<s>
Knack	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Japan	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2013	O
game	O
Knack	B-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
September	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Knack	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
eponymous	O
character	O
Knack	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knack	B-Application
's	O
abilities	O
include	O
punching	O
,	O
kicking	O
,	O
changing	O
size	O
,	O
and	O
deflecting	O
projectiles	O
using	O
a	O
shield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
skill	O
tree	O
system	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
upgrade	O
Knack	B-Application
's	O
abilities	O
by	O
collecting	O
Relic	O
Energy	O
found	O
in	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
treasure	O
chests	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
dispense	O
a	O
Relic	O
or	O
a	O
Crystal	O
Part	O
to	O
further	O
upgrade	O
Knack	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knack	B-Application
II	I-Application
introduces	O
offline	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
allowing	O
an	O
extra	O
player	O
to	O
join	O
and	O
leave	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
at	O
their	O
leisure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
accessibility	O
of	O
Knack	B-Application
II	I-Application
allows	O
people	O
of	O
varying	O
ages	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
praised	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
couch	O
cooperative	O
play	O
dynamic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knack	B-Application
II	I-Application
also	O
utilizes	O
Quick-Time	O
Events	O
during	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
puzzles	O
that	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
manipulate	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
Knack	B-Application
's	O
abilities	O
to	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knack	B-Application
II	I-Application
also	O
introduces	O
the	O
teleporter	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
teleport	O
between	O
pads	O
within	O
their	O
respective	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
progresses	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Knack	B-Application
acquires	O
special	O
abilities	O
for	O
Knack	B-Application
that	O
also	O
alter	O
his	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
special	O
abilities	O
that	O
Knack	B-Application
can	O
use	O
are	O
unlocked	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
upgrading	O
Knack	B-Application
with	O
Knack	B-Application
parts	O
,	O
Relics	O
,	O
and	O
Crystal	O
Parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
centuries	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Knack	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
The	O
Crystal	O
Wars	O
,	O
the	O
advanced	O
civilization	O
of	O
the	O
Goblins	O
,	O
known	O
then	O
as	O
the	O
High-Goblins	O
,	O
feuded	O
with	O
humans	O
and	O
sought	O
after	O
energy-potent	O
crystals	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
found	O
only	O
on	O
human	O
territory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
an	O
unspecified	O
number	O
of	O
years	O
since	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Knack	B-Application
,	O
Newhaven	O
is	O
under	O
attack	O
by	O
four	O
Titans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucas	O
indicates	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
his	O
undoing	O
and	O
Knack	B-Application
fights	O
to	O
help	O
correct	O
their	O
unknown	O
wrong-doings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
months	O
earlier	O
,	O
Lucas	O
is	O
flying	O
with	O
his	O
uncle	O
Ryder	O
and	O
Knack	B-Application
to	O
an	O
island	O
,	O
through	O
a	O
Goblin	O
infested	O
forest	O
,	O
and	O
uncover	O
a	O
monument	O
dedicated	O
to	O
Marius	O
during	O
the	O
Crystal	O
Wars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knack	B-Application
protects	O
them	O
and	O
they	O
escape	O
back	O
the	O
plane	O
,	O
making	O
their	O
way	O
back	O
to	O
Doctor	O
Vargas	O
and	O
Charlotte	O
at	O
a	O
monastery	O
in	O
Norcliff	O
to	O
recount	O
their	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knack	B-Application
brings	O
an	O
artifact	O
to	O
the	O
group	O
,	O
taken	O
from	O
a	O
commander	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knack	B-Application
then	O
faces	O
the	O
commander	O
,	O
but	O
Gundahar	O
speaks	O
through	O
a	O
communicator	O
to	O
Knack	B-Application
about	O
his	O
anger	O
towards	O
him	O
and	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
control	O
room	O
for	O
their	O
confrontation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
all	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
monastery	O
to	O
discuss	O
their	O
next	O
course	O
of	O
action	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucas	O
and	O
Knack	B-Application
remain	O
marooned	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
for	O
five	O
months	O
and	O
two	O
weeks	O
after	O
losing	O
to	O
Xander	O
,	O
devising	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
get	O
off	O
the	O
island	O
by	O
recovering	O
robots	O
parts	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
aircraft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doctor	O
Vargas	O
informs	O
Lucas	O
and	O
Knack	B-Application
that	O
Xander	O
has	O
been	O
attacking	O
the	O
city	O
and	O
Ava	O
has	O
been	O
leading	O
these	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knack	B-Application
convinces	O
Katrina	O
to	O
use	O
her	O
robot	O
army	O
to	O
battle	O
Xander	O
's	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucas	O
and	O
Knack	B-Application
sneak	O
Beneath	O
Norcliff	O
to	O
begin	O
their	O
infiltration	O
against	O
Xander	O
with	O
Katrina	O
's	O
army	O
outside	O
the	O
gates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ava	O
then	O
assists	O
Knack	B-Application
in	O
gaining	O
further	O
entrance	O
in	O
Xander	O
's	O
facility	O
when	O
she	O
finds	O
out	O
that	O
Xander	O
has	O
been	O
using	O
the	O
Ancient	O
Weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knack	B-Application
and	O
gang	O
follow	O
Xander	O
to	O
the	O
Nexus	O
,	O
an	O
ancient	O
High-Goblin	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucas	O
and	O
Knack	B-Application
then	O
follow	O
Xander	O
to	O
Newhaven	O
to	O
fight	O
his	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knack	B-Application
destroys	O
the	O
Titans	O
that	O
Xander	O
commandeered	O
,	O
only	O
for	O
Xander	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
artifact	O
,	O
rendering	O
Knack	B-Application
weak	O
and	O
captured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
Knack	B-Application
is	O
in	O
Xander	O
's	O
Prison	O
below	O
the	O
monastery	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
rescued	O
by	O
Lucas	O
;	O
who	O
recounts	O
that	O
Ava	O
and	O
Lucas	O
had	O
split	O
up	O
to	O
find	O
Knack	B-Application
and	O
that	O
everyone	O
had	O
slowly	O
started	O
disappearing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucas	O
and	O
Knack	B-Application
enter	O
the	O
Armageddon	O
Machine	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Ava	O
and	O
other	O
monks	O
,	O
then	O
she	O
goes	O
to	O
evacuate	O
Newhaven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knack	B-Application
then	O
takes	O
the	O
artifact	O
and	O
Xander	O
before	O
the	O
Machine	O
collapses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xander	O
then	O
activates	O
the	O
artifact	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
massive	O
Knack-like	O
monster	O
before	O
he	O
perishes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
fight	O
and	O
Knack	B-Application
destroys	O
the	O
artifact	O
,	O
restoring	O
peace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ava	O
and	O
Lucas	O
reconcile	O
,	O
Uncle	O
Ryder	O
takes	O
Lucas	O
aside	O
to	O
help	O
in	O
rekindling	O
his	O
relationship	O
with	O
Katrina	O
,	O
and	O
Knack	B-Application
and	O
Lucas	O
then	O
leave	O
to	O
venture	O
towards	O
new	O
adventures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knack	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
3	O
December	O
2016	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Experience	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marianne	O
Krawczyk	O
,	O
a	O
writer	O
of	O
the	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
joined	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
to	O
write	O
the	O
story	O
script	O
of	O
Knack	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Sony	O
's	O
pre-release	O
showcase	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Knack	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
boasted	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
art	O
direction	O
,	O
cooperative	O
integration	O
,	O
and	O
focus	O
on	O
platforming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knack	B-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Knack	B-Application
II	I-Application
did	O
not	O
rank	O
in	O
the	O
Media	O
Create	O
Top	O
20	O
or	O
Famitsu	O
Top	O
30	O
sales	O
charts	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comparatively	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
pack-in	O
game	O
with	O
all	O
initial	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
moved	O
316,787	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
