<s>
is	O
an	O
racing	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
game	O
released	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
arcade	O
sequel	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Lap	I-Application
and	O
runs	O
on	O
Namco	O
System	O
2	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
(	O
and	O
Four	B-Application
Trax	I-Application
)	O
,	O
it	O
allows	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
simultaneously	O
when	O
four	O
two-player	O
sit-down	O
cabinets	O
are	O
connected	O
together	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
one	O
features	O
four	O
different	O
tracks	O
which	O
are	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
home	O
country	O
of	O
Japan	O
(	O
the	O
Suzuka	O
Circuit	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
)	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
Monaco	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
(	O
which	O
resembles	O
the	O
Test	O
track	O
that	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
a	O
second	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
players	O
must	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
either	O
the	O
Williams	O
,	O
McLaren	O
,	O
March	O
or	O
Lotus	O
cars	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
redesigned	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
Formula	O
One	O
race	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
tracks	O
-	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
score	O
shall	O
again	O
be	O
based	O
upon	O
how	O
far	O
his	O
car	O
travels	O
until	O
the	O
timer	O
runs	O
out	O
or	O
he	O
completes	O
four	O
laps	O
of	O
the	O
chosen	O
circuit	O
,	O
and	O
hitting	O
another	O
car	O
or	O
a	O
billboard	O
will	O
again	O
not	O
cause	O
a	O
player	O
car	O
to	O
explode	O
like	O
it	O
did	O
in	O
the	O
two	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
games	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
can	O
still	O
send	O
it	O
(	O
or	O
the	O
other	O
car	O
)	O
spinning	O
off	O
the	O
track	O
,	O
costing	O
valuable	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
arcade	O
magazine	O
Game	O
Machine	O
reported	O
that	O
Final	B-Application
Lap	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
top-earning	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
September	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
Japan	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	I-Application
of	I-Application
1991	I-Application
,	O
and	O
third	O
highest-grossing	O
overall	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
(	O
below	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Lap	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
then	O
Japan	O
's	O
second	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
1992	O
,	O
again	O
below	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
Silver	O
Award	O
at	O
the	O
1992	O
American	O
Amusement	O
Machine	O
Association	O
(	O
AAMA	O
)	O
tradeshow	O
for	O
sales	O
excellence	O
in	O
1991	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
five	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
at	O
the	O
show	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
Silver	O
Award	O
or	O
higher	O
.	O
</s>
