<s>
Digital	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
port	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Opera	O
House	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Atlus	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
features	O
the	O
unnamed	O
protagonist	O
exploring	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
wasteland	O
,	O
battling	O
and	O
recruiting	O
demons	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
pushed	O
into	O
taking	O
part	O
in	O
a	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
demonic	O
forces	O
of	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
and	O
the	O
army	O
of	O
the	O
One	O
True	O
God	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
in	O
1987	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Digital	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
was	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
a	O
novel	O
trilogy	O
,	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
an	O
original	O
story	O
that	O
examines	O
preconceptions	O
surrounding	O
the	O
portrayal	O
of	O
order	O
and	O
chaos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
was	O
partially	O
remade	O
in	O
the	O
1992	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
title	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
regarded	O
as	O
an	O
influential	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
take	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
unnamed	O
man	O
who	O
explores	O
the	O
post-apocalyptic	O
remains	O
of	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
players	O
navigate	O
dungeon	O
environments	O
in	O
first-person	O
,	O
but	O
between	O
dungeons	O
they	O
also	O
navigate	O
an	O
overworld	O
from	O
an	O
overhead	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
the	O
hero	O
's	O
friend	O
frees	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
from	O
the	O
seal	O
placed	O
upon	O
him	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
heroes	O
are	O
carrying	O
Bael	O
with	O
them	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
restore	O
him	O
into	O
his	O
true	O
form	O
,	O
the	O
god	O
Baal	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
all	O
the	O
overlords	O
and	O
managing	O
to	O
revive	O
Izanami	O
,	O
the	O
gods	O
help	O
the	O
heroes	O
travel	O
to	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
's	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Bael	O
has	O
been	O
restored	O
into	O
Baal	B-Application
,	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
explains	O
that	O
the	O
demons	O
are	O
actually	O
ancient	O
gods	O
cast	O
into	O
hell	O
by	O
the	O
One	O
True	O
God	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
using	O
the	O
party	O
to	O
defeat	O
his	O
enemies	O
,	O
destroy	O
both	O
worlds	O
and	O
create	O
a	O
paradise	O
where	O
mankind	O
will	O
be	O
under	O
his	O
rule	O
forever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
offers	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
player	O
prevent	O
God	O
's	O
plans	O
,	O
and	O
claims	O
that	O
Satan	B-Protocol
,	O
who	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
nuclear	O
war	O
,	O
must	O
be	O
dealt	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
heroes	O
then	O
travel	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
human	O
world	O
to	O
confront	O
Satan	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
accept	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
's	O
help	O
and	O
killed	O
him	O
instead	O
,	O
they	O
defeat	O
Satan	B-Protocol
and	O
are	O
then	O
transported	O
before	O
God	O
,	O
who	O
turns	O
them	O
into	O
new	O
deities	O
and	O
creates	O
the	O
Millennial	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
is	O
in	O
their	O
party	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
do	O
battle	O
with	O
God	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
then	O
returns	O
to	O
Atziluth	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
demons	O
,	O
sealing	O
the	O
rift	O
between	O
worlds	O
and	O
leaving	O
humans	O
to	O
rebuild	O
and	O
recover	O
from	O
the	O
war	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Digital	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
,	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
trilogy	O
of	O
novels	O
by	O
writer	O
Aya	O
Nishitani	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
used	O
a	O
first-person	O
viewpoint	O
for	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
outside	O
some	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
used	O
an	O
overhead	O
view	O
for	O
navigation	O
and	O
first-person	O
for	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
quality	O
could	O
be	O
greatly	O
increased	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
incorporation	O
of	O
a	O
dedicated	O
memory	B-General_Concept
map	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
Kaneko	O
's	O
first	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
having	O
played	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
come	O
to	O
work	O
at	O
Atlus	O
without	O
knowing	O
they	O
were	O
its	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
controversial	O
scene	O
where	O
the	O
protagonist	O
lost	O
his	O
arm	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
scene	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
movie	O
The	O
Empire	O
Strikes	O
Back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
by	O
Namco	O
on	O
April	O
6	O
,	O
1990	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
4-megabit	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
mobiles	B-Application
;	O
it	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
for	O
NTT	O
DoCoMo	O
models	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Vodafone	O
live	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
an	O
enhanced	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
by	O
Japanese	O
developer	O
Opera	O
House	O
,	O
combining	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
Kyuuyaku	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
,	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
on	O
July	O
3	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
been	O
attributed	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
policy	O
of	O
censoring	O
religious	O
references	O
in	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
rendered	O
the	O
early	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
titles	O
unsuitable	O
for	O
localization	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
central	O
religious	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fan	O
translation	O
of	O
Kyuuyaku	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
a	O
score	O
which	O
put	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
Gold	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kurt	O
Kalata	O
and	O
Christopher	O
J	O
.	O
Snelgrove	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
called	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
the	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
"	O
really	O
began	O
to	O
take	O
shape	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
retrospective	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Yougo	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cautionary	O
message	O
concerning	O
black	O
and	O
white	O
morality	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
mixture	O
of	O
cyberpunk	O
and	O
occult	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
citing	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
reason	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
continued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kalata	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
article	O
for	O
1UP.com,	O
traced	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
use	O
of	O
mature	O
content	O
and	O
adult	O
themes	O
to	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Atlus	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
both	O
develop	O
and	O
publish	O
further	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wanting	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
new	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
with	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
brand	O
on	O
it	O
,	O
Atlus	O
created	O
the	O
next	O
entry	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
partially	O
remaking	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
while	O
greatly	O
expanding	O
its	O
story	O
and	O
gameplay	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
establishing	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
brand	O
and	O
spawning	O
multiple	O
sequels	O
and	O
spin-off	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
