<s>
is	O
a	O
1993	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Tose	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
upon	O
Akira	O
Toriyama	O
's	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
franchise	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Butōden	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
earlier	O
in	O
1993	O
for	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
Cell	O
Games	O
arc	O
and	O
a	O
side-story	O
about	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
films	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	O
Broly	O
–	O
The	O
Legendary	O
Super	O
Saiyan	O
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	O
Bojack	O
Unbound	O
,	O
its	O
gameplay	O
remains	O
relatively	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Super	O
Butōden	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
one-on-one	O
fights	O
using	O
a	O
main	O
six-button	O
configuration	O
,	O
featuring	O
special	O
moves	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
three	O
playable	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Butōden	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
Super	O
Butōden	O
entry	O
shortly	O
after	O
its	O
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
playable	O
stages	O
,	O
implement	O
adventure	O
elements	O
to	O
the	O
tournament	O
mode	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
feature	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
films	O
in	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Butōden	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Butōden	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
World	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
available	O
are	O
Goku	O
(	O
unlockable	O
)	O
,	O
Vegeta	B-Application
,	O
Gohan	O
,	O
Trunks	O
,	O
Piccolo	O
,	O
Cell	O
,	O
Cell	O
Jr.	O
,	O
Broly	O
(	O
unlockable	O
)	O
,	O
Bojack	O
and	O
Zangya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Butōden	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Super	O
Butōden	O
,	O
with	O
producer	O
Toshihiro	O
Suzuki	O
and	O
Shinsaku	O
Shimada	O
returning	O
to	O
helm	O
its	O
production	O
and	O
direction	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
stages	O
while	O
introducing	O
adventure	O
elements	O
to	O
the	O
martial	O
arts	O
tournament	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
pushing	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
films	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Butōden	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
by	O
Bandai	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
across	O
Europe	O
in	O
April	O
1994	O
before	O
being	O
published	O
in	O
June	O
1994	O
by	O
Bandai	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	O
La	O
Légende	O
Saien	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Super	O
Butōden	O
2	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Butōden	I-Application
on	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
for	O
those	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
through	O
retailer	O
GAME	O
or	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
through	O
online	O
retailer	O
Amazon	B-Application
using	O
an	O
email	O
with	O
a	O
code	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
marking	O
its	O
first	O
appearance	O
in	O
North	O
American	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
topped	O
the	O
Famitsu	O
sales	O
chart	O
in	O
December	B-Application
1993	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Butōden	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2016	O
mook	O
,	O
Perfect	O
Guide	O
of	O
Nostalgic	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
best	O
fighting	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grégoire	O
Hellot	O
and	O
Olivier	O
Prézeau	O
of	O
praised	O
the	O
colorful	O
anime-like	O
visual	O
presentation	O
,	O
character	O
roster	O
and	O
controls	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
for	O
being	O
repetitive	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
anime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Plays	O
Dave	O
Golder	O
commended	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
longevity	O
but	O
felt	O
mixed	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
sound	O
,	O
while	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Butōden	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bruno	O
Sol	O
of	O
praised	O
the	O
counterattack	O
mechanic	O
,	O
stylized	O
character	O
designs	O
,	O
secrets	O
and	O
visuals	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
2	O
not	O
only	O
surpasses	O
the	O
previous	O
16-bit	O
release	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
but	O
we	O
are	O
also	O
facing	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
original	O
,	O
agile	O
and	O
fun	O
beat'em	O
up	O
in	O
recent	O
years.	O
"	O
</s>
