<s>
Ar	B-Application
tonelico	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Melody	I-Application
of	I-Application
Metafalica	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Gust	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
January	O
20	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
EU	O
on	O
29	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
problem	O
with	O
the	O
barcode	O
delayed	O
it	O
by	O
a	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Ar	B-Application
tonelico	I-Application
:	I-Application
Melody	I-Application
of	I-Application
Elemia	I-Application
,	O
taking	O
place	O
roughly	O
one	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
years	O
after	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
canonical	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
superficially	O
similar	O
to	O
its	B-Application
predecessor	I-Application
in	O
both	O
aesthetics	O
and	O
style	O
,	O
Ar	B-Application
Tonelico	I-Application
II	I-Application
battle	O
system	O
is	O
new	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ar	B-Application
Tonelico	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
control	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
characters	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
in	O
two	O
pairs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tower	O
of	O
Ar	B-Application
tonelico	I-Application
from	O
Metafalss	O
is	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
tower	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
since	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
look	O
like	O
a	O
tower	O
initially	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
has	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
essential	O
facilities	O
(	O
Plasma	O
Bell	O
(	O
represented	O
as	O
the	O
Lift	O
Generators	O
)	O
and	O
Musical	O
Corridor	O
(	O
called	O
here	O
the	O
Wings	O
of	O
Hynemos	O
)	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Sol	O
Marta	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
proper	O
Song	O
Magic	O
server	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
,	O
it	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
relay	O
for	O
the	O
First	O
Tower	O
of	O
Ar	B-Application
tonelico	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
setting	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
region	O
of	O
surrounds	O
the	O
second	O
Tower	O
of	O
Ar	B-Application
tonelico	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
represent	O
the	O
Goddess	O
Frelia	O
of	O
the	O
Trio	O
of	O
Elemia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
more	O
transpiring	O
in	O
this	O
region	O
than	O
just	O
the	O
epidemic	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
mission	O
will	O
throw	O
him	O
into	O
an	O
adventure	O
to	O
unravel	O
the	O
mysteries	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
Ar	O
Ciel	O
and	O
seek	O
out	O
a	O
legend	O
handed	O
down	O
by	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Metafalss	O
:	O
the	O
lost	O
Hymn	O
of	O
Metafalica	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Ar	B-Application
tonelico	I-Application
,	O
II	O
features	O
eight	O
playable	O
characters	O
and	O
many	O
more	O
who	O
are	O
important	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Ar	B-Application
tonelico	I-Application
,	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
across	O
three	O
albums	O
:	O
a	O
two-disc	O
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
and	O
two	O
Hymnnos	O
Concert	O
CDs	O
which	O
contain	O
all	O
but	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
and	O
Hymns	O
that	O
were	O
absent	O
from	O
the	O
OST	O
.	O
</s>
