<s>
is	O
a	O
1998	O
arcade	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Taito	O
as	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
their	O
1995	O
title	O
,	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
in	O
1998	O
and	O
was	O
then	O
ported	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
earliest	O
titles	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
adapted	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
1999	O
and	O
the	O
PAL	O
Regions	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
features	O
downgraded	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
includes	O
several	O
extra	O
modes	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Psy-Expand	O
"	O
mode	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
animated	O
FMV	B-Application
intro	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
returning	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
(	O
Sonia	O
,	O
Brad	O
and	O
Genma	O
)	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
omitted	O
in	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
2012	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
2012	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
anniversary	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
titled	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Complete	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
original	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
and	O
a	O
special	O
exclusive	O
remixed	O
version	O
of	O
2012	O
titled	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
2012	I-Application
EX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fighting	O
system	O
of	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
2012	I-Application
remains	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
control	O
has	O
been	O
redefined	O
and	O
the	O
balance	O
has	O
been	O
adjusted	O
while	O
the	O
playing	O
mechanics	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
fleshed	O
out	O
and	O
new	O
ones	O
have	O
been	O
introduced	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
tactics	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
includes	O
the	O
Psycho	O
Charge	O
,	O
Barrier	O
Guard	O
,	O
the	O
Normal	O
Dash	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Quick	O
Dash	O
while	O
the	O
new	O
tactics	O
introduced	O
in	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
2012	I-Application
includes	O
the	O
Retreat	O
Barrier	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
interrupt	O
attacks	O
from	O
the	O
opponent	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
will	O
not	O
break	O
combos	O
as	O
it	O
just	O
prevents	O
the	O
opponent	O
from	O
attacking	O
you	O
after	O
being	O
knocked	O
away	O
while	O
it	O
consumes	O
50%	O
of	O
the	O
Psycho	O
Gauge	O
,	O
a	O
Slide	O
Dash	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
character	O
to	O
side-step	O
into	O
the	O
opponent	O
's	O
defense	O
,	O
a	O
Hyper	O
Charge	O
which	O
increase	O
the	O
Psycho	O
Gauge	O
while	O
depleting	O
the	O
Life	O
Gauge	O
though	O
it	O
helps	O
raise	O
the	O
attack	O
power	O
,	O
hence	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
the	O
Power	O
Indicator	O
that	O
appears	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
,	O
a	O
Psy-Impulse	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
counter-attacking	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
character	O
can	O
unleash	O
a	O
repelling	O
force	O
after	O
being	O
knocked	O
into	O
a	O
wall	O
by	O
the	O
opponent	O
while	O
it	O
consumes	O
25%	O
of	O
the	O
Psycho	O
Gauge	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Barrier	O
Break	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
character	O
can	O
break	O
through	O
an	O
opponent	O
's	O
barrier	O
and	O
cause	O
damage	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
move	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
guarded	O
by	O
a	O
normal	O
guard	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
consumes	O
50%	O
of	O
the	O
Psycho	O
Gauge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Arcade	O
Mode	O
of	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
2012	I-Application
has	O
the	O
playing	O
character	O
going	O
through	O
eight	O
stages	O
of	O
combat	O
against	O
random	O
opponents	O
,	O
being	O
timed	O
on	O
how	O
fast	O
they	O
can	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
while	O
the	O
Story	O
Mode	O
has	O
the	O
playing	O
character	O
facing	O
off	O
against	O
a	O
specific	O
set	O
of	O
opponents	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
cut-scenes	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
advance	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
playing	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
finds	O
the	O
world	O
caught	O
in	O
the	O
crossfire	O
between	O
two	O
factions	O
who	O
vie	O
for	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
2012	I-Application
introduced	O
seven	O
characters	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Original	O
characters	O
from	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
2	I-Application
exclusive	O
characters	O
who	O
are	O
also	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
cast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emilio	B-Application
Michaelov	I-Application
:	O
Brainwashed	O
by	O
Wong	O
to	O
serve	O
his	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
characters	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
of	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
2012	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
who	O
never	O
made	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
or	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
lack	O
a	O
Story	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
includes	O
features	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
Glide/DirectX	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Psychic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
2012	I-Application
on	O
their	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
1998	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Lundrigan	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
one	O
star	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
A	O
waste	O
of	O
money	O
and	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
