OXM's Cameron Lewis writes, "A paradise of magic and prosperity torn apart by periodic civil wars. An amnesiac protagonist out to avenge the death of his best friend. Sound familiar? And while the characters are endearing and the conclusion satisfying, even the coolest narrative twists are pretty darn familiar."
Bad Guy Wins writes: "Ah, it's time for another edition of "This Generation of Gaming is Ass-Backwards." Sony continues their pursuit of visual supremacy while neglecting their JRPG fans. Microsoft on the other hand likes to act as though they're the company that's been based in Japan for the last few decades. Adding to this odd trend of exclusive JRPGs for the Xbox 360 is "Magna Carta 2." Oh, you never played the first "Magna Carta?" Don't worry, you're probably not alone, especially if you're an Xbox loyalist. There's not a grand, branching storyline between the two games that's going to leave you confused the entire time. Even if that were the case, Microsoft assuredly wouldn't want you to seek out the original, seeing as though it's an exclusive to Sony's Playstation 2. How's that for outstanding continuity?"
Diehard GameFAN writes: "Considering the minimal amount of support the original Xbox received in the way of Japanese RPG's, it's really amazing that the 360 has seen so much support on that front, and a large part of that support has come from Namco. Though their two big J-RPG's aren't console exclusives anymore, at one time Eternal Sonata and Tales of Vesperia (which is still a US exclusive for now) were two major 360 exclusive J-RPG's on a console that wasn't really expected to have any such thing. Further, both games were generally solid pieces of work that were enjoyable examples of the genre done acceptably, if nothing else. Well, Namco Bandai has another exclusive 360 J-RPG for you to enjoy, Magna Carta 2, and at first glance it, too, looks like another winner."
Game Revolution writes: "In 1215, a document called the Magna Carta (or "Great Charter" for those not fluent in Latin) required King John of England to give the free people of his kingdom certain rights such as allowing appeal to unlawful imprisonment. As "riveting" as this sounds (quotations added for sarcastic effect), the games of the same name have absolutely nothing to do with habeas corpus (in the game industry, "due process" is more of a QA thing I guess)."
