Death Jr. II: Root of Evil

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Death Jr. II: Root of Evil
Deathjr2.jpg
North American cover, PSP version
Developer(s) Backbone Entertainment
Publisher(s) Konami, Eidos (Wii version)
Platforms PlayStation Portable, Wii
Release date(s) PSP
    Wii
      Genre(s) Action adventure
      Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

      Death Jr. II: Root of Evil is the sequel to the PlayStation Portable video game Death Jr. The game has various differences from the first, as it introduces unlimited amount of continues and more cinematics. Additionally, a second playable character is introduced, Pandora. Death, Death Jr.'s father, also makes a cameo.[citation needed]

      Development

      On February 12, 2008, it was announced that the game would be ported to the Nintendo Wii.[1]

      Reception

      Reception
      Aggregate scores
      Aggregator Score
      GameRankings (Wii) 70.61%[2]
      (PSP) 70.36%[3]
      Metacritic (Wii) 71/100[4]
      (PSP) 68/100[5]
      Review scores
      Publication Score
      1UP.com (Wii) B[6]
      (PSP) C+[7]
      EGM 6.33/10[8]
      Game Informer (PSP) 8.25/10[9]
      (Wii) 7.25/10[10]
      GamePro 4/5 stars[11]
      GameSpot (Wii) 6.5/10[12]
      (PSP) 6.4/10[13]
      GameSpy (Wii) 4.5/5 stars[14]
      (PSP) 3/5 stars[15]
      GameTrailers 6.7/10[16]
      GameZone 6/10[17]
      IGN (Wii) 7.4/10[18]
      (PSP) 7.1/10[19]
      Nintendo Power 7/10[20]
      OPM (US) 6/10[21]

      The game received "mixed" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[5][4] Detroit Free Press criticized the game's uninteresting combat and poor camera controls.[22]

      References

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      External links

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