<s>
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tile-matching	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
Taito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
sequel	O
to	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
known	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Bust-A-Move	B-Application
Again	I-Application
for	O
arcades	O
and	O
Bust-A-Move	B-Application
2	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
for	O
home	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
into	O
the	O
arcades	O
in	O
1995	B-Application
,	O
home	O
conversions	O
followed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
ports	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
is	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
February	O
2023	O
release	O
by	O
City	O
Connection	O
alongside	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
feature	O
time	O
trial	O
competitions	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
attempts	O
to	O
finish	O
simple	O
rounds	O
quickly	O
enough	O
to	O
beat	O
previous	O
time	O
records	O
or	O
two	O
players	O
simultaneously	O
attempt	O
to	O
beat	O
the	O
records	O
and	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
changes	O
were	O
only	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
Taito	B-Application
F3	I-Application
System	I-Application
version	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
and	O
console	O
releases	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taito	O
later	O
repacked	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
optional	O
alternative	O
set	O
of	O
levels	O
and	O
some	O
new	O
attract	O
mode	O
animations	O
(	O
including	O
holiday-themed	O
ones	O
)	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
titles	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
2X	I-Application
and	O
Bust-A-Move	B-Application
2X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
of	O
Bust-A-Move	B-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
are	O
of	O
Bust-A-Move	B-Application
2X	O
and	O
additionally	O
include	O
a	O
level	O
editor/designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
2X	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
but	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
until	O
some	O
time	O
after	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Bust-A-Move	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
did	O
n't	O
see	O
an	O
international	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
print	O
advertisements	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
editions	O
featured	O
a	O
picture	O
of	O
several	O
large	O
blue	O
balls	O
with	O
human	O
faces	O
trapped	O
inside	O
,	O
moaning	O
in	O
apparent	O
agony	O
,	O
with	O
white	O
sticks	O
forcing	O
their	O
eyes	O
open	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
possibly	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
mix-up	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
's	O
marketing	O
department	O
,	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
both	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
editions	O
uses	O
the	O
main	O
art	O
from	O
the	O
advertisement	O
as	O
their	O
cover	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
later	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
releases	O
from	O
Acclaim	O
would	O
use	O
the	O
proper	O
cover	O
art	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
PAL	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
showcased	O
at	O
JAMMA	O
95	O
along	O
with	O
Dangerous	B-Application
Curves	I-Application
and	O
Gekirindan	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
their	O
15	O
October	O
1995	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fourth	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Machine	O
also	O
listed	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
2X	I-Application
on	O
their	O
1	O
February	O
1996	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
ninth	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
nineteen	O
best-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	B-Application
of	I-Application
1996	I-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
HMV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
brief	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
in	O
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
sure	O
to	O
please	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
two-player	O
mode.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Rad	O
Automatic	O
also	O
commented	O
positively	O
on	O
these	O
aspects	O
in	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
best	O
with	O
two	O
players	O
,	O
the	O
single-player	O
Puzzle	O
Mode	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
worth	O
buying	O
even	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
have	O
no	O
one	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Echoing	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
he	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
whilst	O
Bust-a-Move	B-Application
2	I-Application
maintains	O
the	O
sweet	O
harmless	O
exterior	O
of	O
a	O
sherbert	O
bonbon	O
,	O
inside	O
beats	O
the	O
addictive	O
heart	O
of	O
a	O
malteser.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
named	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Puzzle	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
(	O
behind	O
Tetris	B-Application
Attack	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
's	O
1996	O
"	O
Best	O
Trivia	O
or	O
Puzzle	O
Game	O
"	O
Spotlight	O
Award	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
the	O
prize	O
to	O
You	B-Application
Do	I-Application
n't	I-Application
Know	I-Application
Jack	I-Application
XL	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
PC	O
Zone	O
,	O
Charlie	O
Brooker	O
critically	O
called	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
a	O
bad	O
conversion	O
with	O
slowdowns	O
,	O
clunky	O
animation	O
,	O
jerky	O
aiming	O
and	O
blurry	O
high	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
recommended	O
buying	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
