<s>
Blood	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Chosen	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Monolith	O
Productions	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
GT	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
,	O
Blood	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
set	O
in	O
1928	O
,	O
it	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2028	O
,	O
so	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
conventional	O
weapons	O
and	O
magical	O
items	O
also	O
incorporates	O
science	O
fiction	O
technology	O
,	O
mostly	O
falling	O
under	O
the	O
cyberpunk	O
genre	O
,	O
and	O
elements	O
of	O
dystopian	O
fiction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	B-Application
IIs	O
gameplay	O
is	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
character	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
because	O
every	O
Chosen	O
has	O
different	O
marksmanship	O
abilities	O
,	O
amount	O
of	O
maximum	O
hit	O
point	O
and	O
armor	O
level	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
story	O
mode	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
completed	O
by	O
playing	O
as	O
Caleb	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	B-Application
II	O
is	O
primarily	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
single	O
player	O
experience	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
Chosen	O
to	O
control	O
during	O
the	O
match	O
–	O
Caleb	B-Application
,	O
Gabriella	O
,	O
Ishmael	O
and	O
Ophelia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caleb	B-Application
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
has	O
spent	O
the	O
last	O
century	O
since	O
Blood	B-Application
searching	O
for	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
resurrect	O
his	O
comrades	O
,	O
The	O
Chosen	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
killed	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
by	O
the	O
Cabal	O
,	O
a	O
cult	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
worship	O
of	O
the	O
evil	O
god	O
,	O
Tchernobog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cabal	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
meantime	O
,	O
has	O
spent	O
the	O
century	O
since	O
Tchernobog	O
's	O
death	O
by	O
Caleb	B-Application
's	O
hands	O
turning	O
the	O
cult	O
into	O
a	O
global	O
mega-corporation	O
called	O
CabalCo	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
its	O
economic	O
influence	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
populace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
all	O
thanks	O
to	O
Gideon	O
,	O
the	O
Cabal	O
's	O
current	O
leader	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
raised	O
to	O
restore	O
Tchernobog	O
and	O
destroy	O
Caleb	B-Application
,	O
now	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Great	O
Betrayer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
Caleb	B-Application
riding	O
a	O
CabalCo	O
subway	O
train	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
discovers	O
that	O
Gideon	O
is	O
the	O
one	O
driving	O
,	O
after	O
Gideon	O
orders	O
his	O
troops	O
to	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ready	O
for	O
a	O
fight	O
,	O
Caleb	B-Application
pursues	O
him	O
through	O
the	O
train	O
,	O
which	O
Gideon	O
rigs	O
to	O
crash	O
before	O
escaping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
he	O
regains	O
consciousness	O
,	O
Caleb	B-Application
continues	O
to	O
chase	O
Gideon	O
through	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
New	O
Town	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
a	O
few	O
short	O
encounters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Failing	O
to	O
harm	O
Caleb	B-Application
,	O
it	O
instead	O
brings	O
back	O
Gabriella	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
The	O
Chosen	O
,	O
prompting	O
Gideon	O
and	O
his	O
companions	O
to	O
retreat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
this	O
point	O
on	O
,	O
Caleb	B-Application
begins	O
encountering	O
strange	O
creatures	O
and	O
people	O
infested	O
with	O
strange	O
mind-controlling	O
parasites	O
as	O
he	O
continues	O
to	O
hunt	O
Gideon	O
;	O
fighting	O
through	O
CabalCo	O
housing	O
,	O
steam	O
tunnels	O
,	O
disease	O
laboratories	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
air	O
ship	O
,	O
before	O
heading	O
off	O
to	O
a	O
Cabal	O
controlled	O
cathedral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gideon	O
is	O
nowhere	O
to	O
be	O
found	O
and	O
he	O
is	O
instead	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
giant	O
of	O
the	O
creatures	O
called	O
the	O
Naga	O
,	O
which	O
Caleb	B-Application
defeats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gabriella	O
comes	O
up	O
from	O
nearby	O
subway	O
tracks	O
and	O
probes	O
Caleb	B-Application
about	O
the	O
creatures	O
;	O
Caleb	B-Application
has	O
no	O
good	O
answer	O
,	O
and	O
Gabriella	O
expresses	O
her	O
doubts	O
over	O
Caleb	B-Application
's	O
ability	O
to	O
handle	O
this	O
problem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caleb	B-Application
tersely	O
reassures	O
her	O
,	O
and	O
runs	O
off	O
to	O
catch	O
a	O
train	O
,	O
which	O
again	O
crashes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caleb	B-Application
returns	O
to	O
his	O
goal	O
of	O
killing	O
Gideon	O
,	O
ignoring	O
the	O
creature	O
problem	O
,	O
other	O
than	O
killing	O
any	O
encountered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
talking	O
with	O
Ishmael	O
,	O
Caleb	B-Application
fights	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
many	O
CabalCo-owned	O
institutions	O
such	O
as	O
sewage	O
and	O
meat	O
treatment	O
plants	O
and	O
dams	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
fighting	O
through	O
the	O
subway	O
system	O
many	O
times	O
trying	O
to	O
get	O
to	O
the	O
old	O
underground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
Caleb	B-Application
can	O
stop	O
the	O
invasion	O
from	O
consuming	O
our	O
world	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
inherited	O
Tchernobog	O
's	O
power	O
after	O
killing	O
the	O
dark	O
god	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caleb	B-Application
shrugs	O
off	O
Ishmael	O
's	O
concerns	O
,	O
not	O
accepting	O
his	O
powers	O
,	O
and	O
returns	O
to	O
hunting	O
Gideon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
before	O
he	O
leaves	O
,	O
Ishmael	O
explains	O
the	O
whereabouts	O
of	O
Ophelia	O
–	O
the	O
final	O
Chosen	O
and	O
Caleb	B-Application
's	O
lover	O
;	O
she	O
is	O
at	O
CabalCo	O
headquarters	O
in	O
Gideon	O
's	O
temple	O
,	O
the	O
epicentre	O
of	O
the	O
rifts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caleb	B-Application
proceeds	O
there	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
after	O
dealing	O
with	O
several	O
Cabal-created	O
obstructions	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
raised	O
bridge	O
,	O
finds	O
Ophelia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gideon	O
returns	O
and	O
carries	O
Ophelia	O
away	O
before	O
Caleb	B-Application
can	O
rescue	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Angered	O
,	O
Caleb	B-Application
blasts	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
CabalCo	O
's	O
offices	O
,	O
electrical	O
generation	O
areas	O
,	O
CabalCo	O
's	O
R&D	O
lab	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
finds	O
Gideon	O
on	O
the	O
rooftops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Caleb	B-Application
defeats	O
Gideon	O
,	O
with	O
Ophelia	O
freed	O
,	O
Gideon	O
retreats	O
through	O
a	O
dimensional	O
rift	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Against	O
Ophelia	O
's	O
advice	O
,	O
Caleb	B-Application
follows	O
him	O
through	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caleb	B-Application
finds	O
Gideon	O
in	O
an	O
ancient	O
temple	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
large	O
strange	O
citadel	O
,	O
and	O
faces	O
his	O
spider	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Gideon	O
dead	O
,	O
Caleb	B-Application
fights	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
otherworldly	O
beings	O
until	O
he	O
encounters	O
three	O
undead	O
forms	O
of	O
his	O
comrades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
clumsily	O
explaining	O
their	O
plans	O
,	O
Caleb	B-Application
faces	O
them	O
,	O
before	O
falling	O
and	O
finding	O
the	O
being	O
's	O
true	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grudgingly	O
,	O
Caleb	B-Application
gives	O
in	O
to	O
their	O
wishes	O
and	O
re-binds	O
the	O
realities	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
four	O
Chosen	O
begin	O
their	O
long	O
walk	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nightmare	O
Levels	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
1999	O
,	O
was	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Blood	B-Application
II	O
that	O
provided	O
background	O
information	O
on	O
Caleb	B-Application
,	O
Gabriella	O
,	O
Ishmael	O
,	O
and	O
Ophelia	O
,	O
narrated	O
by	O
a	O
deceased	O
Gideon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Chosen	O
continue	O
to	O
walk	O
home	O
to	O
their	O
world	O
from	O
the	O
invading	O
reality	O
,	O
they	O
encounter	O
a	O
psychic	O
beast	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Nightmare	O
that	O
captures	O
Caleb	B-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
Chosen	O
attracting	O
it	O
by	O
telling	O
scary	O
stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
then	O
has	O
to	O
relive	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
horrific	O
moments	O
of	O
the	O
Chosen	O
's	O
lives	O
–	O
Caleb	B-Application
fighting	O
the	O
Cabal	O
in	O
the	O
frozen	O
north	O
(	O
Blood	B-Application
,	O
episode	O
two	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Cabal	O
attack	O
on	O
Ophelia	O
's	O
sorority	O
which	O
led	O
her	O
to	O
join	O
,	O
Ishmael	O
's	O
escape	O
from	O
his	O
life	O
as	O
a	O
circus	O
freak	O
into	O
the	O
Cabal	O
,	O
and	O
Gabriella	O
's	O
spooky	O
night	O
in	O
a	O
haunted	O
house	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caleb	B-Application
pops	O
in	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
Chosen	O
's	O
stories	O
,	O
and	O
tries	O
to	O
figure	O
out	O
what	O
is	O
going	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nightmare	O
Levels	O
reintroduced	O
the	O
Robed	O
Cultist	O
enemies	O
from	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
added	O
the	O
Gremlins	O
enemies	O
and	O
the	O
Nightmare	O
boss	O
,	O
CabalCo	O
cultists	O
re-skinned	O
as	O
killer	O
clown	O
guards	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
new	O
weapons	O
–	O
the	O
combat	O
shotgun	O
and	O
the	O
flayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
modes	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Zombie	O
Head	O
Soccer	B-Application
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Chosen	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Monolith	O
Productions	O
and	O
featured	O
Monolith	O
's	O
new	O
fully	O
3D	O
engine	O
LithTech	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
concurrently	O
used	O
in	O
Shogo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Armor	I-Application
Division	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
official	O
expansion	O
pack	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
1999	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
Blood	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Chosen	I-Application
–	O
The	O
Nightmare	O
Levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Blood	B-Application
,	O
a	O
guide	O
book	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
entitled	O
Blood	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Chosen	I-Application
Strategy	O
Guide	O
by	O
Jamie	O
Madigan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
on	O
porting	O
it	O
and	O
LithTech	B-Application
in	O
general	O
to	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
then	O
later	O
potentially	O
to	O
other	O
systems	O
like	O
Solaris	B-Application
,	O
was	O
being	O
done	O
by	O
employee	O
Rachel	O
Blackman	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
never	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
Blood	B-Application
II	O
was	O
re-released	O
by	O
the	O
digital	O
distributor	O
gog.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Asher	O
of	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
reported	O
"	O
disappointing	O
"	O
sales	O
for	O
Blood	B-Application
II	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
during	O
1998	O
's	O
Christmas	O
shopping	O
season	O
,	O
a	O
problem	O
it	O
shared	O
with	O
competitors	O
SiN	O
and	O
Shogo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Armor	I-Application
Division	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noting	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
only	O
FPS	O
game	O
that	O
has	O
done	O
really	O
well	O
[	O
over	O
the	O
period ]	O
is	O
Half-Life	B-Application
"	O
,	O
he	O
speculated	O
that	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
 '	O
market	O
size	O
was	O
smaller	O
than	O
commonly	O
believed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
Blood	B-Application
2	I-Application
seems	O
like	O
the	O
Sybil	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
;	O
it	O
mimics	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
different	O
shooter	O
genres	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
has	O
no	O
personality	O
of	O
its	O
own.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Elvis	O
Bacon	O
of	O
PC	O
Gaming	O
World	O
disliked	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
has	O
neither	O
the	O
gameplay	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
the	O
definitive	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
—	O
Half-Life	B-Application
—	O
nor	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor.	O
"	O
</s>
