<s>
Alpine	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
alpine	O
skiing	O
arcade	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
1996	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Alpine	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alpine	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Tetris	B-Device
,	O
was	O
used	O
by	O
Harvard	O
sleep	O
scientist	O
Robert	O
Stickgold	O
to	O
study	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
learning	O
and	O
sleep	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Alpine	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
their	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
1997	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
sixth	O
most-popular	O
dedicated	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
three	O
different	O
characters	O
adds	O
depth	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
courses	O
are	O
larger	O
and	O
more	O
beautiful	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Alpine	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
added	O
multiplayer	O
capability	O
greatly	O
increases	O
the	O
fun	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
the	O
actual	O
skiing	O
and	O
opponent	O
AI	O
are	O
unchanged	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
analysis	O
there	O
are	O
n't	O
enough	O
improvements	O
to	O
carry	O
Alpine	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
2	I-Application
now	O
that	O
the	O
novelty	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
has	O
worn	O
off	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
