<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platforming	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
handheld	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
continues	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
Kirby	B-Application
from	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
and	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
adding	O
three	O
animal	O
friends	O
to	O
aid	O
Kirby	B-Application
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
and	O
gives	O
slight	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
adding	O
a	O
custom	O
color	O
scheme	O
,	O
a	O
special	O
game	O
border	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
new	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
on	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
20th	O
Anniversary	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
disc	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
follows	O
Kirby	B-Application
,	O
a	O
resident	O
of	O
Dream	O
Land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
sets	O
out	O
to	O
defeat	O
Dark	O
Matter	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
three	O
new	O
animal	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
traveling	O
through	O
seven	O
different	O
islands	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
reaches	O
the	O
possessed	O
King	O
Dedede	O
and	O
defeats	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Holding	O
the	O
mystic	O
object	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
follows	O
Dark	O
Matter	O
in	O
a	O
final	O
showdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
like	O
the	O
previous	O
Kirby	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
platforming	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
walk	O
,	O
swim	O
,	O
and	O
fly	O
throughout	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
levels	O
,	O
using	O
several	O
allies	O
and	O
enemy	O
powers	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
goal	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Kirby	B-Application
touches	O
an	O
enemy	O
,	O
touches	O
a	O
dangerous	O
obstacle	O
,	O
or	O
is	O
hit	O
by	O
an	O
enemy	O
's	O
attack	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
will	O
lose	O
one	O
bar	O
of	O
health	O
(	O
out	O
of	O
six	O
total	O
health	O
points	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
recover	O
lost	O
health	O
by	O
eating	O
food	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Losing	O
all	O
lives	O
gives	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
basic	O
abilities	O
include	O
running	O
,	O
jumping	O
,	O
flight	O
,	O
swimming	O
,	O
and	O
inhaling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flight	O
involves	O
inhaling	O
air	O
(	O
Up	O
button	O
)	O
,	O
followed	O
with	O
the	O
press	O
of	O
the	O
jump	O
button	O
which	O
will	O
make	O
Kirby	B-Application
fly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
continuously	O
pushing	O
the	O
jump	O
button	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
reach	O
any	O
height	O
(	O
unless	O
something	O
prevents	O
him	O
from	O
reaching	O
that	O
height	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
any	O
time	O
when	O
Kirby	B-Application
has	O
inhaled	O
air	O
,	O
he	O
can	O
exhale	O
by	O
either	O
landing	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
or	O
you	O
can	O
also	O
release	O
it	O
yourself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
air	O
is	O
released	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
will	O
exhale	O
a	O
puff	O
of	O
air	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
damage	O
enemies	O
or	O
destroy	O
blocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inhaling	O
objects	O
,	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
food	O
is	O
the	O
trademark	O
ability	O
of	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
then	O
indefinitely	O
inhale	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
an	O
enemy	O
,	O
object	O
,	O
or	O
food	O
is	O
in	O
range	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
will	O
eat	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
food	O
is	O
inhaled	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
automatically	O
swallowed	O
and	O
will	O
heal	O
Kirby	B-Application
if	O
he	O
has	O
any	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Kirby	B-Application
inhales	O
an	O
enemy	O
or	O
object	O
,	O
it	O
remains	O
in	O
his	O
mouth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
shoot	O
them	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
star	O
(	O
causing	O
damage	O
to	O
anything	O
in	O
its	O
path	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
simply	O
swallow	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
certain	O
enemies	O
are	O
swallowed	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
will	O
gain	O
their	O
ability	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
ice	O
breath	O
or	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
turn	O
into	O
stone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
introduces	O
the	O
animal	O
friends	O
,	O
three	O
new	O
allies	O
that	O
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
ride	O
to	O
aide	O
him	O
in	O
his	O
adventure	O
:	O
Rick	O
the	O
hamster	O
,	O
who	O
runs	O
faster	O
,	O
and	O
does	O
n't	O
slip	O
on	O
ice	O
;	O
Coo	O
the	O
owl	B-Language
,	O
who	O
can	O
fly	O
quickly	O
even	O
through	O
harsh	O
winds	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
Kirby	B-Application
to	O
inhale	O
while	O
flying	O
;	O
and	O
Kine	O
the	O
ocean	O
sunfish	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
swim	O
through	O
waters	O
with	O
ease	O
even	O
against	O
currents	O
(	O
although	O
he	O
performs	O
poorly	O
on	O
land	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
whom	O
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
inhale	O
underwater	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whenever	O
Kirby	B-Application
is	O
aided	O
by	O
an	O
animal	O
friend	O
,	O
his	O
current	O
power	O
is	O
altered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
if	O
Kirby	B-Application
has	O
the	O
Spark	O
ability	O
,	O
riding	O
on	O
Rick	O
will	O
change	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Beam	O
attack	O
from	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
while	O
Coo	O
will	O
allow	O
Kirby	B-Application
to	O
shoot	O
down	O
a	O
lightning	O
bolt	O
from	O
the	O
sky	O
and	O
Kine	O
lets	O
Kirby	B-Application
shoot	O
light	O
bulbs	O
at	O
his	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2s	I-Application
visuals	O
are	O
grayscale	O
and	O
two-dimensional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
special	O
border	O
with	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
animal	O
friends	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
drawn	O
in	O
limited	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
the	O
ending	O
sequence	O
has	O
a	O
unique	O
color	O
palette	O
that	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
as	O
many	O
colors	O
as	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
would	O
allow	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Kirby	B-Application
painting	O
a	O
rainbow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
composed	O
by	O
both	O
Hirokazu	O
Ando	O
and	O
Tadashi	O
Ikegami	O
,	O
both	O
regular	O
composers	O
for	O
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
scored	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
29	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
's	O
four	O
reviewers	O
had	O
varying	O
reactions	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
unanimous	O
recommendation	O
based	O
chiefly	O
on	O
the	O
solid	O
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
abilities	O
which	O
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
acquire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
likewise	O
praised	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
many	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
they	O
complained	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
recycles	O
too	O
much	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
they	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
While	O
not	O
everything	O
is	O
new	O
in	O
Dream	O
Land	O
2	O
,	O
everything	O
is	O
definitely	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
tenth	O
best	O
Game	O
Boy/Game	O
Boy	O
Color	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
praising	O
it	O
for	O
adding	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
gain	O
new	O
powers	O
by	O
eating	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
noted	O
for	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
hardest	O
games	O
to	O
obtain	O
a	O
completion	O
rating	O
of	O
100%	O
in	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
included	O
Kirby	B-Application
’s	O
Dream	O
Land	O
2	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
10	O
Best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
