<s>
MDK2	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2000	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
BioWare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	B-Application
to	O
the	O
1997	O
game	O
MDK	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
March	O
2000	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
May	O
,	O
with	O
newly	O
selectable	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
manually	O
save	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2001	O
,	O
a	O
slightly	O
reworked	O
version	O
,	O
featuring	O
level	O
design	O
modifications	O
and	O
gameplay	O
tweaks	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
MDK	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Armageddon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
in	O
September	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
September	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
via	O
WiiWare	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
a	O
HD	O
remastered	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Called	O
MDK2	B-Application
HD	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
features	O
new	O
3D	O
models	O
,	O
textures	O
,	O
improved	O
lighting	O
,	O
and	O
remastered	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Beamdog	O
in	O
October	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
July	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
moments	O
after	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
MDK	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Believing	O
they	O
had	O
vanquished	O
the	O
alien	O
invaders	O
,	O
Kurt	B-Application
Hectic	I-Application
,	O
Dr.	O
Hawkins	O
and	O
Max	O
are	O
shocked	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
single	O
Minecrawler	O
remains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
difference	O
between	O
MDK	B-Application
and	O
MDK2	B-Application
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
control	O
three	O
playable	O
characters	O
(	O
Kurt	O
,	O
Hawkins	O
and	O
Max	O
)	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
strengths	O
and	O
weaknesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	B-Application
is	O
more	O
varied	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
emphasis	O
on	O
platforming	O
and	O
puzzles	O
than	O
straight	O
run-and-gun	O
shooting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MDK2	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
across	O
all	O
systems	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
variety	O
of	O
gameplay	O
styles	O
,	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
boss	O
fights	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
fidelity	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
MDK	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
,	O
MDK2	B-Application
is	O
a	O
run-and-gun	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
MDK2	B-Application
features	O
three	O
player	O
characters	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
set	O
of	O
abilities	O
,	O
skills	O
,	O
weaknesses	O
,	O
and	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
before	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
frequently	O
use	O
his	O
"	O
ribbon	O
chute	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
parachute	B-Application
contained	O
within	O
his	O
outfit	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
indefinitely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
main	O
weapon	O
is	O
an	O
atomic	O
toaster	B-Application
,	O
which	O
shoots	O
radioactive	O
toast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
moments	O
after	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
MDK	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Kurt	O
,	O
Max	O
,	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Hawkins	O
celebrating	O
their	O
victory	O
over	O
Gunther	O
Glut	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
saving	O
Earth	O
from	O
the	O
alien	O
invasion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shwing	O
sends	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
aliens	O
onto	O
the	O
Dandy	O
,	O
but	O
Hawkins	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
fight	O
them	O
off	O
and	O
teleport	B-General_Concept
Kurt	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aiming	O
the	O
station	O
's	O
guns	O
at	O
the	O
palace	O
,	O
he	O
attempts	O
to	O
teleport	B-General_Concept
Kurt	O
and	O
Max	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
Dandy	O
,	O
but	O
accidentally	O
teleports	O
himself	O
to	O
the	O
planet	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
heads	O
to	O
meet	O
with	O
Kurt	O
and	O
Max	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
confronting	O
Ballooba	O
,	O
he	O
admits	O
he	O
's	O
only	O
trying	O
to	O
destroy	O
Earth	O
for	O
his	O
own	O
amusement	O
,	O
because	O
,	O
since	O
he	O
mastered	O
space	B-Protocol
and	I-Protocol
time	I-Protocol
,	O
he	O
has	O
become	O
bored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hawkins	O
is	O
welcomed	O
back	O
to	O
Earth	O
,	O
no	O
longer	O
shunned	O
by	O
his	O
peers	O
,	O
and	O
gets	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
his	O
lifelong	O
ambition	O
-	O
creating	O
an	O
atomic	O
robot	B-Algorithm
zombie	B-Application
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Immediately	O
after	O
the	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
MDK	B-Application
,	O
publishers	O
Interplay	O
wanted	O
to	O
begin	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Bruty	O
was	O
reluctant	O
to	O
go	O
straight	O
into	O
another	O
MDK	B-Application
game	O
,	O
explaining	O
"	O
I	O
had	O
n't	O
liked	O
rushing	O
from	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
to	O
its	O
sequel	B-Application
without	O
a	O
creative	O
break	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
suffered	O
because	O
of	O
that.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
any	O
case	O
,	O
his	O
new	O
development	O
studio	O
,	O
Planet	O
Moon	O
Studios	O
,	O
was	O
already	O
working	O
on	O
Giants	B-Operating_System
:	I-Operating_System
Citizen	I-Operating_System
Kabuto	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bruty	O
asked	O
Interplay	O
if	O
they	O
would	O
consider	O
waiting	O
until	O
he	O
was	O
finished	O
on	O
Giants	O
before	O
beginning	O
on	O
MDK2	B-Application
,	O
but	O
they	O
chose	O
to	O
press	O
on	O
without	O
him	O
,	O
handing	O
development	O
over	O
to	O
BioWare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MDK2	B-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
1998	O
when	O
Interplay	O
confirmed	O
BioWare	O
was	O
developing	O
the	O
sequel	B-Application
for	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
using	O
its	O
own	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
the	O
Omen	O
Engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
BioWare	O
was	O
thought	O
by	O
some	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
odd	O
choice	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
still	O
a	O
relatively	O
young	O
company	O
(	O
having	O
been	O
founded	O
in	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
yet	O
to	O
release	O
their	O
breakout	O
game	O
,	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
stages	O
of	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Zeschuk	O
,	O
co-founder	O
of	O
BioWare	O
,	O
stated	O
"	O
our	O
aim	O
with	O
MDK2	B-Application
is	O
to	O
explore	O
new	O
directions	O
and	O
expand	O
beyond	O
the	O
constrictive	O
environments	O
established	O
in	O
other	O
3D	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
explained	O
"	O
Bioware	O
is	O
aiming	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
ultimate	O
single-player	O
experience	O
with	O
MDK2	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
emphasised	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
's	O
relative	O
inexperience	O
with	O
3D	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
was	O
not	O
a	O
handicap	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Addressing	O
the	O
similarities	O
between	O
MDK2	B-Application
and	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
he	O
explained	O
"	O
The	O
key	O
characteristics	O
we	O
retained	O
in	O
MDK2	B-Application
were	O
the	O
humor	O
and	O
the	O
light-hearted	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reasoning	O
is	O
pretty	O
straightforward	O
-	O
the	O
humor	O
and	O
style	O
of	O
MDK	B-Application
set	O
it	O
apart.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
There	O
is	O
n't	O
much	O
I	O
would	O
change	O
about	O
MDK	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
're	O
directly	O
addressing	O
all	O
of	O
these	O
areas	O
in	O
MDK2.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
of	O
how	O
much	O
MDK2	B-Application
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
MDK	B-Application
,	O
he	O
explained	O
"	O
I	O
ca	O
n't	O
even	O
begin	O
to	O
explain	O
the	O
strength	O
of	O
the	O
visual	O
influence	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
MDK	B-Application
has	O
over	O
MDK2	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
was	O
very	O
impressed	O
when	O
I	O
first	O
saw	O
MDK	B-Application
and	O
I	O
'm	O
even	O
more	O
impressed	O
after	O
having	O
played	O
it	O
many	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
many	O
ways	O
,	O
in	O
MDK2	B-Application
we	O
're	O
striving	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
goal	O
Shiny	O
set	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
by	O
using	O
new	O
and	O
improved	O
technology.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
introduction	O
of	O
two	O
newly	O
playable	O
characters	O
also	O
removed	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
minigames	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
an	O
important	O
element	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
MDK	B-Application
;	O
"	O
Our	O
initial	O
opinion	O
is	O
the	O
huge	O
variety	O
of	O
gameplay	O
styles	O
generated	O
by	O
our	O
focus	O
on	O
three	O
characters	O
should	O
replace	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
sub-games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
focus	O
during	O
our	O
development	O
of	O
MDK2	B-Application
was	O
to	O
get	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
sense	O
of	O
perpetual	O
strafing	O
and	O
shooting	O
-	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
solution	O
,	O
we	O
've	O
added	O
quite	O
a	O
few	O
puzzles	O
to	O
the	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2000	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
but	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
BioWare	O
announced	O
two	O
significant	O
changes	O
had	O
been	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
difficult	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
Bioware	O
were	O
adding	O
four	O
difficulty	O
settings	O
(	O
"	O
Easy	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Medium	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Hard	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Jinkies	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
manually	O
save	O
anywhere	O
(	O
although	O
the	O
autosave	B-General_Concept
checkpoints	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
versions	O
would	O
remain	O
in	O
place	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
other	O
PC	O
games	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
MDK2	B-Application
requires	O
an	O
OpenGL-compliant	O
graphics	B-Architecture
accelerator	I-Architecture
to	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
MDK2	B-Application
also	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
EAX	O
Version	O
2.0	O
3D	B-Application
positional	I-Application
audio	I-Application
technology	O
by	O
Creative	O
Labs	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Hardware	B-Algorithm
T&L	I-Algorithm
technology	O
found	O
in	O
GeForce	O
256/GeForce	O
2	O
series	O
and	O
Radeon	B-Device
R100	I-Device
series	I-Device
out	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2000	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
,	O
but	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
release	O
,	O
IGN	O
held	O
an	O
online	O
discussion	O
with	O
Greg	O
Zeschuk	O
,	O
line	O
producer	O
Derek	O
French	O
,	O
lead	O
programmer	O
David	O
Faulkner	O
,	O
and	O
programmer	O
Charles	O
Randall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeschuk	O
said	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
titled	O
MDK2	B-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
would	O
feature	O
the	O
same	O
difficulty	O
tweaks	O
as	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
(	O
adjustable	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
save	O
anywhere	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
slight	O
redesign	O
within	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
and	O
some	O
gameplay	O
tweaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeschuk	O
stated	O
"	O
MDK2	B-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
is	O
an	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
MDK2	B-Application
,	O
with	O
specific	O
features	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Faulkner	O
and	O
Randall	O
explained	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
still	O
utilizing	O
the	O
Omen	O
Engine	O
,	O
with	O
Faulkner	O
saying	O
of	O
programming	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
"	O
The	O
PS2	B-Device
is	O
certainly	O
good	O
at	O
pushing	O
polys	B-General_Concept
,	O
no	O
doubt	O
about	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
the	O
two	O
vector	B-Operating_System
processors	I-Operating_System
can	O
handle	O
the	O
physics	O
and	O
geometry	O
we	O
have	O
with	O
room	O
to	O
spare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
cool	O
visual	O
features	O
,	O
like	O
a	O
high-res	O
framebuffer	B-Algorithm
,	O
FSAA	O
and	O
high-res	O
textures	O
all	O
take	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
video	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Faulkner	O
explained	O
"	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
math	O
capabilities	O
are	O
like	O
Intel	O
's	O
SSE	B-General_Concept
,	O
but	O
on	O
steroids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeschuk	O
stated	O
Sony	O
had	O
recently	O
looked	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
been	O
very	O
impressed	O
;	O
"	O
They	O
felt	O
the	O
gameplay	O
improvements	O
we	O
've	O
made	O
(	O
overall	O
better	O
balancing	O
and	O
reworking	O
parts	O
of	O
every	O
level	O
)	O
,	O
combined	O
with	O
the	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
and	O
slick	O
controls	O
really	O
make	O
MDK2	B-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
for	O
PS2	B-Device
the	O
definitive	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
What	O
we	O
've	O
found	O
since	O
then	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
has	O
enough	O
bus	B-General_Concept
bandwidth	O
to	O
transfer	O
each	O
texture	O
from	O
main	B-Architecture
memory	I-Architecture
to	O
video	O
memory	O
as	O
it	O
's	O
needed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
had	O
n't	O
anticipated	O
that	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
had	O
that	O
kind	O
of	O
brute	O
horsepower	O
on	O
its	O
bus	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
tweaks	O
introduced	O
in	O
MDK2	B-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
include	O
bigger	O
switches	O
,	O
weaker	O
and	O
repositioned	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
wider	O
ledges	O
in	O
platforming	O
sections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
fully	O
customisable	O
controls	O
,	O
which	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
pressure	O
sensitive	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
of	O
the	O
DUALSHOCK	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Interplay	O
announced	O
it	O
was	O
partnering	O
with	O
Beamdog	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
MDK2	B-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
through	O
WiiWare	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
HD	O
remastered	O
version	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
through	O
Beamdog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
features	O
brighter	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
optimised	O
for	O
control	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Nunchuk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Essentially	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
MDK2	B-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
no	O
new	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Programmer	O
,	O
co-producer	O
and	O
co-designer	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
COO	O
of	O
Overhaul	O
Games	O
,	O
Cameron	O
Tofer	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
MDK2	B-Application
holds	O
a	O
special	O
place	O
in	O
all	O
our	O
hearts	O
–	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
really	O
close	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
many	O
of	O
us	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
at	O
BioWare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
think	O
MDK2	B-Application
HD	O
has	O
the	O
sort	O
of	O
visuals	O
,	O
humor	O
and	O
great	O
gameplay	O
that	O
can	O
draw	O
in	O
not	O
only	O
existing	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
audience	O
that	O
just	O
was	O
n't	O
able	O
to	O
experience	O
its	O
magic	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
around.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
MDK2	B-Application
HD	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
exclusively	O
on	O
Beamdog	O
in	O
October	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
July	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MDK2	B-Application
received	O
mainly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
across	O
all	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
holds	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
88%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
twenty-six	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
holds	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
80%	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
thirty-five	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
80	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
nineteen	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
holds	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
80%	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
four	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Brandon	O
Justice	O
scored	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
9.4	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
and	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
must	O
own.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
"	O
MDK2	B-Application
is	O
this	O
generation	O
's	O
best	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
pure	O
action	O
shooter	O
,	O
and	O
goes	O
down	O
in	O
my	O
book	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
's	O
most	O
complete	O
titles	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nearly	O
every	O
aspect	O
of	O
BioWare	O
's	O
sensational	O
sequel	B-Application
shines	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
sheds	O
a	O
painfully	O
revealing	O
light	O
on	O
their	O
competitors	O
 '	O
glaring	O
inadequacies.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Revolution	O
's	O
Duke	O
Ferris	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
B+	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
difficulty	O
level	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
you	O
have	O
unlimited	O
lives	O
in	O
MDK2	B-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
strictly	O
linear	O
game	O
with	O
fixed	O
checkpoints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
non-frustrating	O
times	O
in	O
MDK	B-Application
2	I-Application
are	O
simply	O
tons	O
of	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot'''s	O
Ben	O
Stahl	O
scored	O
it	O
8.3	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
sizable	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
arguing	O
"	O
MDK	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
solid	O
shooter	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
creative	O
play	O
mechanics	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
any	O
game	O
thus	O
far.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
"	O
how	O
needlessly	O
difficult	O
it	O
is	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
concluded	O
"	O
MDK2	B-Application
is	O
a	O
worthwhile	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
are	O
truly	O
excellent	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-looking	O
and	O
best-sounding	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
games	O
yet.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Sammons	O
reviewed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
A	O
beautiful	O
,	O
action-packed	O
game	O
with	O
constantly	O
changing	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reinvigorate	O
your	O
childhood	O
fantasies	O
of	O
living	O
in	O
a	O
cartoon	O
and	O
pick	O
up	O
MDK2	B-Application
-	O
there	O
ai	O
n't	O
much	O
better	O
in	O
the	O
genre.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Stephen	O
Butts	O
scored	O
it	O
8.3	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
console	B-Device
experiences	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
in	O
a	O
while.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
"	O
when	O
a	O
game	O
comes	O
out	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
that	O
manages	O
to	O
retain	O
all	O
the	O
simplicity	O
and	O
energy	O
of	O
its	O
console	B-Device
brother	O
,	O
then	O
you	O
owe	O
it	O
yourself	O
to	O
give	O
it	O
a	O
try	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MDK	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
definitely	O
such	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
GameSpots	O
Erik	O
Wolpaw	O
scored	O
it	O
7.8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
It	O
improves	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
technology	O
and	O
expands	O
its	O
gameplay	O
without	O
losing	O
the	O
off-kilter	O
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
that	O
helped	O
make	O
MDK	B-Application
so	O
unique.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
boss	O
fights	O
,	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
manual	O
save	O
feature	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
difficulties	O
,	O
concluding	O
"	O
while	O
console-style	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
are	O
becoming	O
more	O
common	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
good	O
ones	O
are	O
still	O
rare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MDK2	B-Application
may	O
be	O
slightly	O
short	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
makes	O
up	O
for	O
it	O
by	O
being	O
relentlessly	O
ingenious.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Chris	O
Carle	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
8.7	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
felt	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
n't	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
he	O
did	O
feel	O
the	O
particle	O
effects	O
were	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
sound	O
,	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
controls	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
arguing	O
"	O
MDK	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Armageddon	O
is	O
a	O
great	O
action	O
title	O
that	O
is	O
certainly	O
worth	O
twenty	O
hours	O
of	O
your	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot'''s	O
Ben	O
Stahl	O
scored	O
it	O
7.6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
more	O
rewarding	O
and	O
less	O
frustrating	O
version	O
of	O
what	O
was	O
an	O
excellent	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
bit	O
disappointing	O
that	O
the	O
year	O
of	O
development	O
time	O
between	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
MDK2	B-Application
was	O
n't	O
put	O
to	O
better	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
MDK2	B-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
solid	O
shooter	O
with	O
plenty	O
of	O
ingenuity	O
and	O
slick	O
presentation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Chester	O
Barber	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
easily	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
available	O
for	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
WiiNintendo	O
World	O
Reports	O
Jared	O
Rosenberg	O
scored	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
controls	O
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
It	O
is	O
obvious	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
over	O
10	O
years	O
old	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
and	O
enemy	O
models	O
are	O
noticeably	O
low	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
the	O
textures	O
seem	O
muddy	O
and	O
N64-like	O
at	O
times.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
concluded	O
"	O
MDK2	B-Application
is	O
a	O
well-designed	O
action	O
platformer	O
that	O
will	O
take	O
quite	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
time	O
to	O
get	O
through	O
its	O
10	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
"	O
MDK2	B-Application
is	O
at	O
its	O
best	O
when	O
it	O
goes	O
nuts	O
with	O
large	O
,	O
crazy	O
enemies	O
and	O
bullets	O
galore	O
through	O
its	O
strange	O
environments	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
so	O
much	O
when	O
it	O
comes	O
to	O
puzzle-solving	O
or	O
platforming.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Interplay	O
revealed	O
it	O
was	O
planning	O
on	O
developing	O
an	O
MMOG	B-Application
set	O
in	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specifically	O
,	O
they	O
announced	O
they	O
were	O
restarting	O
their	O
in-house	O
development	O
studio	O
,	O
the	O
money	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
coming	O
from	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
franchise	O
to	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
,	O
from	O
whom	O
they	O
planned	O
to	O
license	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
IP	O
for	O
the	O
MMOG	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
specifically	O
mentioned	O
plans	O
for	O
sequels	O
to	O
Descent	B-Application
,	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
MDK2	B-Application
and	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Interplay	O
confirmed	O
a	O
"	O
two-pronged	O
growth	O
strategy	O
"	O
which	O
would	O
see	O
the	O
company	O
leveraging	O
its	O
portfolio	O
of	O
gaming	O
properties	O
to	O
create	O
sequels	O
and	O
raise	O
money	O
for	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
MMOG	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
IGN	O
asked	O
BioWare	O
's	O
Ray	O
Muzyka	O
if	O
they	O
had	O
any	O
plans	O
to	O
make	O
MDK3	O
,	O
to	O
which	O
he	O
replied	O
"	O
You	O
'll	O
have	O
to	O
ask	O
Interplay	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
the	O
license	O
for	O
that.	O
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