<s>
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
2	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Swine	I-Application
Return	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Whoopee	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
While	O
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
2	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Swine	I-Application
Return	I-Application
retains	O
the	O
basic	O
game	O
mechanics	O
and	O
"	O
event	O
"	O
system	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
the	O
additions	O
of	O
fully	O
3D	O
environments	O
and	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
collectible	O
suits	O
that	O
augment	O
Tomba	B-Application
's	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whoopee	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
disbanded	O
following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lackluster	O
commercial	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
2	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Swine	I-Application
Return	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform-adventure	O
game	O
with	O
RPG	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
Tomba	B-Application
,	O
who	O
must	O
defeat	O
the	O
Evil	O
Pigs	O
and	O
rescue	O
his	O
girlfriend	O
Tabby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whenever	O
Tomba	B-Application
reaches	O
a	O
point	O
where	O
additional	O
paths	O
intersect	O
with	O
his	O
current	O
one	O
,	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
flashing	O
arrows	O
appear	O
above	O
his	O
head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
that	O
point	O
,	O
Tomba	B-Application
can	O
move	O
in	O
any	O
direction	O
that	O
the	O
arrows	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
jump	O
,	O
Tomba	B-Application
can	O
attack	O
enemy	O
characters	O
by	O
leaping	O
onto	O
and	O
biting	O
into	O
their	O
back	O
before	O
tossing	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
straightforward	O
trajectory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attacking	O
enemies	O
in	O
this	O
fashion	O
raises	O
a	O
magic	B-Application
meter	I-Application
on	O
the	O
bottom-left	O
corner	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomba	B-Application
can	O
also	O
attack	O
enemies	O
by	O
obtaining	O
various	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
flails	O
,	O
boomerangs	B-General_Concept
and	O
mallets	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
different	O
suits	O
that	O
can	O
augment	O
Tomba	B-Application
's	O
abilities	O
or	O
protect	O
him	O
can	O
be	O
obtained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
flying	O
squirrel	O
suit	O
allows	O
Tomba	B-Application
to	O
glide	O
long	O
distances	O
while	O
the	O
pig	O
suit	O
allows	O
Tomba	B-Application
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
friendly	O
pigs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Tomba	B-Application
defeats	O
a	O
boss	O
character	O
,	O
he	O
can	O
wear	O
their	O
robe	O
and	O
use	O
special	O
powers	O
at	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
some	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magical	O
feathers	O
scattered	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
instantly	O
transport	O
Tomba	B-Application
to	O
any	O
area	O
that	O
has	O
previously	O
been	O
visited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Tomba	B-Application
interacts	O
with	O
a	O
certain	O
character	O
or	O
environmental	O
element	O
,	O
an	O
"	O
event	O
"	O
may	O
be	O
initiated	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Tomba	B-Application
is	O
given	O
a	O
task	O
to	O
accomplish	O
or	O
an	O
obstacle	O
to	O
overcome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
137	O
events	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
by	O
importing	O
save	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomba	B-Application
loses	O
a	O
health	O
point	O
if	O
he	O
is	O
hit	O
by	O
an	O
enemy	O
or	O
environmental	O
hazard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
all	O
health	O
points	O
are	O
depleted	O
or	O
if	O
Tomba	B-Application
falls	O
down	O
a	O
bottomless	O
chasm	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
ends	B-Application
prematurely	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomba	B-Application
–	O
having	O
grown	O
into	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
since	O
his	O
previous	O
adventure	O
–	O
receives	O
an	O
envelope	O
containing	O
his	O
insect	O
friend	O
Zippo	O
,	O
who	O
reports	O
that	O
the	O
Evil	O
Pigs	O
have	O
invaded	O
a	O
neighboring	O
land	O
and	O
that	O
Tomba	B-Application
's	O
girlfriend	O
Tabby	O
has	O
disappeared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomba	B-Application
leaps	O
into	O
the	O
sea	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
her	O
and	O
winds	O
up	O
in	O
a	O
fisherman	O
village	O
where	O
he	O
meets	O
an	O
old	O
man	O
named	O
Kainen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
panicking	O
trolley	O
worker	O
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
Evil	O
Pigs	O
kidnapped	O
Tabby	O
when	O
she	O
tried	O
to	O
protect	O
a	O
pendant	O
that	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
her	O
by	O
Tomba	B-Application
as	O
a	O
gift	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	O
explains	O
that	O
the	O
Evil	O
Pigs	O
have	O
cursed	O
the	O
entire	O
continent	O
,	O
and	O
gives	O
Tomba	B-Application
a	O
red	O
Pig	O
Bag	O
that	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
capturing	O
the	O
Flame	O
Pig	O
that	O
has	O
cast	O
his	O
spell	B-Application
on	O
the	O
mines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomba	B-Application
ventures	O
throughout	O
the	O
continent	O
gathering	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Pig	O
Bags	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Tomba	B-Application
captures	O
the	O
five	O
Evil	O
Pigs	O
and	O
lifts	O
their	O
spells	B-Application
over	O
the	O
land	O
,	O
their	O
leader	O
,	O
the	O
Last	O
Evil	O
Pig	O
,	O
reveals	O
himself	O
to	O
Tomba	B-Application
and	O
tempts	O
him	O
to	O
find	O
his	O
lair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomba	B-Application
locates	O
the	O
Last	O
Evil	O
Pig	O
in	O
an	O
underground	O
area	O
underneath	O
the	O
Coal-Mining	O
Town	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
Last	O
Evil	O
Pig	O
freezes	O
time	O
in	O
a	O
last-ditch	O
effort	O
to	O
stop	O
Tomba	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomba	B-Application
finds	O
Tabby	O
in	O
the	O
Last	O
Evil	O
Pig	O
's	O
lair	O
and	O
they	O
escape	O
the	O
collapsing	O
area	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
flying	O
dog	O
Baron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
feast	O
at	O
Tabby	O
's	O
home	O
,	O
Kainen	O
may	O
appear	O
and	O
reward	O
Tomba	B-Application
with	O
a	O
tuxedo	O
if	O
all	O
the	O
events	O
were	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomba	B-Application
is	O
allowed	O
to	O
pilot	O
the	O
local	O
windmill	O
owner	O
's	O
new	O
boat	O
to	O
return	O
home	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
crashes	O
it	O
soon	O
after	O
departing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
2	O
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Swine	I-Application
Return	I-Application
,	O
Whoopee	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
founder	O
Tokuro	O
Fujiwara	O
transferred	O
directorial	O
duty	O
to	O
Kuniaki	O
Kakuwa	O
,	O
but	O
retained	O
his	O
other	O
positions	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hidetaka	O
Suehiro	O
provided	O
level	O
design	O
for	O
the	O
latter	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
set	O
up	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
movement	O
for	O
the	O
enemy	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
demonstration	O
was	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
Jampack	O
Summer	O
2K	O
compilation	O
CD	O
released	O
by	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Underground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
less	O
copies	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
and	O
Whoopee	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
was	O
disbanded	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
much	O
of	O
its	O
staff	O
later	O
transferring	O
to	O
Access	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
had	O
been	O
developing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
title	O
Extermination	B-Application
prior	O
to	O
its	O
dissolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
an	O
English-language	O
distribution	O
deal	O
for	O
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
was	O
formulated	O
between	O
MonkeyPaw	O
Games	O
,	O
Sony	O
and	O
Fujiwara	O
,	O
the	O
involved	O
parties	O
elected	O
to	O
wait	O
until	O
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
2	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
2s	O
initial	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
was	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
;	O
MonkeyPaw	O
Games	O
experienced	O
emulation	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
English-language	O
version	O
that	O
prevented	O
its	O
immediate	O
release	O
and	O
intended	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
placeholder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
English-language	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
5	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
commemorate	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
,	O
MonkeyPaw	O
Games	O
created	O
and	O
distributed	O
limited-edition	O
Tomba	B-Application
plushie	O
figures	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
special	O
promotion	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
from	O
November	O
3	O
to	O
December	O
25	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Swine	I-Application
Return	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
obtaining	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
83%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
felt	O
that	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
the	O
events	O
were	O
tedious	O
and	O
time-consuming	O
;	O
Mark	O
MacDonald	O
of	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
errands	O
outnumber	O
the	O
interesting	O
puzzles	O
by	O
about	O
20	O
to	O
one	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
a	O
preference	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
platforming	O
sections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conrad	O
disagreed	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Engström	O
negatively	O
compared	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
Zippo	O
–	O
who	O
gives	O
hints	O
and	O
directions	O
pertaining	O
to	O
the	O
situation	O
–	O
to	O
Navi	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
deeming	O
him	O
unnecessary	O
and	O
insulting	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
intelligence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
were	O
praised	O
for	O
their	O
color	O
,	O
detail	O
,	O
and	O
increased	O
sense	O
of	O
size	O
and	O
depth	O
over	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
;	O
Johnson	O
and	O
Bartholow	O
declared	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
best-looking	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
compared	O
the	O
visuals	O
to	O
a	O
cartoon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engström	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
messier	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
still	O
considered	O
them	O
decent	O
for	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
and	O
appreciated	O
the	O
preservation	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
silly	O
"	O
aesthetic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conrad	O
's	O
assessment	O
was	O
middling	O
,	O
concluding	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
not	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
(	O
1	O
)	O
bad	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
still	O
ca	O
n't	O
touch	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
