<s>
World	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Mercedes-Benz	B-Application
World	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
from	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Mercedes-Benz	B-Application
World	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
GameCube	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
Volkswagen	O
vehicles	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
instalment	O
,	O
Mercedes-Benz	B-Application
World	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
which	O
focused	O
on	O
Mercedes-Benz	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
details	O
later	O
emerged	O
:	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
World	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
also	O
feature	O
cars	O
from	O
Volkswagen	O
subsidiaries	O
Audi	O
,	O
Bentley	O
,	O
Lamborghini	O
,	O
Škoda	O
and	O
Seat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
news	O
article	O
on	O
TeamXbox	O
website	O
,	O
dated	O
6	O
October	O
2004	O
,	O
aside	O
from	O
gameplay	O
footage	O
,	O
mentioned	O
that	O
World	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
use	O
an	O
upgraded	O
game	O
engine	O
from	O
the	O
prequel	O
,	O
with	O
better	O
shadows	O
and	O
lighting	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
mud	O
and	O
dust	O
effects	O
;	O
and	O
mentioned	O
that	O
the	O
cars	O
would	O
be	O
more	O
elaborate	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
customisation	O
options	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
December	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
World	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
trailer	O
showing	O
off	O
gameplay	O
was	O
unveiled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
is	O
fairly	O
typical	O
of	O
arcade	O
driving	O
sims	O
and	O
is	O
in	O
many	O
ways	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Mercedes-Benz	B-Application
World	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Need	O
for	O
Speed	O
:	O
Porsche	O
Unleashed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
game	O
engine	O
called	O
the	O
3D	O
Landscape	O
Engine	O
,	O
developed	O
in-house	O
by	O
Synetic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
reviewer	O
Aaron	O
Thomas	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
World	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
makes	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
key	O
improvements	O
on	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
a	O
substandard	O
effort.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
reviewer	O
Douglass	O
C	O
.	O
Perry	O
said	O
"	O
Synetic	O
has	O
a	O
basic	O
grounding	O
in	O
good	O
car	O
physics	O
and	O
better-than-average	O
artificial	O
intelligence	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
World	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
an	O
underlying	O
level	O
of	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
World	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
makes	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
key	O
improvements	O
on	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
a	O
substandard	O
effort.	O
"	O
</s>
