<s>
Gundam	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2002	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Natsume	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
Gundam	O
franchise	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Gundam	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
three	O
storylines	O
following	O
a	O
pilot	O
from	O
Mobile	O
Fighter	O
G	O
Gundam	O
,	O
Mobile	B-Application
Suit	I-Application
Gundam	I-Application
Wing	O
and	O
Mobile	B-Application
Suit	I-Application
Gundam	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gundam	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
audience	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
at	O
Natsume	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Gundam	B-Application
Wing	I-Application
:	I-Application
Endless	I-Application
Duel	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
and	O
Battle	B-Device
Assault	I-Device
(	O
1998	O
)	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
to	O
build	O
anticipation	O
for	O
Mobile	O
Fighter	O
G	O
Gundam	O
,	O
which	O
began	O
airing	O
on	O
Cartoon	O
Network	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
via	O
Toonami	O
after	O
Gundam	O
Wing	O
ended	O
its	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
D3	O
Publisher	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Simple	O
Characters	O
2000	O
Series	O
of	O
budget-priced	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
(	O
as	O
The	O
Battle	O
)	O
,	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
separate	O
games	O
:	O
one	O
focusing	O
on	O
G	O
Gundam	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
on	O
Gundam	O
Wing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gundam	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gundam	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Gundam	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
set	O
in	O
the	O
Mobile	O
Fighter	O
G	O
Gundam	O
,	O
Mobile	B-Application
Suit	I-Application
Gundam	I-Application
Wing	O
and	O
Mobile	B-Application
Suit	I-Application
Gundam	I-Application
storylines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
system	O
from	O
Battle	B-Device
Assault	I-Device
was	O
refined	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gundam	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
audience	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
at	O
Natsume	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Gundam	B-Application
Wing	I-Application
:	I-Application
Endless	I-Application
Duel	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
and	O
Battle	B-Device
Assault	I-Device
(	O
1998	O
)	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
to	O
build	O
anticipation	O
for	O
Mobile	O
Fighter	O
G	O
Gundam	O
,	O
which	O
began	O
airing	O
on	O
Cartoon	O
Network	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
via	O
Toonami	O
after	O
Mobile	B-Application
Suit	I-Application
Gundam	I-Application
Wing	O
ended	O
its	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gundam	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Bandai	O
on	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
10	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Bandai	O
's	O
Simple	O
Characters	O
2000	O
Series	O
(	O
as	O
The	O
Battle	O
)	O
of	O
budget-priced	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
(	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
D3	O
Publisher	O
instead	O
of	O
Bandai	O
themselves	O
)	O
,	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
separate	O
games	O
:	O
one	O
focusing	O
on	O
G	O
Gundam	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
on	O
Gundam	O
Wing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
III	O
retained	O
its	O
original	O
pilot	O
from	O
the	O
Gundam	B-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Battle	I-Device
Master	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gundam	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
both	O
Kidō	O
Butōden	O
G	O
Gundam	O
-	O
The	O
Battle	O
and	O
New	O
Mobile	B-Application
Suit	I-Application
Gundam	I-Application
W	O
-	O
The	O
Battle	O
sold	O
over	O
38.851	O
and	O
40.193	O
copies	O
respectively	O
in	O
their	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Illustrateds	O
Matt	O
Paddock	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
overall	O
positive	O
outlook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
José	O
Ángel	O
Ciudad	O
of	O
Spanish	O
magazine	O
GamesTech	O
praised	O
Gundam	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
its	O
large	O
character	O
sprites	O
and	O
near-lack	O
of	O
loading	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
outlook	O
,	O
Push	O
Squares	O
Robert	O
Ramsey	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
improvement	O
to	O
Gundam	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
and	O
an	O
overlooked	O
fighting	O
game	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
due	O
to	O
its	O
unique	O
feel	O
,	O
style	O
and	O
character	O
roster	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
lacked	O
the	O
depth	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
established	O
fighting	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
