<s>
Devil	B-Application
Summoner	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Raidou	I-Application
Kuzunoha	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
King	I-Application
Abaddon	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atlus	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
in	O
the	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Devil	B-Application
Summoner	I-Application
:	I-Application
Raidou	I-Application
Kuzunoha	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
the	I-Application
Soulless	I-Application
Army	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
involves	O
utilizing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
various	O
demons	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
hail	O
from	O
previous	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pokémon-styled	O
capturing	O
mechanism	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
is	O
no	O
more	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
Raidou	O
can	O
now	O
negotiate	O
with	O
enemy	O
demons	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
persuade	O
or	O
bribe	O
them	O
to	O
join	O
his	O
side	O
(	O
a	O
tactic	O
employed	O
in	O
many	O
other	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
games	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raidou	B-Application
Kuzunoha	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
King	I-Application
Abaddon	I-Application
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
series	O
developed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
,	O
which	O
forms	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
:	O
as	O
with	O
other	O
entries	O
,	O
its	O
narrative	O
takes	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
modern-day	O
detective	O
story	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
more	O
prevalent	O
post-apocalyptic	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
of	O
Raidou	B-Application
Kuzunoha	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
the	I-Application
Soulless	I-Application
Army	I-Application
returned	O
to	O
their	O
respective	O
roles	O
:	O
producer	O
and	O
character	O
designer	O
Kazuma	O
Kaneko	O
,	O
director	O
Kazuyuki	O
Yamai	O
,	O
and	O
composer	O
Shoji	O
Meguro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meguro	O
continued	O
using	O
the	O
jazzy	O
brass-based	O
musical	O
style	O
of	O
Raidou	B-Application
Kuzunoha	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
the	I-Application
Soulless	I-Application
Army	I-Application
,	O
although	O
he	O
adjusted	O
it	O
to	O
sound	O
grander	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
used	O
the	O
systems	O
of	O
Raidou	B-Application
Kuzunoha	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
the	I-Application
Soulless	I-Application
Army	I-Application
as	O
a	O
base	O
for	O
their	O
work	O
,	O
but	O
pushed	O
towards	O
an	O
altered	O
gameplay	O
pace	O
,	O
expanding	O
its	O
content	O
,	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
increasing	O
Raidou	O
's	O
movement	O
speed	O
through	O
environments	O
,	O
and	O
generally	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
evolution	O
"	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dungeon	O
environments	O
were	O
incorporated	O
from	O
earlier	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
games	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
dungeon	O
crawling	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raidou	B-Application
Kuzunoha	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
King	I-Application
Abaddon	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2008	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
a	O
standard	O
edition	O
,	O
a	O
limited	O
special	O
edition	O
was	O
released	O
that	O
included	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	O
Nocturne	O
Maniax	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
III	O
:	O
Nocturne	O
Maniax	O
Chronicle	O
Edition	O
,	O
it	O
carried	O
over	O
the	O
content	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Maniax	O
edition	O
while	O
replacing	O
guest	O
character	O
Dante	O
from	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
with	O
Raidou	O
Kuzunoha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
being	O
asked	O
on	O
their	O
official	O
European	O
forums	O
about	O
a	O
possible	O
release	O
,	O
Tecmo	O
Koei	O
,	O
which	O
handled	O
publishing	O
duties	O
for	O
the	O
European	O
release	O
of	O
Raidou	B-Application
Kuzunoha	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
the	I-Application
Soulless	I-Application
Army	I-Application
,	O
responded	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
European	O
release	O
for	O
Raidou	B-Application
Kuzunoha	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
King	I-Application
Abaddon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
Raidou	O
Kuzunoha	O
titles	O
received	O
limited	O
reprints	O
in	O
2012	O
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	O
port	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
Summoner	I-Application
:	I-Application
Soul	I-Application
Hackers	I-Application
and	O
give	O
new	O
players	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
experience	O
earlier	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
explained	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
that	O
their	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
was	O
being	O
delayed	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
software	O
the	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
games	O
were	O
created	O
for	O
being	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
then-current	O
version	O
of	O
PSN	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raidou	B-Application
Kuzunoha	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
King	I-Application
Abaddon	I-Application
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SMT	O
:	O
Raidou	B-Application
Kuzunoha	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
King	I-Application
Abaddon	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
"	O
reception	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
