Captain N and the Game Masters

Captain N and the Game Mastersis 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 George Miller, and is written by Noah Toczko and Christopher McQuarrie, with Toczko, Zazie Beetz, Marlon Wayans, Marcus Scribner, Nicolas Cantu, Hailee Steinfeld, Stephanie Hsu, Steven Yeun, Brian Tyree Henry, Ming-Na Wen, and Keanu Reeves reprising their roles from the first film. They are joined by Tom Cruise, Chris Pratt, Nicolas Cage, Michael Shannon, Stephen Lang,.

While the first film received mixed to positive reviews, the sequel received universal acclaim for its story, action sequences, writing, animation, and performances (particularly Cruise, Toczko, Beetz, and Shannon). However, it has recieved criticism for its depiction of furries, with many furry critics calling it "offensive". It has also been financially successful, grossing over $1.65 billion at the box office, against a budget of $164 million.

Synopsis
2 years after the events of the first film. Keith is as happy go lucky as he can be. However, when he heads back to his home world for his dad's wedding, he finds that someone is about to give him more than what he bargained for. Add an anthropomorphic fox, a mysterious plot, and an uncle who isn’t what he appears to be, and Keith is about to tackle the hardest mission of his life.

Plot
Two years after the events of the first film, Keith (Noah Toczko) is now happily living in Nintendo Land. However, because of all the crimes that have been happening recently, Keith hasn't been able to get a proper sleep in a couple of months. The Council of Nintendo Land, which includes Link (Keanu Reeves), say that Keith should take a break, but Keith overhears of the location of the last piece of the Triforce: Earth. Ignoring their orders, Keith decides to head there to get the last piece of the Triforce, with Serena (Hailee Steinfeld) coming along too.

They arrive at Keith's home, where Patrick (Marlon Wayans) announces to him that he and his girlfriend, Anne (Zazie Beetz) are getting married, and that they all need to go to Anne's workplace to ask for an extended time off. While Keith is at first reluctant to do so, he learns that Anne works for a gaming company called Viridian Tech. When they arrive at Viridian Tech, Keith spots the Triforce piece. He and Serena have Max (Nicolas Cantu) distract everyone so that they can get it. They manage to get the Triforce, but are caught in the process. Soon, they are met by Anne's boss, Giovanni N. Ghetsis (Michael Shannon), who tells them that if they give up the Triforce, they will be let go. Soon after, they are met by the rest of the family. Even though Anne is disappointed in Keith, she believes that Keith will do the right thing.

Cast

 * Tom Cruise as Kevin Keene
 * Noah Toczko as Keith Koolidge / Captain N
 * Zazie Beetz as Anne Keene / Diane Foxington
 * Chris Pratt as Mario
 * Marlon Wayans as Patrick Koolidge
 * Hailee Steinfeld as Serena
 * Michael Shannon as Giovanni N. Ghetsis
 * Brian Tyree Henry as the voice of Matt
 * Stephen Lang as Sullivan Wazowski
 * Nicolas Cantu as Max Koolidge
 * Teresa Gallagher as Nicole Watterson
 * Keanu Reeves as Link
 * Nicolas Cage as Brett Randalls
 * Steven Yeun as the voice of Karate Joe
 * Stephanie Hsu as the voice of Viridi
 * Iman Vellani as the voice of Fay
 * Ming-Na Wen as Palutena
 * Marcus Scribner as Seth Koolidge
 * Cree Summer as Kalypso
 * Johnny Knoxville as Cap’n Cuttlefish
 * Mark Phillips as DeMarcus Fitcher
 * Liza Koshy as Rhonda Fitcher
 * Scott Wozniak as Scott
 * Tamara Chambers as Tamara
 * Erica Lindbeck as Loona

Cameos

 * Bruce Campbell as Captain Falcon
 * Keith David as Doc Louis
 * Dennis Quaid as General Pepper
 * Ernie Hudson as Darunia
 * Antonio Banderas as Meta Knight
 * Weird Al Yankovic as himself
 * Rick May (through archival recordings) as Soldier
 * Nathan Vetterlein as Scout
 * Robin Atkin Downes as Medic
 * Grant Goodeve as Engineer
 * Gary Schwartz as Heavy and Demoman
 * Dennis Bateman as Spy and Pyro
 * John Patrick Lowrie as Sniper
 * Tenacious D and Nile Rodgers as the wedding band
 * Tobi Brown as a priest

Reception
The film has been critically acclaimed, scoring a 98% “Certified Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 243 reviews, with the average score being a 9/10. 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.

The portrayal of fursuiters has received some criticism. Furries in the Media called an "Ugly, abhorrent, offensive stereotype that the writers obviously put no effort into." Toczko clapped back at the critic's statement saying that they "actually put effort in. It was just that the research they came up with was so graphic that they couldn't put it in the movie."

The character of Barney has also received criticism. Many people who have seen "Dead End: Paranormal Park" have claimed that Barney would never act like this. Toczko once again refuted these claims by saying that "even though he's trans, the world does not revolve around him.