Game Review - originally written by Spinner 8

Some consider Rez to be the pinnacle of Tetsuya Mizuguchi's United Game Artists, which may be true, but I still consider Space Channel 5 Part 2 to be the better game. Man, I loved the hell out of the original SC5, but the sequel improves upon every single aspect. The sometimes laggy prerendered video graphics have been replaced by your usual 3D graphics (which look JUST FINE thank you very much), and there's a hell of a lot more stuff to do. I mean, multiple outfits for Ulala! Holy crap, man.

The music's a whole lot better (that is, not just a bunch of variations on Mexican Flyer), and there's the introduction of the HEY button, which kinda mixes things up, cause it's kinda boring just going CHU CHU CHU all the time. And damn, Space Michael. Come on.

Anyways, Space Channel 5 Part 2 is the greatest game ever made, and all of you need to go out and buy it now. Hell, Agetec re-released it on the PS2 in the States. NO EXCUSE.

Reviewed on Dec 29, 2023


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