<s>
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
World	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1994	B-Application
soccer	O
arcade	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
SNK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
soccer	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
,	O
preceding	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Featuring	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
approach	O
to	O
soccer	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
choose	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
available	O
game	O
modes	O
with	O
AI-controlled	O
opponents	O
or	O
other	O
human	O
players	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
of	O
their	O
choosing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Headed	O
by	O
Eikichi	O
Kawasaki	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
World	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
staff	O
that	O
worked	O
on	O
several	O
projects	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
platforms	O
at	O
SNK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
first	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
MVS	O
hardware	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
and	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
being	O
re-released	O
through	O
download	O
services	O
for	O
various	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Next	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
World	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
is	O
a	O
soccer	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
in	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
environment	O
with	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
World	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third	O
soccer	O
game	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
after	O
the	O
first	O
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
,	O
being	O
created	O
by	O
staff	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
projects	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
platforms	O
at	O
SNK	O
such	O
as	O
3	B-Application
Count	I-Application
Bout	I-Application
,	O
with	O
producer	O
Eikichi	O
Kawasaki	O
heading	O
its	O
development	O
and	O
a	O
member	O
under	O
the	O
pseudonym	O
"	O
Yellow	O
Beat	O
"	O
acted	O
as	O
main	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
2	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
April	O
19	O
,	O
1994	B-Application
and	O
for	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
in	O
May	O
1994	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
September	O
1994	B-Application
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
October	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hamster	O
Corporation	O
re-released	O
the	O
title	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
May	O
2018	O
under	O
their	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
World	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
proved	O
popular	O
among	O
players	O
and	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
from	O
gaming	O
magazines	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
reviewers	O
agreeing	O
that	O
the	O
sequel	O
was	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
listed	O
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
2	O
on	O
their	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
1994	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fifth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marc	O
Menier	O
and	O
Richard	O
Homsy	O
of	O
unanimously	O
praised	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
version	O
for	O
the	O
overall	O
improvements	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
including	O
visual	O
presentation	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
replay	O
value	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
regarding	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
soccer	O
games	O
on	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hobby	O
Consolass	O
Manuel	O
del	O
Campo	O
praised	O
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
2	O
for	O
its	O
Spanish	O
translation	O
,	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
,	O
playability	O
and	O
addictive	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Girlich	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
For	O
me	O
,	O
SSK	O
is	O
still	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
big	O
three	O
alongside	O
FIFA	O
and	O
Striker	B-Application
,	O
but	O
I	O
expected	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
from	O
this	O
update	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Wolfgang	O
Schaedle	O
of	O
stated	O
that	O
SNK	O
succeeded	O
in	O
making	O
an	O
"	O
excellent	O
"	O
soccer	O
simulator	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
2	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
controls	O
as	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
of	O
Edge	O
magazine	O
regarded	O
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
2	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
arcade-style	O
soccer	O
game	O
on	O
consoles	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
improvements	O
made	O
over	O
the	O
first	O
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
but	O
criticized	O
that	O
the	O
teams	O
do	O
not	O
change	O
end	O
during	O
halftimes	O
and	O
its	O
high	O
retail	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
ranked	O
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
2	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
50	O
highest-rated	O
games	O
of	O
1994	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spanish	O
magazine	O
Hobby	O
Hi-Tech	O
gave	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
an	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
score	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superjuegoss	O
Iturrioz	O
praised	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
choose	O
languages	O
,	O
improved	O
presentation	O
and	O
expanded	O
team	O
roster	O
but	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
