<s>
Windjammers	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2022	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Dotemu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1994	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
game	O
Windjammers	B-Application
,	O
co-produced	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
and	O
SNK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windjammers	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
January	O
20	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windjammers	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sports	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
must	O
try	O
to	O
throw	O
a	O
frisbee	O
into	O
their	O
opponent	O
's	O
goal	O
while	O
protecting	O
their	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
select	O
from	O
11	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
all	O
six	O
returning	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Windjammers	B-Application
and	O
one	O
secret	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
compete	O
on	O
10	O
different	O
courts	O
,	O
including	O
all	O
six	O
courts	O
from	O
Windjammers	B-Application
,	O
which	O
feature	O
different	O
goal	O
zones	O
and	O
gameplay	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windjammers	B-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
between	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dotemu	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
,	O
approached	O
Paon	O
DP	O
,	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
owner	O
for	O
Windjammers	B-Application
,	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
develop	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
be	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Kevin	O
Delbrayelle	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
retro-engineered	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
program	B-Language
codes	I-Language
during	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
its	O
port	O
,	O
returned	O
to	O
lead	O
the	O
sequel	O
's	O
technical	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
's	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
and	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
hand-drawn	O
2D	O
animation	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
a	O
2019	O
release	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Windows	O
,	O
but	O
got	O
delayed	O
to	O
early	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
its	O
development	O
,	O
versions	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
were	O
also	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
November	O
4	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windjammers	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
for	O
most	O
platforms	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
;	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
gave	O
the	O
title	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
praising	O
how	O
faithful	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
"	O
Indeed	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
more	O
conservative	O
thing	O
than	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
in	O
part	O
by	O
necessity	O
-	O
the	O
fundamentals	O
are	O
precisely	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
and	O
beneath	O
the	O
glossy	O
new	O
visuals	O
the	O
movement	O
of	O
each	O
character	O
and	O
the	O
arc	O
of	O
the	O
discus	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
on	O
an	O
old	O
Astro	O
City	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
playing	O
on	O
an	O
OLED	O
Switch	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
liked	O
the	O
new	O
visuals	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
a	O
"	O
match	O
for	O
the	O
artistic	O
overhaul	O
we	O
saw	O
in	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
4	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
praised	O
the	O
hand-drawn	O
2D	O
art	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
My	O
issue	O
with	O
playing	O
Windjammers	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
that	O
the	O
throw	O
button	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
dash	O
button	O
,	O
and	O
you	O
’re	O
almost	O
always	O
dashing	O
to	O
intercept	O
the	O
saucer	O
.	O
</s>
