<s>
is	O
a	O
1994	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
1994	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1993	O
fighting	O
arcade	O
game	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
released	O
over	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
titled	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
Perfect	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
Jet	I-Application
shares	O
many	O
elements	O
with	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
"	O
A	O
"	O
to	O
punch	O
,	O
"	O
B	O
"	O
to	O
kick	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
C	O
"	O
to	O
either	O
throw	O
or	O
"	O
Challenge	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
taunting	O
)	O
,	O
movements	O
and	O
motion	O
commands	O
performed	O
using	O
an	O
8-way	O
joystick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
additions	O
include	O
three	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
new	O
and	O
modified	O
moves	O
and	O
fighting	O
statistics	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
playable	O
characters	O
returning	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
what	O
CPU-controlled	O
opponent	O
or	O
second	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
is	O
chosen	O
,	O
the	O
stage	O
both	O
players	O
will	O
fight	O
on	O
will	O
be	O
the	O
second	O
character	O
's	O
stage	O
from	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
;	O
however	O
,	O
for	O
characters	O
introduced	O
in	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
Jet	I-Application
,	O
the	O
battle	O
would	O
take	O
place	O
on	O
their	O
stages	O
exclusively	O
shown	O
in	O
this	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
defeat	O
of	O
both	O
Dio	O
and	O
Neo	O
Geegus	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
world	O
was	O
saved	O
from	O
the	O
threatening	O
danger	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
14	O
fighters	O
who	O
had	O
participated	O
in	O
the	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
tournament	O
had	O
returned	O
to	O
their	O
own	O
respective	O
time	O
periods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
one	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
14	O
fighters	O
had	O
received	O
invitations	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
fighting	O
tournament	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
Battle	O
Fest	O
and	O
that	O
this	O
tournament	O
would	O
take	O
place	O
over	O
the	O
next	O
five	O
days	O
in	O
different	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
being	O
watched	O
by	O
millions	O
of	O
fighting	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
14	O
fighters	O
prepare	O
themselves	O
for	O
the	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
Battle	O
Fest	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
have	O
no	O
clue	O
or	O
idea	O
that	O
Mr.	O
Z	O
has	O
his	O
own	O
callous	O
ambition	O
for	O
world	O
domination	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
assistance	O
of	O
his	O
two	O
loyal	O
servants	O
,	O
he	O
vows	O
to	O
eliminate	O
anyone	O
who	O
dares	O
to	O
get	O
in	O
his	O
ruthless	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
Jet	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
10	O
,	O
1994	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
version	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
Jet	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
November	O
11	O
,	O
1994	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
of	O
SNK	O
's	O
platforms	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
only	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
port	O
on	O
a	O
handheld	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
reprogrammed	O
by	O
Betop	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Takara	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
with	O
Super	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
features	O
added	O
to	O
it	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
characters	O
being	O
super	O
deformed	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
handheld	O
platform	O
's	O
screen	O
being	O
small	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
port	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
1995	B-Application
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Takara	O
's	O
series	O
of	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
conversions	O
of	O
arcade	O
fighting	O
games	O
that	O
mostly	O
include	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
fighting	O
games	O
and	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
port	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Playmates	O
Interactive	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
in	O
August	O
,	O
but	O
without	O
"	O
Nettou	O
"	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
.	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
predecessors	O
and	O
successor	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
in	O
Europe	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>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
Jet	I-Application
on	O
their	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
1994	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
third	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
Jet	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
fifth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
their	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Gold	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
sharp	O
graphics	O
,	O
stereo	O
sound	O
,	O
improved	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
added	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
,	O
GamePro	O
praised	O
the	O
added	O
tournament	O
mode	O
and	O
new	O
moves	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
death	O
match	O
mode	O
and	O
the	O
slow-paced	O
gameplay	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
Even	O
though	O
Jet	O
has	O
more	O
depth	O
than	O
previous	O
Heroes	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
missing	O
the	O
defining	O
elements	O
of	O
an	O
SF	O
II-quality	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
true	O
four-button	O
configuration	O
,	O
...	O
tightly	O
balanced	O
game	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
extremely	O
likable	O
characters.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
and	O
GamePro	O
both	O
gave	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
rave	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
EGM	O
reviewer	O
Sushi-X	O
commenting	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
could	O
not	O
believe	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
would	O
ever	O
work	O
for	O
the	O
portables	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
one	O
does.	O
"	O
</s>
