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{{Infobox video game
|title = Wai Wai World 2: SOS<nowiki>!!</nowiki> Parsley Jō
|image = Waiwaiworld2cover.jpg
|caption = Cover art
|developer = [[Company:Konami|Konami]]
|publisher = Konami
|programmer = Kazuhiro Aoyama<br />Mitsuaki Ogawa<br />Makoto Yamaguchi<br />Koji Yoshida
|artist = Keita Kawaminami<br />Kazumichi Ishihara<br />Hirotaka Fukuda
|composer = Yūichi Sakakura <br> Kenichi Matsubara <br> Satoko Minami
|released = {{vgrelease|JP|January 5, 1991}}{{vgrelease|JP|September 2, 2015 (Wii U)}}
|genre = [[Software:Platform game|Platform game]]
|modes = Single-player, multiplayer
|platforms = [[Engineering:Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]], Virtual Console
}}

{{nihongo foot|'''''Wai Wai World 2: SOS!! Parsley Jō'''''|ワイワイワールド2 SOS!!パセリ城|Wai Wai Wārudo Tsū Esuōesu!! Paseri Jō|lit. "Wai Wai World 2: SOS!! Parsley Castle|group=lower-alpha}} is a 1991 [[Engineering:Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]] [[Software:Platform game|platform game]] released only in {{wipe|Japan}} by [[Company:Konami|Konami]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=電撃オンライン |title=『ファイアーエムブレム 封印の剣』『ワイワイワールド2』『マリオゴルフ64』がWii U用VCで9月2日配信 |url=https://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/111/1111701/ |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=電撃オンライン |language=ja}}</ref> It is a sequel to ''[[Software:Konami Wai Wai World|Konami Wai Wai World]]'', and stars various Konami characters.<ref>{{Cite web |last=株式会社インプレス |date=2014-05-19 |title=EGG MUSIC RECORDSから「ワイワイワールド」とあのレースゲームのサウンドトラックが発売！ |url=http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/649186.html |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=GAME Watch |language=ja}}</ref> It was also re-released for the [[Engineering:Wii U|Wii U]] Virtual Console on September 2, 2015 in Japan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wii Uバーチャルコンソール9月2日配信タイトル ― 『マリオゴルフ64』『ワイワイワールド2』『ファイアーエムブレム 封印の剣』 |url=https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2015/08/26/90579.html |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=インサイド |date=26 August 2015 |language=ja}}</ref>

==Gameplay==
The player begins the game by choosing one of four character groups which consist of three different Konami characters. Most of the levels are spoofs of various different levels from Konami games. The gameplay is mostly like a straightforward platform game, similar to ''[[Software:Contra (video game)|Contra]]''. In these levels, the player starts off with the main character Rickle (or Rikkuru), who by collecting a special power-up, can transform temporarily into one of the three different characters the player chose at the beginning of the game. There are also space shooter, driving, and puzzle levels. After certain levels the player can choose different paths which consist of different stages.

==Plot==
Peaceful times were reigning in Wai Wai World, when suddenly a great wizard by the name of Warūmon emerged from the darkness and swiftly conquered the land. In response, Dr. Cinnamon, who escaped the attack for being away on a sightseeing trip, created a super robot named "Rickle" by using his secretly developed "Konami Hero Transformation Circuit" and sent him forth to defeat Warūmon.

When Warūmon learned of Cinnamon's plan, he kidnapped Wai Wai World's Herb Princess and took her away to his base in outer space, known as "Parsley Castle". There, he revived villains that had been previously defeated by former Konami heroes and sent them over to stop Rickle.

===Characters===
* {{nihongo|Rickle|リックル|Rikkuru}}: The game's main protagonist, who is also a robot created by Dr. Cinnamon.
* Goemon: This ninja from the ''Ganbare Goemon'' series returns from ''Wai Wai World''. He throws his pipe like a boomerang which is used as a weapon.
* Simon Belmont III: The Vampire Killer from the ''[[Software:Castlevania|Castlevania]]'' series returns from the first ''Wai Wai World'' game, armed with his whip.
* Getsu Fūma: He is from the Famicom game released only in Japan, ''[[Software:Getsu Fūma Den|Getsu Fūma Den]]'' armed with a sword. He also returns from ''Wai Wai World''.
* [[Software:Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa|Upa]]: The baby hero who uses a rattle as a weapon from ''[[Software:Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa|Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa]]''. He also returns from the mobile phone versions of ''Wai Wai World''.
* Bill Rizer: The Rambo-style hero from the ''Contra'' series. He uses his spreader gun that can shoot in multiple directions.
* Vic Viper: The spaceship from the ''Gradius'' series who the player can only use for the Gradius shooter stages.
* Twinbee: From the ''TwinBee'' series, who the player can only use in the ''Twinbee'' shooter stages.
* Dr. Cinnamon: Scientist from the ''TwinBee'' series, helps the characters throughout the game.
* Pentarou: Penguin from ''Dream Penguin Story'' and the ''[[Software:Parodius|Parodius]]'' series.

==See also==
* ''[[Software:Konami Wai Wai World|Konami Wai Wai World]]'': the previous game.
* [[Software:Parodius|''Parodius'' series]]: a crossover game series that parodies Gradius.
* ''Hai no Majutsushi'': a 1989 Mahjong game for [[Engineering:MSX|MSX]]2 featuring eight Konami mascots.
* ''[[Software:Jikkyō Power Pro Wrestling '96: Max Voltage|Jikkyō Power Pro Wrestling '96]]'': a 1996 wrestling video game for Super Famicom.
* ''Speed King NEO KOBE 2045'': the 1996 futuristic racing video game for PlayStation where nearly all the machines are named after classic Konami games.
* ''[[Software:Konami Krazy Racers|Konami Krazy Racers]]'': a 2001 racing game starring some of the Wai Wai World cast for the Game Boy Advance.
* ''[[Software:Konami Wai Wai Sokoban|Konami Wai Wai Sokoban]]'': a 2006 puzzle game for mobile phones.
* ''[[Software:Otomedius|Otomedius]]''

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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* [[File:CC-BY-SA icon.svg|50px]] Text was copied from [https://konami.fandom.com/wiki/Rickle Rickle] at Konami Wiki, which is released under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) license].

==External links==
* [http://www.BN-Games.com/region-locked-wai-wai-world-2-sos-parsley-jo/ Video Review] at [http://www.BN-Games.com BN-Games.com] {{in lang|en}}

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