<s>
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
released	O
in	O
1994	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
licensed	O
to	O
Laguna	O
for	O
European	O
release	O
in	O
1996	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
re-released	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
New	O
Nintendo	O
3DS	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Switch	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
later	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
500	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
centers	O
on	O
an	O
orphan	O
named	O
Ryu	B-Application
Bateson	O
,	O
whose	O
family	O
vanished	O
mysteriously	O
long	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
his	O
friend	O
is	O
falsely	O
accused	O
of	O
a	O
crime	O
,	O
Ryu	B-Application
embarks	O
on	O
a	O
journey	O
to	O
clear	O
his	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
featuring	O
two-dimensional	O
character	O
sprites	O
and	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
redesigned	O
,	O
text-based	O
game	O
menu	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
icon-based	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
Monster	O
Meter	O
"	O
that	O
indicates	O
the	O
probability	O
of	O
encountering	O
enemy	O
monsters	O
in	O
a	O
given	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
only	O
four	O
characters	O
may	O
be	O
in	O
a	O
party	O
at	O
a	O
given	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
now	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
freely	O
switched	O
outside	O
of	O
certain	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
II	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
new	O
town-building	O
feature	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
populate	O
their	O
own	O
village	O
with	O
special	O
characters	O
found	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
special	O
inhabitants	O
known	O
as	O
Shamans	B-Protocol
may	O
also	O
join	O
the	O
town	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
elemental	O
alignment	O
,	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
may	O
be	O
fused	O
with	O
party	O
members	O
to	O
grant	O
them	O
new	O
forms	O
and	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
joined	O
with	O
a	O
shaman	B-Protocol
,	O
characters	O
become	O
stronger	O
and	O
may	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
additional	O
abilities	O
while	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
in	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
presented	O
using	O
a	O
turn-based	O
approach	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
inputs	O
commands	O
for	O
each	O
character	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
each	O
round	O
with	O
the	O
actions	O
taking	O
place	O
by	O
order	O
of	O
each	O
character	O
's	O
and	O
enemy	O
's	O
"	O
agility	O
"	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Progress	O
is	O
recorded	O
using	O
the	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
's	O
internal	O
battery	O
back-up	O
memory	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
at	O
dragon	O
statues	O
throughout	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
of	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
artist	O
Tatsuya	O
Yoshikawa	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
provided	O
artwork	O
for	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
the	O
previous	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
II	I-Application
features	O
nine	O
playable	O
characters	O
who	O
join	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
party	O
at	O
set	O
points	O
throughout	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
selection	O
of	O
attacks	O
,	O
magic	O
spells	O
,	O
and	O
personal	O
actions	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
pass	O
certain	O
obstacles	O
and	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
protagonist	O
is	O
a	O
16-year-old	O
boy	O
named	O
Ryu	B-Application
Bateson	O
,	O
who	O
shares	O
his	O
name	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
,	O
who	O
mysteriously	O
finds	O
himself	O
alone	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
one	O
day	O
after	O
his	O
father	O
and	O
sister	O
disappear	O
and	O
all	O
townspeople	O
in	O
his	O
village	O
forget	O
who	O
he	O
is	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
elusive	O
Dragon	O
Clan	O
,	O
Ryu	B-Application
possess	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
transform	O
into	O
powerful	O
draconic	O
beings	O
with	O
destructive	O
abilities	O
,	O
and	O
makes	O
his	O
way	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Ranger	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
sword-for-hire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
joined	O
by	O
his	O
friend	O
and	O
fellow	O
Ranger	O
,	O
Bow	O
(	O
"	O
Boche	O
Doggy	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
thief	O
and	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Grassrunner	O
clan	O
of	O
dog-people	O
who	O
uses	O
a	O
crossbow	B-Application
and	O
healing	O
spells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
recruit	O
additional	O
characters	O
at	O
different	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
including	O
Katt	B-Application
(	O
"	O
Rinpu	O
Chuan	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Woren	O
clan	O
of	O
cat-people	O
who	O
fights	O
at	O
a	O
coliseum	O
;	O
Rand	B-Application
Marks	O
,	O
muscular	O
pangolin-person	O
who	O
fights	O
with	O
his	O
bare	O
hands	O
;	O
Nina	B-Application
Windia	O
,	O
descendant	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Nina	B-Application
from	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
and	O
princess	O
of	O
a	O
clan	O
of	O
winged	O
humans	O
who	O
was	O
exiled	O
due	O
to	O
her	O
black	O
wings	O
,	O
a	O
bad	O
omen	O
in	O
her	O
country	O
;	O
Sten	B-Application
Legacy	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
soldier	O
from	O
a	O
kingdom	O
of	O
monkey-people	O
who	O
makes	O
his	O
way	O
as	O
a	O
trickster	O
and	O
performer	O
;	O
Ekkal	O
Hoppa	O
de	O
Pe	O
Jean	B-Application
,	O
or	O
simply	O
Jean	B-Application
(	O
"	O
Tapeta	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
love-struck	O
prince	O
of	O
a	O
race	O
of	O
frog-people	O
who	O
struggles	O
to	O
regain	O
his	O
kingdom	O
after	O
his	O
throne	O
is	O
usurped	O
;	O
and	O
Spar	B-Application
(	O
"	O
Aspara	O
Gus	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
emotionless	O
plant	O
man	O
who	O
can	O
commune	O
with	O
nature	O
and	O
is	O
held	O
captive	O
by	O
a	O
traveling	O
sideshow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
optional	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
immortal	O
sorceress	O
Bleu	O
(	O
"	O
Deis	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
may	O
also	O
be	O
recruited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
500	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
opens	O
on	O
Ryu	B-Application
,	O
age	O
6	O
,	O
living	O
in	O
the	O
village	O
of	O
Gate	O
with	O
his	O
sister	O
Yua	O
and	O
father	O
Ganer	B-Application
,	O
a	O
priest	O
for	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
St.	O
Eva	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Years	O
earlier	O
,	O
Ryu	B-Application
's	O
mother	O
disappeared	O
when	O
demons	B-Operating_System
erupted	O
from	O
a	O
hole	O
in	O
a	O
mountain	O
on	O
the	O
outskirts	O
of	O
town	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
eventually	O
blocked	O
by	O
a	O
large	O
dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
day	O
,	O
after	O
visiting	O
the	O
dragon	O
near	O
the	O
mountainside	O
,	O
Ryu	B-Application
returns	O
to	O
find	O
his	O
family	O
missing	O
and	O
that	O
no	O
one	O
in	O
the	O
village	O
remembers	O
who	O
he	O
is	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
Ryu	B-Application
meets	O
Bow	O
,	O
a	O
fellow	O
orphan	O
,	O
and	O
runs	O
away	O
with	O
him	O
during	O
a	O
storm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
seek	O
shelter	O
in	O
a	O
cave	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
encounter	O
the	O
demon	B-Operating_System
Barubary	O
,	O
who	O
claims	O
that	O
Ryu	B-Application
is	O
the	O
"	O
Destined	O
Child	O
"	O
,	O
knocks	O
them	O
unconscious	O
,	O
and	O
disappears	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ten	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
Ryu	B-Application
and	O
Bow	O
live	O
together	O
in	O
HomeTown	O
as	O
members	O
of	O
a	O
Rangers	O
guild	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
tasked	O
with	O
finding	O
the	O
lost	O
pet	O
of	O
Mina	O
,	O
princess	O
of	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Windia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
escape	O
the	O
town	O
the	O
following	O
night	O
,	O
and	O
Bow	O
remains	O
in	O
hiding	O
while	O
Ryu	B-Application
leaves	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
real	O
thief	O
and	O
clear	O
his	O
friend	O
's	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
gather	O
information	O
,	O
Ryu	B-Application
travels	O
to	O
Coursair	O
,	O
a	O
town	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
coliseum	O
,	O
and	O
becomes	O
a	O
challenger	O
in	O
the	O
arena	O
against	O
Katt	B-Application
,	O
the	O
coliseum	O
's	O
most	O
popular	O
fighter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryu	B-Application
gains	O
Katt	B-Application
's	O
trust	O
by	O
foiling	O
the	O
coliseum	O
manager	O
's	O
plot	O
to	O
poison	O
her	O
and	O
stage	O
the	O
fight	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
allies	O
with	O
her	O
and	O
Rand	B-Application
,	O
an	O
employee	O
at	O
the	O
Coliseum	O
,	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
manager	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
possessed	O
by	O
a	O
demon	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Rand	B-Application
stays	O
behind	O
to	O
help	O
construct	O
Bow	O
's	O
hideout	O
,	O
Ryu	B-Application
and	O
Katt	B-Application
arrive	O
at	O
HomeTown	O
to	O
investigate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
they	O
meet	O
Nina	B-Application
,	O
a	O
student	O
of	O
magic	O
and	O
Mina	O
's	O
older	O
sister	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Mina	O
is	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
a	O
gang	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
blackmail	O
Nina	B-Application
,	O
she	O
joins	O
Ryu	B-Application
and	O
Katt	B-Application
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
gang	O
's	O
leader	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
demon	B-Operating_System
in	O
disguise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
party	O
returns	O
Mina	O
to	O
Windia	O
,	O
but	O
find	O
themselves	O
expelled	O
from	O
the	O
castle	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
superstition	O
surrounding	O
Nina	B-Application
's	O
black	O
wings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
joined	O
by	O
Sten	B-Application
,	O
a	O
trickster	O
who	O
fails	O
to	O
swindle	O
them	O
and	O
pledges	O
himself	O
to	O
their	O
cause	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
Bow	O
's	O
hideaway	O
is	O
rebuilt	O
into	O
TownShip	O
,	O
and	O
Ryu	B-Application
meets	O
a	O
Shaman	B-Protocol
,	O
who	O
taps	O
into	O
his	O
latent	O
ability	O
to	O
transform	O
into	O
a	O
dragon	O
,	O
revealing	O
him	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Clan	O
thought	O
missing	O
for	O
hundreds	O
of	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
traveling	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
continent	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
meets	O
Jean	B-Application
,	O
a	O
frog-prince	O
whose	O
castle	O
of	O
SimaFort	O
has	O
been	O
usurped	O
by	O
an	O
impostor	O
,	O
whom	O
the	O
party	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
expose	O
as	O
a	O
demon	B-Operating_System
and	O
defeat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
and	O
Ryu	B-Application
break	O
into	O
Trout	O
's	O
house	O
at	O
night	O
and	O
find	O
Patty	O
imprisoned	O
in	O
a	O
secret	O
dungeon	O
,	O
and	O
defeat	O
Trout	O
,	O
also	O
possessed	O
by	O
a	O
demon	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suspecting	O
the	O
demon	B-Operating_System
outbreak	O
to	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
larger	O
problem	O
,	O
the	O
party	O
searches	O
the	O
world	O
for	O
Spar	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Grassman	O
able	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
plants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
rescuing	O
Spar	B-Application
from	O
the	O
clutches	O
of	O
a	O
traveling	O
sideshow	O
,	O
the	O
party	O
consults	O
with	O
the	O
Great	O
Wise	O
Tree	O
Gandaroof	O
and	O
discover	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
losing	O
his	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
communicate	O
with	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Tunlan	O
,	O
the	O
party	O
first	O
retrieves	O
the	O
Famous	O
Flute	O
from	O
Sten	B-Application
's	O
hometown	O
of	O
HighFort	O
,	O
where	O
Sten	B-Application
is	O
forced	O
to	O
confront	O
his	O
past	O
as	O
a	O
former	O
soldier	O
and	O
help	O
rescue	O
the	O
kingdom	O
from	O
Shupkay	O
,	O
another	O
demon	B-Operating_System
in	O
disguise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
saving	O
Tunlan	O
's	O
princess	O
from	O
demonic	O
possession	O
,	O
the	O
party	O
uses	O
the	O
Therapy	O
Pillow	O
to	O
visit	O
Gandaroof	O
's	O
mind	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
being	O
destroyed	O
by	O
the	O
demon	B-Operating_System
Aruhameru	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aruhameru	O
claims	O
that	O
Gandaroof	O
possesses	O
knowledge	O
that	O
threatens	O
his	O
"	O
God	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
destroyed	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Gate	O
's	O
memory	O
of	O
Ryu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
party	O
vanquishes	O
Aruhameru	O
,	O
they	O
learn	O
that	O
the	O
demon	B-Operating_System
outbreak	O
is	O
linked	O
to	O
Gate	O
and	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
St.	O
Eva	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Rand	B-Application
's	O
mother	O
Daisy	O
is	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
St.	O
Eva	O
's	O
soldiers	O
,	O
Nina	B-Application
decides	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
Windia	O
and	O
obtain	O
the	O
"	O
mark	O
of	O
the	O
wing	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
old	O
relic	O
that	O
will	O
allow	O
her	O
to	O
transform	O
into	O
the	O
Great	O
Bird	O
and	O
fly	O
the	O
group	O
to	O
St.	O
Eva	O
's	O
Grand	O
Church	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
reuniting	O
with	O
her	O
parents	O
and	O
consorting	O
with	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
her	O
great-great-great-great	O
grandmother	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Nina	B-Application
from	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
,	O
Nina	B-Application
obtains	O
the	O
mark	O
and	O
prepares	O
to	O
undergo	O
a	O
ceremony	O
that	O
will	O
transform	O
her	O
into	O
the	O
Great	O
Bird	O
permanently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
,	O
the	O
rebels	O
and	O
the	O
party	O
discover	O
that	O
St.	O
Eva	O
is	O
a	O
front	O
for	O
a	O
demon	B-Operating_System
who	O
uses	O
the	O
prayers	O
of	O
worshippers	O
to	O
empower	O
itself	O
,	O
and	O
Tiga	O
formulates	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
the	O
Grand	O
Church	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
awakens	O
a	O
powerful	O
new	O
dragon	O
form	O
in	O
Ryu	B-Application
,	O
which	O
he	O
uses	O
to	O
vanquish	O
Ray	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
party	O
then	O
rescues	O
Daisy	O
,	O
who	O
sacrifices	O
herself	O
to	O
save	O
Rand	B-Application
from	O
a	O
trap	O
so	O
that	O
her	O
son	O
can	O
continue	O
fighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
catacombs	O
of	O
the	O
church	O
,	O
the	O
party	O
finds	O
Ryu	B-Application
's	O
father	O
Ganer	B-Application
attached	O
to	O
an	O
energy-draining	O
machine	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
Aruhameru	O
ten	O
years	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryu	B-Application
and	O
his	O
friends	O
either	O
kill	O
or	O
rescue	O
him	O
,	O
demolishing	O
the	O
church	O
in	O
doing	O
so	O
,	O
and	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
back	O
to	O
Gate	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
demons	B-Operating_System
 '	O
plot	O
once	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bomb	O
weakens	O
the	O
dragon	O
,	O
allowing	O
demons	B-Operating_System
to	O
escape	O
from	O
the	O
mountain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
Patty	O
's	O
arrival	O
,	O
Father	O
Hulk	O
captures	O
her	O
and	O
reveals	O
himself	O
to	O
be	O
Habaruku	O
in	O
disguise	O
,	O
declaring	O
his	O
plan	O
to	O
sacrifice	O
Patty	O
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
clan	O
(	O
and	O
Ryu	B-Application
's	O
sister	O
Yua	O
)	O
,	O
to	O
open	O
the	O
gate	O
and	O
release	O
his	O
God	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dragon	O
thanks	O
the	O
party	O
and	O
reveals	O
herself	O
to	O
be	O
Ryu	B-Application
's	O
mother	O
Valerie	B-Application
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Clan	O
that	O
traveled	O
from	O
their	O
underground	O
hiding	O
place	O
and	O
married	O
Ryu	B-Application
's	O
father	O
,	O
later	O
assuming	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
dragon	O
to	O
save	O
her	O
family	O
from	O
the	O
invading	O
demons	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valerie	B-Application
gives	O
the	O
party	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
allowing	O
her	O
to	O
resume	O
her	O
duty	O
of	O
guarding	O
the	O
gate	O
,	O
or	O
traveling	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
demons	B-Operating_System
for	O
good	O
;	O
she	O
sacrifices	O
herself	O
to	O
open	O
the	O
gate	O
if	O
they	O
agree	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
party	O
travels	O
deep	O
underground	O
to	O
the	O
demon	B-Operating_System
stronghold	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
meet	O
the	O
last	O
remaining	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Clan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryu	B-Application
gains	O
the	O
ultimate	O
dragon	O
power	O
of	O
Anfini	O
and	O
battles	O
Barubary	O
,	O
the	O
demon	B-Operating_System
from	O
his	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Barubary	O
is	O
defeated	O
,	O
the	O
party	O
confronts	O
his	O
master	O
,	O
Deathevn	O
,	O
St.	O
Eva	O
's	O
God	O
and	O
a	O
remnant	O
of	O
Myria	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
previous	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
Anfini	O
,	O
Ryu	B-Application
defeats	O
Deathevn	O
,	O
and	O
returns	O
home	O
with	O
his	O
friends	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
realizes	O
that	O
Deathevn	O
has	O
not	O
truly	O
been	O
defeated	O
and	O
will	O
someday	O
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
possible	O
endings	O
occur	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
—	O
either	O
Ryu	B-Application
sacrifices	O
himself	O
like	O
his	O
mother	O
by	O
transforming	O
into	O
a	O
dragon	O
to	O
prevent	O
further	O
demon	B-Operating_System
encroachment	O
,	O
or	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
saved	O
Ganer	B-Application
and	O
enabled	O
TownShip	O
to	O
fly	O
,	O
Ganer	B-Application
pilots	O
the	O
town	O
onto	O
the	O
mountain	O
,	O
sealing	O
it	O
for	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
ending	O
also	O
exists	O
:	O
If	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
not	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
cave	O
and	O
confront	O
Deathevn	O
,	O
a	O
non-standard	O
game	O
over	O
will	O
be	O
triggered	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
demons	B-Operating_System
ultimately	O
break	O
through	O
the	O
weakened	O
seal	O
and	O
conquer	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
Capcom	O
employees	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
previous	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
including	O
producer	O
Tokuro	O
Fujiwara	O
and	O
lead	O
designer	O
Yoshinori	O
Kawano	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
character	O
designs	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
were	O
conceived	O
by	O
company	O
head	O
of	O
development	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
,	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
created	O
entirely	O
by	O
artist	O
Tatsuya	O
Yoshikawa	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
only	O
provided	O
promotional	O
art	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
licensed	O
to	O
Square	O
Soft	O
for	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
localized	O
and	O
published	O
entirely	O
by	O
Capcom	O
USA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
in	O
December	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
the	O
first	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
title	O
to	O
become	O
available	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
April	O
1996	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
days	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
July	O
2001	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
similarly	O
port	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
II	I-Application
to	O
the	O
handheld	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
initial	O
release	O
date	O
some	O
time	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
re-release	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
handheld	O
version	O
features	O
re-drawn	O
character	O
portraits	O
in	O
menu	O
screens	O
,	O
new	O
still	O
images	O
used	O
in	O
cutscenes	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
re-designed	O
battle	O
interface	O
similar	O
to	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
include	O
a	O
dash	O
button	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
move	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
faster	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
item-sharing	O
system	O
where	O
two	O
players	O
may	O
link	O
together	O
using	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
link	B-Device
cable	I-Device
to	O
exchange	O
items	O
between	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
celebrate	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
in	O
December	O
2001	O
,	O
Capcom	O
of	O
Japan	O
held	O
an	O
art	O
contest	O
for	O
fans	O
to	O
submit	O
artwork	O
featuring	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
games	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
winner	O
chosen	O
by	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
's	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2002	O
,	O
Capcom	O
USA	O
announced	O
that	O
an	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
II	I-Application
would	O
be	O
heading	O
to	O
North	O
America	O
the	O
following	O
April	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
background	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
four	O
members	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
sound	O
team	O
Alph	O
Lyla	O
,	O
the	O
score	O
for	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
written	O
entirely	O
by	O
series	O
newcomer	O
Yuko	O
Takehara	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
1995	O
,	O
the	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Shimei	O
no	O
Ko	O
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Sony	O
Records	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
28	O
selected	O
themes	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
complete	O
musical	O
selection	O
from	O
the	O
title	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
made	O
commercially	O
available	O
until	O
2006	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
Special	O
Box	O
,	O
which	O
contained	O
all	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
five	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unending	O
Love	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
in	O
December	O
1994	B-Application
by	O
Alfa	O
Records	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
week	O
as	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
debuted	O
on	O
Japanese	O
software	O
charts	O
as	O
the	O
seventh	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
of	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
with	O
89,700	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
became	O
popular	O
enough	O
to	O
be	O
re-released	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
flash	O
RAM	O
peripheral	O
in	O
September	O
1997	O
at	O
a	O
reduced	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Mark	O
Lefebvre	O
felt	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
below	O
average	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
overall	O
"	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
little	O
better	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
three	O
reviewers	O
were	O
more	O
enthusiastic	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
shaman	B-Protocol
mechanic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
remarking	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
very	O
few	O
cinematic	O
scenes	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
,	O
he	O
was	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
complexity	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
and	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
side	O
quests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
release	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
met	O
with	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
receiving	O
a	O
29	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
score	O
from	O
Weekly	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
version	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
faithful	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
"	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
new	O
save	O
feature	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
record	O
their	O
progress	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
that	O
its	O
music	O
"	O
leans	O
toward	O
the	O
bland	O
side	O
of	O
things	O
"	O
and	O
"lack[s]	O
personality	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
step	O
up	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
port	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
storyline	O
and	O
characters	O
make	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
II	I-Application
a	O
much	O
better	O
game	O
than	O
the	O
first	O
adventure	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
...	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
n't	O
changed	O
a	O
whole	O
lot.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
additionally	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
spaces	O
in	O
text	O
fields	O
and	O
shoddy	O
translation	O
hurt	O
the	O
overall	O
presentation	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
not	O
up	O
to	O
par	O
with	O
games	O
designed	O
initially	O
for	O
the	O
handheld	O
such	O
as	O
Camelot	O
's	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Port	O
of	O
a	O
16-bit	O
Classic	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
on	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
"	O
in	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
Best	O
and	O
Worst	O
of	O
2002	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
holds	O
a	O
75%	O
review	O
average	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
81%	O
average	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
IIs	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
in	O
2007	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
translation	O
"	O
average	O
at	O
best	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
adequate	O
spacing	O
in	O
text	O
fields	O
still	O
present	O
,	O
yet	O
ultimately	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
solid	O
,	O
enjoyable	O
RPG	O
experience	O
...	O
though	O
not	O
a	O
role-playing	O
masterpiece	O
on	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
or	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
171st	O
in	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
200	O
games	O
released	O
across	O
all	O
Nintendo	O
consoles	O
,	O
ten	O
places	O
behind	O
the	O
original	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
75th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
n’t	O
too	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
but	O
different	O
enough	O
to	O
not	O
be	O
a	O
direct	O
clone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
53rd	O
in	O
its	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
.	O
</s>
