<s>
Need	B-Device
for	I-Device
Speed	I-Device
II	I-Device
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
series	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
,	O
following	O
The	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
,	O
Need	B-Device
for	I-Device
Speed	I-Device
II	I-Device
allows	O
players	O
to	O
race	O
exotic	O
cars	O
in	O
country-themed	O
tracks	O
from	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
Asia	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
either	O
against	O
computer-controlled	O
opponents	O
or	O
human	O
opponents	O
via	O
a	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
,	O
modem	O
,	O
serial	O
connection	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
split	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Need	B-Device
for	I-Device
Speed	I-Device
II	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Panasonic	B-Device
M2	I-Device
was	O
in	O
the	O
works	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
originally	O
announced	O
but	O
both	O
were	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Need	B-Device
for	I-Device
Speed	I-Device
II	I-Device
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
websites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
71.39	O
%	O
and	O
71/100	O
and	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
68.25	O
%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Official	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
"	O
atrocious	O
handling	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
soon	O
got	O
boring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
Kraig	O
Kujawa	O
and	O
Dean	O
Hager	O
's	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
stemmed	O
from	O
its	O
being	O
easier	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
therefore	O
less	O
realistic	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
stated	O
the	O
reverse	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
too	O
realistic	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
arcade-style	O
racing	O
,	O
and	O
could	O
only	O
be	O
recommended	O
to	O
players	O
who	O
enjoyed	O
games	O
like	O
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
and	O
the	O
original	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
acknowledging	O
the	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
he	O
found	O
them	O
overall	O
impressive	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
Need	B-Device
for	I-Device
Speed	I-Device
II	I-Device
to	O
be	O
"	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
slickest	O
racer	O
yet	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
special	O
edition	O
of	O
Need	B-Device
for	I-Device
Speed	I-Device
II	I-Device
includes	O
exclusive	O
"	O
Last	O
Resort	O
"	O
track	O
,	O
three	O
extra	O
cars	O
,	O
three	O
bonus	O
cars	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
driving	O
style	O
called	O
"	O
Wild	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
3dfx	B-Operating_System
Glide	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
acceleration	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
