<s>
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
first-person	O
mecha	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Eclipse	O
Software	O
Design	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Telegames	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
on	O
December	O
30	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conceived	O
after	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
and	O
originally	O
announced	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
2	I-Application
went	O
almost	O
unreleased	O
after	O
Atari	O
discontinued	O
both	O
platforms	O
and	O
merged	O
with	O
JT	O
Storage	O
in	O
1996	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
eventually	O
picked	O
up	O
by	O
Telegames	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
licensed	O
titles	O
for	O
each	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
very	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
with	O
praise	O
towards	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
variety	O
,	O
while	O
most	O
noted	O
the	O
sharp	O
difficulty	O
increase	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
received	O
criticism	O
for	O
lack	O
of	O
music	O
during	O
gameplay	O
on	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Iron	B-Device
Soldier	I-Device
3	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
in	O
2001	O
for	O
the	O
Nuon	B-Device
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mech	O
simulation	O
game	O
with	O
free-roaming	O
elements	O
that	O
is	O
primarily	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	B-Architecture
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
robot	O
across	O
20	O
missions	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
varying	O
in	O
main	O
objectives	O
to	O
complete	O
such	O
as	O
acquiring	O
new	O
weapons	O
and	O
fighting	O
against	O
other	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
units	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
stop	O
attacks	O
from	O
PENTA	O
corporation	O
against	O
the	O
United	O
Republic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
progress	O
after	O
completing	O
five	O
missions	O
and	O
other	O
setting	O
changes	O
are	O
kept	O
via	O
the	O
internal	O
EEPROM	B-General_Concept
on	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
version	O
,	O
a	O
Memory	B-Device
Track	I-Device
cartridge	B-Protocol
must	O
be	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
CD	O
version	O
to	O
save	O
progress	O
and	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
a	O
pilot	O
from	O
the	O
defense	O
force	O
of	O
the	O
republic	O
is	O
assigned	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
an	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
unit	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
defend	O
republican	O
territories	O
against	O
terrorist	O
attacks	O
from	O
PENTA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
Corporation	O
requested	O
Marc	O
Rosocha	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
at	O
Eclipse	O
Software	O
Design	O
to	O
start	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
after	O
Eclipse	O
obtained	O
development	O
kits	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
from	O
Atari	O
Corp.	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
looking	O
to	O
publish	O
"	O
killer	O
app	O
"	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
peripheral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rosocha	O
stated	O
that	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
have	O
been	O
completed	O
if	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
creating	O
it	O
for	O
both	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
and	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
formats	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
former	O
version	O
being	O
developed	O
on	O
Alpine	O
development	O
kits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
improved	O
graphics	O
with	O
additional	O
texture	O
mapping	O
while	O
exploiting	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
hardware	O
to	O
improve	O
visuals	O
over	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
near	O
completion	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1995	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
received	O
news	O
from	O
Attention	O
to	O
Detail	O
(	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
Cybermorph	B-Application
and	O
Battlemorph	B-Application
)	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
no	O
longer	O
working	O
on	O
new	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
due	O
to	O
rumors	O
of	O
Atari	O
preparing	O
to	O
exit	O
the	O
home	O
video	O
game	O
console	O
business	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Rosocha	O
proceeded	O
to	O
contact	O
then-product	O
development	O
director	O
John	O
Skruch	O
at	O
the	O
company	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
these	O
rumors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
2	I-Application
remained	O
being	O
previewed	O
in	O
magazines	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
showcased	O
during	O
the	O
Fun	O
'	O
n	O
 '	O
Games	O
Day	O
event	O
hosted	O
by	O
Atari	O
in	O
January	O
1996	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
company	O
started	O
cancelling	O
upcoming	O
projects	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
such	O
as	O
Black	B-Application
ICE	I-Application
\White	I-Application
Noise	I-Application
and	O
Thea	B-Application
Realm	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
in	O
the	O
next	O
month	O
before	O
merging	O
with	O
JTS	O
in	O
a	O
reverse	O
takeover	O
and	O
filed	O
a	O
10-K405	O
SEC	O
Filing	O
two	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
which	O
meant	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
finished	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
by	O
Telegames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
two-player	O
mode	O
,	O
with	O
Scott	O
Le	O
Grand	O
of	O
4Play	O
(	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
BattleSphere	B-Device
)	O
stating	O
that	O
Atari	O
requested	O
a	O
working	O
network	O
code	O
to	O
be	O
implemented	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
but	O
this	O
feature	O
was	O
scrapped	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
30	O
,	O
1997	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
by	O
Telegames	O
,	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
titles	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
both	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Differences	O
between	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
and	O
CD	O
versions	O
are	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
cutscenes	O
and	O
Red	O
Book	O
audio	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
being	O
finished	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
systems	O
,	O
Rosocha	O
approached	O
Sega	O
for	O
a	O
potential	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
despite	O
liking	O
the	O
offer	O
,	O
members	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
talked	O
with	O
him	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
success	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
could	O
have	O
a	O
similar	O
situation	O
with	O
Atari	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
never	O
started	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plans	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
were	O
also	O
slated	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
of	O
an	O
early	O
1995	O
build	O
of	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
version	O
was	O
leaked	O
online	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
collector	O
Frédéric	O
Moreau	O
at	O
AtariAge	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
very	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
referred	O
by	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
titles	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
and	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGames	O
Kyle	O
Knight	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
improved	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
enemy	O
and	O
weapon	O
variety	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
its	O
difficulty	O
curve	O
was	O
higher	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
Dan	O
Elektro	O
also	O
commended	O
the	O
texture-mapped	O
polygonal	O
visuals	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
controls	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
must-have	O
for	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
cart	O
—	O
and	O
an	O
instantly	O
playable	O
,	O
high-energy	O
game	O
for	O
all	O
action	O
fans.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
as	O
Knight	O
,	O
Atari	O
Gaming	O
Headquarterss	O
Keita	O
Iida	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
difficult	O
game	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
but	O
praised	O
the	O
improved	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
All	O
in	O
all	O
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
solid	O
and	O
fun	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
missions	O
are	O
as	O
challenging	O
and	O
complex	O
as	O
ever.	O
"	O
</s>
