<s>
It	B-Application
Takes	I-Application
Two	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Hazelight	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
November	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Hazelight	O
's	O
debut	O
game	O
A	B-Application
Way	I-Application
Out	I-Application
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
single-player	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-Application
Takes	I-Application
Two	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
won	O
multiple	O
year-end	O
accolades	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2021	O
and	O
the	O
25th	O
Annual	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-Application
Takes	I-Application
Two	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
elements	O
from	O
platform	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Josef	O
Fares	O
,	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
Hazelight	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
A	B-Application
Way	I-Application
Out	I-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
and	O
Starbreeze	O
's	O
Brothers	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
Two	I-Application
Sons	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
returned	O
and	O
directed	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
60	O
people	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
releasing	O
A	B-Application
Way	I-Application
Out	I-Application
in	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
create	O
another	O
co-op	O
only	O
video	O
game	O
because	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
more	O
experienced	O
and	O
refined	O
team	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
felt	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
further	O
improve	O
and	O
expand	O
the	O
gameplay	O
concepts	O
introduced	O
by	O
A	B-Application
Way	I-Application
Out	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fares	O
provided	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
for	O
Dr.	O
Hakim	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
key	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
written	O
mostly	O
in	O
AngelScript	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
implemented	O
into	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
by	O
Hazelight	O
through	O
their	O
own	O
plugin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
A	B-Application
Way	I-Application
Out	I-Application
,	O
It	B-Application
Takes	I-Application
Two	I-Application
was	O
published	O
under	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
 '	O
EA	O
Originals	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
by	O
Turn	O
Me	O
Up	O
Games	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
in	O
September	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
4	O
November	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
Hazelight	O
Studios	O
attempted	O
to	O
file	O
a	O
trademark	O
for	O
the	O
name	O
It	B-Application
Takes	I-Application
Two	I-Application
,	O
but	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
filed	O
a	O
trademark	O
complaint	O
,	O
arguing	O
it	O
was	O
too	O
close	O
to	O
their	O
trademark	O
on	O
the	O
words	O
"	O
take	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
two	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
It	B-Application
Takes	I-Application
Two	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-Application
Takes	I-Application
Two	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
released	O
in	O
2021	O
and	O
the	O
best	O
couch	O
co-op	O
game	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
by	O
many	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+Award	O
nominations	O
for	O
It	B-Application
Takes	I-Application
Two	I-Application
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Result	O
Ref	O
2021	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
Ultimate	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
Best	O
Family	O
Game	O
Best	O
Narrative	O
Best	O
Game	O
Direction	O
Players	O
 '	O
Voice	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Steam	O
Awards	O
Better	O
With	O
Friends	O
2022	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
Innovation	O
Award	O
Best	O
Design	O
Best	O
Narrative	O
Social	O
Impact	O
Award	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
25th	O
Annual	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
April	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Amazon	B-Application
had	O
landed	O
distribution	O
rights	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
first-look	O
deal	O
between	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
dj2	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
screenwriters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
joint-venture	O
production	O
between	O
Hazelight	O
Studios	O
,	O
dj2	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
Seven	O
Bucks	O
Productions	O
,	O
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intended	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
via	O
streaming	O
as	O
a	O
Prime	B-Application
Video	I-Application
Original	I-Application
Film	I-Application
,	O
Johnson	O
is	O
also	O
being	O
courted	O
to	O
star	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
