bit-tech Shopping: THQ Destroy All Humans! 2 (PS2)

Rating: 8

Time with product: 3

Strengths: Continues to be a good twist on the shooter genre; good atmosphere

Weaknesses: A bit more of the same; relies heavily on the theme (of playing an alien) while not always delivering

Summary: Destroy All Humans 2, like its predecessor, is a game that puts you in the position of the alien coming to earth to take over and, well, destroy all the humans! It's a great twist on the normal "play the good guy" that most games take. That said, this game moves ahead 10 years from the last game (into 1969) and lets you go after the "peace and love crowd" from the late 1960's. It's a great "culture clash" and one that is fun to play, although the game is a bit repetitive-- many of the jokes/fun comes from the whole scenario but after a while you're doing the same thing over and over. That said, sometimes it's fun to be the bad guy on a bad day. This series continues to be a nice twist on the standard hero-saves-the-day sort of gameplay, and it's worth checking out at least one of the Destroy All Humans games.

Rating: 8

Time with product: 3

Strengths: Fun shooter with a twist

Weaknesses: More of the same

Summary: Destroy All Humans 2 is a entertaining shooter game with an alien twist. In addition to a arsenal of out-of-this-world weapons, you also have mind manipulating abilities. Besides your typical shoot 'em up, you can disguise as humans, read people's mind and unleash terrors with your alien weaponry.This game is not much improved over the previous game. It's like more of the same. If you have played the first game, you 'll find yourself in familiar territory and that is in essence the first game with added weapons and abilities, and new missions.

Rating: 8

Time with product: 2

Strengths: Fun, entertaining

Weaknesses: Nothing much new from the previous version

Summary: Destroy All Humans! 2 is the second installment of the aliens rampaging the city. It is a fun shoot them up game in which you have a cache of weapons to annihilate and tools to hypnotize and disguise as humans. The gameplay itself is pretty much the same as the first game. The first game was innovative and a new concept. The second was just more of the same but it's still fun to play though.

Rating: 6

Time with product:

Strengths: 2 player co-op

Weaknesses: Average shooter at best

Summary: After hearing some good things about the first game I decided to pick this sequel up, but after playing it I'm left wondering what all the hype is all about.In Destroy all Humans 2 you play as an alien out to destroy Earth. Don't expect this to be a very violent game though; it's more cartoon like and relies on its off the beat humor. You'll be running around zapping hippies, ninjas, and FBI agents.I didn't find the humor to be very funny but the weapons in the game were fun to use. There's also 2 player cooperative play so it's more amusing if you have a friend playing along.Overall the game is an average shooter - it's kind of a mix between GTA and Ratchet and Clank styles of gaming but just not as good as either of those games.

Rating: 6

Time with product: 3 Months

Strengths: You play as an alien zapping humans!Kinda like playing the 'other side' if you will.Tremoundous weapons have a great play value.The theme and events can be hilarous

Weaknesses: Soon to be repetitive.Not the finest shooter game, nor does have extra ordinary weapons; fairly standard

Summary: The theme carries over from the first Destroy all Humans game. The weapons pack a punch to whoever stands in your way, and the mind control powers are fun to toy with. Unfortunately, everything becomes very repetitive once the story is complete. If a friend asked me about the game, I would say to rent it first before buying. Especially considering other games in the action fighting genre.