<s>
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Once	O
More	O
unto	O
the	O
Breach	O
,	O
or	O
simply	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
is	O
an	O
action-strategy	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sensible	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
DOS	B-Device
in	O
November	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
,	O
a	O
successful	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
multiple	O
formats	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
action	B-Application
and	O
strategy	B-Application
involving	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
soldiers	O
battling	O
through	O
a	O
time-travel	O
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
rely	O
on	O
strategy	B-Application
and	O
heavy	O
secondary	O
weapons	O
to	O
overcome	O
enemies	O
,	O
their	O
vehicles	O
and	O
installations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
gameplay	O
retained	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
but	O
were	O
disappointed	O
at	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
new	O
mechanics	O
or	O
weapons	O
,	O
comparing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
a	O
data	O
disk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
gave	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
2	I-Application
positive	O
reviews	O
but	O
lower	O
scores	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
gave	O
mixed	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
theme	O
music	O
and	O
increased	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
military-themed	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
strategy	B-Application
and	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
shooting	O
action	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
strategy	B-Application
elements	O
and	O
employs	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
control	O
system	O
more	O
common	O
to	O
strategy	B-Application
than	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
,	O
which	O
drew	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
juxtaposition	O
of	O
war	O
and	O
humour	O
and	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
iconography	O
closely	O
resembling	O
the	O
remembrance	O
poppy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cover	O
art	O
's	O
poppy	O
was	O
ultimately	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
soldier	O
,	O
in	O
turn	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
hand	O
grenade	O
for	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
regarding	O
which	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
joked	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
great	O
thing	O
about	O
an	O
explosive	O
charge	O
wrapped	O
in	O
hundreds	O
of	O
meters	O
wound-inflicting	O
wire	O
is	O
that	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
child-frightening	O
,	O
'	O
responsible	O
adult	O
 '	O
freaking	O
,	O
society-disrupting	O
effect	O
as	O
an	O
iddy-biddy	O
flower	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
felt	O
the	O
new	O
historical	O
and	O
science-fiction	O
themes	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
avoid	O
similar	O
controversy	O
as	O
befell	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
itself	O
had	O
become	O
embroiled	O
in	O
the	O
controversy	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
planned	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
poppy	O
on	O
its	O
cover	O
(	O
also	O
abandoned	O
)	O
and	O
perceived	O
inflammatory	O
commentary	O
its	O
editor	O
Stuart	O
Campbell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
small	O
team	O
of	O
"	O
essentially	O
four	O
"	O
people	O
–	O
among	O
them	O
first-time	O
level-designer	O
Campbell	O
–	O
created	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
retaining	O
the	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Campbell	O
later	O
said	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
the	O
novella	O
was	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
publisher	O
preferring	O
to	O
maximise	O
profit	O
from	O
a	O
game	O
rather	O
than	O
build	O
intellectual	O
property	O
towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
's	O
commercial	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hare	O
sold	O
Sensible	O
to	O
Codemasters	O
in	O
1999	O
and	O
consequently	O
worked	O
on	O
an	O
abortive	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
with	O
such	B-Application
a	I-Application
title	I-Application
ultimately	O
published	O
by	O
Russia	O
's	O
Game	O
Factory	O
Interactive	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
complained	O
about	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
plot	O
,	O
with	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
little	O
explanation	O
as	O
to	O
why	O
you	O
're	O
doing	O
this	O
time-travelling	O
and	O
absolutely	O
none	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AUI	O
called	O
the	O
plot	O
"	O
pointless	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
slight	O
problem	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
you	O
have	O
to	O
guess	O
what	O
is	O
going	O
on	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
because	O
there	O
's	O
no	O
plot	O
explanation	O
 [ ... ] 	O
it	O
's	O
all	O
very	O
confusing	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
called	O
this	O
"	O
good/bad	O
news	O
"	O
,	O
whereas	O
The	O
One	O
directed	O
its	O
"	O
major	O
criticism	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
difficulty	O
level	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
are	O
quite	O
simply	O
horrendous	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
close	O
to	O
being	O
intensely	O
frustrating	O
at	O
times	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
also	O
felt	O
the	O
high	O
difficulty	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
"	O
biggest	O
problem	O
"	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
like	O
a	O
game	O
to	O
get	O
progressively	O
harder	O
rather	O
than	O
getting	O
virtually	O
impossible	O
after	O
just	O
four	O
missions	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
also	O
criticised	O
the	O
difficulty	O
and	O
felt	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
are	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
a	O
drag	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
was	O
annoyed	O
at	O
the	O
early	O
tutorial	O
missions	O
,	O
finding	O
them	O
redundant	O
,	O
but	O
otherwise	O
noted	O
the	O
increased	O
challenge	O
as	O
a	O
positive	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
original	O
game	O
went	O
in	O
pulses	O
of	O
fiendishly	O
hard	O
and	O
stupidly	O
simple	O
levels	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
CF2	O
the	O
difficulty	O
curve	O
's	O
,	O
well	O
,	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
curve	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
alien	O
planet	O
levels	O
drew	O
much	O
criticism	O
,	O
on	O
which	O
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
opined	O
"	O
whoever	O
chose	O
the	O
colour	O
schemes	O
should	O
be	O
thrown	O
away	O
in	O
jail	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
he	O
praised	O
their	O
mechanics	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
's	O
reviewer	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
hate	O
the	O
entire	O
look	O
of	O
the	O
alien	O
planet	O
 [ ... ] 	O
From	O
the	O
disgusting	O
purple	O
pools	O
to	O
the	O
silly	O
flowers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
said	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
tarted	O
up	O
with	O
new	O
graphics	O
"	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
praised	O
the	O
new	O
main	O
theme	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
also	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
in-game	O
music	O
remained	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
and	O
had	O
grown	O
tiresome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
more	O
generally	O
criticised	O
the	O
similarity	O
between	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
and	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
,	O
AUI	O
,	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
compared	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
data	O
disk	O
"	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
full	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
conceded	O
that	O
the	O
designers	O
could	O
have	O
added	O
little	O
new	O
to	O
such	O
a	O
simple	O
game	O
without	O
tampering	O
with	O
the	O
basic	O
,	O
successful	O
mechanics	O
;	O
Sensible	O
Software	O
was	O
accused	O
of	O
"	O
laziness	O
"	O
by	O
The	O
One	O
,	O
and	O
of	O
"	O
greed	O
"	O
by	O
AUI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
awarded	O
90%	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
poor	O
value	O
for	O
money	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
while	O
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
still	O
worth	O
buying	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AUI	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
must	O
"	O
for	O
those	O
without	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
otherwise	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
"	O
basically	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
as	O
before	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
saving	O
grace	O
"	O
of	O
new	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
game	O
but	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
expected	O
and	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
"	O
too	O
many	O
similarities	O
and	O
not	O
enough	O
differences	O
to	O
make	O
this	O
sequel	O
a	O
classic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One''	O
summarised	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
've	O
got	O
CF1	O
,	O
love	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
want	O
seconds	O
,	O
only	O
harder	O
,	O
look	O
no	O
further	O
–	O
but	O
,	O
if	O
like	O
myself	O
you	O
've	O
played	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
to	O
death	O
and	O
would	O
've	O
liked	O
to	O
have	O
seen	O
the	O
game	O
developed	O
in	O
some	O
way	O
,	O
I	O
think	O
you	O
'll	O
be	O
a	O
bit	O
disappointed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
