<s>
Cool	B-Device
Boarders	I-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
known	O
as	O
Cool	B-Device
Boarders	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	O
Killing	O
Session	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
snowboarding	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
UEP	O
Systems	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
builds	O
upon	O
its	O
predecessor	O
's	O
features	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
trick	O
competitions	O
,	O
computer-controlled	B-Device
competitors	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
,	O
allowing	O
two-player	O
,	O
non-split	O
screen	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
original	O
advertisement	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
Seth	O
Romatelli	O
of	O
the	O
comedy	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
Uhh	O
Yeah	O
Dude	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PAL	B-Language
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
20	O
games	O
pre-loaded	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
(	O
excluding	O
Japan	O
,	O
Taiwan	O
and	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Cool	B-Device
Boarders	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
the	O
year	O
prior	O
,	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
Cool	B-Device
Boarders	I-Device
was	O
a	O
sleeper	O
success	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
attained	O
a	O
Greatest	O
Hits	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cool	B-Device
Boarders	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
unveiled	O
at	O
the	O
April	O
1997	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
drew	O
large	O
crowds	O
despite	O
UEP	O
having	O
only	O
a	O
small	O
booth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
began	O
trickling	O
in	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
1080°	B-Application
Snowboarding	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
resulted	O
in	O
three	O
US-based	O
sequels	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
continued	O
with	O
Cool	B-Application
Boarders	I-Application
Burrrn	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
under	O
UEP	O
's	O
guiding	O
force	O
,	O
before	O
"	O
ending	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	O
's	O
Cool	B-Device
Boarders	I-Device
:	O
Code	O
Alien	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
emulated	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
as	O
a	O
PS	B-Application
one	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
23	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cool	B-Device
Boarders	I-Device
2	I-Device
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
most	O
critics	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
physics	O
model	O
greatly	O
improved	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Cool	B-Device
Boarders	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
half-pipe	O
mode	O
was	O
received	O
with	O
great	O
enthusiasm	O
,	O
some	O
felt	O
the	O
overall	O
improvement	O
was	O
not	O
enough	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
Cool	B-Device
Boarders	I-Device
should	O
have	O
been	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
GamePro	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
startling	O
,	O
top-to-bottom	O
improvement	O
upon	O
its	O
predecessor	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Crispin	O
Boyer	O
remarked	O
in	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
that	O
"	O
I	O
was	O
n't	O
a	O
big	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
but	O
Cool	B-Device
Boarders	I-Device
2	I-Device
surprised	O
me	O
with	O
its	O
depth	O
of	O
gameplay.	O
"	O
</s>
