Pros: The game is liquid smooth, controls are excellent, gorgeous graphics, FUNNY
Cons: it can be very DIFFICULT at times...
The bottom line: Jinkies! This game is making me hungry for toast! I love the game, it has a lot of replay value.
JINKIES! This game is superb. I mean really, really superb.

I know that the XBox and GameCube and whatever the heck else is supposed to come out is supposively going to make the Dreamcast look like yesterday's tinkertoy, but, in the mean time, let's play MDK2!

First off, things to like: That campy, 60s comic book feel of the intro. The humor. The friggin HUGE levls. The AMAZINGLGY tight controls. The LIQUID metal graphics (that's supposed to mean that it flows really well). The SUPERB...ok, ok, enough hype.

Seriously, there's very little to dislike about this game. Long story short, you have to save the planet from alien invaders - yawn, right? Nope, not at all. You get to control FOUR characters, Dr. Hawkins, Max the robotic, six legged dog (complete with animated cigar and cigar smoke), Kurt Hectic, the mild mannered janitor, and Chuckleberry Finn, the fish (lots of other reviewers left that one out - you know who you are).

With these different characters, the gameplay stays fresh the wholeway through. The different levels are broken down by character, Kurt uses stealth and sniper scope, Max uses massive firepower, and Dr. Hawkins uses...Science! It all combines into a wonderful game that still has me trying to finish it off months after getting it.

The animation of the cutscene movies is beautiful, and very funny. There are a few 2D side scrolling scenes thrown in just to mix it up. There are levels so huge that you will feel very, very tiny. The music is a techno mix that accompanies the visual perfectly. Run this through your stereo to really get pulled in.

But MCSSTOKES, is it all good? Welllll, no. But not the reasons you may think. It's hard, I mean, REALLY hard. I'm talking throw your controller against the wall hard in some spots. It's a throwback to the old Atari and Nintendo games in some ways, huge bosses that take up the whole screen when you face them. Plus you can only save after you complete a level - a half hour of hardwork can go up in smoke if you make one misstep - forcing you to start over. Also, some of Doc Hawkins jumping can be a bit tedious.

Q: Can I shoot stuff?
A: Yes, lots of aliens with flatulence problems.

Q: Do any of my characters have flatulence problems?
A: Yes, but it's not polite to call them out by name.

Q: Is this game as hard as you say it is or are your 28 year old reflexes just no match for the knee jerk reaction times of a 14 year old?
A: Play the game and then get back to me, sonny.

Q: Are my parents going to flip out over the realistic graphics of me killing things?
A: Probably not, the aliens are cartoonish in quality - besides, they laugh at you in the game and that makes it ok.

Q: Will I understand the sophisticated humor found in this delightful game?
A: If you're under 16, it may go over your head. But get it anyway you'll still love it.

Q: What do you mean when you used the word "JINKIES" at the top of your review?
A: Buy the game and see.

Q: I've just figured out how to get Dr. Hawkins to make toast (delicious!), is there a point to any of this?
A: Yes.

The game is good.