Men in Black II: Alien Escape Critic Reviews

Alien Escape delivers in mindless fluff.

The story mode provides five missions that can be completed in 20-30 minutes each, and the unlockable training and boss modes don't provide too much more entertainment.

Utterly formulaic, and like the movies upon which it's very loosely based, ultimately forgettable.

The levels are too drawn-out and repetitive, and I odn't really care for the theme, but underneath it's a no-bull shooter steeped in classic gameplay juices.

Alien Escape is just too simplistic and too shallow to warrant serious attention.

Fun in small doses, but it just doesn't have the hooks to keep you playing.

The game does not deliver a satisfying experience in any way.

Where it succeeds, MIBII is a solid, if a bit difficult, shooter. Where it fails, MIBII feels more like a demo than a finished product.

Frustrating....It's not just that the level is tough, it's that the entire thing is filled with situations designed to prolong the game's length.

Some will be able to excuse the lack of depth and absence of anything new in return for pure shooting action reminiscent of earlier arcade games. Of course, others will find MiB II’s repetitiveness and short length appropriately forgettable.

Just like its motion picture counterpart, MIB2 is a rehash of ideas and concepts from other media forms without an identity or personality of its own.

You'll be wishing for some gameplay variety after just a few minutes of play.

One of the most frustrating games in the entire PlayStation 2 library, thanks to a few design flaws that could've been easily avoided.

Sloppy, nonintuitive control and monotonous, room-clearing gameplay make it a chore to play. It's also unnecessarily difficult.

Sometimes a mindless shooter does have an appeal, but MiB II needs more juice in its tank.

A super bland, utterly forgettable shooter that doesn't do the movie or the animated series any justice.

One of the worst games found on the PS2.

The execution falls flat on its head. The characters lack the mobility to face the alien menace and the game is unforgiving in its approach.

The only thing more painful than watching a rehashed movie sequel is, well, playing a videogame based on a rehashed sequel.