<s>
RoboCop	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1990	O
film	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
several	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Amstrad	B-Application
GX4000	I-Application
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
RoboCop	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1991-93	O
,	O
itself	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
film	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
RoboCop	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1990	O
film	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
Detroit	B-Application
cyborg	B-Application
cop	O
known	O
as	O
RoboCop	B-Application
must	O
stop	O
a	O
drug	O
distributor	O
,	O
Cain	O
,	O
from	O
spreading	O
a	O
new	O
drug	O
known	O
as	O
Nuke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
versions	O
are	O
primarily	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
differ	O
from	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Amstrad	B-Application
GX4000	I-Application
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
versions	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
differ	O
from	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
levels	O
,	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
versions	O
include	O
other	O
levels	O
consisting	O
of	O
first-person	O
shooting	O
galleries	O
–	O
an	O
aspect	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
RoboCop	B-Application
game	O
–	O
and	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
help	O
RoboCop	B-Application
remember	O
his	O
memories	O
by	O
arranging	O
certain	O
electronic	O
chips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Special	O
FX	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
developed	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Programming	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
began	O
months	O
before	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audio	O
samples	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
including	O
RoboCop	B-Application
's	O
gunfire	O
and	O
footsteps	O
,	O
were	O
added	O
into	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
versions	O
include	O
digitized	B-Algorithm
scenes	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Ocean	O
released	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
in	O
November	O
1990	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Application
GX4000	I-Application
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
versions	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
reviewers	O
criticized	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
,	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
particularly	O
for	O
its	O
platform-based	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
praised	O
the	O
"	O
addictive	O
"	O
gameplay	O
and	O
called	O
RoboCop	B-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
the	O
best	O
licensed	O
product	O
"	O
of	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maff	O
Evans	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
criticized	O
the	O
difficult	O
controls	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
enjoyable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
while	O
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
noted	O
the	O
difficult	O
gameplay	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
also	O
reviewed	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
RoboCop	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
1991	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
uninspired	O
follow-up	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
smash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
as	O
did	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	O
praised	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
for	O
its	O
various	O
gameplay	O
styles	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
make	O
RoboCop	B-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
games	O
actually	O
worth	O
the	O
asking	O
price	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Your	O
Sinclair	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
better	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
noting	O
larger	O
levels	O
and	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
film	O
conversions	O
Ocean	O
have	O
ever	O
done	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mean	O
Machines	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Application
GX4000	I-Application
version	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
"	O
incredibly	O
frustrating	O
"	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
,	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
RoboCop	B-Application
can	O
be	O
initially	O
difficult	O
to	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
RoboCop	B-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
their	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
1991	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
twenty-fourth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
won	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
Overall	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
1990	O
Crash	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Awards	O
,	O
after	O
being	O
chosen	O
by	O
21	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
readers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
also	O
won	O
fifth	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
1990	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
April	O
1991	O
had	O
reached	O
second	O
place	O
in	O
UK	O
sales	O
behind	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Hero	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
