<s>
Croc	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Argonaut	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Fox	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
Croc	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gobbos	I-Application
,	O
it	O
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
title	O
character	O
going	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
his	O
missing	O
parents	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
saving	O
the	O
Inventor	O
Gobbo	O
from	O
a	O
revived	O
Baron	B-Application
Dante	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
in	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
2000	O
and	O
2001	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
was	O
also	O
planned	O
but	O
ultimately	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
particularly	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
while	O
criticizing	O
its	O
camera	O
and	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
its	B-Application
predecessor	I-Application
;	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Croc	B-Application
through	O
various	O
open-ended	O
levels	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
complete	O
various	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
's	O
also	O
levels	O
requiring	O
players	O
to	O
control	O
vehicles	O
such	O
as	O
;	O
a	O
go-kart	O
,	O
a	O
speedboat	O
,	O
a	O
hang	O
glider	O
,	O
a	O
hot	O
air	O
balloon	O
and	O
a	O
giant	O
snowball	B-Language
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collecting	O
every	O
trophy	O
in	O
a	O
village	O
allows	O
access	O
to	O
an	O
extra	O
level	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
completed	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
collect	O
a	O
Jigsaw	B-Application
puzzle	I-Application
piece	I-Application
;	O
collecting	O
these	O
pieces	O
is	O
required	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fifth	O
and	O
final	O
world	O
consisting	O
of	O
remixed	O
level	O
segments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
these	O
items	O
are	O
heart	O
pots	O
,	O
which	O
lengthen	O
Croc	B-Application
's	O
maximum	O
life	O
count	O
,	O
Gummi	O
Savers	O
Jumps	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
trampoline	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
reach	O
certain	O
ledges	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Clockwork	O
Gobbo	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
wind-up	O
robot	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
to	O
collect	O
items	O
by	O
being	O
used	O
on	O
a	O
certain	O
pedestal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
is	O
controlled	O
using	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
or	O
the	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
,	O
and	O
maneuvers	O
levels	O
by	O
running	O
,	O
jumping	O
,	O
climbing	O
and	O
swimming	O
;	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
the	O
abilities	O
to	O
perform	O
a	O
triple	O
jump	O
and	O
a	O
flip	O
jump	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
allow	O
Croc	B-Application
to	O
reach	O
higher	O
altitudes	O
than	O
he	O
can	O
by	O
jumping	O
normally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
attacks	O
enemies	O
by	O
swinging	O
his	O
tail	O
in	O
a	O
full	O
360-degree	O
motion	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
perform	O
a	O
downward	O
hit	O
drop	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
destroy	O
wooden	O
crates	O
containing	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
's	O
health	O
is	O
represented	O
by	O
a	O
set	O
life	O
count	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
extended	O
by	O
purchasing	O
certain	O
items	O
;	O
upon	O
running	O
out	O
of	O
"	O
hearts	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
sent	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
HUB	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
respective	O
level	O
he	O
's	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
's	O
life	O
can	O
be	O
refilled	O
by	O
collecting	O
large	O
hearts	O
located	O
throughout	O
stages	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
by	O
collecting	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
crystals	O
in	O
a	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
an	O
additional	O
control	O
option	O
titled	O
"	O
OmniPlay	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
two	O
people	O
split	O
control	O
over	O
Croc	B-Application
's	O
movements	O
and	O
abilities	O
for	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
is	O
set	O
several	O
months	O
after	O
Croc	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gobbos	I-Application
,	O
and	O
begins	O
with	O
Professor	O
Gobbo	O
being	O
captured	O
by	O
the	O
Dantinis	B-Application
while	O
he	O
was	O
witnessing	O
Baron	B-Application
Dante	I-Application
's	O
resurrection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Back	O
at	O
Gobbo	O
Valley	O
,	O
Croc	B-Application
is	O
playing	O
on	O
a	O
beach	O
and	O
finds	O
a	O
message	O
in	O
a	O
bottle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
is	O
surprised	O
when	O
he	O
sees	O
a	O
crocodile	O
's	O
footprint	O
on	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
the	O
message	O
to	O
King	O
Rufus	O
,	O
who	O
reads	O
it	O
and	O
tells	O
Croc	B-Application
that	O
he	O
needs	O
to	O
look	O
for	O
other	O
Gobbos	O
far	O
off	O
,	O
who	O
may	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
help	O
him	O
in	O
finding	O
the	O
crocodiles	O
who	O
sent	O
the	O
message	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
stands	O
on	O
one	O
end	O
and	O
a	O
Gobbo	O
pushes	O
a	O
boulder	O
on	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
end	O
to	O
propel	O
Croc	B-Application
to	O
the	O
distant	O
Mainland	O
,	O
where	O
his	O
search	O
begins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
's	O
reputation	O
precedes	O
him	O
on	O
the	O
Mainland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
Gobbo	O
villagers	O
speak	O
with	O
Croc	B-Application
as	O
if	O
they	O
have	O
previously	O
established	O
a	O
rapport	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
little	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
point	O
of	O
Croc	B-Application
's	O
quest	O
until	O
the	O
player	O
reaches	O
the	O
final	O
village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Baron	B-Application
Dante	I-Application
purposely	O
sends	O
his	O
minions	O
out	O
to	O
stop	O
Croc	B-Application
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
boss	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
's	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
various	O
Dantinis	B-Application
that	O
are	O
plaguing	O
each	O
community	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
major	O
minions	O
the	O
Baron	O
sends	O
to	O
crush	O
each	O
village	O
and	O
prevent	O
Croc	B-Application
from	O
reaching	O
his	O
goal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Inca	O
Village	O
,	O
Croc	B-Application
fights	O
Baron	B-Application
Dante	I-Application
in	O
a	O
small	O
airplane	O
crafted	O
by	O
Professor	O
Gobbo	O
before	O
rescuing	O
the	O
latter	O
in	O
the	O
Dungeon	O
of	O
Defright	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
Croc	B-Application
comes	O
face-to-face	O
with	O
Baron	B-Application
Dante	I-Application
one	O
last	O
time	O
,	O
while	O
protecting	O
Professor	O
Gobbo	O
from	O
the	O
Baron	O
's	O
attacks	O
so	O
he	O
can	O
summon	O
a	O
portal	O
to	O
send	O
him	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
dimension	O
he	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
banished	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
with	O
Croc	B-Application
and	O
Professor	O
Gobbo	O
flying	O
to	O
a	O
small	O
island	O
to	O
meet	O
Croc	B-Application
's	O
long-lost	O
family	O
before	O
pivoting	O
to	O
another	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
island	O
where	O
Croc	B-Application
's	O
parents	O
 '	O
eggs	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
being	O
stolen	O
by	O
Baron	B-Application
Dante	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
collecting	O
each	O
Jigsaw	O
Piece	O
in	O
every	O
secret	O
area	O
of	O
the	O
villages	O
with	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
the	O
Golden	O
Gobbos	O
collected	O
throughout	O
the	O
levels	O
,	O
Croc	B-Application
ventures	O
to	O
Baron	B-Application
Dante	I-Application
's	O
Secret	O
World	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
the	O
villages	O
(	O
except	O
the	O
Inca	O
Village	O
)	O
that	O
Croc	B-Application
had	O
previously	O
visited	O
,	O
inhabited	O
by	O
Dantinis	B-Application
instead	O
of	O
Gobbos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
must	O
collect	O
five	O
Colored	O
Crystals	O
in	O
each	O
village	O
to	O
retrieve	O
one	O
egg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
planned	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
mentioned	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
print	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
Monthly	O
magazine	O
and	O
touted	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
Q3	O
of	O
2000	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
in	O
light	O
of	O
Argonaut	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
stop	O
developing	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
games	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
declining	O
commercial	O
performance	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
advertised	O
in	O
the	O
instruction	O
manual	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
for	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
for	O
a	O
Christmas	O
1998	O
release	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
delayed	O
to	O
a	O
summer	O
1999	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ultimately	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
also	O
planned	O
yet	O
cancelled	O
in	O
mid-2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
got	O
a	O
2D	O
platformer	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
on	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
the	O
candy	O
being	O
prominently	O
featured	O
as	O
a	O
usable	O
item	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
over	O
6.5	O
million	O
candy	O
wrappers	O
were	O
printed	O
with	O
Croc	B-Application
2	I-Application
logos	O
on	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
promotional	O
sweepstake	O
competition	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Croc	B-Application
2	I-Application
Down	O
Under	O
"	O
sweepstakes	O
,	O
was	O
held	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
contest	O
's	O
grand	O
prize	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
family	O
trip	O
to	O
Australia	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
strategy	O
guide	O
being	O
featured	O
as	O
the	O
other	O
obtainable	O
prizes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
an	O
average	O
review	O
,	O
over	O
four	O
months	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
Stateside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
other	O
reviewers	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
positive	O
to	O
mixed	O
to	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
months	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
Stateside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
but	O
criticised	O
its	O
difficulty	O
and	O
camera	O
angles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
poor	O
ratings	O
,	O
also	O
criticizing	O
the	O
camera	O
angles	O
and	O
the	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matthew	O
House	O
of	O
AllGame	O
criticised	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
for	O
its	O
camera	O
angles	O
and	O
difficulty	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
criticizing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nash	O
Werner	O
of	O
GamePro	O
was	O
also	O
negative	O
,	O
saying	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
:	O
"	O
After	O
weeks	O
of	O
playing	O
Croc	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
I	O
was	O
praying	O
each	O
new	O
level	O
would	O
be	O
Croc	B-Application
2s	I-Application
last	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
just	O
kept	O
dragging	O
on	O
and	O
on.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Scary	O
Larry	O
called	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
"	O
an	O
acquired	O
taste	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
as	O
edgy	O
and	O
fast-paced	O
as	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warped	I-Application
or	O
as	O
well-oiled	O
as	O
Spyro	O
,	O
Croc	B-Application
2	I-Application
deserves	O
a	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
platform	O
as	O
your	O
other	O
platform	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
little	O
practice	O
and	O
patience	O
,	O
you	O
'll	O
find	O
that	O
Croc	B-Application
2	I-Application
provides	O
plenty	O
of	O
ditzy	O
diversion.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
called	O
the	O
same	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
3D	O
platformers	O
 [ ... ] 	O
if	O
just	O
by	O
a	O
claw.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
later	O
gave	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
one	O
game	O
that	O
you	O
will	O
have	O
a	O
hard	O
time	O
putting	O
down	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	O
Lackey	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
three-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
With	O
its	O
cute	O
storyline	O
,	O
Croc	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
entertaining	O
but	O
fairly	O
unremarkable	O
romp	O
,	O
especially	O
suited	O
for	O
the	O
younger	O
gamer	O
in	O
the	O
family.	O
"	O
</s>
