<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-platform	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
series	O
and	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
22nd	O
century	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X3	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Maverick	O
Hunters	O
"	O
X	O
and	O
Zero	O
quickly	O
spring	O
into	O
action	B-Application
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
their	O
young	O
ally	O
Iris	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
earlier	O
Mega	O
Man	O
games	O
,	O
retaining	O
most	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
home-console	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
adding	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
characters	O
,	O
use	O
unique	O
abilities	O
and	O
obtain	O
upgrades	O
through	O
"	O
DNA	O
Souls	O
"	O
collected	O
from	O
fallen	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
March	O
2001	O
;	O
Capcom	O
was	O
intent	O
on	O
localizing	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
western	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
of	O
Japan	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
eShop	B-Application
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
universe	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
22nd	O
century	O
,	O
where	O
humans	O
and	O
intelligent	O
robots	O
called	O
"	O
Reploids	O
"	O
live	O
among	O
one	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
set	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X3	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X4	I-Application
,	O
during	O
which	O
X	O
and	O
Zero	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
their	O
new	O
friend	O
Iris	O
,	O
are	O
sent	O
to	O
investigate	O
erasure	O
incidents	O
on	O
the	O
mysterious	O
Laguz	O
Island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
quickly	O
revealed	O
the	O
DNA	O
Souls	O
are	O
being	O
used	O
by	O
a	O
"	O
Soul	O
Eraser	O
"	O
named	O
Berkana	B-Application
to	O
resurrect	O
a	O
growing	O
army	O
of	O
undead	O
Mavericks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Berkana	B-Application
was	O
once	O
a	O
Reploid	O
researcher	O
who	O
created	O
a	O
DNA	O
Soul	O
chip	O
that	O
reproduced	O
deceased	O
Mavericks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Berkana	B-Application
steals	O
the	O
souls	O
of	O
Reploids	O
to	O
enhance	O
her	O
own	O
power	O
and	O
that	O
of	O
her	O
loyal	O
partner	O
Gareth	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
stop	O
them	O
early	O
on	O
,	O
Berkana	B-Application
allows	O
the	O
two	O
heroes	O
to	O
progress	O
so	O
they	O
may	O
strengthen	O
their	O
DNA	O
Souls	O
for	O
her	O
to	O
take	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X	O
and	O
Zero	O
confront	O
and	O
defeat	O
Gareth	B-Application
and	O
Berkana	B-Application
inside	O
the	O
Reploid	O
Research	O
Laboratory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	O
fears	O
Iris	O
 '	O
brother	O
,	O
the	O
Colonel	O
of	O
the	O
Repliforce	B-Application
army	O
,	O
will	O
blame	O
him	O
for	O
involving	O
Iris	O
in	O
the	O
incident	O
but	O
X	O
feels	O
the	O
experience	O
will	O
ultimately	O
help	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-platform	O
game	O
that	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
as	O
other	O
Mega	O
Man	O
games	O
with	O
the	O
added	O
ability	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
player	O
characters	O
X	O
and	O
Zero	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
DNA	O
Soul	O
"	O
system	O
,	O
none	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
present	O
in	O
earlier	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beating	O
Xtreme	O
Mode	O
will	O
unlock	O
a	O
"	O
Boss	O
Rush	O
"	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
battle	O
all	O
eight	O
Mavericks	O
from	O
this	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
eight	O
Mavericks	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artist	O
Haruki	O
Suetsugu	O
designed	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
Japanese	O
package	O
art	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
he	O
expressed	O
joy	O
over	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
illustrate	O
Iris	O
,	O
having	O
not	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
since	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
set	O
in	O
earlier	O
time	O
than	O
the	O
earlier	O
game	O
,	O
he	O
modified	O
Iris	O
 '	O
outfit	O
,	O
removing	O
her	O
beret	O
and	O
giving	O
her	O
a	O
uniform	O
that	O
would	O
exude	O
a	O
youthful	O
"	O
schoolgirl	O
look	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Berkana	B-Application
and	O
Gareth	B-Application
were	O
drawn	O
as	O
a	O
witch	O
and	O
a	O
knight	O
respectively	O
to	O
tie	O
with	O
the	O
medieval	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
villains	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gareth	B-Application
's	O
lion	O
companion	O
,	O
for	O
which	O
Suetsugu	O
was	O
given	O
specific	O
design	O
instructions	O
,	O
is	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
March	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
19	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
November	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
praised	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
its	O
precursor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
multiple	O
hidden	O
modes	O
,	O
higher	O
boss	O
intelligence	O
,	O
and	O
steeper	O
difficulty	B-General_Concept
curve	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Varanini	O
said	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
unbalanced	O
difficulty	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
has	O
been	O
alleviated	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
parts	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
leap	O
off	O
platforms	O
without	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
next	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miller	O
and	O
Varanini	O
were	O
generally	O
satisfied	O
with	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
though	O
Miller	O
noticed	O
a	O
few	O
instances	O
of	O
visual	O
slowdown	O
and	O
audible	O
repetition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miller	O
and	O
Varanini	O
concurred	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
worthy	O
sequel	O
that	O
is	O
likely	O
to	O
please	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	O
Man	O
series	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
hardly	O
groundbreaking	O
and	O
may	O
not	O
resonate	O
with	O
newcomers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
74.17	O
percent	O
on	O
Gamerankings.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
IGN	O
listed	O
both	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
and	O
its	O
precursor	O
among	O
titles	O
they	O
wished	O
to	O
see	O
downloadable	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
