Army Men: Air Attack 2
{{Short description|2000 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Army Men: Air Attack 2
| image = Army Men Air Attack 2 cover art.jpg
| developer = The 3DO Company
Wide Games (GC)
| publisher = The 3DO Company
| series = Army Men
| platforms = PlayStation, PlayStation 2, GameCube
| released = PlayStation
{{vgrelease|NA|November 6, 2000{{cite web |url=http://www.3do.com/investors/pr_110600.html |title=3DO Ships Army Men-Air Attack(TM) 2 for the PlayStation(R) Game Console |website=The 3DO Company |date=November 6, 2000 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010417132026/http://www.3do.com/investors/pr_110600.html |archivedate=April 17, 2001 |url-status=dead}}|EU|November 24, 2000}}PlayStation 2
{{vgrelease|NA|March 27, 2001{{cite web |url=http://www.3do.com/investors/pr_032701.html |title=3DO Ships Army Men ® Air Attack ™ 2 for the PlayStation®2 Computer Entertainment System |website=The 3DO Company |date=March 27, 2001 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20011014115319/http://www.3do.com/investors/pr_032701.html |archivedate=October 14, 2001 |url-status=dead}}|EU|June 8, 2001}}GameCube
{{vgrelease|NA|March 25, 2003{{cite web |url=http://www.3do.com/investors/pr_032503.html |title=3DO Ships Army Men®: Air Combat™ 'The Elite Missions' |website=The 3DO Company |date=March 25, 2003 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030423221915/http://www.3do.com/investors/pr_032503.html |archivedate=April 23, 2003 |url-status=dead}}}}
| genre = Third-person shooter
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
Army Men: Air Attack 2 (Army Men: Air Attack - Blade's Revenge in Europe for the PlayStation 2 version and Army Men: Air Combat - The Elite Missions for the GameCube version) is a third-person shooter video game developed and published by The 3DO Company for PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and GameCube.
Gameplay and premise
Following the events in Army Men: Air Attack and previous Army Men 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. 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
{{Video game reviews
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| PS = true
| PS2 = true
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| MC_NGC = 46/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/army-men-air-attack-2/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube |title=Army Men: Air Attack 2 critic reviews (GC) |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320161009/https://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/army-men-air-combat---the-elite-missions |archivedate=March 20, 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=January 2, 2024}}
| Allgame_PS = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web |last=Thompson |first=Jon |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=25418&tab=review |title=Army Men: Air Attack 2 (PS) - Review |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115105843/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=25418&tab=review |archivedate=November 15, 2014 |url-status=dead |accessdate=May 14, 2015}}
| CNG_PS = 8/10{{cite web |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Psx/Reviews/List/a.html |title=PlayStation Reviews (A) |website=Gamecenter |publisher=CNET |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010210013915/http://www.gamecenter.com/Psx/Reviews/List/a.html |archivedate=February 10, 2001 |url-status=dead |accessdate=May 29, 2022}}
| EGM_PS = 7/10{{cite magazine |last=Pfister |first=Andrew |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/6/62/EGM_US_137.pdf |title=Army Men Air Attack 2 (PS) |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=137 |date=December 2000 |page=222 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123032404/https://retrocdn.net/images/6/62/EGM_US_137.pdf |archivedate=November 23, 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=January 2, 2024}}
| EGM_PS2 = 7.83/10{{cite magazine |last1=Lockhart |first1=Ryan |last2=Einhorn |first2=Ethan |last3=Johnston |first3=Chris |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/0/01/EGM_US_143.pdf |title=Army Men: Air Attack 2 (PS2) |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=143 |date=June 2001 |page=106 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415012653/https://retrocdn.net/images/0/01/EGM_US_143.pdf |archivedate=April 15, 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=January 2, 2024}}{{efn|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.}}
| EPD_PS = 8.5/10{{cite web |last=Zimmerman |first=Chris |date=November 23, 2000 |url=http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=4458&full=1#mr_toppy |title=Army Men: Air Attack 2 (PSX) |website=The Electric Playground |publisher=Greedy Productions Ltd. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030330133711/http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=4458&full=1#mr_toppy |archivedate=March 30, 2003 |url-status=dead |accessdate=January 2, 2024}}
| GI_PS = 1/10{{cite magazine |last=Helgeson |first=Matt |url=http://gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200012/R03.0807.1031.17792.htm |title=Army Men World War Land Sea Air [sic] and Army Men Air Attack 2 |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=92 |date=December 2000 |page=111 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719090236/http://gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200012/R03.0807.1031.17792.htm |archive-date=July 19, 2009 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 14, 2015}}
| GameFan_PS = 75%{{cite magazine |last1=Van Stone |first1=Matt "Kodomo" |last2=Weitzner |first2=Jason "Fury" |last3=Ngo |first3=George "Eggo" |url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_8_Issue_12/page/n27/mode/2up |title=Army Men: Air Attack 2 (PS) |magazine=GameFan |publisher=BPA International |volume=8 |issue=12 |date=December 2000 |page=26 |accessdate=May 29, 2022}}{{efn|In GameFan{{'}}s viewpoint of the PlayStation version, three critics gave it each a score of 75, 72, and 79.}}
| GameRev_PS2 = B−{{cite web |author=Chris G. |date=April 12, 2001 |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/35933-army-men-air-attack-2-review |title=Army Men: Air Attack 2 Review (PS2; score is mislabeled as "C+") |website=GameRevolution |publisher=CraveOnline |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041126231320/http://www.gamerevolution.com/games/ps2/action/army_men_air_attack2.htm |archivedate=November 26, 2004 |url-status=live |accessdate=May 29, 2022}}
| GSpot_PS = 7.2/10{{cite web |last=Davis |first=Ryan |date=October 13, 2000 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/army-men-air-attack-2/1900-2640588/ |title=Army Men: Air Attack 2 (PS) |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001210124100/http://www.zdnet.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2640588,00.html |archivedate=December 10, 2000 |url-status=live |accessdate=January 2, 2024}}
| IGN_NGC = 3.5/10{{cite web |last=Lewis |first=Cory D. |date=April 22, 2003 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/04/22/army-men-air-combat-the-elite-missions |title=Army Men: Air Combat 'The Elite Missions' |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529224958/https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/04/22/army-men-air-combat-the-elite-missions |archivedate=May 29, 2022 |url-status=live |accessdate=January 2, 2024}}
| NGen_PS = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Bass |first=Samuel |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen73Jan2001/page/n105/mode/2up |title=Army Men: Air Attack 2 (PS) |magazine=NextGen |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=73 |date=January 2001 |page=105 |accessdate=May 29, 2022}}
| NP_NGC = 3.3/5{{cite magazine |title=Army Men: Air Combat - The Elite Missions |magazine=Nintendo Power |publisher=Nintendo of America |volume=166 |date=March 2003 |page=136}}
| OPM_PS = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Rybicki |first=Joe |url=https://archive.org/details/official-u.-s.-playstation-magazine-issue-39-december-2000/page/166/mode/2up |title=Army Men Air Attack 2 (PS) |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=39 |date=December 2000 |page=166 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010127105800/http://www.zdnet.com/opm/stories/main/0%2C11891%2C2646680%2C00.html |archivedate=January 27, 2001 |url-status=live |accessdate=January 2, 2024}}
| rev1 = The Cincinnati Enquirer
| rev1_PS2 = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news |last=Saltzman |first=Marc |date=May 2, 2001 |url=http://www.cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/050201_army.html |title='Army Men' games not created equal |newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer |publisher=Gannett Company |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060705172642/http://www.cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/050201_army.html |archivedate=July 5, 2006 |url-status=dead |accessdate=May 14, 2015}}
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The PlayStation 2 version received "generally favorable reviews", and the PlayStation version received above-average reviews, while Air Combat - The Elite Missions received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. 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." 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."
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."{{cite magazine |author=2 Barrel Fugue |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/6/61/GamePro_US_147.pdf |title=Army Men Air Attack 2 (PS) |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG |issue=147 |date=December 2000 |page=131 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041101045844/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/7550.shtml |archive-date=November 1, 2004 |url-status=live |accessdate=May 30, 2022}}{{efn|GamePro gave the PlayStation version two 2.5/5 scores for graphics and sound, and two 3/5 scores for control and fun factor.}} 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."{{cite magazine |author=Four-Eyed Dragon |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d7/GamePro_US_153.pdf |title=Army Men Air Attack 2 (PS2) |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG |issue=153 |date=June 2001 |page=105 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050212135236/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/13376.shtml |archivedate=February 12, 2005 |url-status=live |accessdate=January 2, 2024}}{{efn|GamePro gave the PlayStation 2 version three 4/5 scores for graphics, sound, and fun factor, and 4.5/5 for control.}}
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{{Army Men series}}
Category:Helicopter video games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:PlayStation (console) games