<s>
Axiom	B-Application
Verge	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Metroidvania	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
American	O
indie	O
developer	O
Thomas	B-Application
Happ	I-Application
Games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Axiom	B-Application
Verge	I-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
(	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
client	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
August	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Axiom	B-Application
Verge	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scroller	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
borrows	O
elements	O
from	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
1980s	O
and	O
1990s	O
such	O
as	O
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
Contra	B-Application
,	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
Axiom	B-Application
Verge	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Kiengir	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
parallel	O
dimensions	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Overworld	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Breach	O
"	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Axiom	B-Application
Verge	I-Application
2	I-Application
began	O
in	O
November	O
2015	O
after	O
some	O
months	O
of	O
brainstorming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Happ	O
created	O
ideas	O
for	O
seven	O
different	O
games	O
and	O
chose	O
the	O
one	O
that	O
seemed	O
the	O
most	O
interesting	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
would	O
never	O
have	O
time	O
to	O
do	O
[	O
the	O
other	O
titles ]	O
but	O
Axiom	B-Application
Verge	I-Application
2s	I-Application
story	O
seemed	O
like	O
the	O
most	O
interesting	O
one	O
to	O
continue	O
with	O
if	O
I	O
did	O
get	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
incorporates	O
elements	O
of	O
Sumerian	B-Application
culture	I-Application
due	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
with	O
a	O
written	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
titles	O
like	O
Prey	B-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
Horizon	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mitch	O
Vogel	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
called	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
"	O
an	O
impressively	O
high-quality	O
experience	O
from	O
stern	O
to	O
stern	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tristan	O
Ogilvie	O
of	O
IGN	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
Axiom	B-Application
Verge	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
dual-dimensional	O
Metroidvania	O
that	O
's	O
engaging	O
to	O
explore	O
despite	O
its	O
one-dimensional	O
combat	O
and	O
underwhelming	O
boss	O
fights.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
felt	O
the	O
"	O
existential	O
kind	O
of	O
isolation	O
"	O
that	O
the	O
story	O
brought	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
gave	O
Axiom	B-Application
Verge	I-Application
its	O
"	O
most	O
powerful	O
moments	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
