Destroy All Humans! 2
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| Developer(s) | Pandemic Studios |
| Publisher(s) | THQ |
| Release date(s) |  October 17, 2006 October 20, 2006 |
| Genre(s) | Third person shooter Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Co-Op |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Teen (T) |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Xbox |
Destroy All Humans! 2, known as Destroy All Humans! 2: Make War Not Love in Europe is a video game and sequel to Destroy All Humans!. It was released on October 17, 2006 in North America.
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[edit] Story
In the game's beginning, set ten years after the original, it is learned that in 1969 the main character from DAH!, Cryptosporidium 137, is now dead, and his clone, Crypto 138, made of more complete Furon DNA, is now taking his place and continuing to pose as the United States President. KGB intelligence reveals early on that Cryptosporidium 138 is the first and only Furon to have genitalia since the Martian War, which is referred to only as "the package". Also, Crypto's commander from DAH!, Orthopox 13 (Pox for short) is tagging along and working on restoring his own "package", but he is soon killed when the mothership is shot down by a KGB Nuclear Missile.
Soon after, Crypto's new adventure begins, having to stop the KGB from destroying America and getting revenge for the destruction of the mothership. But Pox, before getting killed, downloaded himself into a holopod, and is still Crypto's commander except as a hologram. After saving Bay City from nuclear annihilation, Crypto discovers that the KGB have fled to Albion and heads there where he meets Reginald Ponsonby-Smythe, head of M16. While there, Crypto, Ponsonby, and a rogue KGB agent named Natalya Ivanova discover that the KGB have created a type of spore that causes humans to mutate into monsters, and must be destroyed at the source. Eventually Ponsonby betrays Crypto, revealing he is really leader of the English equivalent of Majestic-12 from DAH!, Majestic Command-16. After managing to kill Ponsonby, Crypto learns that the KGB have a base on Takoshima Island and heads there in his quest for revenge and the destruction of the spores.
Crypto discovers that the KGB have teamed up with a ninja sect known as the Black Ninjas, who are fiercely opposed to the White Ninjas (who worship Furons). There, Crypto has to rescue a man named Dr. Go! from the Black Ninjas and the KGB who provides a code into the KGB base hidden in the island's volcano. Once there, Crypto and Natalya are addressed by the villain behind all the game's happenings, Russian Premiere Milenkov. Milenkov reveals his men using spores on an intern who transforms into a giant Godzilla-like monster called "Kojira" that Crypto defeats. Afterwards, Crypto heads to Tunguska, home of the KGB.
In the USSR, Crypto discovers that another alien race has crash landed on Earth called the "Blisk," who turn out to be the enemies they thought they had destroyed millennia ago, the Martians. After rescuing Natalya from a Blisk Poison Bubble, Crypto meets Milenkov face to face, before the man retreats to his moon base, Solaris, in a Blisk shuttle.
On the moon, Crypto discovers the Russian's plot is to destroy all humanity and let the Blisk have control of Earth as an irradiated, water-logged planet. Crypto and Natalya battle for their various species to save the Earth, though Milenkov enters after the last battle and shoots Natalya in the back, killing her. He reveals his true form (he, and apparently all Soviet leaders before him, are all Blisk in human form), that of a massively armored Blisk. After he is defeated, Crypto relaxes in his saucer drinking wine while Pox appears indicating that he is detecting activity in the cloning pods--he then realizes that Crypto cloned Natalya. Lying next to him, she's appeared to give in to his lustful advances while they return to Earth.
[edit] Characters
[edit] Returning characters
Voiced By: J. Grant Albrecht
Wise-cracking, Jack Nicholson-esque protagonist of the game after Crypto-137 died for reasons unknown. He has an unlimited amount of clones that will take his place if he dies during a mission, all of which have the same personality, but an increasing number appended to their name (Crypto-139, Crypto-140, and so on). He is the first clone (since the war with the blisk) to have "package" Furon DNA and as such has genitals. Referred to as "Mr. President", due to still posing as the President of the United States, although he does far more partying with throngs of young women than any actual political work. To this end, Pox placed a lifelike, although limited in function ('It smiles, waves, occasionally spouts inspiring patriotic drivel.'), robot replica in the White House so as not to arouse suspicion (In fact, Crypto's approval rating has tripled since Pox installed the robot).
Voiced By: Richard Horvitz
An uptight Furon scientist who sends Crypto on his missions and supplies Crypto with saucer and weapon upgrades, he is often called "Pox" or "Poxy" by Crypto. Orthopox is revealed to be the second highest ranking Fleet Commander in the Furon military. He was on the Mothership when it blew up, but he downloaded himself onto a HoloPox Unit to save his intelligence. In one mission, we learn he was a mission commander sent to retrieve human DNA and is the second most senior fleet commander in the Furon Navy, the first being Admiral Cyclosporasis.
[edit] New characters
Natalya Ivanova:
Voiced by: Courtenay Taylor[1]
Born in the USSR, she is trying to save her homeland. She aids Crypto on his missions and learns that a dark secret is lurking around the Soviet Union. She has several contacts that provide information on what to do next. Crypto directs sexual innuendos at her nearly every time they meet.
Reginald Ponsonby-Smythe:
Voiced by: Anthony Stewart Head
Head of "M16," he is one of Crypto's allies until he reveals that M16 is Majestic Command, sixteenth division. He is later found to be bent on killing Furons after Crypto 137 killed his love, Silhouette, in America, who was head of the American branch of Majestic back in 1959. His is modeled on James Bond and dresses like Austin Powers.
Premier Milenkov:
Voiced by: Jim Ward
The current Soviet Premier and the villain of the game. In league with old Furon enemies, the Blisk (an alien race the Furons believed to have destroyed during their war with the Martians), his plan is to irradiate the world with uranium so that the Blisk can live on a radioactive "water-world" without humans or Furons.
[edit] Secondary characters
Arkvoodle, Lord of the Sacred Crotch:
Voiced by: Jim Ward
An ancient Furon god who came to Earth thousands of years ago. Statues dedicated to him are scattered throughout the world and Crypto has found several cults around the world in his honor, as Crypto himself has come to embody a Furon prophecy about the second coming of Arkvoodle due to his newly acquired genitalia (leading to the nickname, "Lord of the Sacred Crotch"). Arkvoodle also has a pet: an ancient Furon called the Burrow Beast that can be summoned to eat enemies from below.
Shama Llama:
Voiced by: Richard Tatum
A hippie that Crypto rescues from the Bay City police, Shama Llama goes on to become the apostle for and manager of Crypto's worldwide Arkvoodle cults. After becoming too cocky and claiming to be the leader of the Arkvoodle cult, Crypto kills him for insubordination. The newspaper that announces his death states that he is likely to be replaced by the son of Sleepy Ernst from Destroy All Humans!. He also has an Indian accent.
The Freak:
Voiced by: Richard Horvitz
A Bay City hippie who knows practically everything that goes on there because he picks up radio messages from his teeth (as stated by him). Thanks to drugs, he has a hard time recalling anything useful. He's a skilled artist that ends up designing posters for the Arkvoodle cult.
Coyote Bongwater:
Voiced by: Richard Tatum
A hippie commune leader dedicated to overthrowing "the man". Initially working with the KGB to accomplish this, he regrets this decision when he finds out they have betrayed him and actually want to destroy America outright. Crypto subsequently assassinates Bongwater, halting any other plans he might have had and ending the hippie rebellion.
Agent Ivan Oranchov:
Voiced by: Robin Atkin Downes
The lead KGB agent in America, he betrays Bongwater and leaves him for dead in an attempt to use nuclear bombs to destroy Bay City. He is later killed by Crypto after he is infected with spores and turns into a Blisk mutant.
Dr. Go!:
Voiced by: Paul Nakauchi
A Takoshimese scientist that knows much about the KGB and Black Ninjas. He is allied with the White Ninjas and Crypto, although he smart mouths Crypto at every opportunity.
Agent Sergei:
Voiced by: Stephen Stanton
Natalya's love interest who provides information for her, Crypto hates him because of his own feelings for Natalya. Sergei, however, does not share Crypto's hatred; contrarily, he understands Crypto's feelings for Natalya, but looks down on him as though he were a young child. After being infected with Blisk spores, Sergei is never heard from again.
Gastro:
Voiced by: Phil Morris
The janitor (and cook) aboard the mothership, he downloaded himself onto a Holopod, like Pox, to survive. Later found as a Datacore and used as a weapon. He apparently had a large collection of Furon folk music before the attack on the Mothership.
SGT. Fauxhall:
Voiced by: Keith Ferguson
A Military sergeant who has Crypto do a couple of jobs for him, like capturing Clayton Cartwell Jr. (an AWOL hippie who wants to avoid the draft) and kill a rouge military soldier, Private Mendaza who is selling bazooka crates to the KGB. All is well for Fauxhall until a KGB agent tells a disguised Crypto to kill him and retrieve the bazooka crates.
The White Ninja Leader:
Voiced by: Paul Nakauchi
The Leader of the White Ninjas. Him and his group originally wanted to be black but the other ninjas put their order in first when grey was no longer being made. This sparked a war between them. The White Ninja Leader and his men worship Furons and are the "good guys" of the ninjas. He seems to be a little eccentric, judging from the fact that he kidnapped a girl from the super market and was going to sacrifice her, and thinks it's okay because of what Crypto did to Miss Rockwell in the first game.
The Black Ninja Leader:
Voiced by: Steven Jay Blum
The Black Ninja Leader and his men ignited the war between them and the white ninjas by putting their order in first for black clothing when grey was not made anymore. He and his men are in league with the KGB and are the "bad guys" of the ninjas, like how they attack civilians, cops and the Military. The Black Ninja Leader is the person who orders a disguised Crypto to kill Shama Llama.
Hireki Tojo:
Leader of the West Yakuza. To differ from the rest of the West Yakuza, Hireki wears a peace sign on his suit. Hireki gives a disguised Crypto one mission to lure Kenji Moto, leader of the East Yakuza into a trap, because Kenji said "His wife was prettier than Hireki's." However, because of a West Yakuza snitch, Kenji Moto isn't killed. Yet. Hireki orders Crypto to kill the snitch, but he still wouldn't fell better. After Crypto kills the snitch, he goes to a KGB agent disguised as one himself to be told to kill both Hireki Tojo & Kenji Moto. Now he's dead.
Kenji Moto:
Leader of the East Yakuza. When Kenji Moto tells Hireki Tojo his wife was prettier than Tojo's, Hireki, enraged, orders a disguised Crypto to call Kenji to come to a meeting with Hireki as a set up to kill Kenji. But Kenji is one step ahead of Hireki, because a West Yakuza traitor tells Kenji the entire plan and Kenji escapes death. The West Yakuza traitor however, is killed by Crypto because he's a rat. When Crypto gets a mission from a KGB agent to kill the 2 Yakuza leaders, Kenji Moto, along with Hireki Tojo are killed.
Prudence Kane
Voiced by: Courtenay Taylor
Prudence is Coyote Bongwater's girlfriend who tries to get everyone to love Revelade because she firmly believes that Revelade will change the nation.
[edit] Weapons
[edit] Old weapons
Zap-O-Matic: Same as in the original, this gun fires bolts of electricity at targets, stunning them. It is now more powerful, but fires in a shorter burst. Largely ineffective against armored vehicles, but lightning can chain between human targets when upgraded.
Anal Probe: Returning from DAH!, the Anal Probe no longer needs to be charged, but now requires ammo. The probe will drill into the target's anus until their head explodes. The probe can also un-infect humans who have been mutated by Blisk spores. This weapon is useless against vehicles and Blisk warriors, but can take out most humans in one hit (assuming they aim for the anus).
Disintegrator Ray: The Disintegrator Ray, as its name suggests, disintegrates targets. It is largely unchanged from DAH!, but it can be upgraded differently.
Ion Detonator: Returning from DAH!, it allows Crypto to fire a powerful ion bomb and detonate it at will (regardless, it detonates in 10 seconds). Like the Disintegrator Ray, it is largely unchanged from the original game, except for the upgrades.
[edit] New weapons
Dislocator: Sends a disk of energy at the target causing them/it to be hurled in random directions. Often the object will fly in the direction of Crypto, forcing him to dodge it. This weapon has unlimited ammo, but only a certain number of disks can be flying at one time (this number can be increased with upgrades).
Meteor Strike: Allows Crypto to call down a meteor to destroy the target. It is best used against buildings. When upgraded, it is able to call down multiple meteors and even a small planetoid. This is one of the most powerful weapons in the game but can damage Crypto.
Gastro: This gun drops Gastro, the mothership's former janitor and cook. He had downloaded himself into a holo-pod during the ship's destruction and obtained a plasma gun that shoots ion shots, which he uses to attack nearby enemies and draw their fire. After upgraded with his "Anti-Everything Launcher," the explosion will cause damage to everything, including friendly characters.
Burrow Beast: Lobs out a lure causing an underground alien worm to chase and devour the target(s) that are near the lure. The lure can also be moved psychokinetically or transmogrified. It is not effective against buildings,bosses or vehicles. This is the "super weapon" that Shama Llama tells Crypto about and is the game's Hidden Weapon made available after finding 30 alien artifacts and completing all 'Arkvoodle Cult' missions. This weapon has also been known to devour teammates in co-op play.
[edit] Saucer weapons and Abilities
Death Ray: A returning weapon that fires a heat ray. The death ray cool down speed is faster than the first one, and it has greater attack power and greater range. The weapon must cool down when used continuously. The saucer starts with this weapon.
Cloak: Makes the ship invisible. Recharges over time.
Abducto Beam: Picks up humans and vehicles. Humans can be sucked into the saucer while held in the beam.
Drain: Drains energy from vehicles to replenish the saucer's shields. The vehicles are destroyed in the process.
Anti-Gravity Field: Creates a miniature black hole where vehicles and humans are sucked in, destroying anything inside.
Sonic Boom : Launches a sonic blast that is very powerful and can level buildings. Though returning from the first game, the look and sound of the cannon is different, and it is less powerful.
Quantum Deconstructor: The ultimate weapon. Launches a green blast that can destroy enemies and buildings with ease, and has a huge splash damage area.
Turret: During cooperative play, one player is able to man a turret armed at the bottom of the saucer. Like the Death Ray, the turret will overheat with extended use and must be cooled down.
[edit] Abilities and DNA
To get new abilities, Crypto must gather Furotech Cells scattered across the world as well as improve his abilities using the Gene Blender. Below is a list of all the abilities:
- Body Snatch: Allows Crypto to take over the body of another person (replacing Holobobbing from the first game). Once in a body, Crypto's energy bar will be replaced with that of the current host, which steadily decreases. When it reaches 0, Crypto is expelled and the host is killed. If Crypto expels himself early, the person will still be alive (albeit, with less health), and if they are an enemy character, they may attack. Body snatching becomes required to enter certain areas restricted to certain player types (eg: a player needing to snatch a Secret Agent in order to sneak past other Secret Agents on an assassination mission.)
- Free Love: Causes everyone within a certain radius to start partying, forcing people to forget that they saw Crypto for the duration of the power, or for Crypto to body snatch without being detected. In each country, the victims of free love dance differently.
- Extract: Extracts the brains of humans.
- Mind Flash: This allows Crypto to stun every human in the world for a short duration of time, and resets the Alert Meter. This weapon needs DNA (brains) to recharge, which can be collected by using Extract or the Anal Probe.
- Follow: Causes civilian characters to follow Crypto.
- Protect: Causes armed characters to follow and protect Crypto.
- Forget: If someone sees crypto, he can make them forget about it. Also, if he has made someone follow or protect him, this will make them become normal again. This will also make person(s) stop dancing when in free love mode.
- Psychokinesis: Allows Crypto to move people and objects with his mind. Unlike the psychokinesis of the original game, the power does little damage to other characters if used to slam them into the ground or buildings, and it does not require concentration to use.
- Transmogrify: Destroys vehicles or objects by crushing them and converting them into ammo. This can also be used in the Saucer to get Anti-Gravity Field, Sonic Boom Cannon, or Quantum Deconstructor ammo.
[edit] New features
In this game, Crypto is able to go to countries other than America (Bay City), including the Soviet Union (Tunguska), Great Britain (Albion), Japan (Takoshima), and the Russian moon base Solaris. In addition, new weapons are unlocked by finding data cores that Pox ejected from the mothership before it was destroyed (these are usually discovered while doing certain main missions), and new saucer landing points are unlocked by completing the challenges of Arkvoodle (an ancient Furon god that came to Earth on vacation many eons ago). In addition, the Abducto Beam actually abducts humans into the UFO for usage in the Gene Blender, which upgrades Crypto's abilities. The UFO has the capability to cloak itself as well as being able to be called to the player (assuming that Crypto is at any UFO point) so as to eliminate the need for back tracking. Also, Destroy All Humans! 2 has a co-op multiplayer mode, so the player can play through the story mode and minigames, such as PK Tennis and Duel, with a friend.
[edit] References to other video games
- In the Takoshima level, when the player psychokinetically lifts a man, he may say "I like star...made by King of All Cosmos." This is a reference to the Katamari Damacy series of games.
- If the player scans a man's mind in Tungunska, he may think "They want to make the cities named after numbers, and they want to call Tunguska City 17," a reference to Half-Life 2.
- Also in the Takoshima level, if the player scans a schoolgirl's mind, she may think that a sexy name for a guy is Revolver Ocelot, a character in the Metal Gear Solid series.
- During the mission "Our Man Crypto", after destroying a KGB building Crypto will say "Now that's what I call a playground of destruction," which is a reference to Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction, another game developed by Pandemic Studios.
- In the mission "Drown The Mole", the mole you have to kill's name is Agent 47. This is an obvious reference to the main character "Agent 47" from the Hitman Game Series.
- In the newspaper shown after the final Arkvoodle Cult mission, one of the headlines says "Head Plumber saves Princess from Giant Evil Turtle", an obvious reference to Mario.
- While in Albion, Crypto may hear a cop yell "In the name of Elizabeth II, Queen of the Britains!", a reference to "Arthur, King of the Britains" from Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail.
- One of the US military can be heard to say "I'll bet that saucer's just full of secrets", a reference to Pink Floyd's Saucer Full Of Secrets album
- If you Scan a black ninjas mind, they may say "Gaiden Shmaiden, man - I could kick Ryu's white ass. This no side story!", a reference to Ninja Gaiden
- If you scan a girl hippie in Bay city she might think "One pill makes you larger and the other makes you small....Or is it the other way around?" This is a reference to the beginning of Jefferson Airplane's song called "White Rabbit"
[edit] Trivia
- The name "Albion" is very similar to the Celtic names for Scotland, such as Alban and Albain. Also there is a football team named West Bromwich Albion F.C.in the West Midlands.
- The name "Takoshima" is similar to other Japanese City/Town names such as Takashima
- The location "Tunguska" is actually the location of its real life counterpart, Tunguska
- The tower in Takoshima City (Called Takoshima Tower) looks like Tokyo Tower.
- Several car models make appearences as civilian cars: the Volkswagen Bus in Bay City and the Aston martin DB5, Mini Cooper, and Jaguar E-Type in Albion.
[edit] Reception
Reviews for the game so far have been generally positive:
- Game Informer: 8.5
- Gamespot: 7.1
- IGN: 8.0
- Official Playstation 2 Magazine: 8/10
- X-Play: 4/5
- GamePro 4.5/5 (9/10)
- SkarGaming 9.5/10
As with Destroy All Humans!, reviewers strongly praised DAH2's voice acting and sardonic humor, but cited the game's graphics as generally unimpressive.[citation needed]
