Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 51% |
| Metacritic | 49% |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Game Informer | 2/10 |
| GamePro | 2.5/5 |
| GameSpot | 7.0/10 |
| GameSpy | 2.5/5 |
| IGN | 6.0/10 |
| Official Xbox Magazine | 4.0/10 |
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.
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