<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
Tennis	B-Application
2K2	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Virtua	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
that	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
Sega	O
NAOMI	O
arcade	O
unit	O
and	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
known	O
as	O
Sega	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
in	O
2001-2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
created	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Hitmaker	O
,	O
with	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
publishing	O
it	O
in	O
Europe	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
Virtua	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
following	O
its	O
discontinuation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
World	O
Tour	O
mode	O
features	O
yearly	O
based	O
and	O
calendarized	O
seasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
unlike	O
any	O
other	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
World	O
Tour	O
mode	O
on	O
Virtua	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
2	I-Application
requires	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
train	O
both	O
a	O
male	O
and	O
a	O
female	O
players	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
also	O
team	O
up	O
to	O
play	O
in	O
mixed	O
doubles	O
tournaments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Virtua	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
their	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2001	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
seventh	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
