSpot = 7.6/10<ref name="GameSpot">{{cite web|published=October 23, 1998|title=''MediEvil II'' Review|site=GameSpot|author=Joe Fielder|url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/medievil-ii-review/1900-2576496/}}</ref> | ||
| IGN = 8.4/10<ref name="IGN">http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/05/23/medievil-ii</ref> | | IGN = 8.4/10<ref name="IGN">{{cite web|author=Doug Perry|title=''Medievil II''|published=May 22, 2000|site=IGN||url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/05/23/medievil-ii}}</ref> | ||
| Hyper = 8.5/10 | | Hyper = 8.5/10 | ||
| OPM = 3.5/5 | | OPM = 3.5/5 | ||
}} | }} | ||
The game received good reviews from critics, with an 79.47% aggregate rating at {{w|GameRankings|Game Rankings}}.<ref name="Game Rankings"/> The game was criticized by reviewers for its bad camera angles at points, difficulty and for sometimes being confusing, but was praised for its humor and approachability, among other things. {{w|IGN}} gave the game a score of 8.4, stating that the game "is clever, sick, and funny" and better than the first.<ref name="IGN" | The game received good reviews from critics, with an 79.47% aggregate rating at {{w|GameRankings|Game Rankings}}.<ref name="Game Rankings"/> The game was criticized by reviewers for its bad camera angles at points, difficulty and for sometimes being confusing, but was praised for its humor and approachability, among other things. {{w|IGN}} gave the game a score of 8.4, stating that the game "is clever, sick, and funny" and better than the first.<ref name="IGN"/> Gamespot gave it a 7.6, praising the content and features while criticising the camera.<ref name="GameSpot">http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/medievil-ii-review/1900-2576496/</ref> | ||
Chris Sorrell, the director of the first game, had this to say about the game: | Chris Sorrell, the director of the first game, had this to say about the game: | ||
{{Quote|Overall I liked most of what they came up with for M2, although I disliked the squeaky voiced helper ghost, and definitely in places the game's humour crossed a line for me from the silly/bawdy tone we had in M1 to something a little too puerile for my liking! I would also have definitely kept the Hall of Heroes since I always thought that was one of the more distinctive presentational mechanics we created in M1, oh and Dan's voice was *horrible* - incoherent mumbling was a far better way to go!}} | {{Quote|Overall I liked most of what they came up with for M2, although I disliked the squeaky voiced helper ghost, and definitely in places the game's humour crossed a line for me from the silly/bawdy tone we had in M1 to something a little too puerile for my liking! I would also have definitely kept the Hall of Heroes since I always thought that was one of the more distinctive presentational mechanics we created in M1, oh and Dan's voice was *horrible* - incoherent mumbling was a far better way to go!}} | ||
On April 9 2000, the game won the BAFTA award for Best Console Game.<ref>http://awards.bafta.org/award/2000/interactive/games-console-award</ref><ref>http://jasonwilson-folio.blogspot.com/p/art-and-game-design-medievil.html</ref> | On April 9 2000, the game won the BAFTA award for Best Console Game.<ref>{{cite web|title=Games - Console in 2000|site=BAFTA AWARDS|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2000/interactive/games-console-award}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Art and Game Design - MediEvil|site=JASON WILSON - PORTFOLIO|url=http://jasonwilson-folio.blogspot.com/p/art-and-game-design-medievil.html}}</ref> | ||
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bafta.jpg|From left to right - [[Andrew Kennedy]], [[James Shepherd]] and [[Jason Wilson]]. | bafta.jpg|From left to right - [[Andrew Kennedy]], [[James Shepherd]] and [[Jason Wilson]]. | ||