<s>
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
Rearmed	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
run-and-gun	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Fatshark	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
Rearmed	I-Application
,	O
it	O
features	O
enhancements	O
to	O
protagonist	O
Rad	O
Spencer	O
's	O
bionic	O
arm	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
primarily	O
uses	O
to	O
grapple	O
to	O
and	O
swing	O
from	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
Rearmed	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
action	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Rearmed	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rearmed	B-Application
2	O
changes	O
traditional	O
mechanics	O
slightly	O
,	O
requiring	O
users	O
to	O
press	O
a	O
button	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
arm	O
from	O
its	O
hold	O
point	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
user	O
their	O
momentum	O
to	O
swing	O
in	O
any	O
desired	O
arc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Challenge	O
rooms	O
return	O
in	O
Rearmed	B-Application
2	O
,	O
but	O
have	O
been	O
altered	O
to	O
require	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
specific	O
abilities	O
in	O
certain	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rearmed	B-Application
2	O
features	O
24	O
challenge	O
rooms	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
unlocked	O
in	O
a	O
progressive	O
order	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
group	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
Rearmed	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Local	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
also	O
returns	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
second	O
player	O
controlling	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Spencer	O
that	O
resembles	O
the	O
one	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rearmed	B-Application
2	O
also	O
features	O
new	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
were	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
2009	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Absent	O
from	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
Rearmed	I-Application
2	I-Application
are	O
top-down	O
levels	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
its	O
predecessor	O
symbolized	O
an	O
enemy	O
attack	O
while	O
en	O
route	O
to	O
a	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
Rearmed	I-Application
2	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
after	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
Rearmed	I-Application
and	O
prior	O
to	O
2009	O
's	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spencer	O
's	O
commanding	O
officer	O
,	O
Joe	O
Gibson	O
(	O
Super	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
)	O
tells	O
him	O
that	O
Brubaker	O
is	O
indeed	O
alive	O
,	O
as	O
his	O
tracking	O
device	O
is	O
still	O
active	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
finding	O
Brubaker	O
's	O
signal	O
,	O
Spencer	O
is	O
knocked	O
unconscious	O
by	O
poison	O
gas	O
while	O
contacting	O
Super	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
also	O
learns	O
that	O
Super	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
placed	O
the	O
weight	O
of	O
the	O
conflict	O
on	O
Spencer	O
,	O
something	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
drive	O
him	O
to	O
his	O
villainous	O
ways	O
in	O
the	B-Application
future	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
Rearmed	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
at	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Captivate	O
2010	O
event	O
on	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
using	O
the	O
Diesel	B-Language
engine	I-Language
,	O
which	O
was	O
used	O
on	O
both	O
Rearmed	B-Application
and	O
2009	O
's	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Rad	O
Spencer	O
,	O
received	O
a	O
visual	O
redesign	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
tie	O
in	O
the	O
years	O
between	O
Rearmed	B-Application
and	O
the	O
2009	O
3D	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	O
Viklund	O
,	O
creative	O
director	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
Rearmed	B-Application
was	O
hired	O
as	O
a	O
creative	O
advisor	O
to	O
the	O
Fatshark	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
added	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
jump	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
several	O
other	O
abilities	O
from	O
the	O
2009	O
3D	O
game	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viklund	O
cited	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
as	O
influences	O
for	O
Rearmed	B-Application
2s	O
music	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Mega	O
Man	O
series	O
,	O
DuckTales	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Gun.Smoke	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
contest	O
was	O
held	O
from	O
July	O
16	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
to	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
allowing	O
fans	O
to	O
remix	O
an	O
8-bit	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
track	O
for	O
inclusion	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
remixes	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
Rearmed	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
Rearmed	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
for	O
2011	O
were	O
low	O
,	O
moving	O
only	O
8,359	O
units	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Daemon	O
Hatfield	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
mediocre	O
score	O
and	O
stated	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
feel	O
as	O
special	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Rearmed	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
warned	O
potential	O
buyers	O
of	O
Rearmed	B-Application
2	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
referencing	O
the	O
requirement	O
that	O
players	O
must	O
sign	O
into	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Network	O
before	O
starting	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
from	O
GameTrailers	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
more	O
favorable	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brett	O
Elston	O
of	O
GamesRadar	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
seemed	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
a	O
scaled-back	O
version	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Rearmed	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bryan	O
Vore	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
varied	O
environments	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
jump	O
mechanics	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
boss	O
battles	O
did	O
not	O
make	O
creative	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
bionic	O
arm	O
's	O
abilities	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
Rearmed	B-Application
.	O
</s>
