Destroy All Humans! 2
Destroy All Humans! 2 is a Xbox shooter game released in 2006 developed by Electronic Arts. It centers on area and route exploration, positioning and evasion, and weapon and firepower management, with controls and information arranged around the Duke or Controller S twin sticks, analog triggers, directional pad, and face buttons.
- AI score · out of 10
- 6.7 / 10
About this game
Destroy All Humans! 2 is a Xbox shooter game centered on area and route exploration, positioning and evasion, and weapon and firepower management. Missions pace progress through enemy waves, routes, objectives, and weapon opportunities, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Aiming feedback, projectiles, hits, and danger zones need to remain readable, while standard or progressive-scan video, widescreen support, HDD caching, and Dolby Digital audio need to preserve action, state, and text readability together. The genre-specific limitation is that camera turning, aiming methods, dense encounters, and peripheral support can increase control pressure. Platform conditions also include disc loading, the internal HDD and cache, memory units, regional language, display modes, legacy controller ports, and retired Xbox Live services affect present-day use. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
Collected in series
Destroy All Humans! is a satirical action series that puts you on the invading alien’s side. As Crypto, you toss people and objects with psychic powers, wield extravagant weapons and take a flying saucer into battle, mixing human-world missions with gleeful destruction.
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AI review
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More alien mischief, but uneven missions and satire.
Destroy All Humans! 2 gives Crypto more weapons and psychic tricks across several open areas. Extra toys and fewer mandatory stealth sequences make destructive play more flexible than before. Most objectives still fall back on straightforward shooting and familiar mission patterns, so that freedom does not sustain constant discovery. Crypto and Pox retain a recognizable comic voice, but satire aimed at many unrelated 1960s targets is less coherent than the first game’s science-fiction parody. The direct Xbox account also records prominent texture pop-in, interrupting the spectacle of destruction. This release works best for players who want casual alien chaos and can enjoy a joke between simple fights. Anyone seeking deep combat or a tightly focused script will feel the limits sooner. This assessment concerns the 2006 console game, not the later Reprobed remake.
Strengths
- New weapons and fewer forced stealth sections expand choice.
Weaknesses
- Repeated objectives and diffuse satire.
Who it is for: Players seeking light alien mayhem and banter.
Play notes: Only the original 2006 Xbox edition is assessed.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Broader scope does not consistently refresh mission design. | Reviewed | 6.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Expanded powers improve mischief more than tactical depth. | Reviewed | 7.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The comic voice survives a less coherent parody. | Reviewed | 6.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Texture pop-in interrupts otherwise workable console play. | Reviewed | 6.1 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Electronic Arts
- Publisher
- THQ
- Release date
- 2006
- Platforms
- Original Xbox
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Shooter · Primary genreAdventure
- Tags
- Dodge3D GraphicsShootingLinear LevelsPlayer versus EnvironmentThird PersonExplorationSolo-friendlyFast-pacedScience FictionMain Story Under 10 HoursReplayable
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
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- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single playerCo-op
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- Original XboxWorldwide2006
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