Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 89.96% (based on 51 reviews) |
| Metacritic | 89% (based on 34 reviews) |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Eurogamer | 9/10 |
| Game Informer | 9.25/10 |
| GameSpot | 9.1/10 |
| IGN | 9/10 |
| Nintendo Power | 4.6/5 |
| GameNOW | A- |
Black Hole Rising was generally well received. On GameRankings it has an average score of 89.96%, and is ranked as the 11th top-rated game on the Game Boy Advance. On Metacritic the game has an average score of 89%. GameSpot gave the game a 9.1/10, saying "No GBA owner should be without it, and anyone getting their hands on a new GBA for the first time should make playing Advance Wars 2 one of their first orders of business."
IGN praised it as "one of the finest games to hit the Game Boy Advance". GameNOW called it "definitely one of the meatiest handheld games out there", and said that it "really shines" when played against human opponents for long periods of time.
The criticism received generally faulted the game's similarity to its predecessor. GameSpot commented that one could "cynically call it a rehash", and IGN stated that "the number 2 in the title honestly doesn't deserve to be there". EuroGamer had similar comments about the game, claiming "it's a classic, but it's so obviously a £35 mission pack, and is probably double the price it should have been". It rated the game 9/10 as a standalone and 6/10 as a rehash. The reviewers at GameSpy thought the game "feels a bit too similar to the first game".
The game received Editor's Choice awards from both GameSpot and IGN. It also received the Best Handheld Game of the Year 2003 award at the European Computer Trade Show.
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