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<h2>Overview</h2><p>Barkley: Shut Up and Jam 2 is a <a href="https://www.giantbomb.com/belt-scrolling/3015-8588/" data-ref-id="3015-8588">belt-scrolling</a> 2-on-2 <a href="https://www.giantbomb.com/basketball/3015-3505/" data-ref-id="3015-3505">street basketball</a> game developed and published by <a href="https://www.giantbomb.com/accolade-inc/3010-395/" data-ref-id="3010-395">Accolade</a> (under their "Sport Accolade" brand) for the <a href="https://www.giantbomb.com/genesis/3045-6/" data-ref-id="3045-6">Sega Genesis</a> in North America in 1995.</p><p>A sequel to the 1994 game <a href="/barkley-shut-up-and-jam/3030-11891/" data-ref-id="3030-11891">Barkley: Shut Up and Jam!</a>, Shut Up and Jam 2 features an updated roster (with <a href="/charles-barkley/3005-7010/" data-ref-id="3005-7010">Sir Charles</a> no longer playable), revamped gameplay mechanics (including a new performance-based "Juice Bar" and several new techniques), an extensive amount of player animations, and aa battery backup system for saving stats and tournament progress. Its Tournament Mode is also revamped, in which players have to challenge Sir Charles and his posse in eight <a href="/the-united-states-of-america/3035-396/" data-ref-id="3035-396">U.S.</a> cities.</p><p>Both the game and its predecessor also received an <a href="https://www.giantbomb.com/evercade/3045-180/" data-ref-id="3045-180">Evercade</a> release by <a href="https://www.giantbomb.com/piko-interactive-llc/3010-9429/" data-ref-id="3010-9429">Piko Interactive</a> in 2021 (as part of the <a href="https://www.giantbomb.com/piko-interactive-collection-2/3030-80571/" data-ref-id="3030-80571">Piko Interactive Collection 2</a> bundle), where it was renamed to <em>Hoops: Shut Up and Jam 2</em> and had removed all likenesses and voices of Charles Barkley (replacing him with the more generic "Joe Hoops"). </p><h2>Gameplay</h2><p>Much of the gameplay is the same as in the original <a href="/barkley-shut-up-and-jam/3030-11891/" data-ref-id="3030-11891">Shut Up and Jam</a>. One key difference is that the "Power" bursts are replaced with a gauge known as the "Juice Bar". The C button is now used for special techniques.</p><p>Instead of each player having limited "Power" bursts to manually activate, they have their own "Juice Bar" that changes based on the player's performance (with successful steals/blocks/intercepts, 3-pointers, and super dunks growing the gauge and having their ball stolen/blocked/intercepted shrinking it). When the Juice Bar is half-way full, the player gains increased abilities.</p><h2>Characters</h2><p>The game revamps the roster of its predecessor, featuring a new cast of playable characters (of which the titular <a href="/charles-barkley/3005-7010/" data-ref-id="3005-7010">Charles Barkley</a> is not playable). While the back of the game's box says that each have their "own unique style", it is unknown whether or not they have unique stats.</p><h4>Playable</h4><ul><li>Angsta</li><li>Bones</li><li>Coolidge</li><li>Kimo</li><li>Kreep</li><li>Newts</li><li>Rhino</li><li>Sphinx</li><li>Tino</li><li>Tyrone</li></ul><h4>Opponents</h4><p>In the game's Tournament mode, players face-off against "Sir Charles" (a generic "Joe Hoops" in some versions) in eight different U.S. cities, each with a different teammate:</p><ol><li>Blade at <a href="/brooklyn/3035-4366/" data-ref-id="3035-4366">Brooklyn</a></li><li>Dolemite at Watts</li><li>Hamma at <a href="/chicago/3035-293/" data-ref-id="3035-293">Chicago</a></li><li>Jim-Pak at <a href="/detroit/3035-1310/" data-ref-id="3035-1310">Detroit</a></li><li>Pauly at <a href="/oakland/3035-1314/" data-ref-id="3035-1314">Oakland</a></li><li>Shuga at <a href="/atlanta/3035-1320/" data-ref-id="3035-1320">Atlanta</a></li><li>Spider at <a href="/philadelphia/3035-1326/" data-ref-id="3035-1326">Philly</a></li><li>Bongo at <a href="/phoenix/3035-1346/" data-ref-id="3035-1346">Phoenix</a></li></ol>