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==Release== | ==Release== | ||
''MediEvil 2'' was released on April 21, 2000 in Europe and May 9, 2000 in North America. It retailed at £19.99 in the United Kingdom, being amongst the first PlayStation titles released at this lower price point.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/g/uk.games.video.playstation/c/-ht4W_pQ4SA/m/MfHvRe2fV-QJ|author=Donovan, Paul|title= What do I get from the following|quote=…MediEvil 2 comes out on Friday for £19.99 ( it's the first major title to be sold at the new price point ).|published=April 19, 2000|site=uk.games.video.playstation|retrieved=July 17, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2000/may/11/onlinesupplement7|author=Bodle, Andy|title=Games reviews|published=May 11, 2000|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> | ''MediEvil 2'' was released on April 21, 2000 in Europe and May 9, 2000 in North America. It retailed at £19.99 in the United Kingdom, being amongst the first PlayStation titles released at this lower price point.<ref name="ReleaseNewsgroup">{{Cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/g/uk.games.video.playstation/c/-ht4W_pQ4SA/m/MfHvRe2fV-QJ|author=Donovan, Paul|title= What do I get from the following|quote=…MediEvil 2 comes out on Friday for £19.99 ( it's the first major title to be sold at the new price point ).|published=April 19, 2000|site=uk.games.video.playstation|retrieved=July 17, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2000/may/11/onlinesupplement7|author=Bodle, Andy|title=Games reviews|published=May 11, 2000|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> | ||
===Reception=== | ===Reception=== | ||
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| 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"/> Gamespot gave it a 7.6, praising the content and features while criticising the camera.<ref name="GameSpot"/> | }}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"/> | ||
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: "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=== | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
{{Note|a|a}} Although several official SONY websites list April 19, 2000 as the release date of ''MediEvil 2'' in Europe,<ref name="SCEE">[http://web.archive.org/web/0/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 name="SCEEFrance">[http://web.archive.org/web/0id_/http://www.playstation-europe.com:80/portal/france/content/jouer/jeux/medievil2.html ''Les jeux à venir''] at PlayStation Europe (archived version).</ref> contemporary promotions for the game indicate that the game's release date was actually April 21, 2000.{{Bookref|Medievil-Times}}<ref>{{Icon|Med2}} [[:File:MediEvil2NeedAHandPoster.jpg|''MediEvil 2'' "Need A Hand..?" promotional poster]]. Published by Sony Computer Entertainment in 2000.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Win Sony PlayStation games and MediEvil 2|newspaper=[https://www.thesun.co.uk/ The Sun]|published=April 21, 2000|quote=We have teamed up with Sony PlayStation, the world's leading games console, to give you lucky readers the chance to win a copy of MediEvil 2 which is released in the shops today.}}</ref> | {{Note|a|a}} Although several official SONY websites list April 19, 2000 as the release date of ''MediEvil 2'' in Europe,<ref name="SCEE">[http://web.archive.org/web/0/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 name="SCEEFrance">[http://web.archive.org/web/0id_/http://www.playstation-europe.com:80/portal/france/content/jouer/jeux/medievil2.html ''Les jeux à venir''] at PlayStation Europe (archived version).</ref> contemporary promotions for the game indicate that the game's release date was actually April 21, 2000.{{Bookref|Medievil-Times}}<ref>{{Icon|Med2}} [[:File:MediEvil2NeedAHandPoster.jpg|''MediEvil 2'' "Need A Hand..?" promotional poster]]. Published by Sony Computer Entertainment in 2000.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Win Sony PlayStation games and MediEvil 2|newspaper=[https://www.thesun.co.uk/ The Sun]|published=April 21, 2000|quote=We have teamed up with Sony PlayStation, the world's leading games console, to give you lucky readers the chance to win a copy of MediEvil 2 which is released in the shops today.}}</ref><ref name="ReleaseNewsgroup"/> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||