<s>
Azure	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
Gunvolt	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
Armed	O
Blue	O
:	O
Gunvolt	O
Sou	O
( ガンヴォルト爪	O
)	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
action-platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Inti	O
Creates	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
Azure	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
Gunvolt	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2016	O
and	O
worldwide	O
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compilation	O
containing	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
titled	O
Azure	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
Gunvolt	I-Application
:	I-Application
Striker	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
,	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
at	O
retail	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Striker	O
Pack	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2017	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standalone	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
2020	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Azure	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
Gunvolt	I-Application
3	O
has	O
been	O
announced	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
release	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
powers	O
from	O
defeated	O
bosses	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
accompanied	O
by	O
his	O
girlfriend	O
,	O
Joule	O
,	O
who	O
only	O
exists	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Lumen	O
,	O
her	O
own	O
septimal	O
projection	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Muse	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
she	O
was	O
physically	O
killed	O
in	O
events	B-Application
prior	I-Application
and	O
bonded	O
herself	O
to	O
Gunvolt	O
's	O
septima	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Azure	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
Gunvolt	I-Application
Striker	O
Pack	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
date	O
for	O
both	O
versions	O
was	O
set	O
as	O
August	O
25	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Yacht	O
Club	O
Games	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
unlock	O
a	O
special	O
boss	O
battle	O
against	O
the	O
titular	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Shovel	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
through	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Shovel	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
amiibo	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inti	O
Creates	O
announced	O
that	O
global	O
eShop	O
sales	O
of	O
Azure	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
Gunvolt	I-Application
2	I-Application
have	O
reached	O
38,000	O
downloads	O
as	O
of	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
