<s>
Clockwork	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Clockwork	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
,	O
a	O
title	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
and	O
features	O
virtually	O
identical	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
many	O
critics	O
deemed	O
it	O
a	O
dramatic	O
improvement	O
over	O
its	B-Application
predecessor	I-Application
,	O
citing	O
improved	O
replay	O
value	O
and	O
pacing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
sequel	O
,	O
the	O
working	O
titles	O
for	O
which	O
included	O
Clockwork	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
3	O
:	O
Pengin	O
War	O
and	O
Clockwork	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
Puzzle	O
,	O
used	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Bomberman	B-Application
series	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
made	O
it	O
past	O
the	O
beta	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
Knight	O
N	O
 '	O
Knight	O
,	O
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clockwork	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
2	I-Application
immediately	O
picks	O
up	O
on	O
the	O
cliffhanger	O
left	O
by	O
Clockwork	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clockwork	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
2	I-Application
uses	O
identical	O
gameplay	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
its	B-Application
predecessor	I-Application
,	O
right	O
down	O
to	O
using	O
all	O
the	O
same	O
items	O
and	O
having	O
four	O
rooms	O
with	O
two	O
levels	O
each	O
,	O
plus	O
a	O
final	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
US	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
an	O
additional	O
game	O
mode	O
called	O
"	O
Bosses	O
Galore	O
"	O
lets	O
the	O
player	O
control	O
either	O
Pepper	O
or	O
Ginger	O
(	O
who	O
is	O
far	O
more	O
agile	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
faster	O
attack	O
)	O
in	O
fighting	O
all	O
the	O
bosses	O
of	O
both	O
Clockwork	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
games	O
one	O
after	O
the	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clockwork	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maximum	O
assessed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
just	O
as	O
short	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Clockwork	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
,	O
but	O
has	O
much	O
greater	O
replay	O
value	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
hidden	O
playing	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generations	O
brief	O
review	O
noted	O
that	O
Clockwork	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
2	I-Application
made	O
little	O
change	O
to	O
the	O
formula	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
by	O
simply	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
like	O
CK	O
you	O
are	O
sure	O
to	O
like	O
CK2.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
must-have	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
having	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
visuals	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
yet	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
excellent	O
jazzy	O
tunes	O
that	O
perfectly	O
complement	O
the	O
action	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
these	O
did	O
not	O
make	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
routine	O
and	O
overly	O
easy	O
gameplay	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
"	O
takes	O
the	O
life	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Guise	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
,	O
while	O
criticizing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
short	O
length	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
pacing	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
impressiveness	O
of	O
the	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
hidden	O
areas	O
and	O
secrets	O
,	O
and	O
summarized	O
that	O
"	O
Clockwork	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
2	I-Application
manages	O
to	O
succeed	O
,	O
in	O
every	O
respect	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
failed.	O
"	O
</s>
