<s>
Puzzle	B-Application
Link	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
Japanese	O
:	O
つなげてポンッ！2	O
Hepburn	O
:	O
Tsunagete	O
Pon	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
1999	O
Arcade-style	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
1998	O
's	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Link	I-Application
,	O
to	O
which	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Link	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
TUG	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
SNK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Link	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tile-matching	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
clear	O
away	O
blocks	O
which	O
occupy	O
some	O
of	O
a	O
9x10	O
block	O
grid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Puzzle	B-Application
Link	I-Application
2	I-Application
once	O
again	O
features	O
the	O
Normal	O
(	O
now	O
called	O
'	O
Card	O
Game	O
 '	O
)	O
,	O
Clear	O
(	O
now	O
called	O
'	O
All	O
Clear	O
 '	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Battle	O
modes	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Puzzle	B-Application
Link	I-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
features	O
two	O
new	O
modes	O
:	O
an	O
Endless	O
mode	O
and	O
a	O
Card	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
a	O
linear	O
progression	O
like	O
in	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Link	I-Application
2	I-Application
's	O
primary	O
campaign	O
features	O
50	O
rounds	O
evenly	O
split	O
among	O
five	O
levels	O
,	O
any	O
of	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
access	O
immediately	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
further	O
10	O
rounds	O
in	O
a	O
final	O
level	O
that	O
unlocks	O
after	O
beating	O
the	O
other	O
five	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
makes	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
60	O
rounds	O
in	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Link	I-Application
2	I-Application
's	O
entire	O
campaign	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
46	O
in	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Link	I-Application
's	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
unlike	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Link	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
minor	O
thematic	O
elements	O
conveyed	O
through	O
short	O
cutscenes	O
—	O
all	O
centering	O
around	O
the	O
protagonist	O
(	O
Ace	O
)	O
acquiring	O
collectible	O
cards	O
from	O
other	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
differences	O
from	O
the	O
campaign	O
of	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Link	I-Application
include	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
gameplay	O
tutorial	O
and	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
difficulty	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
stream	O
of	O
play	O
continues	O
indefinitely	O
and	O
periodically	O
speeds	O
up	O
until	O
the	O
player	O
fails	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Puzzle	B-Application
Link	I-Application
2	I-Application
maintains	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
in-game	O
collectible	O
cards	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
adds	O
this	O
full	O
mode	O
built	O
around	O
using	O
the	O
cards	O
in	O
a	O
minigame	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
minigame	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
against	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
opponent	O
,	O
or	O
against	O
another	O
person	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playing	O
against	O
another	O
person	O
requires	O
an	O
additional	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
,	O
an	O
additional	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
link	O
cable	O
—	O
just	O
like	O
Battle	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
releasing	O
in	O
November	O
1999	O
,	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Link	I-Application
2	I-Application
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
within	O
the	O
same	O
calendar	O
year	O
as	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Link	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Puzzle	B-Application
Link	I-Application
2	I-Application
's	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
in	O
April	O
2000	O
preceded	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
by	O
only	O
two	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Puzzle	B-Application
Link	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2023	O
,	O
Time	O
Extension	O
identified	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Link	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
NGPC	O
.	O
</s>
