<s>
Strider	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
Capcom	O
's	O
1999	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Strider	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
sequel	O
to	O
Strider	B-Application
produced	O
,	O
following	O
U.S.	O
Gold	O
's	O
1990	O
noncanonical	O
Strider	B-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
Journey	O
from	O
Darkness	O
:	O
Strider	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
which	O
Capcom	O
was	O
not	O
directly	O
involved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Capcom-produced	O
Strider	B-Application
2	I-Application
makes	O
no	O
references	O
to	O
the	O
Western-only	O
Strider	O
Returns/Strider	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1999	O
and	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
graphics	O
in	O
Strider	B-Application
2	I-Application
now	O
consist	O
of	O
2D	O
character	O
sprites	O
overlaid	O
over	O
3D	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
its	O
gameplay	O
remains	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
playable	O
character	O
Strider	B-Application
Hiryu	I-Application
can	O
now	O
perform	O
new	O
actions	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
ones	O
he	O
had	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
obtain	O
various	O
miscellaneous	O
point	O
items	O
based	O
on	O
other	O
Capcom	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Yashichi	O
and	O
the	O
Sakichi	O
symbols	O
from	O
Vulgus	B-Device
and	O
the	O
"	O
zenny	O
"	O
coins	O
from	O
Black	B-Application
Tiger	I-Application
and	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Worlds	I-Application
,	O
that	O
will	O
increase	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
coin-op	O
version	O
of	O
Strider	B-Application
2	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
five	O
stages	O
or	O
missions	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
objective	O
that	O
is	O
explained	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
beforehand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
two	O
stages	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Flying	O
Battleship	O
Balrog	O
and	O
the	O
space	O
station	O
Third	O
Moon	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
locations	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Strider	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Strider	B-Application
Hiryu	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Strider	B-Application
carrying	O
the	O
same	O
codename	O
of	O
the	O
man	O
who	O
slew	O
the	O
Grandmaster	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
has	O
also	O
surfaced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Capcom	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
Hiryu	O
is	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Hiryu	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
Strider	B-Application
organization	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
reincarnate	O
Hiryu	O
back	O
from	O
the	O
dead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
survivors	O
after	O
the	O
Striders	B-Application
were	O
wiped	O
out	O
,	O
he	O
carries	O
the	O
mission	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Grandmaster	O
once	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
home	O
version	O
of	O
Strider	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
2000	O
(	O
a	O
simple	O
port	O
,	O
given	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
similarity	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
's	O
Sony	O
ZN-2	O
board	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
2-disc	O
set	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
second	O
disc	O
devoted	O
to	O
a	O
direct	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Strider	B-Application
coin-op	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
a	O
labeling	O
error	O
in	O
the	O
American	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
Strider	B-Application
2	I-Application
discs	O
were	O
labeled	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Strider	B-Application
,	O
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finishing	O
both	O
games	O
and	O
saving	O
the	O
achievements	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
memory	O
card	O
unlocks	O
a	O
secret	O
level	O
in	O
Strider	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
"	O
Mission	O
00	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
waterfall	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Completion	O
of	O
all	O
missions	O
unlocks	O
the	O
former	O
Strider	B-Application
Hien	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
who	O
wields	O
two	O
ranged	O
cyphers	O
;	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
Hien	O
unlocks	O
the	O
Boost	O
skill	O
for	O
unlimited	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Strider	B-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
their	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fifth	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Strider	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
