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Reviewed by Jon Barton
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sequel onslaught continues with VGN2, the new offering from Mike
Belfance. but its a rarity that a concept could be improved
every way possible, and the movie does just that, improving on
it's outdated predecessor with remarkable fluidity and accuracy.
The movie is a great cultural reference, building primarily on
the games we've all played in our uncouth youth, such as
GoldenEye, Smash Bros., Pokemon (with a hilarious subtitle) and
Bomberman to name a few. Not only this but the guys even take a
time out to visit the Atari universe, which is not only funny
but very well balanced and clever, both in structure and
atmosphere.
Heavily influenced by just laugh a minute Hot shots! humour,
Mike and Justin take time to establish long running jokes while
making most of the short-lived ones to great comic effect.
Balanced with great visuals and a good soundtrack, you watch
this, and you realise how far 3dmm must have come to improve on
the generally half arsed, but still great fun first installment.
Great gags, great animations and very well rounded entertainment
value. Everything a good sequel should do.
7.5/10
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