Mechanized Assault & Exploration 2
{{short description|1998 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
|image = MAX 2 cover.jpg
|developer = Interplay Productions
|publisher = Interplay Productions
|released = {{vgrelease|NA|June 29, 1998{{cite web|url=http://www.ogr.com/news/news0698.html|title=News for June 29, 1998|date=June 29, 1998|website=Online Gaming Review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001204141700/http://www.ogr.com/news/news0698.html|archive-date=December 4, 2000|url-status=dead|access-date=December 6, 2019|quote=June 29, 1998: Interplay's real-time strategy game M.A.X. 2 has hit stores...}}|EU|1998}}
|genre = Real-time strategy
Turn-based strategy
|modes = Single-player, multiplayer
|platforms = Microsoft Windows
}}
M.A.X. 2: Mechanized Assault & Exploration (known in Europe as M.A.X. 2: Mechanised Assault & Exploration), or simply M.A.X. 2, is a 1998 hybrid real-time/turn-based strategy video game developed and published by Interplay Productions. It's a sequel to Mechanized Assault & Exploration.
Reception
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| GR = 57%{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/197810-max-2/index.html|title=M.A.X. 2 for PC|website=GameRankings|publisher=CBS Interactive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212153230/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/197810-max-2/index.html|archive-date=February 12, 2019|url-status=dead|access-date=November 28, 2021}}
| Allgame = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=14066&tab=review|title=M.A.X. 2 - Review|last=Doyle|first=Aidan|website=AllGame|publisher=All Media Network|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116150431/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=14066&tab=review|archive-date=November 16, 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=November 28, 2021}}
| CNG = 4/10{{cite web|url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-1993,00.html|title=M.A.X. 2|last=Cirulis|first=Martin E.|date=August 6, 1998|website=Gamecenter|publisher=CNET|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816100032/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-1993,00.html|archive-date=August 16, 2000|url-status=dead|access-date=November 28, 2021}}
| CGSP = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/013/158/max2_review.html|title=M.A.X. 2|last=Chick|first=Tom|date=August 12, 1998|website=Computer Games Strategy Plus|publisher=Strategy Plus, Inc.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030518210521/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/013/158/max2_review.html|archive-date=May 18, 2003|url-status=dead|access-date=November 28, 2021}}
| CGW = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_171.pdf|title=MAX Factor (M.A.X. 2 Review)|last=Miller|first=Patrick|magazine=Computer Gaming World|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=171|date=October 1998|pages=276, 278|access-date=November 28, 2021|archive-date=April 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418100641/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_171.pdf|url-status=live}}
| GI = 7.25/10{{cite magazine|title=MAX 2|last=Bergren|first=Paul|magazine=Game Informer|publisher=FuncoLand|issue=68|date=December 1998}}
| GSpot = 5.3/10{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/max-2-review/1900-2542462/|title=M.A.X. 2 Review|last=Poole|first=Stephen|date=August 21, 1998|website=GameSpot|publisher=Red Ventures|access-date=November 28, 2021|archive-date=November 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128195038/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/max-2-review/1900-2542462/|url-status=live}}
| IGN = 3.7/10{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/09/16/max-2|title=M.A.X. 2|last=Blevins|first=Tal|date=September 15, 1998|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|access-date=November 28, 2021|archive-date=November 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128195038/https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/09/16/max-2|url-status=live}}
| NGen = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_47/page/n163/mode/2up|title=M.A.X. 2|magazine=Next Generation|publisher=Imagine Media|issue=47|date=November 1998|page=160|access-date=November 28, 2021}}
| PCGUS = 40%{{cite magazine|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/61.html|title=M.A.X. 2|last=Trotter|first=William R.|magazine=PC Gamer|publisher=Imagine Media|volume=5|issue=11|date=November 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000308235206/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/61.html|archive-date=March 8, 2000|url-status=dead|access-date=November 28, 2021}}
| PCZone = 79%{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_67_September_1998/page/n95/mode/2up|title=MAX 2|last=Wright|first=Andrew|magazine=PC Zone|publisher=Dennis Publishing|issue=67|date=September 1998|pages=96–97|access-date=November 28, 2021}}
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The game received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Next Generation, however, said, "Will the new M.A.X. satisfy die-hard fans of the original? Probably not. Some players may be hoping for more than the new game delivers. But with or without die-hards, M.A.X. 2 is a solid combat/strategy game that is bound to make numerous new friends."
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Category:Interplay Entertainment games
Category:Real-time strategy video games
Category:Turn-based strategy video games
Category:Multiplayer hotseat games
Category:Video games developed in the United States
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
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