<s>
Lost	B-Application
Vikings	I-Application
2	O
is	O
a	O
1997	O
puzzle-platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Beam	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
except	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
release	O
,	O
were	O
titled	O
Lost	B-Application
Vikings	I-Application
2	O
:	O
Norse	B-Application
by	I-Application
Norsewest	I-Application
(	O
Norse	O
by	O
Norse	O
West	O
:	O
The	O
Return	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
Vikings	I-Application
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
Vikings	I-Application
,	O
it	O
features	O
the	O
original	O
three	O
characters	O
plus	O
two	O
new	O
playable	O
characters	O
:	O
Fang	O
the	O
werewolf	O
and	O
Scorch	O
the	O
dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
releases	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
feature	O
pre-rendered	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
CD	O
music	O
and	O
extensive	O
voice	O
acting	O
provided	O
by	O
Rob	O
Paulsen	O
(	O
Erik	O
)	O
,	O
Jeff	O
Bennett	O
(	O
Baleog	O
and	O
Fang	O
)	O
,	O
Jim	O
Cummings	O
(	O
Olaf	O
,	O
Tomator	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Frank	O
Welker	O
(	O
Scorch	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
continued	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
cartoony	O
graphics	O
style	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
celebration	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
Vikings	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Blizzard	O
Arcade	O
Collection	O
on	O
April	O
13	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
escaping	O
from	O
Tomator	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
Vikings	I-Application
,	O
Erik	O
the	O
Swift	O
,	O
Olaf	B-Application
the	I-Application
Stout	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Baleog	O
the	O
Fierce	O
have	O
lived	O
joyous	O
and	O
fruitful	O
Viking	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lost	B-Application
Vikings	I-Application
2	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
adventure	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
alternates	O
control	O
of	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
guiding	O
each	O
of	O
them	O
one	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
from	O
a	O
designated	O
start	O
point	O
in	O
each	O
level	O
to	O
the	O
exit	O
,	O
collecting	O
three	O
specific	O
items	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
Vikings	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
during	O
E3	O
1995	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trent	O
Ward	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
disagreed	O
with	O
the	O
majority	O
assessment	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Although	O
it	O
's	O
no	O
visual	O
feast	O
,	O
Norse	B-Application
by	I-Application
NorseWest	I-Application
still	O
looks	O
pretty	O
good	O
for	O
what	O
is	O
,	O
at	O
its	O
heart	O
,	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Lee	O
Nutter	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
excellent	O
fodder	O
for	O
platform/puzzle	O
enthusiasts	O
,	O
with	O
plenty	O
of	O
lastability.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
EGM	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
only	O
difference	O
between	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
and	O
the	O
earlier	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
are	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
voices	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
personality	O
intact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
commented	O
that	O
this	O
means	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
loyalists	O
lose	O
nothing	O
important	O
by	O
getting	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
instead	O
of	O
a	O
current	O
generation	O
console	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
that	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
already	O
bought	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
another	O
system	O
had	O
no	O
reason	O
to	O
get	O
it	O
again	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
puzzles	O
are	O
all	O
the	O
same	O
and	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
completed	O
in	O
one	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
was	O
dissatisfied	O
with	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
saying	O
they	O
are	O
unimproved	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
Vikings	I-Application
and	O
thus	O
do	O
n't	O
hold	O
up	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
games	O
released	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
