Fuzion Frenzy 2
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Fuzion Frenzy 2 was universally not as well received as its predecessor. Many felt that Hudson had taken the series in an unwelcome direction, providing a "value title" at nearly full price. The announcer, DJ Varcanno, added between the mini-games (in an effort to lend the title a game show
-quality) was criticised as unnecessary, and the card system was felt to give too much weight to luck, meaning that players who consistently won mini-games were not guaranteed to receive the highest number of points.
GameSpot
and IGN
gave it a 7.0 and 6.0 respectively, with the introduction of online play (via Xbox Live
) welcomed as a worthwhile inclusion. Other review sites and magazines had lower opinions, with Game Informer
granting it the dubious honor of "Worst Game of the Year" and G4
's game review show, X-Play
, giving the game 2 out of 5. With a relatively poor presentation and less-inspired mini-games, reviewers were disappointed that the sequel failed to deliver improvements over the original.
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
-quality) was criticised as unnecessary, and the card system was felt to give too much weight to luck, meaning that players who consistently won mini-games were not guaranteed to receive the highest number of points.
GameSpot
GameSpot
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and IGN
IGN
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gave it a 7.0 and 6.0 respectively, with the introduction of online play (via Xbox Live
Xbox Live
Xbox Live is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Corporation. It is currently the only online gaming service on consoles that charges users a fee to play multiplayer gaming. It was first made available to the Xbox system in 2002...
) welcomed as a worthwhile inclusion. Other review sites and magazines had lower opinions, with Game Informer
Game Informer
Game Informer is an American-based monthly magazine featuring articles, news, strategy, and reviews of popular video games and associated consoles. It was formed in August 1991, when FuncoLand started publishing a six-page magazine, free in all its retail locations...
granting it the dubious honor of "Worst Game of the Year" and G4
G4 (TV channel)
G4, also known as G4 TV, is an American cable- and satellite-television channel originally geared primarily toward young adult viewers, originally based on the world of video games...
's game review show, X-Play
X-Play
X-Play is a TV program about video games, known for its reviews and comedy skits...
, giving the game 2 out of 5. With a relatively poor presentation and less-inspired mini-games, reviewers were disappointed that the sequel failed to deliver improvements over the original.
External links
- Official Fuzion Frenzy 2 website
- Fuzion Frenzy 2 at Xbox.com
- Fuzion Frenzy 2 Reviews at MetacriticMetacriticMetacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...