<s>
Spark	B-Application
the	I-Application
Electric	I-Application
Jester	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
or	O
simply	O
Spark	O
2	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
2019	O
platform	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Brazilian	O
developer	O
Felipe	O
Daneluz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
sequel	O
to	O
Daneluz	O
's	O
previous	O
2D	O
game	O
Spark	B-Application
the	I-Application
Electric	I-Application
Jester	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daneluz	O
utilized	O
his	O
own	O
unofficial	O
3D	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
,	O
Hedge	O
Physics	O
,	O
in	O
its	O
creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
believed	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
appeal	O
to	O
players	O
who	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
titles	O
and	O
complimented	O
its	O
controls	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Spark	B-Application
the	I-Application
Electric	I-Application
Jester	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
14	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Departing	O
from	O
its	O
2D	B-Application
predecessor	I-Application
,	O
Spark	B-Application
the	I-Application
Electric	I-Application
Jester	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
platform	O
game	O
with	O
melee	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Introducing	O
themselves	O
as	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
Armstrong	O
created	O
,	O
Clarity	O
pleads	O
for	O
Fark	O
's	O
help	O
in	O
stopping	O
Freom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
first	O
Spark	B-Application
the	I-Application
Electric	I-Application
Jester	I-Application
,	O
Spark	B-Application
the	I-Application
Electric	I-Application
Jester	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Felipe	O
Daneluz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
after	O
the	O
2017	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
using	O
Hedge	O
Physics	O
,	O
an	O
unofficial	O
3D	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
made	O
by	O
Daneluz	O
in	O
Unity	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
begun	O
to	O
dabble	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
3D	O
Sonic	B-Application
engine	O
as	O
he	O
familiarized	O
himself	O
with	O
Unity	B-Application
in	O
college	O
,	O
believing	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
similar	O
publicly	O
released	O
engines	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Spark	B-Application
the	I-Application
Electric	I-Application
Jester	I-Application
had	O
not	O
been	O
planned	O
,	O
he	O
chose	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
game	O
about	O
Fark	O
due	O
to	O
positive	O
reception	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spark	O
2	O
was	O
formally	O
announced	O
as	O
Fark	O
the	O
Electric	O
Jester	O
on	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
through	O
a	O
trailer	O
published	O
on	O
Daneluz	O
's	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
decided	O
on	O
the	O
final	O
name	O
of	O
Spark	B-Application
the	I-Application
Electric	I-Application
Jester	I-Application
2	I-Application
because	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daneluz	O
felt	O
that	O
a	O
problem	O
with	O
Spark	B-Application
the	I-Application
Electric	I-Application
Jester	I-Application
was	O
that	O
enemies	O
could	O
easily	O
be	O
bypassed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
believing	O
this	O
issue	O
was	O
worse	O
in	O
Spark	O
2	O
,	O
Daneluz	O
tried	O
to	O
incentivize	O
enemy	O
engagement	O
through	O
various	O
rewards	O
and	O
the	O
scoring	O
system	O
,	O
likening	O
the	O
latter	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
Spark	O
2	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revengeance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
musicians	O
as	O
Spark	B-Application
the	I-Application
Electric	I-Application
Jester	I-Application
:	O
James	O
Landino	O
,	O
Falk	O
Au	O
Yeong	O
,	O
Paul	O
Bethers	O
,	O
Andy	O
Tunstall	O
,	O
Funk	O
Fiction	O
(	O
Pejman	O
Roozbeh	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Michael	O
Staple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spark	O
2	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daneluz	O
submitted	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
release	O
but	O
was	O
turned	O
down	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
speculated	O
was	O
because	O
of	O
his	O
geographical	O
location	O
,	O
Brazil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoids	O
Dan	O
Roemer	O
and	O
Rock	O
Paper	O
Shotguns	O
Dave	O
Irwin	O
believed	O
that	O
players	O
who	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
games	O
would	O
also	O
find	O
enjoyment	O
in	O
Spark	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
Rock	O
Paper	O
Shotgun	O
article	O
penned	O
by	O
Dominic	O
Tarason	O
,	O
he	O
felt	O
Spark	O
2	O
would	O
elicit	O
mixed	O
reactions	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
divisive	O
nature	O
of	O
3D	O
Sonic	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
and	O
expressed	O
hesitation	O
in	O
recommending	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roemer	O
and	O
Irwin	O
felt	O
that	O
comparable	O
sections	O
in	O
3D	O
Sonic	B-Application
titles	O
were	O
less	O
frustrating	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
reliance	O
on	O
scripting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
comparison	O
to	O
Spark	B-Application
the	I-Application
Electric	I-Application
Jester	I-Application
,	O
Tarason	O
thought	O
Spark	O
2	O
suffered	O
from	O
an	O
identity	O
crisis	O
but	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
good	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concurrent	O
with	O
Spark	O
2s	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
release	O
was	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
Spark	B-Application
the	I-Application
Electric	I-Application
Jester	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
14	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
