<s>
Lemmings	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Tribes	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Lemmings	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
remains	O
mostly	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
requiring	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
lead	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
lemmings	B-Application
to	O
their	O
exit	O
by	O
giving	O
them	O
the	O
appropriate	O
"	O
skills	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
an	O
ancient	O
prophecy	B-Application
foretells	O
a	O
great	O
darkness	O
soon	O
to	O
cover	O
the	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
prophecy	B-Application
tells	O
that	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
the	O
lemmings	B-Application
can	O
live	O
is	O
by	O
getting	O
off	O
their	O
island	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Lemming	O
Talisman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
the	O
Guide	O
that	O
has	O
helped	O
them	O
before	O
(	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
Lemmings	B-Application
game	I-Application
)	O
,	O
all	O
lemmings	B-Application
must	O
now	O
reach	O
the	O
center	O
point	O
of	O
their	O
island	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
escape	O
their	O
doom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
many	O
more	O
skills	O
available	O
in	O
Lemmings	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
51	O
in	O
total	O
(	O
although	O
no	O
more	O
than	O
eight	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
each	O
level	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
compared	O
to	O
eight	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
skill	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
attractor	O
"	O
,	O
will	O
cause	O
the	O
lemming	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
musical	O
instrument	O
and	O
have	O
nearby	O
lemmings	B-Application
stop	O
walking	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
dance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
starts	O
out	O
with	O
60	O
lemmings	B-Application
for	O
each	O
tribe	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
one	O
lemming	O
needs	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
to	O
an	O
exit	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
progress	O
to	O
next	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
some	O
levels	O
may	O
require	O
several	O
lemmings	B-Application
to	O
complete	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
might	O
have	O
to	O
replay	O
an	O
earlier	O
level	O
to	O
save	O
more	O
lemmings	B-Application
for	O
the	O
following	O
ones	O
if	O
they	O
realize	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
enough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
will	O
be	O
rewarded	O
with	O
a	O
bronze	O
,	O
silver	O
or	O
gold	O
medal	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
how	O
many	O
lemmings	B-Application
are	O
saved	O
in	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
watch	O
the	O
outro	O
and	O
credits	O
,	O
all	O
golden	O
talisman	O
parts	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
won	O
by	O
rescuing	O
enough	O
lemmings	B-Application
from	O
each	O
tribe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fast	O
forward	O
replaces	O
the	O
release	O
rate	O
button	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
let	O
the	O
player	O
release	O
more	O
lemmings	B-Application
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fan	O
button	O
turns	O
the	O
cursor	O
into	O
a	O
fan	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
push	O
around	O
any	O
flying	O
lemmings	B-Application
or	O
to	O
affect	O
wind-powered	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Dailly	O
,	O
programmer	O
at	O
DMA	O
Design	O
,	O
compared	O
Lemmings	B-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
in	O
2015	O
:	O
"	O
Lemmings	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
a	O
different	O
beast	O
,	O
the	O
tech	O
was	O
much	O
more	O
complex	O
,	O
but	O
designed	O
to	O
make	O
console	O
versions	O
much	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
was	O
given	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
to	O
do	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
complex	O
games	O
I	O
’ve	O
had	O
to	O
write	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Known	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
game	O
include	O
:	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Acorn	B-Device
Archimedes	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
version	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
to	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
were	O
completed	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
but	O
the	O
former	O
were	O
never	O
released	O
commercially	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Lemmings	B-Application
series	O
after	O
Lemmings	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
All	B-Application
New	I-Application
World	I-Application
of	I-Application
Lemmings	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
continues	O
the	O
storyline	O
with	O
the	O
Egyptian	O
,	O
Shadow	O
and	O
Classic	O
tribes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lemmings	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
not	O
quite	O
as	O
popular	O
as	O
Lemmings	B-Application
was	O
,	O
nor	O
was	O
it	O
ported	O
to	O
as	O
many	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
Amiga	B-Device
game	O
in	O
February	B-Application
1993	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
top-selling	O
PC	O
game	O
in	O
March	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
original	O
Lemmings	B-Application
was	O
a	O
perfect	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
then	O
this	O
is	O
perfection	O
improved	O
upon.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
stated	O
that	O
Psygnosis	O
had	O
done	O
"	O
a	O
first	O
rate	O
job	O
with	O
this	O
sequel	O
...	O
Lemmings	B-Application
2	I-Application
really	O
is	O
twice	O
the	O
game	O
its	O
predecessor	O
was	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
lovingly	O
designed	O
"	O
puzzles	O
and	O
"	O
delightful	O
animations	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
better	O
purchases	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
,	O
GamePro	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
controls	O
themselves	O
are	O
easy	O
to	O
use	O
but	O
the	O
small	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
lemmings	B-Application
makes	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
control	O
them	O
with	O
any	O
precision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
made	O
similar	O
comments	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
,	O
and	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
adds	O
nonlinear	O
variety	O
to	O
the	O
cartoony	O
brainteasers	O
mix.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
five	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
were	O
also	O
pleased	O
,	O
with	O
Mike	O
Weigand	O
commenting	O
,	O
"	O
This	O
title	O
adds	O
some	O
nice	O
twists	O
(	O
and	O
graphics	O
)	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
guide-the-Lemmings-to-safety	O
theme	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
must	O
for	O
veterans	O
of	O
the	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Lemmings	B-Application
fanatics	O
are	O
sure	O
to	O
love	O
the	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
've	O
never	O
experienced	O
a	O
Lemmings	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
we	O
strongly	O
suggest	O
checking	O
this	O
game	O
out.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2001	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Rosemary	O
Young	O
wrote	O
in	O
Quandary	O
that	O
"	O
Lemmings	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Tribes	O
will	O
be	O
hard	O
to	O
find	O
now	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
age	O
but	O
,	O
really	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
hardly	O
aged	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
compares	O
very	O
well	O
with	O
later	O
Lemmings	B-Application
titles	O
such	O
as	O
3D	B-Application
Lemmings	I-Application
and	O
Lemmings	B-Operating_System
Revolution	I-Operating_System
even	O
if	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
offer	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
save	O
mid	O
level.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Lemmings	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
named	O
Best	O
Action/Arcade	O
Game	O
at	O
the	O
1994	O
Codie	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
33rd	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
This	O
took	O
the	O
original	O
format	O
and	O
piled	O
on	O
loads	O
of	O
new	O
levels	O
,	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
new	O
lemmings	B-Application
and	O
basically	O
just	O
gave	O
us	O
more	O
of	O
what	O
we	O
liked	O
,	O
only	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
