<s>
is	O
a	O
horror-themed	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooter	O
arcade	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
arcades	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
NAOMI	I-Application
board	O
in	O
November	O
1998	O
,	O
then	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
1999	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
bonus	O
in	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
compilation	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
&	I-Application
3	I-Application
Return	I-Application
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
became	O
a	O
Sega	O
All	O
Stars	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
story	O
picks	O
up	O
slightly	O
over	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
and	O
follows	O
several	O
AMS	O
agents	O
investigating	O
a	O
zombie	O
outbreak	O
in	O
Italy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rail	O
shooter	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
springboard	O
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PC	O
release	O
The	B-Application
Typing	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
release	O
English	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
flashbacks	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
introductory	O
sequence	O
were	O
recorded	O
using	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AMS	O
Agent	O
G	O
's	O
further	O
investigation	O
on	O
the	O
1998	O
Curien	O
Mansion	O
incident	O
leads	O
to	O
his	O
mysterious	O
disappearance	O
upon	O
his	O
discovery	O
of	O
the	O
remnants	O
of	O
Dr.	O
Curien	O
's	O
operations	O
in	O
Venice	B-Application
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
zombie	O
outbreak	O
takes	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
American	O
AMS	O
agents	O
James	O
Taylor	O
and	O
Gary	O
Stewart	O
are	O
dispatched	O
with	O
their	O
fellow	O
agent	O
Harry	O
Harris	O
and	O
his	O
British	O
AMS	O
partner	O
Amy	O
Crystal	O
,	O
to	O
investigate	O
and	O
evacuate	O
the	O
populace	O
of	O
Venice	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
getting	O
there	O
the	O
group	O
faces	O
off	O
with	O
The	O
Hierophant	O
,	O
an	O
aquatic	O
fishlike	O
humanoid	O
which	O
heads	O
an	O
assault	O
on	O
Venice	B-Application
's	O
waterways	O
and	O
Central	O
Plaza	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
good	O
ending	O
,	O
James	O
and	O
Gary	O
run	O
into	O
Thomas	B-Application
Rogan	I-Application
,	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
who	O
tells	O
them	O
that	O
G	O
and	O
Harry	O
are	O
all	O
right	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
should	O
head	O
off	O
to	O
their	O
next	O
battle	O
"	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
they	O
have	O
the	O
will	O
to	O
live	O
"	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
James	O
)	O
or	O
"	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
there	O
is	O
an	O
answer	O
"	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
Gary	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
port	O
of	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
PC	O
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
in	O
a	O
double	O
release	O
with	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
second	O
,	O
and	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
series	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
a	O
Sega	O
console	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	O
Saturn	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
their	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
1999	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
most-successful	O
dedicated	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
33	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
,	O
"	O
Just	O
a	O
gun	B-Device
that	O
lines	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
sights	O
does	O
n't	O
seem	O
too	O
much	O
to	O
ask	O
for.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
praised	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
expansion	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
's	O
gore	O
and	O
intensity	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
accessory	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
disappointing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blake	O
Fischer	O
reviewed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Without	O
the	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
,	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
complete	O
loss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
gun	B-Device
,	O
it	O
's	O
better	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
for	O
very	O
long.	O
"	O
</s>
