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 Matthew Vaughn, and is written by Derek Kolstad, Mike Rianda, and Noah Toczko, with Toczko, Paget Brewster, Will Smith, Justice Smith, Nicolas Cantu, Mae Whitman, Kimiko Glenn, Steven Yeun, Kaitlyn Dever, Ming-Na Wen, and Chris Hemsworth reprising their roles from the first film. They are joined by Kathryn Newton, Zachary Levi, and Giancarlo Esposito.

Like its predecessor, 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. However, it has recieved criticism for its depiction of furries and bronies.

Plot
It’s been a couple of months since the events of the first film, and Keith is living his life. But something is wrong amidst Nintendo Land. Everyone there is glitching out. Now, in order to find out what’s happening, he heads back to Earth, only to find that there’s something much bigger at stake. Add an anthropomorphic duck with a prosthetic leg, and an uncle who isn’t what he appears to be, and Keith might have to do the impossible to save the world: reconnect with his family.

Cast
Noah Toczko as Keith

Will Smith as Patrick

Zachary Levi as Kevin Keene

Paget Brewster as Anna Keene / Della Duck

Kathryn Newton as Serena

Justice Smith as Seth

Kaitlyn Dever as Eve

Ana de Armas as Palutena

Nicolas Cantu as Max

Chris Hemsworth as Link

Giancarlo Esposito as Giovanni N. Ghetsis

Kimiko Glenn as Viridi

Steven Yeun as Pit

Sarah-Nicole Robles as the voice of Yoshi

Sophia Di Martino as Karen Deeks

Mark Phillips as Grant Fitcher

Liza Koshy as Rhonda Fitcher

Cameos
Scott Wozniak as Scott

Simon Minter as the concierge at Viridian Tech

Tobi Brown as a Priest

Ethan Payne as Giovanni’s boxing mate

Josh Bradley as the doorman to Viridian Tech

Nathan Vetterlein as the Scout

Robin Atkin Downes as the Medic

Gary Schwartz as the Heavy and the Demoman

Grant Goodeve as the Engineer

John Patrick Lowrie as the Sniper

Dennis Bateman as the Spy

Rick May (through archival recordings) as the Soldier

Reception
The film has been critically acclaimed, scoring a 98% “Certified Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes. The critical consensus states “A major improvement over its predecessor, 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 an A to F scale.