<s>
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
sequel	O
to	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Clover	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
in	O
2004	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
begins	O
where	O
the	O
original	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
left	O
off	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
an	O
alien	O
invasion	O
of	O
Movieland	O
by	O
a	O
villainous	O
organization	O
called	O
"	O
Gedow	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Straight	O
from	O
their	O
previous	O
adventure	O
,	O
superhero	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
and	O
his	O
girlfriend	O
Sexy	O
Silvia	O
quickly	O
charge	O
themselves	O
with	O
stopping	O
Gedow	O
's	O
evil	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Very	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
2D	O
and	O
3D	O
cel-shaded	O
graphics	O
with	O
action	B-Application
,	O
platforming	O
,	O
and	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
gameplay	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
either	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
or	O
Sexy	O
Silvia	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
utilize	O
"	O
VFX	O
Powers	O
"	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
battle	O
enemies	O
and	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
integral	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
these	O
special	O
abilities	O
include	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
slow	O
down	O
,	O
speed	O
up	O
,	O
zoom	O
into	O
,	O
or	O
replay	B-Application
the	O
onscreen	O
action	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
akin	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
modestly	O
but	O
garnered	O
considerable	O
praise	O
from	O
critics	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
stylish	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
which	O
combines	O
side-scrolling	O
and	O
platforming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Silvia	O
has	O
"	O
Replay	B-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
her	O
to	O
record	O
and	O
repeat	O
an	O
event	O
three	O
times	O
in	O
succession	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
Joe	O
's	O
Mach	O
Speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Replay	B-Application
power	O
must	O
be	O
used	O
wisely	O
,	O
as	O
although	O
it	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
do	O
three	O
times	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
damage	O
on	O
an	O
enemy	O
,	O
being	O
hit	O
while	O
using	O
it	O
will	O
incur	O
three	O
times	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
damage	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
utilize	O
a	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
called	O
"	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Switch	O
"	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
swap	O
between	O
Joe	O
and	O
Silvia	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
contains	O
an	O
optional	O
gameplay	O
extra	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
36	O
Chambers	O
of	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
"	O
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
stages	O
which	O
test	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
2	I-Application
continues	O
immediately	O
from	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
the	B-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
just	O
saved	O
Movieland	O
,	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
and	O
his	O
girlfriend	O
(	O
and	O
new	O
partner	O
)	O
Sexy	O
Silvia	O
learn	O
from	O
Captain	O
Blue	O
that	O
the	O
world	O
will	O
be	O
threatened	O
twice	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
four	O
Rainbow	O
Oscars	O
,	O
Joe	O
and	O
Silvia	O
are	O
sent	O
to	O
a	O
movie	O
that	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
frozen	O
mountains	O
,	O
where	O
Frost	O
Tiger	O
(	O
brother	O
of	O
Fire	O
Leo	O
,	O
a	O
boss	O
from	O
the	B-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
)	O
protects	O
the	O
fifth	O
Oscar	O
and	O
demands	O
that	O
Joe	O
prove	O
his	O
inner	O
strength	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
be	O
worthy	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
his	O
Movieland	O
powers	O
in	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
,	O
Jet	O
Black	O
crashes	O
the	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Awards	O
Ceremony	O
,	O
leaving	O
Joe	O
and	O
Silvia	O
powerless	O
to	O
stop	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Undeterred	O
by	O
Jet	O
's	O
ominous	O
warning	O
,	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
and	O
Sexy	O
Silvia	O
strike	O
a	O
pose	O
as	O
they	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
world	O
once	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
"	O
Team	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
"	O
,	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
subsidiary	O
Clover	O
Studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
,	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
,	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
storyline	O
scenario	O
of	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Kamiya	O
was	O
signed	O
on	O
as	O
director	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
,	O
but	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
write	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
ensure	O
continuity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suleputer	O
released	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
on	O
a	O
double	O
album	O
titled	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
+	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
2	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
musical	O
scores	O
from	O
both	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
2	I-Application
began	O
in	O
the	O
August	O
2003	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
Inaba	O
's	O
statement	O
that	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
like	O
to	O
create	O
sequels	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
did	O
want	O
to	O
create	O
another	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
game	O
to	O
include	O
several	O
elements	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
not	O
fit	O
into	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inaba	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
took	O
into	O
account	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
attempted	O
to	O
make	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
2	I-Application
accessible	O
to	O
both	O
casual	O
and	O
hardcore	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
PS2	B-Device
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
simultaneously	O
and	O
feature	O
the	O
same	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Replay	B-Application
VFX	O
Power	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
Inaba	O
was	O
asked	O
if	O
any	O
other	O
VFX	O
Powers	O
would	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Capcom	O
and	O
IGN	O
held	O
the	O
"	O
Be	O
More	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
Sweepstakes	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
contest	O
in	O
which	O
entrants	O
could	O
win	O
merchandise	O
including	O
either	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
t-shirt	O
with	O
an	O
"	O
HMD	O
"	O
design	O
,	O
a	O
skateboard	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
2	I-Application
strategy	O
guide	O
by	O
BradyGames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
of	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
2	I-Application
featured	O
on	O
North	O
American	O
PS2	B-Device
preview	O
discs	O
made	O
news	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
playing	O
the	O
demo	O
would	O
cause	O
a	O
bug	O
to	O
completely	O
erase	O
all	O
data	O
on	O
any	O
inserted	O
memory	B-Device
cards	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
2	I-Application
were	O
generally	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
PS2	B-Device
versions	O
hold	O
GameRankings	O
scores	O
of	O
85%	O
and	O
84%	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
89th	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
2	I-Application
a	O
28	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
and	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
a	O
27	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Capcom	O
's	O
fiscal	O
year	O
2004	O
,	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
270,000	O
copies	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
80,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
ending	O
for	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
2	I-Application
suggests	O
an	O
immediate	O
continuation	O
to	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
a	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
3	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
spin-off	O
games	O
(	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Hot	I-Application
Rumble	I-Application
and	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
:	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Trouble	I-Application
!	I-Application
)	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
continue	O
with	O
the	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
