<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
G-Craft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
main	O
entry	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
overall	O
in	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
serialized	O
storyline	O
that	O
follows	O
the	O
stories	O
of	O
various	O
characters	O
and	O
their	O
struggles	O
involving	O
mecha	O
known	O
as	O
wanzers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	O
:	O
Remake	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2022	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
release	O
on	O
June	O
12	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	O
uses	O
3D	O
models	O
and	O
a	O
moving	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	O
expands	O
on	O
the	O
mechanics	O
found	O
in	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
element	O
of	O
progression	O
in	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	O
involves	O
alternating	O
scenarios	O
between	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
three	O
main	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Towards	O
the	O
climax	O
,	O
all	O
three	O
scenarios	O
merge	O
for	O
the	O
remainder	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	O
missions	O
are	O
traditional	O
tactical	O
RPG	O
fare	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
destroying	O
all	O
enemy	O
targets	O
to	O
protecting	O
a	O
certain	O
allied	O
target	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
main	O
features	O
that	O
are	O
used	O
for	O
mission	O
play	O
in	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Missions	O
aside	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
several	O
returning	O
features	O
from	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
that	O
are	O
expanded	O
upon	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Arena	O
feature	O
returns	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
or	O
against	O
another	O
player	O
for	O
monetary	O
rewards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
features	O
aside	O
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	O
introduces	O
the	O
Network	O
-	O
a	O
pseudo-Internet	O
feature	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
better	O
understand	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
through	O
various	O
websites	O
and	O
web	O
pages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
12	O
years	O
after	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
1st	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bangladeshi	O
economy	O
resurges	O
briefly	O
during	O
the	O
2nd	B-Application
Huffman	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	O
revolves	O
around	O
three	O
individuals	O
from	O
the	O
OCU	O
-	O
Corporal	O
Ash	O
Faruk	O
,	O
Captain	O
Thomas	O
Norland	O
,	O
and	O
intelligence	O
officer	O
Lisa	O
Stanley	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tasked	O
with	O
freeing	O
POWs	B-Application
,	O
Stanley	O
leads	O
a	O
small	O
unit	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
movements	O
of	O
the	O
coup	O
d'état	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
intercepting	O
a	O
transport	O
helicopter	O
,	O
she	O
learns	O
of	O
a	O
detention	O
center	O
where	O
OCU	O
POWs	B-Application
are	O
being	O
held	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
G-Craft	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
which	O
had	O
created	O
and	O
handled	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	O
ran	O
parallel	O
with	O
the	O
spin-off	O
title	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Alternative	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
deal	O
took	O
place	O
midway	O
through	O
development	O
,	O
with	O
G-Craft	O
being	O
redubbed	O
as	O
Square	O
's	O
Development	O
Division	O
6	O
,	O
making	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	O
the	O
last	O
title	O
produced	O
under	O
the	O
G-Craft	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
was	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
publisher	O
Square	O
decided	O
to	O
shift	O
production	O
of	O
all	O
core	O
titles	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
hardware	O
to	O
the	O
in-production	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Noriko	O
Matsueda	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
composed	O
the	O
original	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	O
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
DigiCube	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
1997	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
43-track	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	O
was	O
both	O
a	O
financial	O
and	O
critical	O
success	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
later	O
re-released	O
alongside	O
both	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
and	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
History	O
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	O
on	O
December	O
24	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
chose	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
number	O
63rd	O
best	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
re-release	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	O
under	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Hits	O
line	O
on	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
over	O
510,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	O
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
long	O
loading	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
