<s>
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Onion	O
Egg	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Entertainment	O
Software	O
Publishing	O
and	O
Kadokawa	O
Shoten	O
in	O
1998	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
in	O
1999	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
1997	O
's	O
Slayers	B-Application
Royal	I-Application
but	O
is	O
a	O
standalone	O
story	O
in	O
the	O
Slayers	B-Application
franchise	O
and	O
not	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slayers	B-Application
Royal	I-Application
2	I-Application
retains	O
its	O
predecessor	O
's	O
overall	O
gameplay	O
of	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
with	O
exploration	O
phases	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
some	O
differences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
changes	O
in	O
comparison	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Slayers	B-Application
Royal	I-Application
include	O
a	O
simplification	O
of	O
the	O
town-navigation	O
system	O
(	O
which	O
no	O
longer	O
resembles	O
adventure	O
games	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
day/night	O
cycle	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
freely	O
explorable	O
dungeons	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
mostly	O
unrelated	O
to	O
Slayers	B-Application
Royal	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
the	O
elf	O
boy	O
Lark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
contains	O
some	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
Slayers	B-Application
Gorgeous	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
Lina	O
and	O
Gourry	O
once	O
again	O
meet	O
with	O
Zelgadis	O
,	O
Amelia	O
,	O
Sylphiel	O
and	O
Lark	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Slayers	B-Application
Royal	I-Application
game	O
all	O
in	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
uncover	O
the	O
truth	O
behind	O
the	O
five	O
towers	O
of	O
Rei	O
Magnus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slayers	B-Application
Royal	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
,	O
having	O
remained	O
on	O
Japan	O
's	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
top	O
ten	O
list	O
five	O
weeks	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
mediocre	O
review	O
ratings	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
including	O
25/40	O
from	O
Famitsu	O
and	O
18/30	O
from	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
French	O
magazine	O
Joypad	O
scored	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
a	O
7/10	O
,	O
while	O
Spanish	O
magazine	O
Superjuegos	O
opined	O
that	O
although	O
Slayers	B-Application
Royal	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
is	O
not	O
Vandal	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
"	O
it	O
should	O
please	O
the	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
spectacular	O
"	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
RPGFan	O
gave	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
78%	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
recommending	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
anime	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
