<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
1986	O
's	O
Rolling	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
,	O
retaining	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
but	O
adding	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
for	O
two	O
players	O
and	O
improved	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
based	O
in	O
1968	O
,	O
Rolling	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
a	O
more	O
contemporary	O
setting	O
to	O
go	O
with	O
its	O
more	O
futuristic	O
design	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
optionally	O
playable	O
female	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
port	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2007	O
and	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2009	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Rolling	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
,	O
the	O
players	O
must	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
WCPO	O
's	O
Rolling	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
task	O
force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
players	O
can	O
now	O
play	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
with	O
Player	O
1	O
as	O
female	O
agent	O
Leila	O
and	O
Player	O
2	O
as	O
male	O
agent	O
Albatross	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
they	O
possess	O
different	O
external	O
appearances	O
,	O
including	O
different	O
handguns	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
characters	O
have	O
identical	O
abilities	O
(	O
much	O
like	O
Yūichirō	B-Application
Tomari	I-Application
and	O
Sunday	B-Application
Chin	I-Application
from	O
Namco	O
's	O
own	O
Ordyne	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
two	O
years	O
earlier	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
Namco	O
System	O
2	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
both	O
Leila	O
and	O
Albatross	B-Application
can	O
only	O
take	O
two	O
physical	O
hits	O
from	O
the	O
enemies	O
-	O
and	O
a	O
hit	O
from	O
a	O
bullet	O
or	O
other	O
projectile	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
laser	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
an	O
immediate	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Rolling	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
,	O
pistol	O
and	O
machine	O
gun	O
ammunition	O
is	O
not	O
carried	O
over	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
and	O
players	O
always	O
start	O
a	O
new	O
level	O
with	O
the	O
minimum	O
pistol	O
rounds	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
are	O
noticeably	O
improved	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
and	O
have	O
a	O
decidedly	O
more	O
futuristic	O
look	O
to	O
go	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
modern	O
setting	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
enemy	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
Maskers	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
previously	O
designed	O
to	O
look	O
like	O
hooded	O
terrorists	O
(	O
or	O
Foot	O
Soldiers	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
)	O
are	O
now	O
cyborgs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	O
version	O
of	O
Rolling	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Complex	O
ranked	O
Rolling	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
2	I-Application
85th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
100	O
Best	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Games.	O
"	O
</s>
