<s>
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Takumi	O
Corporation	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
1995	B-Application
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Asia	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
from	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
under	O
development	O
by	O
Toaplan	O
but	O
the	O
studio	O
closed	O
down	O
in	O
1994	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
received	O
a	O
conversion	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
by	O
Naxat	O
Soft	O
and	O
published	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
18	O
December	O
1997	B-Application
under	O
the	O
name	O
Kyukyoku	B-Application
Tiger	I-Application
II	O
Plus	O
,	O
featuring	O
changes	O
and	O
additions	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
critical	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
reviewers	O
alike	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
military-themed	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
that	O
plays	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
their	O
respective	O
attack	O
helicopter	O
through	O
six	O
levels	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
returning	O
enemy	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
also	O
have	O
only	O
two	O
weapons	O
at	O
their	O
disposal	O
:	O
the	O
main	O
gun	O
that	O
travels	O
a	O
max	O
distance	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
's	O
height	O
and	O
three	O
bombs	B-Device
capable	O
of	O
obliterating	O
any	O
enemy	O
caught	O
within	O
its	O
blast	B-Device
radius	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
convert	O
normal	O
bomb	B-Device
stocks	O
to	O
powerful	O
"	O
Hyper	O
Bomb	B-Device
"	O
by	O
collecting	O
"	O
B	O
"	O
icons	O
after	O
reaching	O
the	O
full	O
five	O
stock	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
hit	O
by	O
enemy	O
fire	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
losing	O
a	O
live	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
penalty	O
of	O
decreasing	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
firepower	O
to	O
its	O
original	O
state	O
and	O
once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
unless	O
the	O
player	O
inserts	O
more	O
credits	O
into	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
machine	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
under	O
development	O
by	O
Toaplan	O
but	O
the	O
company	O
closed	O
their	O
doors	O
in	O
1994	B-Application
until	O
Taito	O
allowed	O
Takumi	O
Corporation	O
,	O
an	O
offshoot	O
of	O
Toaplan	O
,	O
to	O
finish	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
as	O
their	O
first	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
on	O
30	O
November	O
1995	B-Application
,	O
using	O
the	O
Taito	B-Application
F3	I-Application
System	I-Application
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
17	O
May	O
1996	B-Application
,	O
an	O
album	O
was	O
co-published	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Scitron	O
and	O
Pony	O
Canyon	O
,	O
featuring	O
an	O
arranged	O
song	O
composed	O
by	O
Furukawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
1997	B-Application
,	O
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
by	O
Naxat	O
Soft	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Kyukyoku	B-Application
Tiger	I-Application
II	O
Plus	O
,	O
featuring	O
an	O
exclusive	O
Saturn	B-Device
Mode	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
stage	O
and	O
other	O
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
II	I-Application
on	O
their	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
1996	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
thirteenth	O
most	O
popular	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
critical	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
reviewers	O
alike	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
as	O
Kyukyoku	B-Application
Tiger	I-Application
II	O
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
