<s>
Minnesota	B-Application
Fats	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pool	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
pocket	O
billiards	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
featuring	O
famed	O
billiards	O
player	O
Rudolf	O
"	O
Minnesota	O
Fats	O
"	O
Wanderone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Data	O
East	O
's	O
earlier	O
success	O
Side	B-Application
Pocket	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
travel	O
through	O
different	O
cities	O
and	O
defeat	O
AI-controlled	O
hustlers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
largely	O
plays	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
but	O
includes	O
a	O
training	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
short	O
documentary	O
on	O
Minnesota	O
Fats	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
completely	O
different	O
plot	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
unnamed	O
rookie	O
pool	O
player	O
seeking	O
to	O
challenge	O
Minnesota	O
Fats	O
,	O
and	O
cutscenes	O
are	O
computer-animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Minnesota	O
Fats	O
himself	O
,	O
in	O
his	O
quest	O
to	O
challenge	O
fictional	O
pool	O
hustlers	O
from	O
around	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
;	O
live-action	O
,	O
full-motion	B-Application
videos	I-Application
(	O
FMVs	O
)	O
are	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
Side	B-Application
Pocket	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Legend	O
of	O
Hustler	O
is	O
only	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
retains	O
the	O
Minnesota	B-Application
Fats	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pool	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
was	O
typical	O
of	O
live	O
action	O
FMV	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
in	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
were	O
shot	O
on	O
a	O
minimal	O
budget	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
generally	O
negative	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
,	O
said	O
Minnesota	O
Fats	O
improved	O
upon	O
the	O
already	O
excellent	O
original	O
Side	B-Application
Pocket	I-Application
by	O
adding	O
new	O
modes	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
eight-ball	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
staple	O
of	O
any	O
pool	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
mysteriously	O
absent	O
in	O
the	O
original.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
cue-ball	O
shaped	O
cursor	O
is	O
more	O
accurate	O
,	O
the	O
physics	O
are	O
more	O
realistic	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
opponent	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
while	O
prone	O
to	O
making	O
miraculous	O
shots	O
and	O
missing	O
easy	O
ones	O
,	O
provides	O
an	O
overall	O
decent	O
challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
scored	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
28	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
made	O
some	O
odd	O
errors	O
:	O
it	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Side	B-Application
Pocket	I-Application
as	O
a	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
game	O
,	O
and	O
states	O
that	O
the	O
story	O
mode	O
climaxes	O
in	O
a	O
duel	O
with	O
Minnesota	O
Fats	O
(	O
true	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
sequel	O
called	O
Side	B-Application
Pocket	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
