<s>
is	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
game	O
released	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
1997	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
1986	O
arcade	O
release	O
of	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
ship	O
using	O
either	O
a	O
standard	O
controller	O
or	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
NES	I-Device
Mouse	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkanoid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Doh	I-Application
It	I-Application
Again	I-Application
picks	O
up	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
spacecraft	O
Vaus	O
defeated	O
DOH	O
with	O
its	O
energy	O
ball	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
11th	O
stardawn	O
,	O
the	O
sensors	O
of	O
the	O
interstellar	O
ark	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
pick	O
up	O
a	O
stunning	O
new	O
Terra	O
Class	O
Planet	O
and	O
dispatch	O
the	O
Vaus	O
to	O
conduct	O
colonization	O
surveys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
player	O
defeats	O
the	O
boss	O
on	O
round	O
33	O
,	O
Vaus	O
escapes	O
DoH	O
's	O
realm	O
and	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
,	O
where	O
it	O
is	O
now	O
the	O
14th	O
stardawn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
had	O
mostly	O
waned	O
,	O
Arkanoid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Doh	I-Application
it	I-Application
Again	I-Application
was	O
largely	O
ignored	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
all	O
considered	O
it	O
a	O
worthy	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
(	O
which	O
they	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
41st	O
best	O
console	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
just	O
two	O
months	O
earlier	O
)	O
,	O
particularly	O
approving	O
of	O
its	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
single-player	O
levels	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
multiplayer	O
action	O
in	O
both	O
competitive	O
and	O
cooperative	O
forms	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
complained	O
at	O
the	O
recycling	O
of	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
likewise	O
applauded	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
and	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
to	O
plug	O
in	O
for	O
some	O
quick	O
fun	O
,	O
but	O
we	O
also	O
found	O
ourselves	O
spending	O
long	O
hours	O
in	O
the	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
world	O
,	O
in	O
both	O
one	O
and	O
two-player	O
modes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
