<s>
Eternal	B-Application
Champions	I-Application
:	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Side	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Eternal	B-Application
Champions	I-Application
2	I-Application
or	O
Eternal	B-Application
Champions	I-Application
CD	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
game	O
Eternal	B-Application
Champions	I-Application
and	O
was	O
part	O
two	O
of	O
a	O
proposed	O
trilogy	O
of	O
games	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eternal	B-Application
Champions	I-Application
:	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Side	I-Application
includes	O
the	O
nine	O
playable	O
fighters	O
and	O
non-playable	O
boss	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
adds	O
13	O
new	O
playable	O
characters	O
(	O
nine	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
hidden	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
new	O
moves	O
called	O
"	O
Cinekills	O
"	O
were	O
added	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
essentially	O
fatality	O
scenes	O
rendered	O
in	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eternal	B-Application
Champions	I-Application
:	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Side	I-Application
makes	O
most	O
special	O
attacks	O
use	O
less	O
of	O
the	O
special	O
attack	O
meter	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
retains	O
the	O
stage-specific	O
finishing	O
moves	O
called	O
Overkills	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Eternal	B-Application
Champions	I-Application
,	O
and	O
added	O
ones	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vendetta	O
is	O
performed	O
by	O
motion	O
and	O
button	O
presses	O
identical	O
to	O
those	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Fatality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
Cinekill	O
,	O
the	O
Dark	O
Champion	O
appears	O
on	O
the	O
field	O
and	O
kills	O
the	O
victim	O
in	O
a	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
cutscene	O
that	O
supposedly	O
mimics	O
the	O
victim	O
's	O
greatest	O
fear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Eternal	B-Application
Champions	I-Application
:	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Side	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
Eternal	O
Champion	O
,	O
who	O
felt	O
the	O
balance	O
of	O
the	O
universe	O
and	O
time	O
had	O
been	O
disturbed	O
by	O
the	O
deaths	O
of	O
key	O
individuals	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
destined	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
world	O
for	O
the	O
greater	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eternal	B-Application
Champions	I-Application
:	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Side	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
carry	O
Sega	O
's	O
internal	O
Deep	O
Water	O
warning	O
icon	O
label	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
employed	O
by	O
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
for	O
games	O
featuring	O
adult	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
criticized	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
only	O
minor	O
enhancements	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
Genesis	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
with	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
's	O
"	O
Welcome	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
level	O
"	O
advertising	O
slogan	O
:	O
"	O
Instead	O
of	O
taking	O
us	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
level	O
,	O
EC	O
has	O
merely	O
taken	O
us	O
to	O
a	O
different	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
one.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
three	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
EGM	O
review	O
panel	O
concurred	O
that	O
Sega	O
seemed	O
to	O
be	O
trying	O
to	O
draw	O
attention	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
loose	O
controls	O
,	O
sluggish	O
combat	O
,	O
inappropriate	O
audio	O
,	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
improvement	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Eternal	B-Application
Champions	I-Application
using	O
flashy	O
fatality	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
gaming	O
website	O
Racketboy	O
included	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
games	O
that	O
"	O
defined	O
"	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
Even	O
though	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
,	O
Challenge	O
from	O
the	O
Dark	O
Side	O
sold	O
better	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
than	O
the	O
Genesis	O
versions	O
of	O
Street	O
Fighter	O
II.	O
"	O
</s>
