<s>
Stakes	B-Application
Winner	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
horse	B-Application
racing	I-Application
arcade	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Saurus	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
support	O
from	O
System	O
Vision	O
,	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
SNK	O
on	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
1996	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Stakes	B-Application
Winner	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
earlier	O
in	O
1995	O
on	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
compete	O
with	O
either	O
AI-controlled	O
opponents	O
or	O
against	O
other	O
human	O
players	O
across	O
multiple	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
was	O
initially	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
(	O
arcade	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
to	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
(	O
home	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
being	O
ported	O
and	O
re-released	O
through	O
download	O
services	O
for	O
various	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
entry	O
,	O
Stakes	B-Application
Winner	I-Application
3	O
,	O
was	O
rumored	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stakes	B-Application
Winner	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
thoroughbred	O
horse	B-Application
racing	I-Application
game	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
available	O
horses	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
strengths	O
and	O
weaknesses	O
,	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
either	O
AI	B-Application
opponents	O
or	O
other	O
human	O
players	O
across	O
multiple	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Failing	O
to	O
qualify	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
race	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
screen	O
unless	O
players	O
insert	O
more	O
credits	O
into	O
the	O
arcade	O
machine	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stakes	B-Application
Winner	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Saurus	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
support	O
from	O
System	O
Vision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
by	O
SNK	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
on	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
1996	B-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
then	O
published	O
for	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
on	O
December	O
13	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
by	O
Saurus	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
since	O
received	O
multiple	O
re-releases	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
on	O
various	O
digital	O
distribution	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stakes	B-Application
Winner	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
reviewers	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
it	O
on	O
their	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
1996	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fourth	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
,	O
outperforming	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Dancing	B-Application
Eyes	I-Application
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
96	I-Application
.	O
</s>
