<s>
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
racing	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
game	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
,	O
released	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
Corporation	O
released	O
a	O
port	O
as	O
the	O
pack-in	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
ProSystem	O
console	O
launch	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
arcade	O
machines	O
can	O
be	O
converted	O
to	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
II	I-Application
by	O
swapping	O
several	O
chips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
with	O
three	O
additional	O
tracks	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
a	O
major	O
commercial	O
success	O
in	O
arcades	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1984	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
remaining	O
among	O
the	O
annual	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
games	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
through	B-Application
1987	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
II	I-Application
on	O
their	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
1983	O
,	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
successful	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
,	O
before	O
topping	O
the	O
charts	O
in	O
December	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
Japan	O
's	O
third	O
highest-grossing	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1986	I-Application
(	O
below	O
Sega	O
's	O
Hang-On	B-Application
and	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
fifth	O
highest-grossing	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1987	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
II	I-Application
topped	O
the	O
RePlay	O
arcade	O
chart	O
for	O
software	O
conversion	O
kits	O
in	O
December	O
1983	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
topping	O
the	O
upright	O
cabinet	O
chart	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
II	I-Application
became	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1984	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
just	O
above	O
the	O
original	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
previously	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1983	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
later	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1985	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
sixth	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1986	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
version	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
an	O
84%	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
various	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
compilations	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
two	O
active	O
permanent	O
circuits	O
were	O
removed	O
(	O
because	O
of	O
licensing	O
issues	O
with	O
both	O
Toyota	O
,	O
which	O
owns	O
Fuji	O
Speedway	O
,	O
and	O
Honda	O
,	O
which	O
owns	O
Suzuka	O
Circuit	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
licensing	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
Association	O
of	O
Long	O
Beach	O
)	O
and	O
similar	O
looking	O
circuits	O
,	O
Namco	O
Circuit	O
and	O
Wonder	O
Circuit	O
(	O
after	O
Namco	O
's	O
Wonder	O
series	O
of	O
Japanese	O
theme	O
parks	O
)	O
were	O
added	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Virtual	O
Arcade	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
renamed	O
to	O
Blue	O
and	O
Orange	O
respectively	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
neither	O
track	O
features	O
the	O
colors	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
layouts	O
were	O
similar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Namco	O
Networks	O
released	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
II	I-Application
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
