<s>
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
on	I-Application
the	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
(	O
known	O
simply	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
racing	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
1998	O
as	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
the	O
extremely	O
successful	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
2	I-Application
cabinets	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
deluxe	O
models	O
(	O
with	O
far	O
fewer	O
Twin	O
Cabinets	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
linked	O
together	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
sixteen	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Sega	O
's	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
system	O
according	O
to	O
contemporary	O
game	O
magazines	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
quietly	O
cancelled	O
and	O
a	O
special	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
2001	O
,	O
took	O
its	O
place	O
as	O
a	O
home	O
console	O
entry	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
1998	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Battle	O
on	O
the	O
Edge	O
,	O
Sega	O
released	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Power	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Added	O
to	O
Power	O
Edition	O
is	O
the	O
Hornet	O
Classic	O
car	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
car	O
from	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
with	O
an	O
altered	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opponent	O
cars	O
 '	O
AI	B-Application
is	O
also	O
more	O
aggressive	O
in	O
this	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
change	O
is	O
made	O
to	O
one	O
corner	O
in	O
the	O
advanced	O
course	O
to	O
balance	O
out	O
the	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
2	I-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Fumio	O
Ito	O
and	O
Takenobu	O
Mitsuyoshi	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
being	O
the	O
composer	O
of	O
and	O
singer	O
on	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
the	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
2	I-Application
soundtrack	O
is	O
heavier	O
and	O
more	O
electric	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
2s	I-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
dual-disc	O
album	O
on	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
their	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
1998	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
most-successful	O
dedicated	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
