<s>
Earthsiege	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mech-style	O
vehicle	O
simulation	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Dynamix	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Frank	O
Evers	O
(	O
NYPH	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earthsiege	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Earthsiege	B-Application
universe	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
its	O
predecessors	O
Earthsiege	B-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
and	O
Battledrome	O
(	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
action	O
game	O
Hunter	B-Application
Hunted	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
strategy	O
games	O
MissionForce	B-Application
:	I-Application
CyberStorm	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
and	O
Cyberstorm	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Corporate	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
simulation	O
Starsiege	B-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
Starsiege	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tribes	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
,	O
Tribes	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
(	O
2001	O
)	O
,	O
Tribes	B-Device
:	I-Device
Aerial	I-Device
Assault	I-Device
(	O
2002	O
)	O
,	O
Tribes	B-Application
:	I-Application
Vengeance	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
and	O
Tribes	B-Device
:	I-Device
Ascend	I-Device
(	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
simulation	O
,	O
Earthsiege	B-Application
2	I-Application
gives	O
players	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
pilot	O
massive	O
bipedal	O
war	O
machines	O
known	O
as	O
HERCULANs	B-Application
(	O
Humaniform-Emulation	O
Roboticized	O
Combat	O
Unit	O
with	O
Leg-Articulated	O
Navigation	O
)	O
(	O
or	O
'	O
HERCs	O
 '	O
for	O
short	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
2624	O
,	O
Earthsiege	B-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
advanced	O
weapons	O
and	O
technology	O
for	O
waging	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earthsiege	B-Application
2	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
across	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
South	O
America	O
,	O
Antarctica	O
,	O
Asia	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
moon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earthsiege	B-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
a	O
more	O
advanced	O
engine	O
than	O
Earthsiege	B-Application
,	O
increasing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
maximum	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
to	O
640*480	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earthsiege	B-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
3D	O
rolling	O
terrain	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
flat	O
landscape	O
of	O
Earthsiege	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Earthsiege	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
by	O
Hi-Rez	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earthsiege	B-Application
2	I-Application
allows	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
playing	O
in	O
multiple	O
viewpoints	O
between	O
first	O
and	O
third	O
person(external )	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Earthsiege	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
allowed	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
squadmates	O
per	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Missions	O
in	O
Earthsiege	B-Application
2	I-Application
include	O
a	O
branching	O
mission	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Hudak	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
mission	O
difficulty	O
versus	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Next	O
Generation	O
critic	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
offers	O
solid	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
first	O
Earthsiege	B-Application
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
graphics	O
,	O
enemy	O
AI	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
strategic	O
element	O
of	O
looting	O
disabled	O
enemy	O
units	O
for	O
parts	O
(	O
which	O
he	O
noted	O
had	O
been	O
lifted	O
from	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
criticized	O
the	O
missions	O
as	O
lacking	O
in	O
variety	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
want	O
fast	O
action	O
,	O
good	O
pacing	O
,	O
and	O
incredible	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
EarthSiege	B-Application
2	I-Application
shines	O
in	O
all	O
the	O
right	O
places.	O
"	O
</s>
