<s>
Ready	B-Application
2	I-Application
Rumble	I-Application
Boxing	I-Application
:	I-Application
Round	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
boxing	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Ready	B-Application
2	I-Application
Rumble	I-Application
Boxing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
News	O
from	O
Midway	O
's	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Ready	B-Application
2	I-Application
Rumble	I-Application
Boxing	I-Application
were	O
first	O
made	O
public	O
back	O
in	O
early	O
summer	O
of	O
1999	O
and	O
in	O
May	O
2000	O
,	O
showed	O
off	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
that	O
year	O
's	O
E3	O
for	O
demonstration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
here	O
that	O
Midway	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
receive	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
released	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
hardware	O
restrictions	O
,	O
several	O
characters	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
cut	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
namely	O
Freak	O
E	O
.	O
Deke	O
,	O
Wild	O
"	O
Stubby	O
"	O
Corley	O
,	O
Freedom	O
Brock	O
,	O
G.C.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
except	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Orlando	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
in	O
its	O
February	O
2001	O
issue	O
that	O
the	O
same	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
"	O
fills	O
its	O
spit	O
bucket	O
with	O
last	O
year	O
's	O
saliva.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
issues	O
later	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
was	O
"	O
still	O
in	O
the	O
ring	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
out	O
on	O
its	O
feet.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	O
Maddrell	O
of	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
76%	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
we	O
still	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
we	O
had	O
about	O
a	O
year	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
seven	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
offbeat	O
,	O
unpretentious	O
treat.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jon	O
Thompson	O
of	O
AllGame	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
version	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
definitely	O
a	O
fighter	O
for	O
people	O
who	O
do	O
n't	O
need	O
deep	O
gameplay	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
great	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
J.C.	O
Barnes	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
three-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Those	O
who	O
bought	O
the	O
previous	O
Ready	B-Application
2	I-Application
Rumble	I-Application
and	O
are	O
expecting	O
a	O
completely	O
new	O
experience	O
will	O
be	O
sorely	O
disappointed	O
--	O
it	O
's	O
simply	O
a	O
basic	O
roster	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yet	O
gamers	O
who	O
have	O
n't	O
had	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
will	O
want	O
to	O
at	O
least	O
rent	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
for	O
some	O
mindless	O
but	O
fun	O
arcade-style	O
action.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
is	O
n't	O
as	O
challenging	O
as	O
more	O
traditional	O
sports	O
titles	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
entertaining	O
and	O
the	O
length	O
of	O
the	O
Championship	O
mode	O
alone	O
makes	O
it	O
a	O
solid	O
investment	O
for	O
any	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
owner.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Da	O
bomb	O
mom	O
of	O
GameZone	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
a	O
perfect	O
ten	O
score	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
rare	O
cases	O
where	O
it	O
crosses	O
so	O
many	O
lines	O
of	O
game	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Console	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
4th	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
