<s>
Conception	B-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Children	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Seven	I-Device
Stars	I-Device
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
and	O
Atlus	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conception	B-Device
II	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
and	O
worldwide	O
on	O
August	O
16	O
,	O
2016	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conception	B-Device
II	I-Device
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
turn-based	O
battles	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
student	O
at	O
a	O
high	O
school	O
that	O
doubles	O
as	O
a	O
training	O
facility	O
for	O
demon	O
hunters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conception	B-Device
II	I-Device
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Conception	O
game	O
in	O
April	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
original	O
was	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
week	O
prior	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
a	O
mysterious	O
ultrasound-based	O
teaser	O
website	O
hinting	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
reveal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
English	O
title	O
will	O
be	O
Conception	B-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Children	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Seven	I-Device
Stars	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
original	O
Conception	O
was	O
not	O
translated	O
into	O
English	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
 '	O
stories	O
are	O
not	O
connected	O
,	O
allowing	O
Western	O
audiences	O
to	O
enjoy	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
both	O
free	O
and	O
paid	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
boss	O
battles	O
against	O
Monokuma	O
from	O
the	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atlus	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
release	O
these	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
between	O
April	O
and	O
May	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Vita	O
versions	O
of	O
Conception	B-Device
II	I-Device
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
negatively	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
Game	O
Informer	O
commented	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
issues	O
in	O
Persona	B-Application
felt	O
important	O
,	O
the	O
issues	O
in	O
Conception	B-Device
II	I-Device
felt	O
"	O
laughably	O
superficial	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
from	O
EGMNow	O
was	O
mixed	O
in	O
their	O
review	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
felt	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
Persona-esque	O
addictive	O
quality	O
to	O
the	O
package	O
"	O
when	O
it	O
came	O
to	O
the	O
dungeon	O
crawling	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
overly	O
enjoy	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
dating	O
sim	O
aspects	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
shallowness	O
of	O
the	O
interactions	O
with	O
the	O
heroines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
rated	O
both	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Vita	O
versions	O
highly	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
With	O
fun	O
characters	O
,	O
unique	O
and	O
engaging	O
combat	O
,	O
a	O
cute	O
central	O
conceit	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
irrepressibly	O
cool	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
Conception	B-Device
II	I-Device
is	O
a	O
bundle	O
of	O
JRPG	O
joy.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
sales	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
Conception	B-Device
II	I-Device
sold	O
20,000	O
copies	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fifth	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
additional	O
5,000	O
copies	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
putting	O
it	O
at	O
sixteenth	O
place	O
for	O
the	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
