<s>
Kane	B-Application
&	I-Application
Lynch	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dog	I-Application
Days	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2010	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
IO	O
Interactive	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
European	O
branch	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Kane	B-Application
&	I-Application
Lynch	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
Men	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
criminals	O
Adam	O
"	O
Kane	O
"	O
Marcus	O
(	O
Brian	O
Bloom	O
)	O
and	O
James	O
Seth	O
Lynch	O
(	O
Jarion	O
Monroe	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
reunite	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Shanghai	B-Device
,	O
China	O
for	O
an	O
arms	O
deal	O
,	O
having	O
agreed	O
to	O
split	O
the	O
money	O
for	O
their	O
retirement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
things	O
go	O
wrong	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
quickly	O
find	O
themselves	O
fighting	O
to	O
survive	O
and	O
escape	O
when	O
they	O
become	O
targets	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
Shanghai	B-Device
underworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mona	O
Mur	O
also	O
noted	O
influences	O
from	O
films	O
like	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
Eraserhead	O
,	O
Ghost	O
in	O
the	O
Shell	O
,	O
the	O
works	O
of	O
Kenji	O
Kawai	O
and	O
the	O
video-game	O
Manhunt	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
single-player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
demo	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2010	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
on	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
in	O
the	O
campaign	O
mode	O
of	O
Kane	B-Application
&	I-Application
Lynch	I-Application
2	I-Application
take	O
control	O
of	O
Lynch	O
who	O
is	O
backed	O
up	O
by	O
Kane	O
(	O
except	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
mission	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
Kane	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fragile	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
returns	O
along	O
with	O
two	O
new	O
variant	O
modes	O
(	O
Undercover	O
Cop	O
and	O
Cops	O
&	O
Robbers	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dog	O
Days	O
takes	O
place	O
four	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
pair	O
have	O
parted	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lynch	O
has	O
started	O
a	O
new	O
life	O
in	O
Shanghai	B-Device
with	O
a	O
girlfriend	O
named	O
Xiu	O
,	O
working	O
for	O
a	O
crime	O
organization	O
led	O
by	O
English-born	O
expat	O
Glazer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Kane	O
arrives	O
in	O
Shanghai	B-Device
,	O
Lynch	O
brings	O
him	O
along	O
to	O
help	O
on	O
an	O
errand	O
:	O
threatening	O
an	O
informant	O
named	O
Li	O
"	O
Brady	O
"	O
Lung	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
day	O
Kane	B-Application
and	I-Application
Lynch	I-Application
talk	O
to	O
Glazer	O
about	O
the	O
smuggling	O
operation	O
,	O
but	O
their	O
limousine	O
is	O
ambushed	O
by	O
Brady	O
's	O
gang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
hearing	O
this	O
Glazer	O
's	O
men	O
turn	O
on	O
Kane	B-Application
and	I-Application
Lynch	I-Application
,	O
who	O
are	O
then	O
forced	O
to	O
kill	O
their	O
former	O
associates	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
hide	O
the	O
truth	O
from	O
Glazer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lying	O
low	O
in	O
a	O
restaurant	O
for	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
hours	O
,	O
Lynch	O
tries	O
to	O
call	O
Xiu	O
and	O
tell	O
her	O
to	O
meet	O
him	O
so	O
they	O
can	O
flee	O
Shanghai	B-Device
,	O
but	O
she	O
does	O
n't	O
pick	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kane	B-Application
and	I-Application
Lynch	I-Application
kill	O
the	O
policemen	O
,	O
then	O
race	O
to	O
Xiu	O
's	O
apartment	O
as	O
she	O
must	O
also	O
be	O
a	O
target	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Kane	B-Application
and	I-Application
Lynch	I-Application
are	O
naked	O
and	O
badly	O
lacerated	O
with	O
box	O
cutters	O
but	O
they	O
still	O
escape	O
into	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
fighting	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
another	O
SWAT	O
team	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Glazer	O
does	O
already	O
know	O
the	O
truth	O
about	O
Shangsi	O
's	O
daughter	O
's	O
death	O
and	O
orders	O
his	O
men	O
to	O
kill	O
them	O
,	O
but	O
Kane	B-Application
and	I-Application
Lynch	I-Application
manage	O
to	O
annihilate	O
the	O
gang	O
and	O
corner	O
Glazer	O
,	O
who	O
begs	O
for	O
mercy	O
and	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
a	O
plane	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
leave	O
Shanghai	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
fighting	O
through	O
many	O
PLA	O
soldiers	O
and	O
policemen	O
,	O
Kane	B-Application
and	I-Application
Lynch	I-Application
board	O
a	O
freight	O
train	O
leaving	O
the	O
area	O
,	O
thinking	O
they	O
're	O
finally	O
out	O
of	O
trouble	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
being	O
transported	O
by	O
helicopter	O
to	O
meet	O
Shangsi	O
,	O
Kane	B-Application
and	I-Application
Lynch	I-Application
hijack	O
the	O
vehicle	O
,	O
use	O
the	O
onboard	O
weapons	O
to	O
gun	O
down	O
other	O
helicopters	O
,	O
and	O
force	O
the	O
pilot	O
to	O
land	O
on	O
Shangsi	O
's	O
skyscraper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
time	O
later	O
,	O
Kane	B-Application
and	I-Application
Lynch	I-Application
sneak	O
into	O
the	O
Shanghai	B-Device
International	O
Airport	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
fly	O
Glazer	O
's	O
private	O
jet	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
prepare	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
direction	O
,	O
Rasmus	O
traveled	O
to	O
Shanghai	B-Device
with	O
a	O
hand-held	O
low-quality	O
camera	O
,	O
alongside	O
some	O
of	O
his	O
colleagues	O
,	O
Balasz	O
Kiss	O
and	O
Anders	O
Poulsen	O
to	O
take	O
reference	O
imagery	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
pre-production	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
artwork	O
,	O
sketches	O
and	O
mockups	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
three	O
packs	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
preorder	O
bonus	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
was	O
given	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
depending	O
on	O
which	O
retailer	O
it	O
was	O
purchased	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kane	B-Application
&	I-Application
Lynch	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dog	I-Application
Days	I-Application
original	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
German	O
composer	O
Mona	O
Mur	O
and	O
originally	O
released	O
8	O
February	O
2011	O
by	O
Punchdrive	O
,	O
the	O
album	O
was	O
then	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
rights	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kane	B-Application
&	I-Application
Lynch	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dog	I-Application
Days	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
ported	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
two	O
nines	O
and	O
two	O
sevens	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
32	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
B−	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
practically	O
runs	O
on	O
rails	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
times	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
rhythms	O
of	O
an	O
old-school	O
duck-and-cover	O
coin-op	O
like	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
five	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
as	O
much	O
fun	O
as	O
there	O
is	O
to	O
be	O
had	O
in	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
include	O
any	O
new	O
developments	O
or	O
references	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
plot	O
and	O
suffers	O
from	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
its	O
title	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tae	O
K	O
.	O
Kim	O
of	O
GamePro	O
similarly	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
two-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
felt	O
like	O
I	O
could	O
have	O
developed	O
some	O
sort	O
of	O
emotional	O
connection	O
with	O
Kane	B-Application
and	I-Application
Lynch	I-Application
if	O
only	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
presented	O
in	O
the	O
right	O
light	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
thing	O
I	O
felt	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
my	O
time	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
vague	O
sense	O
of	O
relief	O
that	O
I	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
to	O
spend	O
any	O
more	O
time	O
in	O
their	O
company	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visual	O
effects	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
models	O
,	O
the	O
stiff	O
animations	O
,	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
variation	O
,	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
memorable	O
missions	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
bank	O
robbery	O
in	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
)	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
short	O
4-5	O
hour	O
length	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
abrupt	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
3/10	O
rating	O
and	O
recommended	O
Army	B-Device
Of	I-Device
Two	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
40th	I-Device
Day	I-Device
and	O
Kane	B-Application
&	I-Application
Lynch	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
Men	I-Application
over	O
Dog	O
Days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
,	O
Kane	B-Application
&	I-Application
Lynch	I-Application
2	I-Application
went	O
to	O
number	O
one	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
all-format	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kane	B-Application
&	I-Application
Lynch	I-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
over	O
1	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IO	O
Interactive	O
lost	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Kane	B-Application
&	I-Application
Lynch	I-Application
when	O
they	O
were	O
dropped	O
by	O
publisher	O
Square	O
Enix	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
making	O
a	O
potential	O
sequel	O
not	O
possible	O
at	O
the	O
moment	O
.	O
</s>
