<s>
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
:	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Offense	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Luxoflux	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
vehicle	O
and	O
eliminate	O
all	O
other	O
vehicles	O
in	O
the	O
arena	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
weapons	O
and	O
upgrades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
music	O
CDs	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
access	O
the	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
levels	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
matches	O
by	O
inserting	O
the	O
game	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
September	O
1977	O
,	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
who	O
previously	O
appeared	O
in	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
return	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
joined	O
by	O
a	O
cast	O
of	O
new	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vigilantes	O
are	O
joined	O
by	O
the	O
Flying	O
All-Star	O
Trio	O
(	O
Team	O
FAST	O
)	O
,	O
black	O
stunt	O
performers	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
their	O
missing	O
sister	O
,	O
and	O
Dave	O
's	O
Cultsmen	O
,	O
a	O
trio	O
of	O
hippie	O
followers	O
idolizing	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
character	O
Dave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Garbage	O
Man	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
secret	O
character	O
Y	O
The	O
Alien	O
,	O
who	O
then	O
cannibalizes	O
the	O
rover	O
to	O
get	O
parts	O
for	O
his	O
spaceship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
:	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Offense	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
initially	O
with	O
the	O
title	O
Vigilante	O
12	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
additional	O
four	O
characters	O
compared	O
to	O
eight	O
characters	O
in	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
production	O
issues	O
in	O
its	O
development	O
,	O
moving	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
to	O
January	O
,	O
then	O
February	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
versions	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
has	O
improved	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
car	O
and	O
environment	O
variety	O
,	O
the	O
physics	O
engine	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
missions	O
seem	O
trite	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
bested	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Greg	O
Orlando	O
of	O
NextGen	O
summed	O
up	O
the	O
review	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
in	O
just	O
three	O
words	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
take	O
offense	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
localized	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Syscom	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
29	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
for	O
the	O
former	O
,	O
and	O
25	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
for	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
:	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Offense	I-Application
failed	O
to	O
sell	O
well	O
against	O
its	O
competitor	O
,	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2000	O
,	O
Activision	O
declined	O
to	O
comment	O
on	O
a	O
report	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
series	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
or	O
any	O
other	O
new	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
