<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
for	O
the	O
TurboDuo	B-General_Concept
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
1993	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Turbo	O
Technologies	O
in	O
October	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
1989	O
's	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
eponymous	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
a	O
century	O
after	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
alien	O
king	O
Natas	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
eight	O
main	O
characters	O
tasked	O
with	O
recovering	O
the	O
Ora	O
stone	O
from	O
the	O
evil	O
magician	O
Fades	O
,	O
who	O
stole	O
it	O
from	O
king	O
Earl	O
II	O
to	O
resurrect	O
Natas	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Oddesia	O
from	O
destruction	O
while	O
also	O
rescuing	O
princess	O
Miriam	O
of	O
Solis	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
taken	O
as	O
hostage	O
by	O
a	O
monster	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
was	O
initially	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
TurboDuo	B-General_Concept
,	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
through	O
download	O
services	O
for	O
various	O
consoles	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
reviewers	O
alike	O
since	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
TurboDuo	B-General_Concept
,	O
with	O
praise	O
directed	O
towards	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
dungeon	O
crawl	O
and	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
elements	O
that	O
is	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
must	O
also	O
rescue	O
princess	O
Miriam	O
of	O
Solis	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
taken	O
as	O
hostage	O
by	O
a	O
monster	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lives	O
are	O
shared	O
between	O
players	O
and	O
once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
,	O
though	O
more	O
can	O
be	O
obtained	O
by	O
playing	O
a	O
gambling	O
minigame	O
against	O
the	O
Grim	B-Device
Reaper	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
II	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
a	O
century	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
occurred	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
princess	O
Miriam	O
of	O
Solis	O
was	O
captured	O
and	O
taken	O
as	O
hostage	O
by	O
a	O
monster	B-Application
known	O
as	O
Mynos	O
the	O
Man-Bull	O
while	O
visiting	O
Ardeen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
II	I-Application
initially	O
features	O
eight	O
playable	O
characters	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
,	O
while	O
more	O
playable	O
characters	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
by	O
performing	O
certain	O
tasks	O
during	O
gameplay	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Riot	O
:	O
A	O
bard	B-Application
lacking	O
in	O
fighting	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fina	O
:	O
An	O
elf	B-Application
with	O
resistance	O
to	O
poisoning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gwen	O
:	O
A	O
witch	B-Device
with	O
high	O
resistance	O
to	O
poisoning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
first	O
previewed	O
through	O
video	O
game	O
magazines	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
postponed	O
several	O
times	O
before	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
first	O
published	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
for	O
the	O
TurboDuo	B-General_Concept
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
1993	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Turbo	O
Technologies	O
on	O
October	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
has	O
received	O
multiple	O
re-releases	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
on	O
various	O
digital	O
distribution	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
heavily	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
II	I-Application
titled	O
Crystal	O
Beans	O
from	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
II	I-Application
garnered	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
TurboDuo	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
criticized	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorers	I-Application
graphics	O
for	O
repetitive	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
cartoony	O
"	O
style	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
is	O
bizarrely	O
out-of-place	O
,	O
likening	O
it	O
to	O
polka	O
party	O
music	O
and	O
"	O
Love	O
's	O
Theme	O
"	O
by	O
The	O
Love	O
Unlimited	O
Orchestra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Allgame	O
said	O
that	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
II	I-Application
"	O
delivers	O
a	O
storyline	O
of	O
epic	O
proportions	O
wrapped	O
around	O
a	O
very	O
enjoyable	O
action	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
