<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
on	O
Namco	O
System	O
86	O
hardware	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Druaga	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
two	O
years	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
directly	O
starts	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
Ki	O
and	O
Gil	O
must	O
venture	O
down	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Druaga	I-Application
and	O
escape	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Babylonian	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-8801	I-Device
,	O
FM-7	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ishtar	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
compilation	O
game	O
Namco	O
Museum	O
Volume	O
4	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
overseas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ishtar	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
that	O
requires	O
two	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
sequel	O
starts	O
off	O
directly	O
after	O
Gilgamesh	O
has	O
saved	O
Ki	O
from	O
Druaga	B-Application
,	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
their	O
escape	O
from	O
the	O
tower	O
(	O
and	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
)	O
who	O
are	O
after	O
Gilgamesh	O
and	O
Ki	O
to	O
avenge	O
their	O
former	O
master	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ki	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
Blue	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Rod	I-Application
spell	O
on	O
him	O
to	O
wake	O
him	O
up	O
;	O
he	O
will	O
then	O
proceed	O
to	O
warp	O
her	O
and	O
Gilgamesh	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Calvary	O
Prison	O
"	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
The	B-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ishtar	I-Application
on	O
their	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
1986	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
sixteenth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
Namco	O
Museum	O
Volume	O
4	O
,	O
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
described	O
The	B-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ishtar	I-Application
as	O
weird	O
and	O
boring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
Shawn	O
Smith	O
said	O
it	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Genji	I-Application
and	I-Application
Heike	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
were	O
bad	O
games	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
difficult	O
controls	O
and	O
not	O
being	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
theme	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
featured	O
in	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
99	I-Application
,	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
DLC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
remix	O
in	O
Namco	B-Application
×	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
