<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1994	O
video	O
game	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
series	O
of	O
updates	O
was	O
released	O
from	O
1998	O
to	O
1999	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
2	I-Application
ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1998	O
and	O
ending	O
with	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
2	I-Application
ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2000.1	O
,	O
that	O
latest	O
update	O
being	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
internationally	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
re-titled	O
to	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
success	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1998	I-Application
and	O
the	O
overall	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1999	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
2	I-Application
ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
hit	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
second	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1998	I-Application
,	O
below	O
Tekken	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
later	O
the	O
overall	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1999	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
said	O
the	O
arcade	O
gameplay	O
"	O
will	O
initially	O
dismay	O
"	O
International	B-Device
Superstar	I-Device
Soccer	I-Device
(	O
ISS	O
)	O
fans	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
"	O
simulation	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
full-on	O
arcade	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
,	O
in	O
that	O
both	O
provide	O
"	O
instant	O
"	O
fun	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
