James Pond 2

James Pond 2
Amiga version game cover
Developer(s)	Vectordean Ltd Millennium Interactive
Publisher(s)	Millennium Interactive (Amiga, Atari ST, CD32, C64, DOS) U.S. Gold (Game Gear, Master System) Electronic Arts (Mega Drive) Play It Ltd (PlayStation, PlayStation 2) Ocean Software (Game Boy, SNES) Valcon Games (Game Boy Advance) Codemasters (Nintendo DS)
Designer(s)	Chris Sorrell
Programmer(s)	Chris Sorrell
Artist(s)	Chris Sorrell
Composer(s)	Richard Joseph
Platform(s)	Amiga, Atari ST, Sega Genesis, Amiga (AGA), Amiga CD32, Commodore 64, Acorn Archimedes, DOS, Game Gear, Game Boy, GBA, PlayStation, Master System, SNES, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Network
Release	1991 1991 (Amiga, Atari ST, Mega Drive) 1992 (C64, Game Boy) 1993 (Amiga AGA, CD32, DOS, SNES, Game Gear, Master System, Acorn Archimedes) 2003 (Game Boy Advance, PlayStation) 2005 (Nintendo DS) 2006 (PlayStation 2) EU: July 2, 2009 (PSN)
Genre(s)	Platform game
Mode(s)	Single-player

James Pond 2, also known as Super James Pond, is a platform video game and sequel to James Pond. The game was developed by the same British video game developers as the original game. The title music by Richard Joseph is an upbeat rendition of the RoboCop film theme.

James Pond 2 was originally released on the Amiga, Atari ST and Sega Genesis in 1991 by three different publishers. The game also appeared on Amiga AGA, Amiga CD32, Atari ST, Game Gear, Commodore 64, Master System, PC, Acorn Archimedes, Game Boy and SNES. The SNES version was called Super James Pond in North America, whereas in other regions it was named Super James Pond II. And the Game Boy version was called Super James Pond in every region. More recently the game was released as a budget title for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and as a download on the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Network store.

The game takes place immediately after its predecessor, James Pond. Although Acme Oil Co. has been destroyed by James Pond, Pond's arch enemy Dr. Maybe survived and has retreated to the North Pole where he has taken over Santa's workshop. Dr. Maybe is holding Santa's workers hostage (in most versions of the game they are penguins, in some they are elves), and has turned many of Santa's helpers into his own twisted and dangerous assistants. James Pond is recruited to infiltrate Santa's grotto, free the captive penguins, retrieve the stolen toys for the children of the world, and defeat Dr. Maybe once and for all. This time, however, due to the greater risks involved in this mission, Pond is given a robotic suit and the code name "RoboCod" (a pun on RoboCop). This suit gives Pond superhuman strength and agility as well as enabling him to stretch his midsection almost indefinitely and reach otherwise impossibly high areas.