<s>
DeathSpank	B-Application
:	I-Application
Thongs	I-Application
of	I-Application
Virtue	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
game	O
designer	O
Ron	O
Gilbert	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thongs	B-Application
of	I-Application
Virtue	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2010	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2010	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
released	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2010	O
and	O
December	O
14	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
respectively	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
DeathSpank	B-Application
:	I-Application
Thongs	I-Application
of	I-Application
Virtue	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
as	O
he	O
searches	O
for	O
the	O
six	O
mystical	O
Thongs	B-Application
of	I-Application
Virtue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
entitled	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
13	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gilbert	O
described	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
as	O
being	O
"	O
Act	O
I	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
Thongs	B-Application
of	I-Application
Virtue	I-Application
as	O
being	O
"	O
Acts	O
II	O
and	O
III	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
sales	O
have	O
been	O
strong	O
,	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
selling	O
nearly	O
32,000	O
units	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
nearly	O
39,000	O
units	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
sales	O
exceeded	O
54,000	O
units	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
world	O
of	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
:	I-Application
Thongs	I-Application
of	I-Application
Virtue	I-Application
is	O
cylinder-shaped	O
and	O
is	O
rendered	O
without	O
load	O
screens	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
explores	O
its	O
unique	O
goings-on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
featuring	O
hundreds	O
of	O
pieces	O
of	O
armor	O
and	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advanced	O
dialog	O
options	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
also	O
play	O
a	O
large	O
part	O
in	O
unfolding	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thongs	B-Application
of	I-Application
Virtue	I-Application
includes	O
modern	O
and	O
sci-fi	O
elements	O
,	O
including	O
ranged	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
automatic	O
firearms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DeathSpank	B-Application
:	I-Application
Thongs	I-Application
of	I-Application
Virtue	I-Application
continues	O
where	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
ended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
character	O
,	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
,	O
has	O
collected	O
The	O
Artifact	O
and	O
now	O
he	O
searches	O
for	O
the	O
six	O
mystical	O
Thongs	B-Application
of	I-Application
Virtue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
adventures	O
with	O
a	O
companion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
cohort	O
Steve	O
is	O
a	O
ninja	O
turned	O
criminal	O
;	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
's	O
companion	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Sparkles	O
the	O
wizard	O
,	O
can	O
also	O
accompany	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
in	O
place	O
of	O
Steve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
,	O
they	O
must	O
find	O
and	O
destroy	O
the	O
six	O
Thongs	B-Application
of	I-Application
Virtue	I-Application
to	O
restore	O
peace	O
to	O
the	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DeathSpank	B-Application
:	I-Application
Thongs	I-Application
of	I-Application
Virtue	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2010	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
then	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2010	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
released	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2010	O
and	O
December	O
14	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
respectively	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Ron	O
Gilbert	O
,	O
both	O
parts	O
of	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
were	O
developed	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
his	O
equal	O
involvement	O
in	O
both	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gilbert	O
has	O
said	O
that	O
part	O
two	O
represents	O
"	O
Act	O
II	O
and	O
III	O
"	O
of	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
,	O
and	O
"	O
wraps	O
up	O
the	O
story	O
nicely.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
DeathSpank	B-Application
:	I-Application
Thongs	I-Application
of	I-Application
Virtue	I-Application
has	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
aggregate	O
website	O
GameRankings	O
it	O
holds	O
scores	O
of	O
78.50	O
%	O
,	O
79.88	O
%	O
,	O
and	O
82.50	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fellow	O
aggregate	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
reports	O
similar	O
scores	O
,	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
averaging	O
78/100	O
and	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
also	O
scoring	O
78/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
25,000	O
units	O
as	O
of	O
October	O
2010	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
nearly	O
32,000	O
as	O
of	O
end-of-year	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
sales	O
increased	O
to	O
over	O
54,000	O
units	O
as	O
of	O
year-end	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
a	O
slightly	O
higher	O
number	O
of	O
copies	O
with	O
almost	O
39,000	O
units	O
moved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
,	O
critics	O
cited	O
elements	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
and	O
Diablo	B-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taylor	O
Cocke	O
of	O
1UP.com	O
stated	O
"	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
yields	O
an	O
almost	O
identical	O
experience	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
really	O
good	O
way.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Daemon	O
Hatfield	O
of	O
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
new	O
weaponry	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
those	O
who	O
played	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
will	O
need	O
no	O
introduction	O
to	O
Thongs	B-Application
of	I-Application
Virtue	I-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
It	O
will	O
feel	O
very	O
familiar	O
to	O
anyone	O
who	O
played	O
the	O
first	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
remains	O
incredibly	O
addictive.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
Cocke	O
felt	O
that	O
more	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
done	O
to	O
differentiate	O
Thongs	B-Application
of	I-Application
Virtue	I-Application
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DeathSpank	B-Application
:	O
Thongs	O
of	O
Virtues	O
humor	O
,	O
visual	O
design	O
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
generally	O
received	O
praise	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
exceptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
comparison	O
to	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
,	O
IGN	O
's	O
Hatfield	O
felt	O
that	O
Thongs	B-Application
of	I-Application
Virtue	I-Application
was	O
"	O
addictive	O
,	O
just	O
as	O
pretty	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
dare	O
say	O
it	O
's	O
even	O
a	O
little	O
funnier.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
Vincent	O
from	O
GameZone	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
new	O
setting	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
far	O
more	O
charm	O
and	O
personality	O
than	O
the	O
first	O
DeathSpank.	O
"	O
</s>
