<s>
Vectorman	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
action	B-Application
platformer	O
developed	O
by	O
BlueSky	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
just	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
Vectorman	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
retains	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
core	O
gameplay	O
while	O
expanding	O
its	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Vectorman	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
plays	O
as	O
a	O
2D	O
action	B-Application
platformer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
maneuvers	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
Vectorman	B-Application
through	O
levels	O
by	O
running	O
and	O
jumping	O
,	O
and	O
attacking	O
enemies	O
primarily	O
through	O
shooting	O
projectile	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
Vectorman	B-Application
has	O
a	O
simple	O
shooting	O
mechanism	O
by	O
default	O
that	O
shoots	O
in	O
a	O
straight	O
line	O
,	O
but	O
weapon	O
upgrades	O
that	O
change	O
and	O
increase	O
damage	O
are	O
collectable	O
through	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vectorman	B-Application
may	O
again	O
morph	O
into	O
different	O
forms	O
with	O
different	O
abilities	O
too	O
,	O
now	O
done	O
by	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
;	O
defeating	O
a	O
scorpion	B-Application
enemy	O
will	O
morph	O
Vectorman	B-Application
into	O
a	O
scorpion	B-Application
and	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
walk	O
on	O
particularly	O
hot	O
surfaces	O
without	O
taking	O
damage	O
,	O
while	O
defeating	O
a	O
rhinoceros	O
beetle	O
give	O
Vectorman	B-Application
a	O
large	O
horned	O
head	O
he	O
can	O
ram	O
into	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
retains	O
the	O
same	O
health	O
system	O
;	O
a	O
life	O
bar	O
made	O
of	O
orbs	O
monitors	O
Vectorman	B-Application
's	O
health	O
;	O
taking	O
damage	O
lowers	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
orbs	O
,	O
while	O
collecting	O
"	O
health	O
orbs	O
"	O
restore	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
all	O
health	O
is	O
lost	O
before	O
Vectorman	B-Application
can	O
be	O
directed	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
a	O
level	O
,	O
a	O
life	O
is	O
lost	O
and	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
level	O
is	O
reset	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
start	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
saving	O
Earth	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Vectorman	B-Application
's	O
spaceship	O
is	O
targeted	O
and	O
destroyed	O
by	O
a	O
missile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vectorman	B-Application
escapes	O
and	O
parachutes	O
down	O
to	O
the	O
planet	O
,	O
landing	O
by	O
an	O
old	O
research	O
facility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
investigating	O
the	O
area	O
,	O
Vectorman	B-Application
finds	O
aggressive	O
and	O
destructive	O
mutant	O
insects	O
inhabiting	O
the	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vectorman	B-Application
takes	O
it	O
upon	O
himself	O
to	O
explore	O
and	O
eliminate	O
the	O
mutant	O
insects	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
post-apocalyptic	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Vectorman	B-Application
traverse	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
modern	O
settings	O
until	O
coming	O
across	O
the	O
source	O
infestation	O
:	O
the	O
evil	O
Black	O
Widow	O
Queen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
,	O
BlueSky	O
Software	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
successfully	O
developed	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
,	O
Sega	O
signed	O
a	O
contract	O
with	O
them	O
to	O
exclusively	O
develop	O
their	O
next	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
successful	O
duo	O
of	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
game	O
adaptions	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
given	O
a	O
greater	O
task	O
;	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
centered	O
around	O
pre-rendered	O
3D	O
models	O
that	O
could	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
competitor	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
huge	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
game	O
,	O
and	O
retain	O
interest	O
in	O
aging	O
16-bit	O
consoles	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
consumer	O
interest	O
was	O
increasingly	O
moving	O
towards	O
more	O
advanced	O
technology	O
of	O
new	B-Application
technology	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
next	I-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
end	O
result	O
was	O
the	O
game	O
Vectorman	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
on	O
both	O
fronts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
was	O
immediately	O
greenlit	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
feature	O
a	O
rushed	O
development	O
cycle	O
;	O
the	O
lifespan	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
was	O
already	O
coming	O
to	O
an	O
end	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
late	O
1995	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Vectorman	B-Application
,	O
and	O
despite	O
continued	O
good	O
sales	O
,	O
new	O
releases	O
were	O
becoming	O
increasingly	O
rare	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
's	O
main	O
programmer	O
,	O
Richard	O
Karp	O
,	O
was	O
busy	O
with	O
other	O
projects	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
replaced	O
with	O
Keith	O
Freiheit	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
lead	O
programmer	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
game	O
adaption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
video	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
the	O
prior	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
building	O
new	O
content	O
over	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leaked	O
prototype	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
showed	O
many	O
test	O
and	O
unfinished	O
level	O
designs	O
not	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
an	O
alternate	O
unused	O
"	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
"	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
enemies	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
tended	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
more	O
robotic	O
,	O
metal	O
feel	O
,	O
enemies	O
in	O
Vectorman	B-Application
2	I-Application
have	O
more	O
of	O
an	O
organic	O
feel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
1996	O
;	O
with	O
it	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
3D	I-Application
Blast	I-Application
being	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
games	O
Sega	O
games	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
service	O
held	O
a	O
contest	O
that	O
allowed	O
artists	O
to	O
submit	O
drawing	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
ideas	O
for	O
Vectorman	B-Application
"	O
morphs	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
winner	O
having	O
their	O
work	O
Judges	O
then	O
chose	O
the	O
best	O
one	O
to	O
be	O
transformed	O
in	O
Genesis	O
art	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
put	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ten	O
runner-up	O
submitters	O
won	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Vectorman	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vectorman	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Sonic	B-Application
Gems	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
2022	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Mini	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Vectorman	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
generally	O
praised	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
pushed	O
the	O
limits	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
cheap	O
licensed	O
cash-in	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
lifecycle	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
generally	O
viewed	O
less	O
positively	O
than	O
with	O
is	O
predecessor	O
,	O
and	O
struggled	O
to	O
commercially	O
compete	O
with	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
sequels	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
Vectorman	B-Application
2	I-Application
a	O
7.25	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
design	O
document	O
was	O
completed	O
for	O
a	O
third	O
Vectorman	B-Application
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
but	O
BlueSky	O
Software	O
's	O
relationship	O
with	O
Sega	O
ended	O
before	O
the	O
proposal	O
could	O
be	O
reviewed	O
or	O
green-lit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
projects	O
they	O
created	O
was	O
a	O
demo	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
3D	O
Vectorman	B-Application
game	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
featured	O
the	O
character	O
on	O
an	O
alien	O
planet	O
with	O
new	O
transformations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Sega	O
had	O
already	O
established	O
a	O
relationship	O
with	O
Canadian	O
developer	O
Pseudo	O
Interactive	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
Vectorman	B-Application
title	O
that	O
was	O
based	O
around	O
a	O
more	O
traditional	O
combat	O
model	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
more	O
serious	O
tone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VBlank	O
Software	O
never	O
got	O
to	O
present	O
its	O
demo	O
and	O
Sega	O
canceled	O
Pseudo	O
Interactive	O
's	O
Vectorman	B-Application
title	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
briefly	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
2003	O
E3	O
.	O
</s>
