<s>
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
receiving	O
three	O
re-issues	O
in	O
June	O
2000	O
,	O
March	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
featuring	O
two-dimensional	O
character	O
sprites	O
on	O
hand-drawn	O
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	O
in	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
2	I-Application
utilize	O
a	O
turn-based	O
approach	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
input	O
specific	O
commands	O
for	O
each	O
character	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
each	O
combat	O
round	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
action	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
speed	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
scenarios	O
are	O
divided	O
into	O
three	O
separate	O
types	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
either	O
selectable	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
or	O
dictated	O
automatically	O
by	O
the	O
plot	O
-	O
Duel	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
one-on-one	O
combat	O
;	O
Team	O
,	O
where	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
characters	O
may	O
take	O
part	O
against	O
an	O
entire	O
enemy	O
group	O
;	O
or	O
Strategic	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
contain	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
characters	O
in	O
a	O
strategy-like	O
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
two	O
separate	O
storylines	O
:	O
one	O
is	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
Gustave	O
XIII	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
of	O
Finney	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
concerns	O
a	O
character	O
named	O
Wil	O
Knights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
September	O
1998	O
issue	O
of	O
Japanese	O
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
magazine	O
,	O
where	O
Square	O
claimed	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
taking	O
a	O
stylistic	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
released	O
one	O
year	O
earlier	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
confirming	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
release	O
for	O
spring	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
not	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
title	O
include	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
DualShock	B-Device
analog	O
controller	O
and	O
PocketStation	B-Application
peripheral	O
device	O
for	O
accessing	O
additional	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
promotional	O
movie	O
for	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
SquareSoft	O
2000	O
Collector	O
's	O
CD	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
packaged	O
with	O
the	O
initial	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
Vagrant	B-Application
Story	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Kenji	O
Ito	O
served	O
as	O
composer	O
for	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
SaGa	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
written	O
by	O
series	O
newcomer	O
Masashi	O
Hamauzu	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
provided	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Square	O
's	O
Chocobo	B-Application
no	I-Application
Fushigina	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
two	O
years	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
2s	I-Application
music	O
was	O
recorded	O
at	O
Sunrise	O
Studio	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
Square	O
released	O
the	O
three-disc	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
II	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
in	O
Japan	O
courtesy	O
of	O
publisher	O
DigiCube	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
a	O
bestseller	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
several	O
times	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
once	O
in	O
2000	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Square	O
Millennium	O
Collection	O
,	O
again	O
in	O
2002	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
PSone	B-Device
Books	I-Device
best-seller	O
range	O
,	O
and	O
again	O
in	O
2004	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Ultimate	O
Hits	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eric	O
Bratcher	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
thought	O
FFVIII	O
was	O
unoriginal	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
you	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unique	O
presentation	O
is	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
2s	I-Application
greatest	O
strength	O
,	O
triumphantly	O
stating	O
:	O
There	O
is	O
still	O
a	O
place	O
for	O
two-dimensional	O
graphics.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
website	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
may	O
alienate	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
for	O
taking	O
too	O
many	O
liberties	O
with	O
gameplay	O
and	O
style	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
while	O
players	O
were	O
still	O
free	O
to	O
explore	O
scenarios	O
at	O
their	O
own	O
pace	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
itself	O
was	O
more	O
linear	O
than	O
the	O
average	O
SaGa	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
2s	I-Application
graphics	O
were	O
also	O
praised	O
by	O
IGN	O
who	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
beautiful	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
romantic	O
soundtrack	O
that	O
is	O
of	O
the	O
utmost	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
biggest	O
problem	O
with	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
its	O
low	O
replay	O
value	O
and	O
weak	O
presentation	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
website	O
felt	O
did	O
n't	O
take	O
full	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
CD	O
format	O
by	O
including	O
an	O
opening	O
movie	O
or	O
character	O
voices	O
,	O
ultimately	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
slightly	O
above	O
average	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
magazine	O
called	O
attention	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
well	O
organized	O
"	O
menu	O
system	O
and	O
responsive	O
control	O
which	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
DualShock	B-Device
analog	O
control	O
sticks	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
solid	O
story	O
that	O
is	O
sure	O
to	O
please	O
role-players	O
and	O
strategy	B-Application
fans	O
alike.	O
"	O
</s>
