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|publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment
|publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment
|platforms = [[PlayStation]]
|platforms = [[PlayStation]]
|release = {{Release date|April 19, 2000|{{vgrelease|EU=April 19, 2000<ref name="SCEE">[http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/?url=http://www.scee.presscentre.com/software/detail.asp?SoftwareID=160&title=SCEE%20Press%20office ''MediEvil 2''] at SCEE Press Centre (archived version).</ref>}}{{vgrelease|NA=May 9, 2000<ref>{{cite web|title=''MediEvil® II''|site=PlayStation.com (archived version)|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20100425122502/http://us.playstation.com/games-and-media/games/medievil-ii-ps.html}}</ref>}}{{vgrelease|EU=May 4, 2001 ([http://gallowmere.wikia.com/wiki/File:1332163-medievil2plat_eu_ps_front_super.jpg Platinum])}}}}
|release = {{Release date|April 19, 2000|{{vgrelease|EU=April 19, 2000<ref name="SCEE">[http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/?url=http://www.scee.presscentre.com/software/detail.asp?SoftwareID=160&title=SCEE%20Press%20office ''MediEvil 2''] at SCEE Press Centre (archived version).</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/0id_/http://www.playstation-europe.com:80/portal/france/content/jouer/jeux/medievil2.html ''MediEvil 2''] at PlayStation Europe (archived version).</ref>}}{{vgrelease|NA=May 9, 2000<ref>{{cite web|title=''MediEvil® II''|site=PlayStation.com (archived version)|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20100425122502/http://us.playstation.com/games-and-media/games/medievil-ii-ps.html}}</ref>}}{{vgrelease|EU=May 4, 2001 ([http://gallowmere.wikia.com/wiki/File:1332163-medievil2plat_eu_ps_front_super.jpg Platinum])}}}}
|genre = Action-adventure<ref>{{Icon|Med2}} {{cite web|title=Press Release|site=MediEvil 2 Official Website (archived version)|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20030923004124id_/http://www.medievil2.com/uk/nonshocked/press_release/press_release3.htm}}</ref>
|genre = Action-adventure<ref>{{Icon|Med2}} {{cite web|title=Press Release|site=MediEvil 2 Official Website (archived version)|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20030923004124id_/http://www.medievil2.com/uk/nonshocked/press_release/press_release3.htm}}</ref>
|ratings = ESRB: Teen<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.esrb.org/ratings/Synopsis.aspx?Certificate=4964&Title=MediEvil+2|site=ESRB.org|title=MediEvil 2}}</ref> <br> ELSPA: 11+ <br> OFLC: M15+
|ratings = ESRB: Teen<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.esrb.org/ratings/Synopsis.aspx?Certificate=4964&Title=MediEvil+2|site=ESRB.org|title=MediEvil 2}}</ref> <br> ELSPA: 11+ <br> OFLC: M15+
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|previous = ''[[MediEvil]]''
|previous = ''[[MediEvil]]''
|next = ''[[MediEvil: Resurrection]]''}}
|next = ''[[MediEvil: Resurrection]]''}}{{DISPLAYTITLE:''MediEvil 2''}}'''''MediEvil 2''''' (stylised as '''''MediEvil II''''' in North America) is an action-adventure video game and the second installment in the [[MediEvil (Series)|''MediEvil'' series]]. It's a sequel to ''[[MediEvil]]'', taking place 500 years after the game's events. It was released on May 9, 2000 in North America and April 19, 2000 in Europe.
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''MediEvil 2''}}'''''MediEvil 2''''' (stylised as '''''MediEvil II''''' in North America) is an action-adventure video game and the second installment in the [[MediEvil (Series)|''MediEvil'' series]]. It's a sequel to ''[[MediEvil]]'', taking place 500 years after the game's events. It was released on May 9, 2000 in North America and April 19, 2000 in Europe.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
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{{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!}}  
===Awards===
===Awards===
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>
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>