<s>
Zool	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
The	O
Warp	O
Factory	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Gremlin	B-Language
Graphics	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
November	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Zool	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
earlier	O
in	O
1992	O
on	O
various	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
Krool	O
are	O
wreaking	O
havoc	O
upon	O
the	O
Nth	O
Dimension	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
from	O
his	O
henchman	O
Mental	O
Block	O
,	O
the	O
intergalactic	O
gremlin	B-Language
ninja	B-Application
Zool	B-Application
alongside	O
his	O
female	O
companion	O
Zooz	O
and	O
their	O
two-headed	O
dog	O
Zoon	O
,	O
are	O
entrusted	O
with	O
the	O
task	O
of	O
stopping	O
Mental	O
Block	O
and	O
restore	O
order	O
to	O
the	O
dimension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
microcomputers	B-Architecture
,	O
Zool	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
platforms	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
being	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
being	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Mumin	O
Corporation	O
on	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Zool	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
who	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
department	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
considering	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
similarly	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
reviewers	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
and	O
has	O
sold	O
nearly	O
11,000	O
copies	O
as	O
of	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
unknown	O
how	O
many	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
total	O
during	O
its	O
lifetime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zool	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
that	O
plays	O
very	O
similarly	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Zool	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Zool	B-Application
and	O
his	O
female	O
counterpart	O
,	O
Zooz	O
,	O
almost	O
share	O
the	O
same	O
move	O
set	O
between	O
each	O
other	O
but	O
there	O
are	O
some	O
subtle	O
differences	O
with	O
the	O
two	O
characters	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
their	O
abilities	O
and	O
means	O
of	O
defense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
Zool	B-Application
attacks	O
with	O
projectiles	O
,	O
Zooz	O
is	O
armed	O
with	O
an	O
energy	O
whip	O
for	O
close	O
quarters	O
combat	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
shooting	O
projectiles	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
features	O
several	O
minigames	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Breakout	B-Application
which	O
involves	O
using	O
Zoon	O
,	O
the	O
two-headed	O
morphing	O
pet	O
dog	O
of	O
Zool	B-Application
and	O
Zooz	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
paddle	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
ball	O
in	O
play	O
by	O
bouncing	O
it	O
upwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zool	B-Application
2	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
several	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
occurred	O
in	O
Zool	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zool	B-Application
,	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
alongside	O
his	O
companion	O
Zooz	O
and	O
their	O
two-headed	O
mascot	O
Zoon	O
,	O
are	O
entrusted	O
with	O
the	O
mission	O
of	O
restoring	O
order	O
to	O
the	O
dimension	O
and	O
defeat	O
Mental	O
Block	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zool	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
new	O
development	O
team	O
at	O
The	O
Warp	O
Factory	O
,	O
whose	O
programming	O
staff	O
involved	O
personnel	O
that	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Harlequin	B-Application
for	O
Gremlin	B-Language
Graphics	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
composer	O
Patrick	O
Phelan	O
returning	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Zool	B-Application
crew	O
as	O
George	O
Allan	O
,	O
Adrian	O
Carless	O
and	O
Tony	O
Dawson	O
did	O
not	O
return	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gremlin	B-Language
marketing	O
manager	O
Nick	O
Clarkson	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
expand	O
upon	O
Zool	B-Application
's	O
character	O
and	O
gameplay	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
while	O
producer	O
Peter	O
J	O
.	O
Cook	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
at	O
The	O
Warp	O
Factory	O
wanted	O
to	O
stay	O
with	O
a	O
basic	O
theme	O
following	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
style	O
but	O
move	O
towards	O
a	O
new	O
direction	O
via	O
new	O
ideas	O
with	O
larger	O
levels	O
to	O
explore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
reworked	O
Zool	B-Application
's	O
look	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
while	O
his	O
female	O
companion	O
Zooz	O
went	O
through	O
various	O
changes	O
before	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
remained	O
the	O
lead	O
format	O
for	O
the	O
second	O
Zool	B-Application
game	O
,	O
but	O
unlike	O
the	O
first	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
widely	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
only	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
and	O
DOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
originally	O
been	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
at	O
the	O
request	O
of	O
Commodore	O
,	O
but	O
when	O
Gremlin	B-Language
Graphics	O
failed	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
deadline	O
,	O
Zool	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Application
1200	I-Application
's	O
Computer	O
Combat	O
pack	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Windows-based	O
compilation	O
CD	O
Best	O
of	O
Gremlin	B-Language
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Zool	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Imagitec	O
Design	O
and	O
was	O
first	O
showcased	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
at	O
SCES	O
'	O
94	O
in	O
a	O
playable	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Zool	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
high	O
review	O
scores	O
,	O
including	O
93%	O
in	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
,	O
90%	O
in	O
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
,	O
86%	O
in	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
and	O
76%	O
in	O
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
varied	O
abilities	O
of	O
the	O
playable	O
characters	O
"	O
push	O
this	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
hop-n-bop	O
ranks	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Zool'''s	O
Nth	O
Dimension	O
is	O
a	O
shiny	O
,	O
inventive	O
world	O
that	O
's	O
equal	O
parts	O
candy	O
shop	O
and	O
toy	O
store	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
is	O
sharper	O
and	O
brighter	O
than	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Weigand	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly''	O
assessed	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
pretty	O
good	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
pint-sized	O
ninja	B-Application
character	O
"	O
,	O
particularly	O
noting	O
the	O
large	O
levels	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
felt	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
sometimes	O
"	O
visual	O
overkill	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
