Software:Men in Black II: Alien Escape

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Men in Black II: Alien Escape
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Developer(s)Infogrames Melbourne House[lower-alpha 1]
Publisher(s)Infogrames
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, GameCube
ReleasePlayStation 2
  • NA: June 28, 2002
  • EU: July 19, 2002
GameCube
  • EU: February 7, 2003
  • NA: April 8, 2003
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Men in Black II: Alien Escape is an action-adventure video game developed by Infogrames Melbourne House and published by Infogrames in 2002 for the PlayStation 2, and was later ported to the GameCube in 2003 by Tantalus. The game is partially based on the Men in Black II movie.[1]

Plot

In Men in Black II: Alien Escape, players take on the role of one of the MIB agents Agent K or Agent J, and are required to stop aliens from blowing up the Earth with a ship based weapon called the Class 7 Ozone Demogrifier. They investigate aliens living on Earth in events similar to the film.[citation needed]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
GCPS2
Game InformerN/A7.5/10[5]
GameProN/A2/5[6]
GameRevolutionN/AD[7]
GameSpot6.9/10[8]7.2/10[9]
GameSpyN/A69/100[10]
IGNN/A4/10[11]
The Electric PlaygroundN/A6/10[12]
Aggregate scores
GameRankings54%[2]53%[3]
MetacriticN/A50/100[4]

On Metacritic, the PlayStation 2 version of Men in Black II: Alien Escape has a score of 50 out of 100, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[4] On GameRankings, the GameCube version has a rating of 54%.[2]

References

  1. "Infogrames Defends the Galaxy With Men in Black 2: Alien Escape For PlayStation 2". Cision. February 6, 2002. Archived from the original on March 7, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20020307181731/http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020206/law007_1.html. Retrieved June 29, 2019. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Men in Black II: Alien Escape for GameCube". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamerankings.com/gamecube/562547-men-in-black-ii-alien-escape/index.html. Retrieved August 15, 2017. 
  3. "Men in Black II: Alien Escape for PlayStation 2". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/553231-men-in-black-ii-alien-escape/index.html. Retrieved December 11, 2018. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Men in Black II: Alien Escape for PlayStation 2 Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/men-in-black-ii-alien-escape/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2. Retrieved August 15, 2017. 
  5. "Men in Black 2: Alien Escape". Game Informer. Archived from the original on February 23, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050223185425/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200209/R03.0801.1530.51238.htm. Retrieved August 15, 2017. 
  6. "Review: Men in Black II: Alien Escape". GamePro. July 3, 2002. Archived from the original on May 20, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080520233038/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/24766.shtml. Retrieved August 15, 2017. 
  7. Liu, Johnny (July 2002). "Not even remotely jiggy.". Game Revolution. Archived from the original on August 5, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20020805031456/http://www.gamerevolution.com/games/ps2/action/men_in_black_2.htm. Retrieved August 15, 2017. 
  8. Gerstmann, Jeff (April 18, 2003). "Men in Black II: Alien Escape (GameCube)". GameSpot. Archived from the original on April 19, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030419234735/http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/action/meninblack2alienescape/review.html. Retrieved August 15, 2017. 
  9. Gerstmann, Jeff (June 26, 2002). "Men in Black II: Alien Escape Review". GameSpot. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/men-in-black-ii-alien-escape-review/1900-2872469/. Retrieved August 15, 2017. 
  10. Meston, Zack (July 12, 2002). "Men in Black II: Alien Escape (PS2)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080624151026/http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/july02/mibps2/. 
  11. Perry, Douglass C. (July 8, 2002). "Men in Black II: Alien Escape – Not-up-to-snuff summer fluff.". IGN. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120219140204/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/364/364188p1.html. Retrieved August 15, 2017. 
  12. James, Bonnie (August 1, 2002). "Men in Black II: Alien Escape (PlayStation 2)". The Electric Playground. Archived from the original on January 9, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030109162709/http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=9486&full=1. Retrieved August 15, 2017. 
  1. Ported to GameCube by Tantalus.

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