<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
SNK	O
in	O
1998	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
weapons-based	O
versus	O
fighting	O
game	O
originally	O
released	O
to	O
arcades	O
via	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
arcade	O
system	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
various	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
various	O
consoles	O
,	O
including	O
SNK	O
's	O
own	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
and	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
includes	O
an	O
extra	O
quiz	O
mode	O
,	O
voiced	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
gallery	O
section	O
featuring	O
art	O
from	O
both	O
Last	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
these	O
additional	O
features	O
were	O
also	O
included	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
titled	O
Last	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Heart	O
of	O
the	O
Samurai	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2001	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
versions	O
added	O
an	O
additional	O
character	O
named	O
Musashi	O
Akatsuki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
subsequently	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Last	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
for	O
a	O
PlayStation	O
2	O
compilation	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
both	O
games	O
are	O
arcade	O
perfect	O
emulations	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
PlayStation	O
Experience	O
2015	O
,	O
SNK	O
Playmore	O
announced	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
2	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Code	O
Mystics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
their	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
1998	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
sold	O
over	O
9,379	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
the	O
market	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
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
A	O
unique	O
2D	O
fighter	O
for	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
which	O
is	O
a	O
welcome	O
break	O
from	O
the	O
plethora	O
of	O
Street	O
Fighter	O
variants	O
we	O
've	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
GamesRadar+	O
included	O
Last	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
2	I-Application
among	O
the	O
little-known	O
classic	O
fighting	O
games	O
that	O
deserve	O
HD	O
remakes	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
’s	O
prettiest	O
,	O
deepest	O
fighters.	O
"	O
</s>
