<s>
Izuna	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Unemployed	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ninja	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Success	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Atlus	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Izuna	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Unemployed	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2007	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
July	O
22	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Izuna	B-Application
2	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
Izuna	O
and	O
her	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Izuna	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
Izuna	O
game	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Izuna	O
or	O
various	O
other	O
characters	O
and	O
explores	O
randomly	B-Algorithm
generated	I-Algorithm
dungeons	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Equipment	O
comes	O
in	O
several	O
classes	O
:	O
melee	O
equipment	O
such	O
as	O
swords	O
,	O
claws	O
,	O
arms	O
,	O
dolls	O
,	O
and	O
boots	O
,	O
or	O
ranged	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
boomerangs	B-General_Concept
and	O
bows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Items	O
come	O
in	O
several	O
types	O
including	O
pills	O
,	O
shuriken	O
,	O
kunai	B-Application
knives	I-Application
,	O
bombs	B-Device
,	O
caltrops	O
,	O
and	O
restorative	O
items	O
that	O
heal	O
health	O
or	O
SP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Izuna	B-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
a	O
"	O
tag	O
"	O
system	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
developer	O
blog	O
,	O
the	O
localization	O
process	O
for	O
Izuna	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
"	O
surprisingly	O
uncomplicated	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
run	O
through	O
took	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfortunately	O
,	O
the	O
one-hit	O
kill	O
option	O
did	O
not	O
apply	O
to	O
the	O
bosses	O
,	O
so	O
debuggers	O
still	O
had	O
to	O
grind	B-Application
to	O
gain	O
enough	O
levels	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
Izuna	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Success	O
organized	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
fashion	O
events	O
at	O
various	O
stores	O
in	O
Akihabara	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atlus	O
released	O
a	O
trailer	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
April	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
May	O
2008	O
,	O
Izuna	B-Application
2	I-Application
appeared	O
at	O
the	O
2008	O
Run	O
to	O
the	O
Sun	O
convention	O
in	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
were	O
asked	O
to	O
add	O
text	O
to	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
images	O
involving	O
interactions	O
between	O
different	O
characters	O
and	O
could	O
win	O
a	O
free	O
copy	O
of	O
Izuna	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
posters	O
given	O
away	O
as	O
promotional	O
items	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Izuna	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
several	O
different	O
containers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sofmap	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
retailer	O
,	O
released	O
a	O
collector	O
's	O
box	O
depicting	O
Izuna	O
and	O
Shino	O
bathing	O
in	O
an	O
onsen	O
,	O
mirroring	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
many	O
eroge	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
purchased	O
through	O
either	O
GameStop	O
or	O
Amazon	B-Application
each	O
included	O
an	O
additional	O
,	O
retailer-exclusive	O
mini-poster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Izuna	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
pointed	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
quintessential	O
roguelike	O
RPG	O
"	O
nature	O
as	O
a	O
drawback	O
because	O
it	O
required	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
grinding	B-Application
to	O
progress	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
critics	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameShark	B-Device
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
nice	O
twist	O
"	O
while	O
RPGFan	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
irrelevant	O
and	O
not	O
good.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
called	O
Izuna	B-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
a	O
respectable	O
and	O
fun	O
dungeon-crawler	O
"	O
marred	O
mostly	O
by	O
its	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
and	O
disappointing	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
GamePro	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
might	O
prove	O
too	O
challenging	O
to	O
casual	O
DS	B-Device
gamers	O
who	O
are	O
just	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
quick	O
round	O
of	O
fun	O
"	O
and	O
would	O
most	O
likely	O
fit	O
best	O
for	O
"	O
DS	B-Device
owners	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
hardcore	O
dungeon	O
crawling	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
greatly	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
dialogue	O
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
should	O
n't	O
get	O
lost	O
"	O
among	O
other	O
dungeon	O
crawlers	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
