<s>
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wrong	I-Application
Number	I-Application
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Dennaton	O
Games	O
and	O
Abstraction	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
takes	O
place	O
before	O
,	O
during	O
and	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
backstory	O
and	O
aftermath	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Jacket	O
,	O
after	O
slaying	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
Russian	O
mafia	O
at	O
the	O
behest	O
of	O
anonymous	O
tips	O
left	O
by	O
his	O
answering	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
10	O
March	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
versions	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
a	O
day	O
later	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
June	O
25	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Android	B-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
4	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
onto	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
alongside	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
in	O
the	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
on	O
19	O
August	O
2019	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
onto	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Stadia	B-Application
in	O
2020	O
on	O
7	O
April	O
and	O
22	O
September	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wrong	I-Application
Number	I-Application
plays	O
similarly	O
to	O
it	O
's	O
predecesor	O
,	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
,	O
but	O
expanded	O
upon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
level	O
editor	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
22	O
June	O
2016	O
after	O
being	O
postponed	O
from	O
Spring	O
2015	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
individual	O
levels	O
or	O
custom	O
stories	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
cutscene	O
and	O
dialouge	O
editting	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
published	O
via	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	O
on	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wrong	I-Application
Number	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
anachronistic	O
order	O
during	O
,	O
before	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
events	O
in	O
1985	O
,	O
1989	O
,	O
and	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
"	O
Jacket	O
"	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
arrested	O
after	O
being	O
manipulated	O
into	O
killing	O
off	O
the	O
leadership	O
of	O
the	O
Russian	O
Mob	O
by	O
50	O
Blessings	O
,	O
a	O
neo-nationalist	O
terror	O
cell	O
that	O
masquerades	O
as	O
a	O
peaceful	O
activist	O
group	O
,	O
gaining	O
nationwide	O
infamy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
several	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
intersecting	O
plotlines	O
exploring	O
both	O
the	O
background	O
and	O
the	O
aftermath	O
of	O
Jacket	O
's	O
rampage	O
:	O
Martin	O
Brown	O
,	O
a	O
sadistic	O
actor	O
who	O
uses	O
his	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
Midnight	B-Application
Animal	I-Application
to	O
live	O
out	O
his	O
violent	O
fantasies	O
;	O
The	O
Fans	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
copycat	O
killers	O
seeking	O
to	O
emulate	O
Jacket	O
;	O
Evan	O
Wright	O
,	O
a	O
journalist	O
who	O
seeks	O
to	O
write	O
a	O
book	O
about	O
the	O
killings	O
;	O
Manny	O
Pardo	O
,	O
a	O
detective	O
who	O
mainly	O
uses	O
violence	O
to	O
dispatch	O
criminals	O
;	O
The	O
Soldier	O
,	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
the	O
shopkeeper	O
from	O
Jacket	O
's	O
hallucinations	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
who	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
commando	O
squad	O
with	O
Jacket	O
in	O
Hawaii	O
;	O
the	O
Son	O
of	O
the	O
Russian	O
Mafia	O
boss	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
who	O
seeks	O
to	O
return	O
the	O
Russians	O
to	O
power	O
against	O
the	O
Colombian	O
Cartel	O
;	O
The	O
Henchman	O
,	O
who	O
seeks	O
to	O
retire	O
from	O
the	O
Mafia	O
;	O
Jake	O
,	O
an	O
obese	O
,	O
violent	O
,	O
and	O
nativist	O
member	O
of	O
50	O
Blessings	O
,	O
and	O
Richter	O
,	O
a	O
reluctant	O
operative	O
of	O
50	O
Blessings	O
who	O
was	O
threatened	O
into	O
committing	O
the	O
murders	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
whom	O
were	O
active	O
alongside	O
Jacket	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
surviving	O
characters	O
are	O
then	O
shown	O
in	O
their	O
last	O
moments	O
Manny	O
,	O
drunk	O
and	O
pointing	O
his	O
gun	O
at	O
his	O
barricaded	O
door	O
,	O
Evan	O
either	O
working	O
on	O
his	O
book	O
or	O
eating	O
with	O
his	O
family	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
,	O
the	O
actress	O
from	O
Midnight	B-Application
Animal	I-Application
,	O
and	O
finally	O
Jacket	O
alone	O
in	O
a	O
prison	O
cell	O
-	O
before	O
being	O
obliterated	O
by	O
the	O
bombs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wrong	I-Application
Number	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
made	O
in	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Maker	I-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
was	O
ported	O
by	O
Abstraction	O
Games	O
to	O
their	O
own	O
SilverWare	O
engine	O
,	O
using	O
their	O
Game	O
Maker	O
conversion	O
program	O
GameBaker	O
,	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
platforms	O
other	O
than	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swedish	O
painter	O
Niklas	O
Åkerblad	O
created	O
the	O
cover	O
art	O
for	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wrong	I-Application
Number	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
released	O
the	O
localized	O
editions	O
of	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
and	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wrong	I-Application
Number	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
bundled	O
together	O
and	O
released	O
as	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
:	O
Collected	O
Edition	O
on	O
25	O
June	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
day	O
later	O
,	O
footage	O
of	O
this	O
stream	O
was	O
uploaded	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
Payday	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Overkill	O
Software	O
added	O
Jacket	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
as	O
a	O
reward	O
for	O
purchasing	O
the	O
digital	O
special	O
edition	O
of	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wrong	I-Application
Number	I-Application
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
a	O
mask	O
pack	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
standard	O
and	O
digital	O
special	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
n't	O
support	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
on	O
release	O
,	O
despite	O
other	O
pre-release	O
indications	O
,	O
the	O
community	O
created	O
an	O
unofficial	O
patch	O
which	O
added	O
this	O
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
19	O
August	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
7	O
April	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
22	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Stadia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
it	O
holds	O
an	O
aggregated	O
score	O
of	O
75	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
18	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
Version	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
74	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
67	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
66	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
four	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
summarized	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
2	I-Application
may	O
not	O
be	O
as	O
"	O
profound	O
"	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
a	O
bloody	O
good	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
summarized	O
the	O
review	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wrong	I-Application
Number	I-Application
is	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
worthy	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
summed	O
up	O
the	O
review	O
saying	O
"	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wrong	I-Application
Number	I-Application
is	O
purposely	O
discomforting	O
and	O
hypnotically	O
visceral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
lowered	O
his	O
pants	O
and	O
straddled	O
the	O
woman	O
before	O
the	O
scene	O
is	O
interrupted	O
by	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
Midnight	B-Application
Animal	I-Application
,	O
revealing	O
the	O
whole	O
sequence	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
film	O
shoot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wedin	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
cut	O
the	O
scene	O
short	O
to	O
show	O
that	O
that	O
type	O
of	O
violence	O
is	O
not	O
what	O
the	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
series	O
is	O
about	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
in	O
August	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
very	O
briefly	O
available	O
to	O
purchase	O
on	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
collection	O
containing	O
both	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
the	O
original	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
rated	O
MA15+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
within	O
hours	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
pulled	O
from	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
,	O
though	O
Australian	O
players	O
who	O
had	O
already	O
purchased	O
the	O
collection	O
are	O
still	O
able	O
to	O
download	O
and	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
erroneous	O
appearance	O
on	O
the	O
Australian	O
eShop	B-Application
was	O
thought	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
mistake	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
or	O
related	O
to	O
a	O
titling	O
error	O
with	O
Devolver	O
's	O
IARC	O
application	O
for	O
the	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
