<s>
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Struggle	I-Application
Within	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
horror-themed	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Human	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
ultimately	O
did	O
not	O
recommend	O
the	O
game	O
except	O
to	O
those	O
looking	O
for	O
an	O
experience	O
similar	O
to	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
and	O
those	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
,	O
like	O
a	O
cult	O
film	O
,	O
is	O
flawed	O
conventionally	O
but	O
redeemed	O
by	O
its	O
willingness	O
to	O
stray	O
from	O
the	O
mainstream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
with	O
3D	O
graphics	O
and	O
survival	O
horror	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
either	O
a	O
standard	O
PlayStation	B-Device
controller	I-Device
or	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
mouse	I-Device
to	O
control	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Alyssa	O
Hale	O
,	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Alyssa	O
's	O
stamina	O
reaches	O
zero	O
or	O
the	O
player	O
fails	O
a	O
panic	O
scenario	O
,	O
the	O
screen	O
will	O
read	O
"	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
"	O
and	O
provide	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
restart	O
from	O
the	O
last	O
room	O
they	O
entered	O
with	O
one	O
extra	O
stamina	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
II	I-Application
moves	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
setting	O
in	O
the	O
two	O
previous	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
numbered	O
title	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
spin-off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
soon	O
finds	O
a	O
man	O
armed	O
with	O
a	O
hatchet	O
and	O
wearing	O
an	O
oni	B-Application
mask	O
named	O
George	O
Maxwell	O
,	O
who	O
begins	O
to	O
stalk	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
the	O
last	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Human	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
not	O
given	O
a	O
numbered	O
title	O
in	O
Japan	O
because	O
it	O
moves	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
setting	O
in	O
the	O
two	O
previous	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
enhanced	O
rumble	B-Device
features	O
in	O
DualShock	B-Device
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
generally	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
worst	O
in	O
the	O
entire	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
MacDonald	O
writing	O
for	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
shared	O
these	O
sentiments	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
player	O
spends	O
most	O
of	O
their	O
time	O
wandering	O
around	O
,	O
hoping	O
to	O
trigger	O
the	O
next	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fielder	O
criticized	O
the	O
graphics	O
as	O
"	O
pure	O
first-generation	O
PlayStation	B-Device
"	O
and	O
believed	O
the	O
sound	O
design	O
was	O
also	O
poor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
was	O
criticized	O
by	O
some	O
,	O
but	O
MacDonald	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
adult	O
and	O
"	O
out	O
there-spooky	O
"	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
PlayStation	B-Device
title	O
yet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
Fielder	O
could	O
not	O
recommend	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
an	O
adventure	O
or	O
horror	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
leave	O
this	O
one	O
for	O
the	O
antique	O
collectors	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
found	O
the	O
rumble	B-Device
feature	O
the	O
"	O
sole	O
perfect	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kanarick	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
poor	O
attempt	O
at	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
fans	O
of	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
may	O
enjoy	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Electric	O
Playground	O
presented	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
II	I-Application
with	O
its	O
1999	O
"	O
Console	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
decidedly	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
challengers	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
field	O
,	O
despite	O
competition	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
release	O
of	O
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Smoking	I-Application
Mirror	I-Application
.	O
</s>
