<s>
Extreme-G	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Extreme	B-Device
G	I-Device
:	O
XG2	B-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
racing	B-Device
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Probe	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Extreme-G	B-Device
and	O
is	O
followed	O
by	O
Extreme-G	B-Device
3	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
iteration	O
,	O
as	O
with	O
all	O
Extreme-G	B-Device
games	O
,	O
is	O
about	O
futuristic	O
racing	B-Device
:	O
pilots	O
race	O
plasma-powered	O
Tron-like	O
bikes	O
in	O
an	O
intergalactic	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
at	O
speeds	O
that	O
are	O
over	O
999mph	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extreme-G	B-Device
has	O
a	O
championship	O
mode	O
ranging	O
from	O
novice	O
to	O
expert	O
,	O
shoot-em-up	O
mode	O
(	O
named	O
"	O
Arcade	O
Mode	O
"	O
in	O
XG2	B-Application
)	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
racing	B-Device
,	O
and	O
deathmatch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
shoot-em-up/arcade	O
mode	O
,	O
computer	O
drones	O
follow	O
a	O
lunar	O
path	O
while	O
the	O
player	O
attempts	O
to	O
destroy	O
them	O
with	O
Extreme-G	B-Device
'	O
s	O
arsenal	O
of	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
editor	O
Jes	O
Bickham	O
felt	O
that	O
Extreme-G	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
better	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
but	O
worse	O
than	O
F-Zero	B-Device
X	I-Device
and	O
Wipeout	B-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
criticised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
"	O
nowhere	O
near	O
its	O
competition	O
"	O
despite	O
improved	O
controls	O
and	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
1998	O
"	O
Racing	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
