<s>
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
film	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
May	O
4	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Published	O
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
Studios	O
San	O
Francisco	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Griptonite	O
Games	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
by	O
Gameloft	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
(	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
3	O
)	O
and	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
PlayBook	I-Application
(	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
was	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
an	O
original	O
story	O
written	O
by	O
The	B-Device
Invincible	I-Device
Iron	I-Device
Man	I-Device
author	O
,	O
Matt	O
Fraction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
story	O
is	O
set	O
after	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
BlackBerry	O
versions	O
stick	O
roughly	O
to	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
play	O
as	O
either	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
or	O
War	O
Machine	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
is	O
sleeker	O
and	O
relies	O
much	O
more	O
on	O
energy	O
weapons	O
,	O
War	O
Machine	O
is	O
outfitted	O
with	O
ballistic	O
weaponry	O
and	O
tougher	O
armor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
can	O
choose	O
from	O
multiple	O
suits	O
of	O
armour	O
,	O
including	O
Marks	O
II	O
through	O
VI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flight	O
control	O
has	O
been	O
improved	O
upon	O
since	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
as	O
has	O
melee	O
combat	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
get	O
near	O
to	O
the	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AI	B-Application
was	O
also	O
updated	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flying	O
across	O
levels	O
was	O
removed	O
,	O
instead	O
letting	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
hover	O
or	O
walk	O
across	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Eric	O
Loomis	O
)	O
defending	O
the	O
Dataspine	O
,	O
an	O
archived	O
version	O
of	O
J.A.R.V.I.S.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
hours	O
earlier	O
,	O
Tony	O
Stark	O
had	O
recorded	O
a	O
journal	O
message	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
mentions	O
the	O
Roxxon	O
Energy	O
Corporation	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
they	O
tried	O
to	O
duplicate	O
the	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
armor	O
without	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
EMP	O
bomb	O
,	O
the	O
power	O
reserves	O
in	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
armor	O
activate	O
,	O
and	O
upon	O
recovering	O
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
learns	O
that	O
Roxxon	O
is	O
behind	O
the	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
makes	O
contact	O
with	O
S.H.I.E.L.D.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
escort	O
of	O
S.H.I.E.L.D.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
destroying	O
it	O
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
War	O
Machine	O
head	O
to	O
a	O
battlecruiser	B-Application
and	O
destroy	O
it	O
,	O
learning	O
the	O
Armiger	O
was	O
remote-controlled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
learning	O
that	O
the	O
suit	O
is	O
being	O
developed	O
at	O
a	O
power	O
plant	O
in	O
Siberia	B-Application
,	O
Fury	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
sent	O
Natasha	O
Romanoff	O
(	O
Catherine	O
Campion	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Black	O
Widow	O
,	O
to	O
spy	O
on	O
the	O
plant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
finds	O
and	O
protects	O
Natasha	O
from	O
Shatalov	O
's	O
men	O
and	O
a	O
S.H.I.E.L.D.	O
</s>
<s>
Natasha	O
is	O
extracted	O
while	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
War	O
Machine	O
battle	O
Shatalov	O
in	O
his	O
Crimson	O
Dynamo	O
armor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
s	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
and	O
are	O
planning	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
to	O
create	O
Ultimo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arriving	O
at	O
the	O
base	O
,	O
War	O
Machine	O
battles	O
PROTEAN	O
drones	O
while	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
searches	O
for	O
DeWitt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
helicarrier	O
is	O
attacked	O
,	O
and	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
protects	O
it	O
from	O
DeWitt	O
's	O
drones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
War	O
Machine	O
defeats	O
an	O
Arc	O
Armiger	O
dropped	O
on	O
the	O
helicarrier	O
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
decides	O
to	O
reprogram	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
reprogrammed	O
Armiger	O
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
War	O
Machine	O
assault	O
an	O
A.I.M.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
giant	O
Ultimo	O
arrives	O
,	O
War	O
Machine	O
disables	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
arc	O
reactors	O
while	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
fights	O
the	O
DeWitt/Ultimo	O
within	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
defeating	O
DeWitt/Ultimo	O
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
learns	O
that	O
the	O
effects	O
on	O
DeWitt	O
are	O
irreversible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
written	O
by	O
The	B-Device
Invincible	I-Device
Iron	I-Device
Man	I-Device
scribe	O
Matt	O
Fraction	O
and	O
Sega	O
creative	O
director	O
Kyle	O
Brink	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
writing	O
by	O
Sega	O
writer	O
Phil	O
Campbell	O
and	O
Sega	O
associate	O
producer	O
Stephen	O
Frost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Robert	O
Downey	O
,	O
Jr.	O
does	O
not	O
voice	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
instead	O
voiced	O
by	O
Eric	O
Loomis	O
(	O
who	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
character	O
in	O
The	O
Avengers	O
:	O
Earth	O
's	O
Mightiest	O
Heroes	O
animated	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Marvel	O
vs.	O
Capcom	O
3	O
:	O
Fate	O
of	O
Two	O
Worlds/Ultimate	O
Marvel	O
vs.	O
Capcom	O
3	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
Metacritic	O
scores	O
of	O
44	O
and	O
45	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
5.1	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
5.5	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
4.9	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
an	O
improvement	O
upon	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
did	O
not	O
quite	O
hit	O
the	O
mark	O
,	O
citing	O
poor	O
graphics	O
,	O
a	O
five-hour	O
playing	O
time	O
,	O
repetitive	O
dodging	O
and	O
action	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
challenge	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
the	O
upgrade	O
system	O
unnecessary	O
;	O
"	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
terrible	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
rarely	O
gets	O
exciting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
fun	O
to	O
blow	O
up	O
tanks	O
and	O
trucks	O
,	O
and	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
has	O
all	O
his	O
powers	O
like	O
his	O
repulsor	O
shots	O
and	O
his	O
unibeam	O
laser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
features	O
even	O
fewer	O
guys	O
than	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
so	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
times	O
areas	O
just	O
seem	O
empty	O
because	O
there	O
are	O
n't	O
artillery	O
trucks	O
rolling	O
up	O
and	O
dumping	O
out	O
bad	O
guys	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
should	O
be	O
thrilling	O
and	O
fun	O
to	O
take	O
to	O
the	O
sky	O
in	O
a	O
superpowered	O
battle	O
suit	O
,	O
but	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
crashes	O
to	O
the	O
Earth	O
with	O
a	O
dull	O
thud	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	O
magazine	O
gave	O
it	O
one	O
star	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
rare	O
failure	O
for	O
Sega	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
experience	O
felt	O
like	O
an	O
early	O
PlayStation	B-Device
1	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
