<s>
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Buzz	I-Application
Lightyear	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rescue	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Pixar	O
's	O
1999	O
computer	O
animated	O
film	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
in	O
late	O
1999	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
version	O
followed	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
computer	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Disney/Pixar	O
'	O
s	O
Action	O
Game	O
,	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
different	O
version	O
,	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
titled	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Buzz	I-Application
Lightyear	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rescue	I-Application
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
several	O
times	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
game	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
including	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
2022	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
Premium	O
tier	O
users	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
in	O
the	O
classic	O
games	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
and	O
computer	O
version	O
puts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
Buzz	O
Lightyear	O
as	O
he	O
goes	O
across	O
fifteen	O
levels	O
(	O
consisting	O
of	O
ten	O
main	O
levels	O
and	O
five	O
boss	O
levels	O
)	O
based	O
on	O
and	O
inspired	O
by	O
locations	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
rescue	O
Woody	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
progressing	O
through	O
each	O
level	O
unlocks	O
FMV	B-Application
clips	O
of	O
scenes	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
instead	O
features	O
screenshots	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
accompanied	O
by	O
text	O
,	O
shown	O
in	O
between	O
levels	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
storage	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
is	O
relative	O
to	O
the	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
2	I-Application
film	O
,	O
and	O
begins	O
at	O
Andy	O
's	O
house	O
as	O
Al	O
McWhiggin	O
steals	O
Woody	O
from	O
the	O
family	O
's	O
yard	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
1998	O
,	O
Activision	O
licensed	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Traveller	O
's	O
Tales	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
the	O
original	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Buzz	I-Application
Lightyear	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rescue	I-Application
!,	O
while	O
versions	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
were	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Disney/Pixar	O
'	O
s	O
Action	O
Game	O
,	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
unveiled	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
in	O
May	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
in	O
November	O
1999	O
,	O
coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
theatrical	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
4	O
February	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
developed	O
by	O
Traveller	O
's	O
Tales	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Buzz	I-Application
Lightyear	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rescue	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
re-released	O
through	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
as	O
a	O
PS	B-Application
one	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
,	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
received	O
a	O
downloadable	O
re-release	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
through	O
the	O
European	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
U.S.	O
Vita	O
re-release	O
followed	O
in	O
January	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Asia	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
game	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Buzz	I-Application
Lightyear	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rescue	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
versions	O
received	O
"	O
Mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
release	O
,	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
smart	O
platformer	O
that	O
's	O
packed	O
with	O
wacky	O
worlds	O
and	O
cool	O
bosses	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
stated	O
its	O
low	O
difficulty	O
level	O
may	O
deter	O
experienced	O
gamers	O
of	O
the	O
platform	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
FMV	B-Application
clips	O
,	O
and	O
considered	O
it	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
noting	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
clips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
of	O
GameFan	O
called	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
"	O
a	O
wonderfully	O
detailed	O
"	O
game	O
with	O
"	O
bright	O
,	O
crisp	O
graphics	O
,	O
incredible	O
audio	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
fantastic	O
movie	O
cutscenes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Buchanan	O
criticized	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
for	O
blurry	O
textures	O
and	O
"	O
abysmal	O
"	O
pop-up	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
frame	O
rate	O
affected	O
character	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Buchanan	O
criticized	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
sounds	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
sluggish	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
poor	O
graphics	O
hindered	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
appreciated	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
release	O
's	O
upbeat	O
music	O
,	O
vibrant	O
color	O
palette	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
smart	O
"	O
boss	O
design	O
,	O
but	O
admitted	O
the	O
graphics	O
looked	O
"	O
grainy	O
"	O
in	O
some	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
of	O
IGN	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
pop-up	B-General_Concept
and	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
"	O
washed	O
out	O
visuals	O
and	O
a	O
decidedly	O
blurry	O
look	O
"	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
;	O
he	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
latter	O
version	O
also	O
had	O
superior	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
for	O
Game	O
Informer	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
FMV	B-Application
cutscenes	O
and	O
levels	O
,	O
but	O
criticism	O
was	O
directed	O
at	O
the	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
enjoyable	O
"	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
considered	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
monotonous	O
and	O
too	O
easy	O
,	O
while	O
criticizing	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
's	O
Brett	O
Alan	O
Weiss	O
praised	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
for	O
the	O
camera	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
voices	O
,	O
"	O
though	O
redundant	O
,	O
are	O
a	O
plus	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Glenn	O
Wigmore	O
of	O
AllGame	O
praised	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
control	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
,	O
considering	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
repetitive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
difficult	O
controls	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
overly	O
sensitive	O
analog	O
stick	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
move	O
Buzz	O
in	O
a	O
straight	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miguel	O
Lopez	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
believed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
"	O
cleaner-looking	O
"	O
FMV	B-Application
clips	O
but	O
was	O
disappointed	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
essentially	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
while	O
IGN	O
's	O
Jeremy	O
Dunham	O
believed	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
better	O
graphics	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
criticized	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
monotonous	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Bell	O
of	O
AllGame	O
called	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
"	O
generic-looking	O
dud	O
"	O
and	O
considered	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
only	O
"	O
quality	O
graphics	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bell	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
graphics	O
for	O
monotonous	O
scenery	O
and	O
bland	O
surface	O
textures	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
low	O
resolution	O
considering	O
it	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlanetDreamcast	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
film	O
clips	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
VMU	B-Application
interface	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
only	O
appeal	O
to	O
young	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Orlando	O
of	O
Next	O
Generation	O
called	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
"	O
shoddy	O
port	O
"	O
with	O
graphics	O
"	O
barely	O
better	O
"	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
while	O
Shaun	O
Conlin	O
of	O
The	O
Electric	O
Playground	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
n't	O
very	O
good	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
place	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cathy	O
Lu	O
of	O
MacAddict	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
and	O
considered	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
addictive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lu	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
but	O
criticized	O
clipping	B-Algorithm
problems	O
and	O
the	O
jerky	O
camera	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
high	O
system	O
requirements	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
10	O
best-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
of	O
December	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
200,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
