<s>
Battalion	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
released	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
2007	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Kuju	O
London	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Battalion	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
(	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
take	O
command	O
of	O
a	O
battalion	O
of	O
troops	O
to	O
complete	O
missions	O
and	O
defeat	O
opposing	O
forces	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
became	O
unavailable	O
for	O
use	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
shutting	O
down	O
on	O
20	O
May	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
features	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
elements	O
from	O
both	O
third-person	O
shooters	O
and	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
games	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
taking	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
single	O
unit	O
fully	O
,	O
while	O
giving	O
orders	O
to	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
their	O
battalion	O
,	O
whether	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
unit	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
type	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
entire	O
battalion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battalion	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
2	I-Device
amended	O
some	O
elements	O
of	O
gameplay	O
brought	O
over	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
-	O
Light	O
and	O
Heavy	O
recon	O
units	O
were	O
replaced	O
with	O
the	O
Recon	O
unit	O
,	O
combining	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
with	O
the	O
firepower	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
;	O
the	O
HUD	O
's	O
radar	O
now	O
features	O
a	O
mini-map	O
of	O
the	O
battlefield	O
;	O
and	O
units	O
can	O
now	O
be	O
given	O
orders	O
by	O
players	O
through	O
the	O
map	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
making	O
improvements	O
to	O
existing	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Battalion	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
2	I-Device
added	O
in	O
new	O
elements	O
for	O
players	O
-	O
Naval	O
Units	O
,	O
and	O
Base	O
Facilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naval	O
units	O
are	O
based	O
upon	O
those	O
from	O
the	O
Advance	O
Wars	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
Dreadnought	B-Application
that	O
is	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Battalion	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
series	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
control	O
and	O
give	O
orders	O
to	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Naval	O
Transports	O
-	O
like	O
Air	O
Transports	O
,	O
they	O
cannot	O
be	O
controlled	O
or	O
given	O
orders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
improvements	O
made	O
by	O
Battalion	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
absent	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
offered	O
three	O
online	O
modes	O
for	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
,	O
via	O
Nintento	O
's	O
Wi-Fi	B-Application
Connection	I-Application
-	O
Skirmish	O
,	O
Assault	O
,	O
and	O
Co-operative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Solar	O
Empire	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
nation	O
still	O
standing	O
after	O
the	O
Lightning	O
Wars	O
,	O
invades	O
Old	O
Xylvania	B-Device
in	O
a	O
last-ditch	O
attempt	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Legion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Qa-Len	O
finds	O
the	O
staff	O
in	O
the	O
blast	O
crater	O
,	O
and	O
proceeds	O
to	O
an	O
icy	O
wasteland	O
,	O
where	O
she	O
throws	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
chasm	O
,	O
in	O
hopes	O
that	O
it	O
may	O
never	O
be	O
used	O
again	O
,	O
unaware	O
this	O
action	B-Application
would	O
spark	O
a	O
new	O
conflict	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
conflict	O
with	O
Xylvania	B-Device
,	O
Western	O
Frontier	O
commanders	O
enjoy	O
a	O
vacation	O
on	O
the	O
islands	O
of	O
the	O
Solar	O
Empire	O
,	O
only	O
for	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
abruptly	O
ended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
seconds	O
later	O
,	O
he	O
suddenly	O
finds	O
himself	O
being	O
confronted	O
by	O
Kaiser	B-Device
Vlad	I-Device
,	O
the	O
fugitive	O
Xylvanian	O
leader	O
who	O
escaped	O
from	O
the	O
Alliance	O
of	O
Nations	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A-Qira	O
suddenly	O
realizes	O
that	O
Kaiser	B-Device
Vlad	I-Device
has	O
tricked	O
both	O
nations	O
into	O
starting	O
the	O
war	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
but	O
begins	O
coughing	O
soon	O
after	O
while	O
turning	O
pale	O
,	O
realizing	O
that	O
Vlad	O
has	O
poisoned	O
his	O
drink	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
explains	O
to	O
Ubel	O
about	O
the	O
many	O
battles	O
which	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
Old	O
Xylvania	B-Device
during	O
the	O
final	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
Lightning	O
Wars	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
Solar	O
Empire	O
made	O
a	O
final	O
attempt	O
to	O
annihilate	O
the	O
Iron	O
Legion	O
before	O
they	O
took	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
reveals	O
that	O
his	O
aim	O
to	O
ignite	O
the	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
Anglo	O
Isle	O
and	O
Solar	O
Empire	O
was	O
to	O
divert	O
forces	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
region	O
he	O
needed	O
to	O
reach	O
,	O
having	O
now	O
found	O
the	O
staff	O
that	O
can	O
activate	O
the	O
Empire	O
's	O
superweapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
found	O
the	O
Staff	O
of	O
Qa-Len	O
,	O
Kaiser	B-Device
Vlad	I-Device
finally	O
proclaims	O
to	O
destroy	O
his	O
enemies	O
,	O
alerting	O
the	O
other	O
nations	O
to	O
the	O
threat	O
posed	O
on	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battalion	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
2	I-Device
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sticking	O
points	O
included	O
that	O
Kuju	O
failed	O
to	O
capitalize	O
on	O
or	O
misused	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
's	O
control	O
enhancements	O
,	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
play	O
through	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
in	O
online	O
cooperative	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
voice	O
chat	O
.	O
</s>
