<s>
De	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
de	B-Application
bLob	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
platform	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
2008	O
video	O
game	O
De	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
De	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
for	O
home	O
consoles	O
by	O
Blue	O
Tongue	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
in	O
association	O
with	O
the	O
TV	O
network	O
Syfy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
other	O
consoles	O
other	O
than	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
;	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
version	O
having	O
been	O
developed	O
by	O
Halfbrick	O
Studios	O
and	O
taking	O
place	O
between	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
and	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
the	O
2000	O
THQ	O
logo	O
:	O
it	O
appears	O
in-game	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
Australian	O
box	O
art	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
THQNordic	O
collaborated	O
with	O
BlitWorks	O
to	O
re-release	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
)	O
for	O
then-current	O
generation	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
in	O
2018	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
and	O
August	O
28	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
takes	O
place	O
between	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
and	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
the	O
home	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
2	I-Application
pick	O
up	O
where	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
left	O
off	O
,	O
opening	O
with	O
Prisma	O
City	O
's	O
general	O
election	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
2s	I-Application
gameplay	O
is	O
largely	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
new	O
inclusion	O
is	O
a	O
two-player	O
mode	O
akin	O
to	O
the	O
co-op	O
functionality	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
new	O
gameplay	O
additions	O
,	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
has	O
a	O
heavier	O
emphasis	O
on	O
platforming	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
in	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
,	O
Blob	O
has	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
landmark	O
buildings	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
time	O
he	O
also	O
has	O
to	O
enter	O
them	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
simply	O
needing	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
paint	O
points	O
to	O
capture	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
home	O
console	O
versions	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
2	I-Application
instead	O
plays	O
entirely	O
as	O
a	O
2D	O
platformer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
individual	O
levels	O
that	O
require	O
Blob	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
wall	O
jumping	O
and	O
a	O
slingshot	O
technique	O
to	O
traverse	O
environments	O
,	O
with	O
these	O
features	O
drawing	O
comparisons	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
29	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
weeks	O
before	O
E3	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
titled	O
as	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
demo	O
at	O
the	O
conventions	O
,	O
though	O
only	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
playable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
coming	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
under	O
the	O
new	O
title	O
of	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Melbourne-based	O
Blue	O
Tongue	O
Entertainment	O
unveiled	O
their	O
new	O
high-definition	B-Device
game	O
engine	O
,	O
Prime	O
,	O
and	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
HD	O
editions	O
of	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
this	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
versions	O
both	O
have	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
graphics	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
supports	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
as	O
a	O
control	O
option	O
,	O
similarly	O
to	O
how	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
utilized	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
motion	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
a	O
partnership	O
between	O
Blue	O
Tongue	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
the	O
television	O
network	O
Syfy	O
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
release	O
unannounced	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
media	O
and	O
products	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
partnership	O
never	O
came	O
to	O
pass	O
due	O
to	O
Blue	O
Tongue	O
's	O
closure	O
in	O
August	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
,	O
Hagger	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
looked	O
at	O
the	O
criticisms	O
of	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
and	O
identified	O
that	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
tasks	O
offered	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
was	O
a	O
key	O
area	O
of	O
improvement	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Guscott	O
,	O
the	O
composer	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
returned	O
to	O
score	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
also	O
features	O
the	O
full	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
on	O
its	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
