<s>
Sparkster	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rocket	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
known	O
simply	O
as	O
Sparkster	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1994	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Rocket	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
,	O
Sparkster	B-Application
involves	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
attempting	O
to	O
save	O
Princess	O
Cherry	O
and	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
evil	O
plans	O
of	O
King	O
Gedol	O
,	O
who	O
plans	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Zephyrus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
largely	O
follows	O
the	O
same	O
format	O
as	O
its	O
precursor	B-Application
,	O
with	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sparkster	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rocket	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Rocket	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
game	O
under	O
the	O
same	O
title	O
,	O
Sparkster	B-Application
,	O
but	O
without	O
the	O
Rocket	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
subtitle	O
and	O
not	O
continuing	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Rocket	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Sparkster	B-Application
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
precursor	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sparkster	B-Application
plays	O
as	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platformer	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
areas	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
featuring	O
auto-scrolling	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
jump	O
and	O
attack	O
using	O
Sparkster	B-Application
's	O
sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
sword	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
emit	O
projectiles	O
and	O
can	O
only	O
perform	O
melee	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sparkster	B-Application
's	O
maximum	O
health	O
has	O
been	O
reduced	O
from	O
eight	O
hearts	O
(	O
16	O
hit	O
points	O
)	O
to	O
five	O
hearts	O
(	O
10	O
hit	O
points	O
)	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
rocket	O
pack	O
is	O
changed	O
in	O
Sparkster	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
secondary	O
white	O
gauge	O
is	O
filled	O
,	O
Sparkster	B-Application
can	O
perform	O
a	O
"	O
Screw	O
Attack	O
"	O
which	O
lets	O
him	O
travel	O
a	O
greater	O
distance	O
and	O
can	O
interact	O
with	O
certain	O
level	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
its	O
precursor	B-Application
,	O
pressing	O
the	O
Rocket	O
button	O
will	O
make	O
Sparkster	B-Application
perform	O
a	O
rocket/screw	O
attack	O
where	O
he	O
blasts	O
into	O
one	O
of	O
eight	O
directions	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
inputted	O
on	O
the	O
directional	O
pad	O
(	O
if	O
no	O
direction	O
is	O
pressed	O
,	O
Sparkster	B-Application
will	O
perform	O
a	O
stationary	O
spinning	O
attack	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
10	O
blue	O
gems	O
are	O
collected	O
(	O
or	O
when	O
one	O
red	O
gem	O
is	O
collected	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
slot	O
machine	O
will	O
activate	O
and	O
will	O
give	O
items	O
that	O
help	O
Sparkster	B-Application
,	O
or	O
bombs	O
that	O
hurt	O
Sparkster	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sparkster	B-Application
is	O
composed	O
of	O
six	O
stages	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
stage	O
ending	O
with	O
a	O
boss	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sparkster	B-Application
can	O
find	O
various	O
items	O
in	O
the	O
levels	O
,	O
including	O
apples	O
and	O
meat	O
(	O
apples	O
restore	O
two	O
hit	O
points	O
while	O
meat	O
restores	O
all	O
hit	O
points	O
)	O
,	O
gems	O
,	O
rocket	O
pack	O
items	O
that	O
automatically	O
make	O
him	O
perform	O
a	O
screw	O
attack	O
when	O
collected	O
,	O
extra	O
lives	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
power-up	O
capsule	O
that	O
increases	O
Sparkster	B-Application
's	O
attack	O
power	O
until	O
he	O
is	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
introductory	O
sequence	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
boss	O
fight	O
of	O
the	O
fifth	O
stage	O
involves	O
Sparkster	B-Application
controlling	O
his	O
robot	O
mech	O
,	O
named	O
the	O
"	O
SparkRobo	O
"	O
,	O
to	O
battle	O
the	O
mech	O
of	O
Sparkster	B-Application
's	O
arch-rival	O
,	O
Axel	O
Gear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Across	O
all	O
the	O
stages	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
seven	O
buried	O
swords	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Keys	O
to	O
the	O
Seal	O
"	O
scattered	O
throughout	O
the	O
levels	O
(	O
with	O
Axel	O
holding	O
the	O
seventh	O
and	O
final	O
one	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
obtained	O
by	O
defeating	O
him	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
Sparkster	B-Application
to	O
transform	O
into	O
Gold	O
Sparkster	B-Application
if	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
collected	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Axel	O
Gear	O
fight	O
of	O
the	O
sixth	O
stage	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
necessary	O
to	O
achieve	O
the	O
"	O
true	O
"	O
ending	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gold	O
Sparkster	B-Application
can	O
deal	O
more	O
damage	O
and	O
can	O
charge	O
the	O
rocket	O
pack	O
faster	O
;	O
however	O
he	O
is	O
still	O
able	O
to	O
sustain	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Zephyrus	O
(	O
labelled	O
as	O
Zebulos	O
in	O
the	O
international	O
manuals	O
)	O
comes	O
under	O
attack	O
from	O
the	O
Gedol	O
Empire	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
King	O
Gedol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seeking	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
kingdom	O
,	O
Gedol	O
dispatches	O
Sparkster	B-Application
's	O
arch-rival	O
,	O
Axel	O
Gear	O
to	O
kidnap	O
Princess	O
Cherry	O
,	O
the	O
cousin	O
of	O
Princess	O
Sherry	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
lure	O
Sparkster	B-Application
to	O
his	O
doom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
search	O
for	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Keys	O
to	O
the	O
Seal	O
,	O
Sparkster	B-Application
encounters	O
Axel	O
and	O
his	O
robo	O
mech	O
,	O
prompting	O
the	O
two	O
to	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sparkster	B-Application
emerges	O
victorious	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
retrieving	O
the	O
key	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sparkster	B-Application
sets	O
off	O
to	O
rescue	O
Cherry	O
by	O
travelling	O
to	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Gedol	O
,	O
defeating	O
many	O
troops	O
and	O
winning	O
occasional	O
encounters	O
with	O
Axel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
making	O
it	O
to	O
Gedol	O
's	O
Castle	O
,	O
Sparkster	B-Application
confronts	O
and	O
defeats	O
Axel	O
Gear	O
for	O
the	O
final	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
Axel	O
leaving	O
the	O
last	O
"	O
Key	O
to	O
the	O
Seal	O
"	O
behind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
all	O
Keys	O
have	O
been	O
collected	O
,	O
Sparkster	B-Application
transforms	O
into	O
Gold	O
Sparkster	B-Application
and	O
sets	O
off	O
to	O
confront	O
Gedol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
not	O
,	O
Sparkster	B-Application
sets	O
off	O
normally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sparkster	B-Application
eventually	O
confronts	O
King	O
Gedol	O
and	O
defeats	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sparkster	B-Application
eventually	O
defeats	O
him	O
and	O
slices	O
him	O
in	O
half	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sparkster	B-Application
rescues	O
Cherry	O
and	O
escapes	O
the	O
exploding	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
finished	O
on	O
the	O
Hard	O
mode	O
,	O
Sparkster	B-Application
returns	O
to	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Zephyrus	O
,	O
reuniting	O
Cherry	O
with	O
the	O
King	O
and	O
Sherry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
his	O
job	O
done	O
,	O
Sparkster	B-Application
flies	O
elsewhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
achieved	O
Gold	O
Sparkster	B-Application
status	O
,	O
Sparkster	B-Application
returns	O
to	O
the	O
location	O
where	O
he	O
found	O
the	O
first	O
Key	O
to	O
the	O
Seal	O
and	O
returns	O
it	O
back	O
into	O
its	O
place	O
,	O
reverting	O
to	O
his	O
normal	O
state	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
as	O
acclaimed	O
as	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Sparkster	B-Application
did	O
receive	O
a	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
commented	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
attacks	O
"	O
take	O
some	O
getting	O
used	O
to	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
needs	O
more	O
colors	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
are	O
fitting	O
and	O
the	O
look	O
is	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
Rocket	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allgame	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
4.5	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
possible	O
5	O
stating	O
“	O
If	O
you	O
're	O
in	O
the	O
mood	O
for	O
some	O
high	O
flying	O
hijinks	O
,	O
and	O
love	O
action-platform	O
games	O
,	O
give	O
this	O
Rocket	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
a	O
whirl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sparkster	B-Application
comic	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Nigel	O
Kitching	O
in	O
the	O
UK-made	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	O
Comic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
,	O
Kitching	O
said	O
that	O
Sparkster	B-Application
was	O
the	O
easiest	O
game	O
to	O
adapt	O
into	O
a	O
story	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
second	O
Sparkster	B-Application
story	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
plan	O
was	O
dropped	O
when	O
Fleetway	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
obtain	O
permission	O
from	O
Konami	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
