<s>
Joust	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Survival	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fittest	I-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Williams	O
Electronics	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Williams	O
 '	O
1982	O
game	O
Joust	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Joust	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
aerial	O
combat	O
game	O
with	O
platforms	O
to	O
land	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joust	B-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
improved	O
audio-visuals	O
and	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
mutant	O
buzzards	O
created	O
by	O
eggs	O
falling	O
into	O
lava	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
transform	O
from	O
an	O
ostrich	O
to	O
a	O
flying	O
horse	O
,	O
and	O
differently	O
themed	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Joust	B-Application
used	O
a	O
horizontal	O
monitor	O
,	O
but	O
Williams	O
chose	O
a	O
vertically	O
oriented	O
screen	O
for	O
the	O
kit	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
design	O
's	O
popularity	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
during	O
the	O
waning	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
golden	O
age	O
of	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
Joust	B-Application
2	I-Application
did	O
not	O
achieve	O
the	O
success	O
that	O
Joust	B-Application
reached	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joust	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
combat	O
game	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
and	O
on	O
landing	O
platforms	O
,	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joust	B-Application
2	I-Application
introduced	O
a	O
transformation	O
ability	O
that	O
morphs	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
bird	O
into	O
a	O
pegasus	B-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
provides	O
better	O
offensive	O
capabilities	O
while	O
on	O
ground	O
but	O
poor	O
flight	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joust	B-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
introduced	O
additional	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
eggs	O
landing	O
in	O
the	O
lava	O
spawn	O
larger	O
Shadow	O
Lords	O
flying	O
on	O
scorpion	O
tail	O
buzzards	O
,	O
Crystal	O
Bats	O
(	O
hatching	O
from	O
crystals	O
embedded	O
in	O
the	O
ledges	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Gold	O
Egg	O
that	O
opens	O
a	O
quickly	O
changing	O
random	O
event	O
box	O
when	O
collected	O
(	O
requiring	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
contact	O
the	O
red	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
random	O
event	O
box	O
before	O
time	O
runs	O
out	O
and	O
it	O
disappears	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
buy-in	O
to	O
continue	O
preserves	O
the	O
current	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joust	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Williams	O
Electronics	O
,	O
with	O
John	O
Newcomer	O
as	O
the	O
lead	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
amplified	O
monaural	O
sound	O
and	O
raster	B-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
on	O
a	O
19-inch	O
color	O
CRT	B-Device
monitor	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
Williams	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
Joust	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
programmed	O
in	O
assembly	B-Language
language	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
decided	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
either	O
Robotron	B-Application
:	I-Application
2084	I-Application
or	O
Joust	B-Application
,	O
ultimately	O
choosing	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Williams	O
shipped	O
around	O
1,000	O
units	O
of	O
Joust	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
significantly	O
fewer	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joust	B-Application
2	I-Application
arcade	O
cabinets	O
have	O
since	O
become	O
fairly	O
rare	O
among	O
collectors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weiss	O
negatively	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
calling	O
Joust	B-Application
more	O
popular	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
commented	O
that	O
Joust	B-Application
2s	I-Application
graphics	O
are	O
more	O
detailed	O
and	O
robust	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Joust	B-Application
was	O
widely	O
ported	O
to	O
home	O
systems	O
,	O
Joust	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
only	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
emulated	O
collections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joust	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
2003	O
and	O
2012	O
multi-platform	O
compilations	O
Midway	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Treasures	I-Application
and	O
Midway	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
