<s>
Time	B-Device
Crisis	I-Device
II	I-Device
is	O
a	O
1997	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
arcade	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2001	B-Application
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
bundle	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
GunCon	B-Device
2	I-Device
controller	O
(	O
G-Con	B-Device
2	O
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
were	O
cancelled	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
utilizes	O
the	O
foot	O
pedal	O
system	O
,	O
just	O
like	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
hide	O
from	O
enemy	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
crisis	O
flash	O
"	O
system	O
alerts	O
players	O
when	O
the	O
enemy	O
's	O
attack	O
would	O
cause	O
a	O
direct	O
hit	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
continue	O
from	O
their	O
current	O
position	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
,	O
which	O
requires	O
players	O
to	O
restart	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
a	O
section	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
game	O
to	O
enable	O
two	O
people	O
to	O
play	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
allowing	O
each	O
player	O
to	O
cover	O
the	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
features	O
split-screen	O
and	O
System	O
Link	O
functionality	O
,	O
which	O
requires	O
two	O
televisions	O
,	O
two	O
consoles	O
,	O
two	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
iLink	B-Protocol
cable	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
system	O
is	O
utilized	O
for	O
events	O
in	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Surviving	O
the	O
subsequent	O
derailment	O
,	O
the	O
agents	O
hijack	O
a	O
mercenary	O
helicopter	O
and	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
NeoDyne	O
's	O
remote	O
oceanic	O
spaceport	O
,	O
encountering	O
further	O
resistance	O
led	O
by	O
Wild	B-Application
Dog	I-Application
-	O
a	O
former	O
crimeboss	O
thought	O
killed	O
in	O
a	O
previous	O
V.S.S.E.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
featured	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
and	O
additional	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
packaged	O
with	O
the	O
GunCon	B-Device
2	I-Device
lightgun	I-Device
peripheral	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
GunCon	B-Device
45	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
completed	O
enough	O
times	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
unlock	O
alternative	O
weapons	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
machine	O
gun	O
or	O
shotgun	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
wielding	O
two	O
lightguns	B-Device
at	O
a	O
time	O
(	O
with	O
combinations	O
of	O
both	O
GunCon	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
original	O
GunCon	B-Device
possible	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
Crisis	O
Mission	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
players	O
have	O
to	O
complete	O
and	O
perform	O
various	O
tasks	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
simulated	O
gun	O
duel	O
against	O
Richard	O
Miller	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extras	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
clay	O
pigeon	O
shooting	O
mode	O
(	O
including	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Namco	O
's	O
Shoot	O
Away	O
II	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
clay	O
shooting	O
arcade	O
game	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
virtual	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
mechanical	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
Quick	O
&	O
Crash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Time	B-Device
Crisis	I-Device
II	I-Device
on	O
their	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
1998	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
dedicated	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
sixth	O
Japanese	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1999	I-Application
and	O
2001	B-Application
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
gave	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
1998	O
Coin-Op	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
above	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Get	B-Application
Bass	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
described	O
Time	B-Device
Crisis	I-Device
IIs	I-Device
"	O
separate-screen	O
"	O
two-player	O
mode	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
convincing	O
forms	O
of	O
cooperative	O
play	O
ever	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
less	O
enthusiastic	O
about	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
conversion	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
great	O
for	O
what	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
n't	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
other	O
lightgun	B-Device
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
,	O
which	O
assigns	O
a	O
normalised	O
rating	O
in	O
the	O
0	O
–	O
100	O
range	O
,	O
calculated	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
81	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
(	O
"	O
Favorable	O
"	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
reviews	O
from	O
21	O
professional	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
scoring	O
Time	B-Device
Crisis	I-Device
II	I-Device
with	O
GunCon	B-Device
2	I-Device
bundle	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
32	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Time	B-Device
Crisis	I-Device
II	I-Device
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
The	O
Electric	O
Playgrounds	O
2001	B-Application
Blister	O
Awards	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Console	O
Shooter	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Halo	O
:	O
Combat	O
Evolved	O
.	O
</s>
