<s>
is	O
a	O
3D	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
DreamFactory	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Square	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1997	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Tobal	B-Application
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fighting	O
system	O
in	O
Tobal	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Tobal	B-Application
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tobal	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
Sony	O
's	O
Dual	B-Device
Analog	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
noted	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
peripheral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphically	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
Gouraud	B-Algorithm
shaded	I-Algorithm
and	O
higher-resolution	O
character	O
models	O
compared	O
to	O
Tobal	B-Application
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Quest	O
Mode	O
"	O
from	O
Tobal	B-Application
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
makes	O
a	O
return	O
in	O
Tobal	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
Tobal	B-Application
2	I-Application
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Akira	O
Toriyama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tobal	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
planned	O
launch	O
date	O
of	O
March	O
7	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
release	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
sixth	O
and	O
last	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
Square	O
's	O
publishing	O
deal	O
with	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
America	O
;	O
the	O
companies	O
instead	O
opted	O
to	O
release	O
Einhänder	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
Square	O
official	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
localized	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
disappointing	O
sales	O
of	O
Tobal	B-Application
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
assumption	O
that	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
people	O
who	O
did	O
buy	O
it	O
only	O
did	O
so	O
for	O
the	O
included	O
playable	O
demo	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
because	O
they	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
translations	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
and	O
Bushido	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
,	O
they	O
lacked	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
resources	O
to	O
translate	O
a	O
text-heavy	O
game	O
like	O
Tobal	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
their	O
publishing	O
deal	O
with	O
Sony	O
prohibited	O
them	O
from	O
contracting	O
translations	O
of	O
their	O
games	O
to	O
third-party	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
February	O
2006	O
issue	O
of	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
,	O
Square	O
representatives	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
because	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
limited	O
memory	O
prevented	O
the	O
English	O
dialogue	O
from	O
fitting	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
text	O
boxes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tobal	B-Application
2	I-Application
Original	O
Sound	O
Track	O
was	O
scored	O
by	O
Takayuki	O
Nakamura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
predecessor	O
,	O
it	O
includes	O
a	O
fusion	O
of	O
many	O
different	O
styles	O
such	O
as	O
jazz	B-Device
,	O
funk	O
,	O
and	O
rock	O
and	O
roll	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
20	O
track	O
CD	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
DigiCube	O
on	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
1997	B-Application
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Ken	O
Kutaragi	O
,	O
when	O
tested	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
performance	O
analyzer	O
"	O
which	O
Sony	O
's	O
engineers	O
had	O
developed	O
to	O
test	O
how	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
potential	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
software	O
uses	O
,	O
Tobal	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
shown	O
to	O
use	O
90%	O
,	O
while	O
every	O
other	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
released	O
up	O
until	O
that	O
point	O
measured	O
at	O
50%	O
or	O
less	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
,	O
American	O
video	O
game	O
website	O
GameSpot	O
gave	O
Tobal	B-Application
2	I-Application
an	O
8.1/10	O
,	O
finding	O
it	O
superior	O
to	O
Tobal	B-Application
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
no	O
chance	O
of	O
competing	O
with	O
more	O
popular	O
fighting	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
Tekken	B-Application
and	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tobal	B-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
318,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1997	B-Application
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
31st	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
Tobal	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
ranked	O
number	O
50	O
on	O
Weekly	O
Famitsu	O
's	O
100	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
