<s>
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Jet	B-Application
Rider	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
'	O
98	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
1997	B-Application
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
SingleTrac	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
video	O
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1996	B-Application
game	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
1997	B-Application
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
April	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2008	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Greatest	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
version	O
,	O
branded	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Championship	O
Edition	O
,	O
is	O
slightly	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
framerate	O
is	O
increased	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
competitors	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
four	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
the	O
original	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
tracks	O
are	O
unlocked	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
,	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
2	I-Application
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
hoverbikes	O
to	O
traverse	O
a	O
race	O
course	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
modern	O
day	O
motorcross	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
added	O
ability	O
to	O
traverse	O
water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
2	I-Application
were	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
2s	I-Application
popularity	O
would	O
spawn	O
one	O
additional	O
sequel	O
,	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
2	I-Application
retains	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
are	O
split	O
into	O
teams	O
,	O
and	O
bikes	O
are	O
adorned	O
with	O
logos	B-Device
of	O
products	O
such	O
as	O
Mountain	O
Dew	O
and	O
JetSki	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
real-life	O
sponsored	O
racing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Track	O
designs	O
are	O
more	O
varied	O
in	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
with	O
each	O
level	O
containing	O
a	O
unique	O
theme	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
shared	O
themes	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
difficulty	O
was	O
also	O
increased	O
in	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
conserve	O
CPU	B-Device
cycles	O
for	O
other	O
things	O
the	O
developers	O
used	O
gameplay	O
recordings	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
fully	O
developed	O
racer	O
AI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Greatest	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
dubbed	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Championship	O
Edition	O
further	O
changed	O
the	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
tracks	O
were	O
immediately	O
unlocked	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
2s	I-Application
original	O
cut	O
from	O
20	O
competitors	O
to	O
10	O
was	O
"	O
to	O
open	O
the	O
game	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
broader	O
market	O
,	O
one	O
that	O
was	O
n’t	O
driven	O
by	O
hardcore.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Chef	O
Boyardee	O
's	O
logo	B-Device
was	O
added	O
to	O
track	O
advertisements	O
throughout	O
the	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dual	B-Device
Analog	I-Device
Controllers	I-Device
and	O
the	O
accompanying	O
vibration	O
functions	O
were	O
supported	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
DualShock	B-Device
Controllers	O
were	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
,	O
Axiom	O
Design	O
created	O
the	O
user	B-Operating_System
interface	I-Operating_System
shell	I-Operating_System
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
never	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
its	O
current	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
production	O
cycle	O
was	O
ending	O
,	O
Wiklem	O
asked	O
SingleTrac	O
to	O
modify	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
him	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
increased	O
the	O
framerate	O
to	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
by	O
removing	O
six	O
competitors	O
from	O
races	O
,	O
thus	O
putting	O
less	O
strain	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Wiklem	O
requested	O
that	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
tracks	O
be	O
unlocked	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
branded	O
in-game	O
as	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Championship	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wiklem	O
sent	O
the	O
altered	O
disc	O
SingleTrac	O
had	O
made	O
for	O
him	O
,	O
notifying	O
Sony	O
of	O
the	O
change	O
and	O
petitioning	O
it	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
replied	O
that	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
titles	O
must	O
be	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
situation	O
was	O
put	O
to	O
rest	O
shortly	O
thereafter	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
decision	O
being	O
made	O
not	O
to	O
make	O
any	O
further	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
localized	O
renames	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
European	O
title	O
is	O
Jet	B-Application
Rider	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
its	O
Japanese	O
title	O
is	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
'	O
98	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
January	O
24	O
,	O
2008	O
and	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
on	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
,	O
the	O
games	O
popularity	O
would	O
earn	O
it	O
a	O
spot	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Greatest	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
and	O
the	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
Championship	O
Edition	O
,	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
800,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
positive	O
side	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
courses	O
"	O
take	O
the	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
series	O
yet	O
another	O
step	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
traditional	O
racer.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
...	O
Had	O
Singletrac	O
succeeded	O
in	O
making	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
2	I-Application
a	O
brand	O
new	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
look	O
to	O
reflect	O
the	O
year	O
between	O
titles	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
've	O
deserved	O
a	O
higher	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contrary	O
to	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
GamePro	O
concluded	O
that	O
while	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
flawed	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
enough	O
novel	O
features	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
to	O
be	O
worth	O
buying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
bike	O
design	O
and	O
challenging	O
A.I.	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
unique	O
enough	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
1.5	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
SingleTrac	O
for	O
publisher	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pacific	O
Coast	O
Power	O
&	O
Light	O
developed	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
with	O
989	O
Sports	O
publishing	O
the	O
third	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
1999	O
exclusively	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pacific	O
Coast	O
Power	O
&	O
Light	O
was	O
also	O
developing	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
2124	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
set	O
over	O
a	O
century	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
cancelled	O
when	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
3	I-Application
showed	O
poor	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
:	O
SOLAR	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
RedZone	O
Interactive	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOLAR	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
