<s>
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
weapon	O
based	O
3D	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Tamsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
arcades	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
usual	O
fighting	O
game	O
formula	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
home	O
console	O
first	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
being	O
developed	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
countries	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
after	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
less	O
enthusiastically	O
received	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
,	O
with	O
critics	O
saying	O
that	O
both	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
made	O
too	O
little	O
advancement	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
failing	O
to	O
keep	O
pace	O
with	O
competing	O
fighting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
URA	I-Application
(	O
full	O
title	O
Ultimate	O
Revenge	O
Attack	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
specific	O
sequel	O
to	O
Toshinden	O
Remix	O
(	O
aka	O
Toshinden	O
S	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
derived	O
from	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
2	I-Application
but	O
includes	O
new	O
characters	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
exclusive	O
content	O
and	O
tweaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
middling	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
arcade	O
versions	O
,	O
it	O
met	O
with	O
uniformly	O
negative	O
reviews	O
citing	O
lack	O
of	O
depth	O
,	O
poor	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
unattractive	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
2	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
gameplay	O
remains	O
unchanged	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
include	O
a	O
simple	O
combo	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
discovery	O
of	O
his	O
treachery	O
,	O
Gaia	O
has	O
been	O
branded	O
a	O
traitor	O
and	O
marked	O
for	O
death	O
by	O
Uranus	O
and	O
Master	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
leaders	O
of	O
the	O
Secret	O
Society	O
,	O
who	O
hold	O
another	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
tournament	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
lure	O
him	O
out	O
so	O
that	O
he	O
can	O
be	O
swiftly	O
eliminated	O
by	O
them	O
and	O
their	O
loyal	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
URA	I-Application
has	O
altered	O
gameplay	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
feel	O
notably	O
different	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toshinden	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
port	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
with	O
arcade	O
graphical	O
fidelity	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
higher	O
resolutions	O
and	O
some	O
additional	O
options	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
remap	O
all	O
the	O
controls	O
(	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
only	O
allows	O
the	O
remapping	O
of	O
the	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
version	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
saves	O
unlocked	O
characters	O
,	O
settings	O
and	O
results	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
introductory	O
movie	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
magazine	O
listed	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
their	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
1996	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
tenth	O
most	O
successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
435,712	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
URA	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
sold	O
13,432	O
units	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reviews	O
for	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
critics	O
generally	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
good	O
but	O
shows	O
little	O
improvement	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
fails	O
to	O
measure	O
up	O
to	O
marketplace	O
competitors	O
like	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
had	O
a	O
more	O
positive	O
reaction	O
than	O
most	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
character	O
Vermillion	O
,	O
while	O
remarking	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
similarly	O
said	O
that	O
though	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
2	I-Application
addresses	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
complaints	O
made	O
about	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
has	O
impressive	O
light-sourcing	O
effects	O
,	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
and	O
overdrive	O
super	O
moves	O
,	O
it	O
still	O
fails	O
to	O
measure	O
up	O
to	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
"	O
The	O
depth	O
of	O
gameplay	O
and	O
complexity	O
of	O
the	O
strategy	O
is	O
n't	O
there	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
speed	O
and	O
smoothness	O
of	O
VF2	B-Application
far	O
outweighs	O
Toshinden	B-Application
2s	I-Application
light-sourcing	O
and	O
moving	O
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
contended	O
that	O
the	O
Toshinden	O
series	O
is	O
not	O
well-suited	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
environment	O
,	O
and	O
criticized	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
is	O
near-identical	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
since	O
standards	O
are	O
higher	O
in	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hyper	O
magazine	O
,	O
by	O
contrast	O
,	O
selected	O
as	O
its	O
pick	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Although	O
already	O
a	O
favorite	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
releasing	O
the	O
long-awaited	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
seems	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
extra	O
credibility	O
points.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Maximum'''s	O
Rich	O
Leadbetter	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
changes	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
new	O
characters	O
Chaos	O
and	O
Vermillion	O
,	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
better	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
felt	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
insufficient	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
light	O
of	O
the	O
graphical	O
advances	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
had	O
made	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
Toshinden	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
by	O
advising	O
PlayStation	B-Device
owners	O
to	O
wait	O
for	O
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
Toshinden	O
URABattle	O
Arena	O
Toshinden	B-Application
URA	I-Application
met	O
with	O
overwhelmingly	O
negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
remarked	O
that	O
despite	O
the	O
game	O
running	O
in	O
high	O
resolution	O
,	O
the	O
enhanced	O
textures	O
over	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
cause	O
URA	O
to	O
suffer	O
from	O
a	O
generally	O
muddy	O
and	O
choppy	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
found	O
it	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
Saturn	B-Device
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
Remix	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Simply	O
put	O
,	O
URA	O
is	O
just	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
bad	O
thing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Lee	O
Nutter	O
noted	O
in	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
given	O
an	O
unusually	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
PAL	O
optimization	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
mediocre	O
graphics	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
depth	O
in	O
the	O
gameplay	O
made	O
it	O
a	O
poor	O
buy	O
,	O
particularly	O
with	O
Fighters	B-Application
Megamix	I-Application
soon	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
2	I-Application
PlusBattle	O
Arena	O
Toshinden	B-Application
2	I-Application
Plus	O
is	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Toshinden	O
2''	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
on	O
The	B-Device
Best	I-Device
range	I-Device
(	O
equivalent	O
to	O
the	O
Greatest	O
Hits	O
and	O
Platinum	O
ranges	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
