<s>
Police	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	I-Application
SWAT	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
SWAT2	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
1998	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Yosemite	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sierra	O
FX	O
(	O
both	O
studios	O
of	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
)	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Police	B-Device
Quest	I-Device
series	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
SWAT	B-Application
subseries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Police	O
Department	O
(	O
LAPD	O
)	O
Metropolitan	O
Division	O
SWAT	B-Application
team	O
as	O
they	O
battle	O
a	O
domestic	O
terrorist	O
militia	B-Application
launching	O
attacks	O
across	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SWAT	B-Application
2	I-Application
uses	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
view	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
issuing	O
orders	O
to	O
individual	O
units	O
as	O
they	O
move	O
through	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
average	O
reviews	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
were	O
more	O
positive	O
than	O
its	B-Application
predecessor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
SWAT	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Close	I-Application
Quarters	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Police	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	I-Application
SWAT	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
game	O
played	O
from	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
unit	O
has	O
skills	O
in	O
two	O
categories	O
:	O
"	O
marksmanship	O
"	O
,	O
relating	O
to	O
weapons	O
(	O
namely	O
handguns	O
,	O
automatic	O
weapons	O
,	O
shotguns	O
,	O
and	O
sniper	B-Protocol
rifles	O
)	O
;	O
and	O
"	O
cross-training	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
vary	O
between	O
factions	O
but	O
generally	O
relate	O
to	O
equipment	O
and	O
utility	O
proficiency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Police	O
have	O
a	O
third	O
skill	O
category	O
,	O
"	O
certification	O
"	O
,	O
that	O
denote	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
they	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
specialize	O
in	O
a	O
certain	O
role	O
(	O
element	O
leader	O
,	O
sniper	B-Protocol
,	O
explosives	O
,	O
EMT	O
,	O
K9	O
)	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
special	O
abilities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
snipers	B-Protocol
being	O
able	O
to	O
reveal	O
any	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
map	O
within	O
their	O
line	O
of	O
sight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Units	O
can	O
carry	O
equipment	O
with	O
them	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
breaching	O
tools	O
,	O
gas	O
masks	O
,	O
grenades	O
,	O
bombs	B-Device
,	O
and	O
bulletproof	O
vests.The	O
game	O
features	O
two	O
separate	O
campaigns	O
,	O
one	O
following	O
the	O
LAPD	O
SWAT	B-Application
and	O
the	O
other	O
following	O
the	O
Five	O
Eyes	O
terrorist	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
SWAT	B-Application
has	O
four	O
support	O
abilities	O
(	O
attempt	O
negotiations	O
,	O
call	O
air	O
support	O
to	O
spot	O
enemies	O
,	O
call	O
SWAT	B-Application
vehicle	O
to	O
breach	O
doors	O
and	O
walls	O
,	O
request	O
sniper	B-Protocol
support	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
Five	O
Eyes	O
only	O
has	O
two	O
(	O
accept	O
negotiations	O
,	O
call	O
getaway	O
car	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
factions	O
have	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
factors	O
in	O
their	O
campaigns	O
:	O
SWAT	B-Application
has	O
units	O
readily	O
available	O
,	O
while	O
Five	O
Eyes	O
must	O
recruit	O
more	O
units	O
;	O
SWAT	B-Application
is	I-Application
briefed	O
during	O
a	O
mission	O
,	O
while	O
Five	O
Eyes	O
is	O
briefed	O
before	O
;	O
SWAT	B-Application
must	O
follow	O
rules	B-Application
of	I-Application
engagement	I-Application
and	O
preferably	O
arrest	O
suspects	O
,	O
while	O
Five	O
Eyes	O
can	O
kill	O
police	O
and	O
hostages	O
with	O
minimal	O
consequences	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
objectives	O
of	O
SWAT	B-Application
missions	O
are	O
different	O
from	O
Five	O
Eyes	O
campaigns	O
,	O
with	O
Five	O
Eyes	O
causing	O
incidents	O
while	O
SWAT	B-Application
responds	O
to	O
stop	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
the	O
LAPD	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Chief	O
John	O
De	O
Souza	O
,	O
deploys	O
its	O
SWAT	B-Application
team	O
to	O
handle	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
violent	O
crimes	O
across	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aided	O
by	O
SWAT	B-Application
commander	O
Sergeant	O
Griff	O
Markossian	O
and	O
police	O
negotiator	O
Sergeant	O
Mike	O
Alvarez	O
,	O
De	O
Souza	O
commands	O
SWAT	B-Application
as	O
it	O
handles	O
increasingly	O
complex	O
incidents	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
robberies	O
and	O
standoffs	O
to	O
riots	B-Device
and	O
assassinations	O
to	O
unpredictable	O
civilians	O
and	O
collaborators	O
escalating	O
straightforward	O
incidents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SWAT	B-Application
deploys	O
to	O
stop	O
Five	O
Eyes	O
 '	O
crimes	O
and	O
prevent	O
them	O
from	O
recruiting	O
more	O
militants	O
,	O
while	O
Five	O
Eyes	O
manages	O
to	O
kill	O
numerous	O
SWAT	B-Application
officers	O
and	O
print	O
their	O
manifesto	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
attempts	O
to	O
indoctrinate	O
the	O
public	O
to	O
their	O
cause	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
SWAT	B-Application
saves	O
the	O
Mayor	O
of	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
from	O
an	O
assassination	O
attempt	O
,	O
Five	O
Eyes	O
launches	O
a	O
retaliatory	O
assault	O
on	O
the	O
Parker	O
Center	O
,	O
but	O
SWAT	B-Application
manages	O
to	O
repel	O
the	O
attack	O
and	O
protect	O
De	O
Souza	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
causes	O
an	O
internal	O
conflict	O
as	O
Bashō	O
and	O
Dante	O
vie	O
for	O
control	O
over	O
Five	O
Eyes	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
three-way	O
shootout	O
between	O
Bashō	O
's	O
faction	O
,	O
Dante	O
's	O
faction	O
,	O
and	O
SWAT	B-Application
at	O
Five	O
Eyes	O
 '	O
Topanga	O
Canyon	O
headquarters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bashō	O
attempts	O
to	O
flee	O
the	O
city	O
at	O
LAX	O
,	O
but	O
Dante	O
's	O
faction	O
manages	O
to	O
kill	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
escape	O
in	O
a	O
plane	O
as	O
SWAT	B-Application
arrives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
Police	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	I-Application
SWAT	I-Application
2s	I-Application
in-game	O
missions	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
real	O
life	O
events	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
North	O
Hollywood	O
shootout	O
of	O
February	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
small-scale	O
riot	B-Device
at	O
a	O
strip	O
mall	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
parallel	O
to	O
the	O
1992	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
riots	B-Device
that	O
followed	O
the	O
Rodney	O
King	O
beating	O
incident	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
listed	O
as	O
Police	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
6	I-Application
(	O
PQ6	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
file	O
names	O
and	O
folders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Police	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	I-Application
SWAT	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
11	O
,	O
1998	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Police	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	I-Application
SWAT	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
in	O
the	O
SWAT	B-Application
Career	O
Pack	O
(	O
with	O
all	O
six	O
Police	B-Device
Quest	I-Device
games	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Police	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	I-Application
SWAT	I-Application
Force	O
pack	O
(	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
SWAT	B-Application
games	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Police	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	I-Application
SWAT	I-Application
Generation	O
collection	O
(	O
with	O
SWAT	B-Application
and	O
SWAT	B-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Police	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	I-Application
SWAT	I-Application
1	I-Application
&	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Police	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	I-Application
SWAT	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
much	O
more	O
positive	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
still	O
had	O
several	O
flaws	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
overly	O
complicated	O
interface	O
,	O
micromanaging	O
,	O
an	O
imperfect	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
simple	O
work-around	O
of	O
selling	O
the	O
sidearms	O
of	O
unused	O
avatars	B-Application
that	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
ignore	O
the	O
budgeting	O
and	O
financial	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	B-Application
predecessor	I-Application
,	O
Police	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	I-Application
SWAT	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
