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Army Men: Air Attack 2

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Army Men: Air Attack 2
North American PlayStation 2 box art
DevelopersThe 3DO Company
Wide Games (GC)
PublisherThe 3DO Company
SeriesArmy Men
PlatformsPlayStation, PlayStation 2, GameCube
ReleasePlayStation
  • NA: November 6, 2000[1]
  • EU: November 24, 2000
PlayStation 2
  • NA: March 27, 2001[2]
  • EU: June 8, 2001
GameCube
GenreThird-person shooter
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Army Men: Air Attack 2 is a third-person shooter video game developed and published by The 3DO Company. It first released on the PlayStation in 2000. It was released for the PlayStation 2 the following year, under the alternate name Army Men: Air Attack - Blade's Revenge in Europe. Another variation released for the GameCube in 2003 under the name Army Men: Air Combat - The Elite Missions.

Gameplay and premise

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Following the events in Army Men: Air Attack[4] and previous Army Men[5] games, players control a helicopter in the Green Army against the Tan Army, working with character William Blade to defeat their enemies. Players can unlock abilities and weapons by collecting plastic.[6] It features cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes. Players are accompanied by co-pilots, each of which has a special secondary weapon unique to them.

Reception

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The PlayStation 2 version received "generally favorable reviews", and the PlayStation version received "mixed or average reviews", while Air Combat - The Elite Missions received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[7][8][9] Samuel Bass of NextGen said of the PlayStation version in its January 2001 issue, "This tiny plastic Apocalypse Now may be short-lived, but it's still one hell of a lot of fun."[27] Five issues later, Jim Preston called the PS2 version "the best-looking Army Men game ever made, and it's actually pretty fun too. We're as surprised as you are."[28]

2 Barrel Fugue of GamePro's December 2000 issue said of the PlayStation version, "Packaged with mediocre graphics and underwhelming sound, Army Men: Air Attack 2 isn't terrible, but it can't come close to those long summer days when all you needed was a sandbox and a little imagination."[33][c] Six issues later, Four-Eyed Dragon said of the PlayStation 2 version, "If you're looking for action-packed combat shooting in the skies---plastic style---sign up for a tour of duty with Air Attack 2. You won't be disappointed."[34][d]

Notes

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  1. ↑ In Electronic Gaming Monthly's review of the PlayStation 2 version, two critics gave it each a score of 8/10, and the other gave it 7.5/10.
  2. ↑ In GameFan's viewpoint of the PlayStation version, three critics gave it each a score of 75, 72, and 79.
  3. ↑ GamePro gave the PlayStation version two 2.5/5 scores for graphics and sound, and two 3/5 scores for control and fun factor.
  4. ↑ GamePro gave the PlayStation 2 version three 4/5 scores for graphics, sound, and fun factor, and 4.5/5 for control.

References

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  1. ↑ "3DO Ships Army Men-Air Attack(TM) 2 for the PlayStation(R) Game Console". The 3DO Company. November 6, 2000. Archived from the original on April 17, 2001.
  2. ↑ "3DO Ships Army Men ® Air Attack ™ 2 for the PlayStation®2 Computer Entertainment System". The 3DO Company. March 27, 2001. Archived from the original on October 14, 2001.
  3. ↑ "3DO Ships Army Men®: Air Combat™ 'The Elite Missions'". The 3DO Company. March 25, 2003. Archived from the original on April 23, 2003.
  4. ↑ "Army Men: Air Attack Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2026-04-02.
  5. ↑ Former, Tom (2000-04-27). "Army Men Game review". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 2026-04-02.
  6. ↑ "ARMY MEN - AIR ATTACK 2 - (NTSC-U)". psxdatacenter.com. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
  7. 1 2 "Army Men: Air Attack 2 critic reviews (GC)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Army Men: Air Attack 2 critic reviews (PS)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on May 29, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Army Men: Air Attack 2 critic reviews (PS2)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on November 17, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  10. ↑ Thompson, Jon. "Army Men: Air Attack 2 (PS) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  11. ↑ Thompson, Jon. "Army Men: Air Attack 2 (PS2) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  12. ↑ "PlayStation Reviews (A)". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on February 10, 2001. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  13. ↑ Pfister, Andrew (December 2000). "Army Men Air Attack 2 (PS)" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 137. Ziff Davis. p. 222. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 23, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  14. ↑ Lockhart, Ryan; Einhorn, Ethan; Johnston, Chris (June 2001). "Army Men: Air Attack 2 (PS2)" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 143. Ziff Davis. p. 106. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 15, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  15. ↑ Zimmerman, Chris (November 23, 2000). "Army Men: Air Attack 2 (PSX)". The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on March 30, 2003. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  16. ↑ Grant, Jules (April 30, 2001). "Army Men: Air Attack 2 (PS2)". The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on January 9, 2003. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  17. ↑ Helgeson, Matt (December 2000). "Army Men World War Land Sea Air [sic] and Army Men Air Attack 2". Game Informer. No. 92. FuncoLand. p. 111. Archived from the original on July 19, 2009. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  18. ↑ Brogger, Kristian (June 2001). "Army Men Air Attack 2 (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 98. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on July 19, 2009. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  19. ↑ Van Stone, Matt "Kodomo"; Weitzner, Jason "Fury"; Ngo, George "Eggo" (December 2000). "Army Men: Air Attack 2 (PS)". GameFan. Vol. 8, no. 12. BPA International. p. 26. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  20. ↑ Chris G. (April 12, 2001). "Army Men: Air Attack 2 Review (PS2; score is mislabeled as "C+")". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on November 26, 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  21. ↑ Davis, Ryan (October 13, 2000). "Army Men: Air Attack 2 (PS)". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on December 10, 2000. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  22. ↑ Davis, Ryan (April 3, 2001). "Army Men: Air Attack 2 Review (PS2)". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on July 11, 2001. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  23. ↑ Surette, Tim (April 23, 2003). "Army Men Air Combat: The Elite Missions – GC – Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on June 4, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  24. ↑ Lewis, Cory D. (April 22, 2003). "Army Men: Air Combat 'The Elite Missions'". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on May 29, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  25. ↑ Zdyrko, David (November 8, 2000). "Army Men: Air Attack 2 (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 27, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  26. ↑ Perry, Douglass C. (April 5, 2001). "Army Men: Air Attack 2 (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 28, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  27. 1 2 Bass, Samuel (January 2001). "Army Men: Air Attack 2 (PS)". NextGen. No. 73. Imagine Media. p. 105. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  28. 1 2 Preston, Jim (June 2001). "Army Men: Air Attack 2 (PS2)". NextGen. No. 78. Imagine Media. p. 81. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  29. ↑ "Army Men: Air Combat - The Elite Missions". Nintendo Power. Vol. 166. Nintendo of America. March 2003. p. 136.
  30. ↑ Rybicki, Joe (December 2000). "Army Men Air Attack 2 (PS)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 39. Ziff Davis. p. 166. Archived from the original on January 27, 2001. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  31. ↑ Rybicki, Joe (May 2001). "Army Men Air Attack 2 (PS2)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 44. Ziff Davis. p. 97. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  32. ↑ Saltzman, Marc (May 2, 2001). "'Army Men' games not created equal". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on July 5, 2006. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  33. ↑ 2 Barrel Fugue (December 2000). "Army Men Air Attack 2 (PS)" (PDF). GamePro. No. 147. IDG. p. 131. Archived from the original on November 1, 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2022.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  34. ↑ Four-Eyed Dragon (June 2001). "Army Men Air Attack 2 (PS2)" (PDF). GamePro. No. 153. IDG. p. 105. Archived from the original on February 12, 2005. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
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