<s>
is	O
a	O
1993	B-Application
fighting	O
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
ADK	O
with	O
the	O
assistance	O
of	O
SNK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
arcade	O
cabinet	O
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
1993	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1992	O
fighting	O
arcade	O
game	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
even	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
ADK	O
"	O
logo	O
labeled	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
the	O
developer	O
changed	O
from	O
its	O
previous	O
name	O
"	O
Alpha	O
Denshi	O
"	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Alpha	O
"	O
logo	O
was	O
last	O
used	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
flyers	O
of	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
released	O
just	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
titled	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
Jet	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
uses	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
elements	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
same	O
three	O
out	O
of	O
four	O
button	O
layout	O
,	O
movements	O
and	O
motion	O
commands	O
performed	O
using	O
an	O
8-way	O
joystick	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Normal	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Death	O
Match	O
"	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
additions	O
include	O
six	O
new	O
characters	O
,	O
new	O
and	O
modified	O
moves	O
and	O
fighting	O
statistics	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
eight	O
playable	O
characters	O
returning	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
projectile-reflecting	O
,	O
counter-grabbing	O
and	O
a	O
slightly	O
faster	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
"	O
Normal	O
Game	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
object	O
is	O
to	O
first	O
defeat	O
all	O
six	O
playable	O
characters	O
introduced	O
in	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
then	O
defeat	O
four	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
eight	O
characters	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
chosen	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
randomly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
year	O
ago	O
,	O
Dr.	O
Brown	O
had	O
created	O
the	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
tournament	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
find	O
out	O
on	O
who	O
the	O
strongest	O
fighter	O
of	O
history	O
is	O
,	O
but	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
unexpected	O
arrival	O
and	O
interference	O
of	O
Geegus	O
,	O
Dr.	O
Brown	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
get	O
his	O
answer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	O
Brown	O
hopes	O
that	O
this	O
time	O
around	O
,	O
a	O
definite	O
winner	O
will	O
truly	O
come	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
tournament	O
and	O
emerge	O
as	O
the	O
strongest	O
fighter	O
of	O
history	O
without	O
interference	O
from	O
Geegus	O
or	O
other	O
threats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MUSCLE	O
POWER	O
:	O
(	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
13	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
)	O
The	O
battle	O
is	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ANNOUNCER	O
:	O
Here	O
now	O
;	O
those	O
pro-fighting	O
champions	O
,	O
the	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
live	O
at	O
the	O
Megadome	O
for	O
one	O
night	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
the	O
Musashi	O
Miyamoto-based	O
character	O
Haohmaru	O
who	O
was	O
also	O
scrapped	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Yagyu	O
Jubei	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
would	O
also	O
later	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
also	O
become	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
(	O
1993	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
in	O
both	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
4	O
,	O
1993	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
version	O
,	O
but	O
designed	O
for	O
home	O
gaming	O
,	O
just	O
like	O
nearly	O
every	O
AES	O
versions	O
of	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
ADK	O
on	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
1995	B-Application
,	O
which	O
everything	O
in	O
it	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
MVS	O
and	O
AES	O
versions	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
arranged	O
background	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
of	O
SNK	O
's	O
platforms	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
ported	O
by	O
Agenda	O
with	O
graphics	O
handled	O
by	O
ADS	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
to	O
the	O
PC-Engine	O
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
4	O
,	O
1994	B-Application
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
titles	O
that	O
use	O
the	O
Arcade	O
Card	O
expansion	O
for	O
the	O
PC-Engine	O
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
along	O
with	O
three	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
titles	O
also	O
equally	O
ported	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
:	O
Art	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
,	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
Special	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
arranged	O
and	O
chiptune	O
BGM	O
(	O
different	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
's	O
BGM	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
nearly	O
identical	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
voice	O
samples	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Saurus	O
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
1994	B-Application
,	O
while	O
this	O
specific	O
port	O
was	O
later	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Takara	O
in	O
September	O
1994	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
SNK	O
Playmore	O
added	O
it	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
successors	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
compilation	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
both	O
titled	O
as	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
Anthology	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
version	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
their	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
1993	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
RePlay	O
reported	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
fifth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
May	O
1993	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Play	O
Meter	O
listed	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
the	O
nineteenth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
June	O
1993	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
RePlay	O
later	O
listed	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
America	O
's	O
arcade	O
software	O
kit	O
in	O
July	B-Application
1993	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshins	O
four	O
reviewers	O
scored	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
25	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFans	O
four	O
reviewers	O
scored	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
349	O
out	O
of	O
400	O
(	O
average	O
87.25	O
%	O
)	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
SNK	O
has	O
come	O
"	O
closer	O
in	O
their	O
quest	O
for	O
fighting	O
perfection	O
"	O
and	O
concluding	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
fighting	O
game	O
next	O
to	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
is	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
SF2.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
applauded	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
for	O
its	O
massive	O
size	O
(	O
24	O
megabits	O
)	O
and	O
accurate	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
WH	O
2	O
is	O
so	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
graphics	O
that	O
you	O
have	O
to	O
look	O
closely	O
to	O
see	O
what	O
(	O
if	O
anything	O
)	O
was	O
lost	O
in	O
the	O
conversion.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
five	O
reviews	O
scored	O
it	O
37	O
out	O
of	O
50	O
(	O
average	O
7.4	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
)	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
another	O
excellent	O
conversion	O
of	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
platform.	O
"	O
</s>
