Captain N and the Game Masters

Captain N: Level Two is an American-Japanese superhero comedy film that is a sequel to Captain N: Game Master, which in turn is based on the character created by Randy Studdard. Unlike the first film, the second film is directed by Shawn Levy, but is still written by Noah Collins-Toczko, Adam Cote, Olan Rogers, and Derek Connolly, with Collins-Toczko reprising his role as Keith Koolidge. Along with him, Paget Brewster, Justice Smith, Nicolas Cantu, Anthony Mackie, Kaitlyn Dever, Deedee Magno-Hall, Tika Sumpter, and Keanu Reeves reprise their roles from the first film. They are joined by Zachary Levi, Monica Ray, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, Tom Holland, John Cena, Eiza González, Mike Moh, Kristen Wiig, Malcolm Ray, Tobi Brown (known as TBJZL), Teresa Gallagher, Caleb Glass (known as CalebCity), Ethan Payne (known as Behzinga), and SungWon Cho.

Unlike the first film, which received mixed reviews from critics, Level Two received universal acclaim for its story, action sequences, writing, performances, and animation. It has also been financially successful, grossing over $1.65 billion at the box office, against a budget of $164 million.

Plot
3 years after the events of the first film, the holidays have arrived, and Keith just plans on having a normal holiday. However, his plans go off the rails when he is framed for shocking his maid to death. Now back home, Keith must not only deal with his family (which includes the original Captain N), but also the fact that he’s a fugitive running from a large company, the company his mom works for, especially during the holiday season. When it seems like all might be lost, someone from his past may give him a brighter future than he could’ve ever hoped for.

Cast
Noah Collins-Toczko as Keith Koolidge

Paget Brewster as Mom / Della Duck

Zachary Levi as Kevin Keene

Monica Ray as Miko Kubota

Daniel Craig as Giovanni N. Ghetsis

Anthony Mackie as Dad / Pikachu

Nicolas Cantu as Max

Justice Smith as Seth

Simon Pegg as Dr. Light

Tom Holland as Rocky / Mega Man

John Cena as Mike “Lt. Surge” Vincent

Eiza González as Wendy

Mike Moh as Ridley

Kristen Wiig as the voice of Lola Bunny

Kaitlyn Dever as the voice of Serena

Malcolm Ray as Lemmy

Tobi Brown as Larry

Teresa Gallagher as the voice of Nicole

Tika Sumpter as the voice of Palutena

Keanu Reeves as Link

Caleb Glass as Iggy

Ethan Payne as Roy

SungWon Cho as Dr. Wily

Deedee Magno-Hall as the voice of Monita

Reception
The film has been critically acclaimed, scoring a 98% “Certified Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes. The critical consensus states “A major improvement over its predecesso, Level Two levels up the ante by giving the audience incredible action sequences, hilarious writing, and fantastic animation.” On Metacritic, it has scored a 93 out of 100. On CinemaScore, the audience gave the film an A+ on a F to A+ scale.