<s>
Evil	B-Device
Genius	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	I-Device
World	I-Device
Domination	I-Device
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
and	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rebellion	O
Developments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Evil	B-Application
Genius	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
now-defunct	O
Elixir	O
Studios	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
30	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
30	O
November	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Evil	B-Device
Genius	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
tasked	O
to	O
construct	O
a	O
criminal	O
lair	O
on	O
a	O
tropical	O
island	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
doomsday	O
device	O
secretly	O
while	O
operating	O
a	O
casino	B-Application
as	O
a	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Financial	O
reports	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2004	O
revealed	O
Elixir	O
Studios	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Evil	B-Application
Genius	I-Application
,	O
had	O
begun	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Rebellion	O
purchased	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
rights	O
to	O
Elixir	O
's	O
titles	O
,	O
the	O
franchise	O
remained	O
dormant	O
for	O
several	O
years	O
aside	O
from	O
being	O
re-released	O
on	O
digital	O
platforms	O
before	O
the	O
sudden	O
2010	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Facebook	O
app	O
Evil	B-Application
Genius	I-Application
:	O
WMD	O
,	O
which	O
took	O
the	O
IP	O
and	O
applied	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
FarmVille	B-Application
style	O
of	O
apps	O
popular	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebellion	O
then	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
Evil	B-Application
Genius	I-Application
Online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
Evil	B-Application
Genius	I-Application
Online	O
maintained	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
attaining	O
power	O
and	O
building	O
elaborate	O
lairs	O
and	O
hiring	O
minions	O
,	O
progressing	O
using	O
timed	O
missions	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
sped	O
up	O
or	O
bypassed	O
with	O
virtual	O
currency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
blog	O
post	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
,	O
Rebellion	O
Developments	O
addressed	O
rumours	O
about	O
a	O
'	O
sequel	O
 '	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
circulating	O
via	O
Twitter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specifically	O
,	O
the	O
post	O
said	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
not	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
Evil	B-Application
Genius	I-Application
Online	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
concerned	O
a	O
fully	O
featured	O
PC	O
follow-up	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Evil	B-Device
Genius	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Rebellion	O
in	O
July	O
2017	O
as	O
being	O
in	O
development	O
since	O
Q2	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2019	O
Rebellion	O
premiered	O
the	O
first	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
Evil	B-Device
Genius	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	I-Device
World	I-Device
Domination	I-Device
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	O
sometime	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
30	O
November	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evil	B-Device
Genius	I-Device
2	I-Device
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
