<s>
Power	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
2	I-Application
( パワーストーン	O
2	O
,	O
Pawā	O
Sutōn	O
2	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
fighting	O
game	O
that	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
innovative	O
gameplay	O
introduced	O
by	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Power	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
2	I-Application
allows	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
multiple	O
characters	O
and	O
utilize	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
tables	O
,	O
chairs	O
,	O
and	O
rocks	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
2	I-Application
originated	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
like	O
many	O
others	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
served	O
as	O
a	O
testing	O
ground	O
for	O
successful	O
arcade	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
2	I-Application
included	O
some	O
differences	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
including	O
new	O
character	O
voices	O
,	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
existing	O
combo	O
system	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
horizontal	O
status	O
bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1-on-1	O
:	O
Much	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
Power	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
,	O
a	O
two-character	O
storyline	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
2	I-Application
offers	O
five	O
interactive	O
3-D	O
stages	O
to	O
begin	O
with	O
,	O
plus	O
the	O
two	O
boss	O
stages	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
also	O
access	O
in	O
Original	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
but	O
the	O
Original	O
mode	O
is	O
played	O
out	O
like	O
a	O
storyline	O
,	O
where	O
two	O
battles	O
are	O
fought	O
on	O
the	O
regular	O
stages	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
Pharaoh	B-Application
Walker	O
boss	O
,	O
then	O
another	O
battle	O
,	O
and	O
ending	O
with	O
the	O
Dr.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
extra	O
stages	O
may	O
be	O
unlocked	O
for	O
Original	O
mode	O
by	O
meeting	O
certain	O
requirements	O
in	O
Arcade	O
mode	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
desert	O
area	O
stage	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
essentially	O
the	O
Pharaoh	B-Application
Walker	O
boss	O
stage	O
,	O
but	O
without	O
the	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
each	O
player	O
has	O
their	O
own	O
set	O
of	O
default	O
ground	O
and	O
air	O
attacks	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
can	O
execute	O
more	O
powerful	O
fusion	O
attacks	O
after	O
collecting	O
three	O
Power	B-Application
Stones	I-Application
and	O
transforming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
2	I-Application
does	O
not	O
offer	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
block	O
,	O
although	O
tapping	O
on	O
the	O
control	O
pad	O
just	O
before	O
an	O
enemy	O
attacks	O
will	O
cause	O
you	O
to	O
dodge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
may	O
also	O
contain	O
Power	B-Application
Stones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Damaging	O
items	O
range	O
from	O
guns	O
,	O
flamethrowers	O
,	O
gigantic	O
hammers	B-Application
,	O
a	O
wide	O
assortment	O
of	O
swords	O
,	O
to	O
bear	O
traps	O
,	O
roller	O
blades	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
a	O
magazine	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
thrown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Non-damaging	O
items	O
include	O
food	O
that	O
will	O
replenish	O
health	O
,	O
shields	O
for	O
defense	O
,	O
elixirs	B-Language
for	O
invisibility	O
,	O
adhesive	O
sprays	O
to	O
slow	O
your	O
opponents	O
,	O
and	O
wings	O
for	O
extra	O
jumps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
addition	O
to	O
Power	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
the	O
"	O
Adventure	O
"	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
2	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
VMU	B-Application
application	O
called	O
the	O
Mini-Book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Power	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
their	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2000	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
seventeenth	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Sammons	O
reviewed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
an	O
innovative	O
and	O
beautiful	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
Power	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
2	I-Application
will	O
keep	O
you	O
entertained	O
for	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
