Death Jr. II: Root of Evil

Death Jr. II: Root of Evil
Death Jr. II: Root of Evil
	North American PSP cover art
Developer(s)	Backbone Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Konami ; Eidos (Wii)
Platform(s)	PlayStation Portable, Wii
Release	PSP; NA: October 31, 2006; EU: April 27, 2007; AU: May 4, 2007; Wii; NA: May 27, 2008; EU: May 30, 2008 ;
Genre(s)	Action adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Death Jr. II: Root of Evil is a 2006 action-adventure game developed by Backbone Entertainment and the sequel to Death Jr. The game has various differences from the first, including having a second playable character, Pandora. It also introduced cooperative play with one player as DJ and the other as Pandora.

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]
Electronic Gaming Monthly	6.33/10^[8]
Game Informer	(PSP) 8.25/10^[9] (Wii) 7.25/10^[10]
GamePro	^[11]
GameSpot	(Wii) 6.5/10^[12] (PSP) 6.4/10^[13]
GameSpy	(Wii) ^[14] (PSP) ^[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]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	6/10^[21]

The game was given mixed, but generally positive reviews. Detroit Free Press criticized the game's uninteresting combat and poor camera controls.^[22] While Game Informer noted that "the original Death Jr. title, despite its clever characters and cool setting, was hamstrung by iffy level design and a poor camera. This sequel addresses both of those problems magnificently, and lets the off-beat tone and refreshingly unique universe reach their full potential. Though not without its problems, Death Jr. 2 successfully delivers on the unfulfilled promise of the first game."^[23]

References

^ Leone, Matt (February 12, 2008). "Previews: Death Jr. 2". 1UP.com. Ziff Davis. Retrieved February 13, 2008.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Death Jr.: Root of Evil for Wii". GameRankings. Archived from the original on October 25, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
^ "Death Jr. II: Root of Evil for PSP". GameRankings. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
^ "Death Jr.: Root of Evil Critic Reviews for Wii". Metacritic. Archived from the original on June 12, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
^ "Death Jr. II: Root of Evil Critic Reviews for PSP". Metacritic. Archived from the original on February 26, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
^ Kollar, Philip (June 4, 2008). "Death, Jr.: Root of Evil Wii Review". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
^ Linn, Demian (November 7, 2006). "Death Jr. 2 Root of Evil". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
^ EGM Staff (December 2006). "Death Jr. II: Root of Evil". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 210. p. 160.
^ Biessener, Adam (November 2006). "Death Jr. II: Root of Evil". Game Informer. No. 163. p. 145. Archived from the original on March 14, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
^ Bertz, Matt (July 2008). "Death Jr.: Root of Evil". Game Informer. No. 183. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
^ ifeelthecosmos (October 31, 2006). "Review: Death Jr. 2: Root of Evil". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 24, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
^ Fishman, Brian (June 13, 2008). "Death Jr.: Root of Evil Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
^ Thomas, Aaron (November 1, 2006). "Death Jr. II: Root of Evil Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on November 22, 2006. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
^ Graziani, Gabe (May 27, 2008). "GameSpy: Death Jr.: Root of Evil". GameSpy. Archived from the original on May 29, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
^ Kemps, Heidi (November 3, 2006). "GameSpy: Death Jr. 2: Root of Evil". GameSpy. Archived from the original on December 30, 2006. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
^ "Death Jr. 2: Root of Evil, Review". GameTrailers. November 29, 2006. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
^ Bedigian, Louis (November 5, 2006). "Death Jr. 2: Root of Evil – PSP – Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
^ Bozon, Mark (June 6, 2008). "Death Jr.: Root of Evil Review". IGN. Archived from the original on January 24, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
^ Nix, Marc (October 31, 2006). "Death Jr. II: Root of Evil Review". IGN. Archived from the original on March 20, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
^ "Death Jr.: Root of Evil". Nintendo Power. July 2008. p. 88.
^ "Death Jr. II: Root of Evil". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. December 2006. p. 130.
^ Campbell, Craig (December 2, 2006). "GAME REVIEW: 'Death Jr. II: Root of Evil'". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on January 17, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
^ Bertz, Matt (July 2008). "Death Jr.: Root of Evil". Game Informer. No. 183. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2014.