<s>
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
video	O
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Conduit	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Quantum3	O
engine	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
engine	O
designed	O
by	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
supports	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
peripherals	O
such	O
as	O
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
,	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
,	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
PDP	O
Headbanger	O
Headset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
released	O
to	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
failed	O
to	O
meet	O
sales	O
expectations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
game	O
ending	O
on	O
a	O
cliffhanger	B-Application
,	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
has	O
not	O
developed	O
a	O
third	O
Conduit	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
revealed	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
as	O
a	O
proof-of-concept	O
but	O
was	O
seemingly	O
abandoned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conduit	B-Application
2s	I-Application
single	O
player	O
mode	O
has	O
had	O
many	O
changes	O
from	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
unfolds	O
during	O
gameplay	O
through	O
triggered	O
scripted	O
sequences	O
instead	O
of	O
through	O
cutscenes	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
23	O
enemy	O
types	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
which	O
only	O
had	O
14	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
retains	O
the	O
customizable	O
controls	O
from	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
supports	O
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
for	O
enhanced	O
precision	O
control	O
and	O
better	O
tracking	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
required	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
supports	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
and	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
High	O
Voltage	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
intended	O
to	O
concentrate	O
more	O
on	O
art	O
and	O
story	O
–	O
both	O
areas	O
which	O
were	O
criticized	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Conduit	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
many	O
locations	O
throughout	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
Atlantis	B-Application
in	O
addition	O
to	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
,	O
Agartha	O
,	O
Siberia	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Amazon	O
,	O
England	O
and	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
16	O
campaign	O
missions	O
at	O
an	O
estimated	O
6-8	O
hour	O
length	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Conduits	I-Application
9	O
missions	O
at	O
4	O
–	O
6	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
some	O
weapons	O
from	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
have	O
been	O
retooled	O
to	O
fire	O
differently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
weapons	O
and	O
devices	O
have	O
returned	O
from	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
some	O
being	O
improved	O
upon	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
All-Seeing-Eye	O
or	O
ASE	O
,	O
used	O
to	O
scan	O
objects	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
circumstances	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
data	O
logs	O
,	O
force	O
fields	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
discover	O
hidden	O
traps	O
and	O
unlockables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
ASE	O
emitted	O
a	O
sound	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
indicate	O
nearby	O
scannable	O
objects	O
,	O
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
a	O
manual	O
sonar	O
like	O
"	O
ping	O
"	O
system	O
which	O
helps	O
indicate	O
to	O
players	O
where	O
scannable	O
objects	O
are	O
hidden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	O
element	O
features	O
"	O
increased	O
security	O
"	O
over	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
to	O
prevent	O
hackers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bounty	O
Hunter	O
mode	O
returned	O
from	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
Co-op	O
mode	O
which	O
features	O
"	O
Invasion	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
combat	O
waves	O
of	O
enemies	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
in	O
split-screen	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
allows	O
up	O
to	O
12	O
players	O
to	O
battle	O
online	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
PDP	O
Headbanger	O
Headset	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
voice	O
chat	O
between	O
players	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
exchanging	O
friend	O
codes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
use	O
of	O
Friend	O
Codes	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
"	O
Rival	O
System	O
"	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
player	O
can	O
send	O
rival	O
requests	O
to	O
other	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
lobby	O
to	O
add	O
to	O
their	O
rivals	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
supports	O
patching	O
to	O
allow	O
fixes	O
to	O
bugs	O
and	O
glitches	O
in	O
its	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
features	O
12	O
maps	O
,	O
14	O
game	O
modes	O
and	O
60	O
player	O
rankings	O
,	O
whereas	O
The	B-Application
Conduit	I-Application
only	O
featured	O
7	O
maps	O
,	O
9	O
game	O
modes	O
and	O
25	O
player	O
rankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
female	O
NPC	O
skin	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
absent	O
in	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
a	O
currency	O
system	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
earn	O
experience	O
points	O
and	O
medals	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
purchase	O
weapons	O
,	O
upgrades	O
and	O
armor	O
pieces	O
to	O
alter	O
their	O
characters	O
look	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conduit	B-Application
2s	I-Application
backstory	O
relies	O
heavily	O
on	O
Sumerian	O
mythology	O
and	O
the	O
Reptilian	O
Conspiracy	O
,	O
a	O
conspiracy	O
theory	O
that	O
the	O
Annunaki	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Sumerian	O
deities	O
,	O
were	O
actually	O
extraterrestrials	O
who	O
used	O
humans	O
as	O
slaves	O
and	O
entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
progenitors	O
fill	O
this	O
role	O
in	O
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
Annunaki	O
deities	O
and	O
having	O
since	O
scattered	O
themselves	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
secretly	O
controlling	O
and	O
influencing	O
the	O
governments	O
and	O
people	O
of	O
their	O
respective	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
incorporates	O
other	O
conspiracies	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Dropa	O
stones	O
,	O
Tunguska	O
event	O
,	O
and	O
disappearance	O
of	O
Col	O
.	O
Percy	O
Fawcett	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
immediately	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Michael	O
Ford	O
follows	O
John	O
Adams	O
through	O
a	O
conduit	O
and	O
ends	O
up	O
on	O
the	O
GLOMAR	O
oil	O
rig	O
,	O
a	O
Trust	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
oil	O
platform	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
western	O
corner	O
of	O
the	O
Bermuda	B-Application
triangle	I-Application
,	O
off	O
the	O
coast	O
of	O
Florida	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
being	O
attacked	O
by	O
a	O
giant	O
tentacular	O
sea	O
serpent	O
called	O
the	O
Leviathan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Leviathan	O
is	O
defeated	O
by	O
Ford	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
a	O
final	O
act	O
of	O
defiance	O
,	O
"	O
eats	O
"	O
Ford	O
only	O
to	O
regurgitate	O
him	O
into	O
Atlantis	B-Application
,	O
an	O
alien	O
spacecraft	O
that	O
was	O
used	O
by	O
Adams	O
,	O
Prometheus	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
siblings	O
to	O
arrive	O
on	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
Prometheus	O
gives	O
Ford	O
the	O
black	O
exoskeleton	O
suit	O
of	O
the	O
Destroyer	O
before	O
they	O
proceed	O
to	O
awaken	O
a	O
human	O
woman	O
,	O
Andromeda	B-Application
,	O
from	O
hundreds	O
of	O
years	O
of	O
stasis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andromeda	B-Application
reveals	O
to	O
Ford	O
that	O
as	O
he	O
bears	O
the	O
Destroyer	O
exoskeleton	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
aptly	O
titled	O
Destroyer	O
whose	O
purpose	O
is	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Pathfinder	O
,	O
John	O
Adams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andromeda	B-Application
uses	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
conduit	O
to	O
take	O
Ford	O
to	O
a	O
Cold	O
War-era	O
bunker	O
in	O
D.C.	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
Smithsonian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
returning	O
to	O
Atlantis	B-Application
,	O
Ford	O
finds	O
the	O
ship	O
unstable	O
and	O
has	O
to	O
fight	O
giant	O
stone	O
golems	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
ship	O
,	O
upon	O
doing	O
so	O
he	O
learns	O
that	O
Adams	O
has	O
been	O
killing	O
other	O
progenitors	O
and	O
stealing	O
their	O
power	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
increase	O
his	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
second	O
set	O
of	O
co-ordinates	O
,	O
Ford	O
arrives	O
in	O
Siberia	B-Application
,	O
where	O
he	O
finds	O
the	O
Free	O
Drudge	O
led	O
by	O
Thex	O
attacking	O
the	O
Trust	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andromeda	B-Application
radios	O
to	O
Ford	O
coordinates	O
taking	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
Lost	O
City	O
of	O
Z	O
in	O
Central	O
America	O
,	O
where	O
Thex	O
takes	O
him	O
in	O
his	O
dropship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Michael	O
gets	O
the	O
energy	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
progenitors	O
,	O
he	O
proceeds	O
back	O
to	O
Atlantis	B-Application
via	O
a	O
conduit	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
ship	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
Adams	O
and	O
the	O
Trust	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andromeda	B-Application
programs	O
the	O
ship	O
to	O
teleport	O
to	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
earth	O
,	O
Agartha	O
,	O
where	O
Ford	O
destroys	O
Adam	O
's	O
human	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiamat	O
awakens	O
and	O
heads	O
to	O
Earth	O
as	O
the	B-Application
conduit	I-Application
in	O
Agartha	O
opens	O
and	O
several	O
men	O
in	O
destroyer	O
armor	O
,	O
including	O
George	O
Washington	O
and	O
Abraham	O
Lincoln	O
,	O
arrive	O
,	O
telling	O
Ford	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
come	O
to	O
help	O
him	O
in	O
the	O
upcoming	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
began	O
after	O
The	B-Application
Conduit	I-Application
shipped	O
in	O
June	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
development	O
resources	O
were	O
spread	O
thin	O
as	O
both	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
engine	O
were	O
designed	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
developers	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
devote	O
their	O
resources	O
fully	O
to	O
game	O
design	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
engine	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
did	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
asked	O
for	O
feedback	O
from	O
fans	O
for	O
what	O
features	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
see	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sean	O
Ratcliffe	O
,	O
Vice	O
President	O
of	O
Marketing	O
,	O
SEGA	O
of	O
America	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Conduit	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
enormous	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
only	O
does	O
it	O
greatly	O
improve	O
and	O
expand	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
the	O
online	O
and	O
co-op	O
play	O
modes	O
aim	O
to	O
raise	O
the	O
bar	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
war	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Sega	O
revealed	O
Conduit	B-Application
2s	I-Application
box	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
delayed	O
until	O
Q1	O
2011	O
and	O
supports	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
improve	O
Conduit	B-Application
2s	I-Application
story	O
over	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
hired	O
novelist	O
Matt	O
Forbeck	O
and	O
Jason	O
Blair	O
,	O
the	O
writer	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
Borderlands	B-Application
and	O
Prey	B-Application
,	O
to	O
pen	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
script	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Keith	O
Hladik	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
stated	O
that	O
all	O
voice	O
actors	O
from	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
would	O
not	O
be	O
returning	O
but	O
the	O
new	O
voice	O
actors	O
have	O
done	O
"	O
a	O
fantastic	O
job	O
making	O
our	O
characters	O
come	O
to	O
life.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Speak	O
peripheral	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Conduit	I-Application
was	O
,	O
but	O
functionality	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
title	O
at	O
the	O
insistence	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Device
Speak	I-Device
support	O
was	O
dropped	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
PDP	O
Headbanger	O
headset	O
,	O
which	O
support	O
was	O
opted	O
for	O
instead	O
for	O
its	O
lower	O
latency	O
and	O
better	O
sound	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
levels	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
oil	O
rig	O
and	O
the	O
streets	O
of	O
downtown	O
Washington	O
DC	O
,	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
environments	O
that	O
were	O
scrapped	O
from	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Sega	O
announced	O
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
be	O
delayed	O
until	O
March	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2011	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
(	O
GDC	O
)	O
,	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
revealed	O
a	O
tech	O
demo	O
of	O
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
China	O
level	O
from	O
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
demonstrated	O
stereographic	O
3D	O
effects	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
shift	O
into	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
and	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
ran	O
a	O
competition	O
Nintendo	O
created	O
that	O
offered	O
entrants	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
picture	O
of	O
their	O
face	O
on	O
a	O
wanted	O
poster	O
in	O
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entrees	O
were	O
asked	O
to	O
write	O
a	O
25-word	O
letter	O
detailing	O
what	O
they	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
see	O
featured	O
in	O
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
E3	O
playable	O
preview	O
,	O
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
expectations	O
from	O
reviewers	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
many	O
improvements	O
from	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
such	O
as	O
those	O
in	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
received	O
mixed	O
responses	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
64	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
a	O
7.5/10	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
still	O
had	O
some	O
flaws	O
but	O
praising	O
the	O
effort	O
in	O
addressing	O
criticism	O
about	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
a	O
7.5/10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
"	O
truly	O
excellent	O
"	O
art	O
direction	O
,	O
which	O
"	O
will	O
take	O
you	O
from	O
the	O
stunning	O
caverns	O
of	O
China	O
to	O
snowy	O
Siberian	O
hills	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
pacing	O
,	O
for	O
which	O
"	O
the	O
designers	O
deserve	O
an	O
immense	O
amount	O
of	O
credit.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
title	O
a	O
7/10	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
overcomes	O
its	O
problems	O
by	O
offering	O
a	O
long	O
and	O
varied	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
with	O
a	O
good	O
sense	O
of	O
humor.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Joystiq	O
gave	O
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
a	O
rating	O
of	O
1	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
