Reviewed by Jason Meckes

I'll be straight-out with this: I don't believe this movie was completely necessary. Aaron Haynes' Alternate Vlarion 2 branches off after the original Vlarion movie, providing a second possibility as to what could've happened if the events in Vlarion 2 were changed, ever so slightly. An excellent, original idea! The problem lies in the practicality of having the viewers sit through a movie they've already seen, with only minutes of difference between this and the movie it branches away from. In my own opinion, a better choice would've been to add the changed scenes from Vlarion 2 and add them into the beginning of Alternate Vlarion 3. Sure, that might cut down on the 'magic' of how the movies were planned, but I am speaking of practicality here.

From best I could tell, the changes start to occur around scene 49, where Dask decides to put Brian asleep for an extra 10 hours, making him miss a pivotal battle in the original series. Now, instead of betraying his friends, Brian finds himself as their personal hero when he awakens. This twist alone will change everything you thought you knew about the Vlarion universe; perhaps not in this movie, but the seed is planted.

Alternate Vlarion 2, while very similar to Vlarion 2, does boast some improved animation in it's differences. For instance, there is a much higher quality to the Rasklain battle in terms of attack animations. Thunderclouds are added, moves are buffed up a bit, and that's about it. But still, it's enough to make the viewer go, "Wait a sec.. I, I don't remember THAT." The main difference is that there is actually a battle with Polkros on the top of Megoda Hospital. I personally thought that the original battle with Polkros in Vlarion 3 was slightly better than this, but the vlarion does hold his own rather well here in Alternate Vlarion 2. The destructible scenery adds a completely new dimension to the battles here, and was very refreshing to the eyes. Overall, no complaints here.

Alternate Vlarion 2, while I believe is largely impractical, is still worthy of it's Vlarion title. The actual movie itself is rather solid, and even moreso than it's original version. Polkros proved to provide a much more enthralling battle than the original Kriven did, and even the Yellow-Tirestone fight was improved upon. The ending is also not quite as far-fetched to swallow in this version. I liked it; the Alternate concept is a really great idea.

7.5/10
While largely similar to Vlarion 2, there are enough changes in Alternate Vlarion 2 to keep any fan stuck to the screen