<s>
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
in	I-Application
Panic	I-Application
on	I-Application
Funkotron	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Johnson	O
Voorsanger	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
1993	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
cult	O
video	O
game	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
concerns	O
two	O
alien	O
protagonists	O
,	O
ToeJam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
,	O
both	O
of	O
whom	O
have	O
escaped	O
from	O
Earth	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
had	O
crash	O
landed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
returning	O
to	O
their	O
home	O
planet	O
of	O
Funkotron	B-Application
,	O
the	O
duo	O
discover	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
antagonistic	O
Earthlings	O
have	O
stowed	O
away	O
on	O
the	O
spacecraft	O
and	O
are	O
wreaking	O
havoc	O
across	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
platform	O
format	O
was	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
,	O
a	O
treasure	O
hunt	O
game	O
with	O
randomly	O
generated	O
levels	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
Rogue	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
but	O
fans	O
of	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
were	O
disappointed	O
and	O
confused	O
by	O
the	O
radical	O
change	O
in	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
in	I-Application
Panic	I-Application
on	I-Application
Funkotron	I-Application
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
sharp	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
later	O
reviewers	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
developers	O
had	O
been	O
more	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
publisher	O
's	O
wishes	O
than	O
the	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Johnson	O
and	O
Voorsanger	O
have	O
stated	O
they	O
regret	O
moving	O
away	O
from	O
their	O
prototype	O
sequel	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Research	O
has	O
suggested	O
that	O
a	O
significant	O
minority	O
of	O
fans	O
favor	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
in	I-Application
Panic	I-Application
on	I-Application
Funkotron	I-Application
as	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
comprises	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
's	O
key	O
exclusive	O
franchises	O
,	O
but	O
following	O
Johnson	O
and	O
Voorsanger	O
's	O
split	O
with	O
Sega	O
the	O
series	O
went	O
inactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	B-Application
installment	I-Application
appeared	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
with	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
in	I-Application
Panic	I-Application
on	I-Application
Funkotron	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
2007	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
receiving	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
alongside	O
its	O
prequel	O
in	O
November	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
listed	O
on	O
GamesRadar	O
at	O
#10	O
on	O
"	O
Best	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
on	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
funky	O
aliens	O
ToeJam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
crash	O
landed	O
on	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
managing	O
to	O
rebuild	O
their	O
spaceship	O
and	O
returning	O
safely	O
to	O
their	O
home	O
planet	O
of	O
Funkotron	B-Application
,	O
the	O
duo	O
soon	O
learn	O
that	O
a	O
bunch	O
of	O
Earthlings	O
had	O
stowed	O
away	O
on	O
their	O
craft	O
and	O
have	O
now	O
invaded	O
Funkotron	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
humans	O
spreading	O
panic	O
across	O
the	O
planet	O
's	O
citizens	O
,	O
even	O
scaring	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
all	O
funk	O
,	O
Lamont	O
the	O
Funkapotomus	O
,	O
away	O
to	O
another	O
dimension	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
up	O
to	O
ToeJam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
to	O
clean	O
up	O
the	O
mess	O
they	O
've	O
made	O
and	O
send	O
all	O
the	O
Earthlings	O
they	O
brought	O
with	O
them	O
back	O
to	O
where	O
they	O
came	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Panic	B-Application
on	I-Application
Funkotron	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
players	O
play	O
as	O
ToeJam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
as	O
they	O
travel	O
across	O
Funkotron	B-Application
to	O
capture	O
antagonistic	O
Earthlings	O
that	O
had	O
stowed	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
,	O
a	O
treasure	O
hunt	O
game	O
inspired	O
by	O
computer	O
game	O
Rogue	B-Application
and	O
featuring	O
randomly	O
generated	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
this	O
prototype	O
would	O
see	O
ToeJam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
"	O
return	O
to	O
Earth	O
to	O
stage	O
a	O
rap	O
concert	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
find	O
they	O
've	O
lost	O
their	O
CDs	O
"	O
which	O
would	O
form	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
treasure	O
hunt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
employed	O
a	O
larger	O
development	O
team	O
than	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
projected	O
for	O
a	O
Christmas	O
1992	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
titled	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
#14	O
in	O
its	O
Top	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
were	O
disappointed	O
and	O
confused	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
concept	O
to	O
a	O
more	O
generic	O
platforming	O
format	O
,	O
with	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
Shacknews	O
later	O
asserting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
disappointed	O
upon	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
in	I-Application
Panic	I-Application
on	I-Application
Funkotron	I-Application
and	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
comprised	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
's	O
key	O
exclusive	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Johnson	O
and	O
Voorsanger	O
regained	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
from	O
Sega	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
1998	O
they	O
said	O
they	O
were	O
interested	O
in	O
making	O
a	O
new	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
game	O
and	O
asked	O
fans	O
to	O
write	O
in	O
saying	O
whether	O
they	O
preferred	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
like	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
or	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
and	O
what	O
platform	O
they	O
wanted	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
on	O
,	O
offering	O
only	O
non-Sega	O
platforms	O
as	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
relationship	O
with	O
Sega	O
softened	O
in	O
enough	O
time	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
start	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
with	O
Sega	O
slated	O
as	O
the	O
publisher	O
,	O
but	O
Sega	O
pulled	O
support	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
before	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
instalment	O
,	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
to	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
in	I-Application
Panic	I-Application
on	I-Application
Funkotron	I-Application
has	O
developed	O
a	O
negative	O
reputation	O
as	O
a	O
selling-out	O
of	O
a	O
daring	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
hindsight	O
,	O
Johnson	O
and	O
Voorsanger	O
have	O
stated	O
they	O
regret	O
moving	O
from	O
the	O
prototype	O
sequel	O
to	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
Johnson	O
maintains	O
"	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
a	O
very	O
original	O
side-scrolling	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
survey	O
by	O
IGN	O
found	O
that	O
a	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
fans	O
favored	O
the	O
original	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
as	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
a	O
significant	O
minority	O
of	O
respondents	O
preferred	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
in	I-Application
Panic	I-Application
on	I-Application
Funkotron	I-Application
at	O
28%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Research	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
developers	O
showed	O
that	O
a	O
majority	O
of	O
fans	O
preferred	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
,	O
though	O
the	O
developers	O
also	O
claimed	O
that	O
"	O
Panic	B-Application
on	I-Application
Funkotron	I-Application
was	O
loved	O
and	O
admired	O
by	O
many	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
June	O
4	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
,	O
which	O
gave	O
the	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
re-release	O
a	O
negative	O
review	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
predecessor	O
's	O
concept	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
gets	O
some	O
kudos	O
at	O
least	O
for	O
not	O
following	O
the	O
'	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
 '	O
game	O
sequel	O
mentality.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
its	O
predecessor	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
Heritage	O
Collection	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
and	O
individually	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2012	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
