<s>
is	O
a	O
2003	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
which	O
use	O
self-contained	O
stories	O
and	O
characters	O
,	O
X-2	O
continues	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
(	O
2001	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
just	O
three	O
player	O
characters	O
and	O
an	O
all-female	O
main	O
cast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
system	O
incorporates	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
character	O
classes	O
—	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
signature	O
gameplay	O
concepts	O
—	O
and	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
entries	O
to	O
have	O
multiple	O
possible	O
endings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Noriko	O
Matsueda	O
and	O
Takahito	O
Eguchi	O
in	O
lieu	O
of	O
long-time	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
composer	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
positively	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
and	O
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
5.4	O
million	O
copies	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
winning	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
game	I-Application
to	O
be	O
released	O
by	O
Square	O
before	O
it	O
merged	O
with	O
Enix	O
in	O
April	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	B-Device
in	I-Device
high-definition	I-Device
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
2013	O
,	O
alongside	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
,	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X/X	I-Application
-2	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Remaster	I-Application
;	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
2015	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
series	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
20.8	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
March	O
2022	O
had	O
surpassed	O
21.1	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Yuna	O
as	O
she	O
explores	O
the	O
fictional	O
world	O
of	O
Spira	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
,	O
players	O
may	O
visit	O
almost	O
every	O
location	O
in	O
Spira	O
from	O
an	O
early	O
point	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
via	O
airship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
field-map	O
navigation	O
system	O
is	O
largely	O
unchanged	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
;	O
players	O
navigate	O
large	O
,	O
continuous	O
three	O
dimensional	O
areas	O
by	O
controlling	O
the	O
on-screen	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
sidequests	O
include	O
minor	O
tasks	O
and	O
quests	O
,	O
optional	O
bosses	O
and	O
dungeons	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
most	O
minigames	O
of	O
any	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
minigames	O
include	O
Gunner	O
's	O
Gauntlet	O
(	O
a	O
shooter	O
game	O
)	O
and	O
Sphere	O
Break	O
(	O
a	O
math-based	O
coin	O
game	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
management	B-Application
sim	I-Application
based	O
on	O
blitzball	O
,	O
the	O
fictional	O
underwater	O
sport	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
course	O
through	O
the	O
world	O
was	O
largely	O
linear	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
allows	O
players	O
to	O
visit	O
almost	O
any	O
location	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
uses	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Active	O
Time	O
Battle	O
(	O
ATB	O
)	O
system	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
characters	O
and	O
enemies	O
take	O
actions	O
according	O
to	O
their	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
may	O
change	O
their	O
character	O
class	O
mid-battle	O
using	O
dresspheres	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Garment	O
Grid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
dresspheres	B-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
character	O
classes	O
,	O
allow	O
access	O
to	O
different	O
abilities	O
to	O
alter	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
dresspheres	B-Application
placed	O
in	O
the	O
nodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
the	O
properties	O
of	O
the	O
Garment	O
Grid	O
,	O
changing	O
dresspheres	B-Application
in	O
battle	O
will	O
grant	O
bonuses	O
such	O
as	O
increased	O
strength	O
or	O
added	O
elemental	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
can	O
learn	O
new	O
skills	O
for	O
each	O
dressphere	B-Application
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Ability	O
Points	O
(	O
AP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
world	O
of	O
Spira	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
one	O
large	O
landmass	O
divided	O
into	O
three	O
subcontinents	O
,	O
surrounded	O
by	O
small	O
tropical	O
islands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spira	O
is	O
distinct	O
from	O
the	O
mainly	O
European-influenced	O
worlds	O
found	O
in	O
previous	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
being	O
much	O
more	O
closely	O
modeled	O
on	O
Southeast	O
Asia	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
with	O
respect	O
to	O
vegetation	O
,	O
topography	O
,	O
architecture	O
,	O
and	O
names	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lion-like	O
Ronso	O
and	O
the	O
frog-like	O
Hypello	O
comprise	O
the	O
remaining	O
sentient	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aesthetically	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Spira	O
is	O
largely	O
unchanged	O
in	O
the	O
two	O
years	O
since	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
and	O
many	O
locations	O
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Sin	O
's	O
destruction	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
,	O
an	O
era	O
of	O
enlightenment	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
Eternal	B-Application
Calm	I-Application
"	O
began	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
main	O
playable	O
characters	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
are	O
Yuna	O
,	O
Rikku	O
,	O
and	O
Paine	O
,	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
sphere	O
hunter	O
group	O
called	O
the	O
Gullwings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuna	O
was	O
inspired	O
to	O
join	O
after	O
viewing	O
a	O
sphere	O
recording	O
that	O
appeared	O
to	O
depict	O
Tidus	O
,	O
her	O
lost	O
love	O
who	O
vanished	O
during	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
.	O
Yuna	O
and	O
Rikku	O
reprise	O
their	O
roles	O
and	O
,	O
though	O
their	O
personalities	O
are	O
much	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
before	O
,	O
Square	O
decided	O
that	O
their	O
appearances	O
would	O
be	O
heavily	O
altered	O
to	O
give	O
a	O
greater	O
impression	O
of	O
activity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paine	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
designed	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
,	O
to	O
accommodate	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
intended	O
action-adventure	O
style	O
revolving	O
around	O
a	O
trio	O
of	O
female	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
characters	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
supporting	O
roles	O
,	O
including	O
Brother	O
,	O
Wakka	O
,	O
and	O
Lulu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
other	O
characters	O
are	O
introduced	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
faction	O
leaders	O
and	O
the	O
Leblanc	O
Syndicate	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
sphere	O
hunters	O
who	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
Gullwings	O
 '	O
rivals	O
for	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
the	O
Gullwings	O
discover	O
a	O
sphere	O
containing	O
images	O
of	O
an	O
ancient	O
machina	O
weapon	O
called	O
"	O
Vegnagun	B-Application
"	O
that	O
was	O
secretly	O
buried	O
beneath	O
Bevelle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
discovering	O
a	O
large	O
tunnel	O
recently	O
dug	O
into	O
the	O
floor	O
of	O
the	O
weapon	O
's	O
chamber	O
,	O
they	O
realize	O
that	O
Vegnagun	B-Application
has	O
apparently	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
Farplane	O
,	O
located	O
deep	O
below	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
underground	O
areas	O
of	O
Bevelle	O
,	O
the	O
Gullwings	O
discover	O
the	O
missing	O
faction	O
leaders	O
discussing	O
Vegnagun	B-Application
and	O
learn	O
that	O
the	O
machine	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
allows	O
it	O
to	O
detect	O
hostility	O
and	O
respond	O
by	O
fleeing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
spirit	O
—	O
Shuyin	O
,	O
a	O
soldier	O
from	O
the	O
Machina	O
War	O
that	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Vegnagun	B-Application
—	O
possessed	O
Nooj	O
and	O
later	O
forced	O
him	O
to	O
shoot	O
his	O
comrades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
Bevelle	O
,	O
Shuyin	O
possesses	O
Baralai	O
and	O
follows	O
Vegnagun	B-Application
to	O
the	O
Farplane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuna	O
falls	O
into	O
the	O
Farplane	O
and	O
meets	O
Shuyin	O
,	O
who	O
mistakes	O
her	O
for	O
a	O
woman	O
named	O
Lenne	O
,	O
whose	O
memories	O
are	O
recorded	O
in	O
the	O
Songstress	O
dressphere	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Desiring	O
to	O
save	O
Lenne	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
conscripted	O
into	O
the	O
Machina	O
War	O
between	O
Zanarkand	O
and	O
Bevelle	O
,	O
he	O
infiltrated	O
Bevelle	O
to	O
hijack	O
their	O
secret	O
weapon	O
,	O
Vegnagun	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
present	O
,	O
Shuyin	O
's	O
spirit	O
expresses	O
anger	O
that	O
the	O
people	O
have	O
still	O
not	O
understood	O
the	O
pain	O
of	O
war	O
and	O
plans	O
to	O
use	O
Vegnagun	B-Application
to	O
destroy	O
all	O
of	O
Spira	O
in	O
retribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Songstress	O
dressphere	B-Application
displays	O
the	O
scene	O
of	O
Shuyin	O
and	O
Lenne	O
's	O
last	O
moments	O
to	O
all	O
the	O
concertgoers	O
,	O
opening	O
their	O
eyes	O
to	O
the	O
unproductive	O
nature	O
of	O
their	O
disagreements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joining	O
forces	O
with	O
the	O
Leblanc	O
Syndicate	O
again	O
,	O
the	O
Gullwings	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
Farplane	O
and	O
find	O
Gippal	O
and	O
Nooj	O
already	O
battling	O
Vegnagun	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
group	O
destroys	O
Vegnagun	B-Application
,	O
Yuna	O
masquerades	O
as	O
Lenne	O
to	O
convince	O
Shuyin	O
to	O
let	O
go	O
,	O
but	O
Shuyin	O
eventually	O
sees	O
through	O
her	O
and	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
began	O
in	O
late	O
2001	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
,	O
particularly	O
fan	O
reaction	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Eternal	B-Application
Calm	I-Application
"	O
video	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
International	O
,	O
which	O
depicts	O
Yuna	O
's	O
everyday	O
life	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
merger	O
between	O
Square	O
and	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
production	O
team	O
initially	O
disliked	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
X-2	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
eventually	O
accepted	O
since	O
the	O
story	O
was	O
a	O
direct	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
story	O
and	O
thus	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
the	O
next	O
numbered	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
significant	O
number	O
of	O
character	O
models	O
,	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
location	O
designs	O
were	O
reused	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
designer	O
Tetsuya	O
Nomura	O
explained	O
that	O
this	O
enabled	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
one	O
year	O
and	O
at	O
half	O
the	O
scope	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
are	O
normally	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maya	B-Language
and	O
Softimage	B-Device
3D	O
were	O
the	O
two	O
main	O
programs	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Yoshinori	O
Kitase	O
and	O
director	O
Motomu	O
Toriyama	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
objective	O
in	O
mind	O
when	O
designing	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
was	O
to	O
embrace	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
change	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
theme	O
and	O
establish	O
a	O
more	O
upbeat	O
atmosphere	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
incorporated	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
elements	O
from	O
modern	O
Japanese	O
pop	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ending	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
meant	O
that	O
the	O
Aeon	O
summoning	O
system	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
necessitating	O
a	O
new	O
gameplay	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
optimistic	O
setting	O
,	O
the	O
designers	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
magical	O
girl	O
subgenre	O
of	O
anime	O
and	O
manga	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
elaborate	O
transformation	O
sequences	O
of	O
the	O
dressphere	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toriyama	O
explained	O
that	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
goals	O
during	O
development	O
was	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
large	O
variety	O
of	O
minigames	O
,	O
such	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
bought	O
FFX-2	B-Application
you	O
would	O
n't	O
need	O
any	O
other	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dressphere	B-Application
system	O
and	O
a	O
lead	O
cast	O
of	O
three	O
non-	O
"	O
macho	O
"	O
girls	O
were	O
intended	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
tone	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
light	O
and	O
lively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
opening	O
song	O
and	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
began	O
early	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
opening	O
sequence	O
was	O
actually	O
the	O
last	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noriko	O
Matsueda	O
and	O
Takahito	O
Eguchi	O
composed	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
instead	O
of	O
regular	O
series	O
composer	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koda	O
Kumi	O
performed	O
the	O
Japanese	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
and	O
did	O
the	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
for	O
the	O
"	O
Real	O
Emotion	O
"	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
shown	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
opening	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
released	O
an	O
expanded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
International	O
+	O
Last	O
Mission	O
,	O
in	O
2004	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
introduces	O
two	O
new	O
dresspheres	B-Application
,	O
an	O
additional	O
"	O
Last	O
Mission	O
"	O
at	O
a	O
location	O
called	O
"	O
Yadonoki	O
Tower	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
capture	O
and	O
battle	O
with	O
numerous	O
monsters	O
and	O
characters	O
including	O
Tidus	O
,	O
Auron	O
and	O
Seymour	O
Guado	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
featuring	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
and	O
X-2	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X/X	O
-2	O
Ultimate	O
Box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
feature	O
original	O
artwork	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
,	O
offer	O
gameplay	O
walkthroughs	O
,	O
expand	O
upon	O
many	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
storyline	O
,	O
and	O
feature	O
several	O
interviews	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
books	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
:	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
Ultimania	I-Application
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
Ultimania	I-Application
Ω	O
,	O
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
:	O
International+Last	O
Mission	O
Ultimania	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
three-book	O
series	O
was	O
produced	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaming	O
peripheral	O
company	O
Hori	O
produced	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
controllers	O
modeled	O
after	O
the	O
Tiny	O
Bee	O
guns	O
Yuna	O
uses	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
re-released	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
silver	O
box	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
:	O
International	O
+	O
Last	O
Mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hori	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
vertical	O
stand	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
console	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
logo	O
that	O
lights	O
up	O
in	O
blue	O
color	O
when	O
plugged	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
and	O
X-2	O
were	O
re-released	B-Device
in	I-Device
high-definition	I-Device
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
celebration	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
10-year	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
was	O
titled	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X/X	I-Application
-2	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Remaster	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
games	O
were	O
sold	O
separately	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
collection	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
2015	O
,	O
PCs	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
reviews	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
were	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
readers	O
of	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
ranked	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
as	O
number	O
32	O
in	O
a	O
poll	O
on	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
summarized	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
brilliant	O
and	O
addictive	O
romp	O
"	O
through	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Spira	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
had	O
mixed	O
reactions	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2s	I-Application
tonal	O
shift	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
reuse	O
of	O
graphical	O
designs	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
was	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGamer	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
commented	O
that	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
overt	O
improvement	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-looking	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
regarded	O
this	O
reuse	O
of	O
code	O
as	O
"	O
[	O
tripping	O
up ]	O
in	O
the	O
one	O
area	O
where	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
usually	O
shine	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
1.94	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
5.4	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
X-2	O
had	O
together	O
sold	O
over	O
14	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
released	O
direct	O
sequels	O
to	O
other	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Dirge	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cerberus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
After	I-Application
Years	I-Application
,	O
and	O
two	O
sequels	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reflecting	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
legacy	O
,	O
Dale	O
Bashir	O
of	O
IGN	O
declared	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
among	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
sequels	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
innovations	O
in	O
non-linear	O
and	O
episodic	O
storytelling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fritz	O
Fraundorf	O
of	O
the	O
GIA	O
likewise	O
praised	O
its	O
open-ended	O
nature	O
,	O
observing	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IIIs	I-Application
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
worthy	O
companion	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
,	O
with	O
complementary	O
themes	O
,	O
structure	O
,	O
and	O
characterization	O
.	O
</s>
