<s>
is	O
a	O
2006	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Q	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Lumines	B-Application
:	I-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Fusion	I-Application
,	O
expanding	O
on	O
previous	O
modes	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
adding	O
new	O
modes	O
such	O
as	O
Mission	O
mode	O
,	O
Skin	O
Edit	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
Sequencer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lumines	B-Application
II	I-Application
utilizes	O
songs	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
introduces	O
music	O
videos	O
as	O
background	O
skins	O
from	O
Japanese	O
music	O
artists	O
and	O
mainstream	O
American	O
music	O
artists	O
such	O
as	O
New	O
Order	O
,	O
Missy	O
Elliot	O
,	O
and	O
Beck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lumines	B-Application
II	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
same	O
core	O
gameplay	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Lumines	B-Application
:	I-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Fusion	I-Application
with	O
new	O
features	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lumines	B-Application
II	I-Application
introduces	O
three	O
new	O
modes	O
:	O
Mission	O
mode	O
,	O
Skin	O
Edit	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
Sequencer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lumines	B-Application
II	I-Application
also	O
introduces	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
HUD	O
and	O
a	O
tutorial	O
with	O
tips	O
and	O
strategies	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lumines	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
by	O
Q	O
Entertainment	O
with	O
Tetsuya	O
Mizuguchi	O
as	O
the	O
producer	O
and	O
Katsumi	O
Yokota	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
design	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
alongside	O
Takayuki	O
Nakamura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
showcase	O
his	O
vision	O
for	O
Lumines	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
needed	O
to	O
find	O
music	O
and	O
videos	O
with	O
the	O
right	O
tone	O
,	O
mix	O
and	O
energy	O
to	O
incorporate	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Lumines	B-Application
:	I-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Fusion	I-Application
,	O
audio	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
completed	O
before	O
finalizing	O
the	O
skin	O
's	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yokota	O
decided	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
different	O
approach	O
with	O
Lumines	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Lumines	O
Live	O
!	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mizuguchi	O
emphasized	O
the	O
content	O
in	O
Lumines	B-Application
II	I-Application
over	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
with	O
it	O
having	O
more	O
skins	O
and	O
songs	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
further	O
explained	O
that	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
push	O
the	O
UMD	O
to	O
its	O
limits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Q	O
Entertainment	O
released	O
a	O
demo	O
titled	O
Lumines	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Taster	O
version	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
North	O
American	O
official	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
a	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
demo	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Japanese	O
official	O
site	O
on	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
artist	O
Suigirumn	O
,	O
whose	O
music	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Lumines	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
attended	O
the	O
event	O
as	O
the	O
DJ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
preorder	O
via	O
Sega	O
Direct	O
and	O
included	O
decorative	O
stickers	O
and	O
a	O
CD	O
soundtrack	O
titled	O
,	O
"	O
Techriders	O
/	O
Exclusive	O
Tracks	O
for	O
Lumines	B-Application
II	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Q	O
Entertainment	O
also	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Angel	B-Application
Love	I-Application
Online	I-Application
to	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
of	O
Angel	B-Application
Love	I-Application
Online	I-Application
could	O
implement	O
avatars	O
from	O
Lumines	B-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
their	O
character	O
profile	O
picture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single	O
Heavenly	O
Star	O
by	O
Genki	O
Rockets	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
store	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
album	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Nakamura	O
's	O
sound	O
design	O
company	O
Brainstorm	O
and	O
included	O
tracks	O
from	O
Lumines	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
the	O
original	O
Lumines	B-Application
:	I-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Fusion	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lumines	B-Application
II	I-Application
won	O
the	O
Special	O
Class	O
award	O
and	O
Song	O
Collection	O
in	O
the	O
2006	O
NAVGTR	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
praised	O
the	O
new	O
features	O
introduced	O
in	O
Lumines	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
Sequencer	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
brilliant	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameDaily	O
also	O
noted	O
Lumines	B-Application
II	I-Application
improved	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
while	O
staying	O
true	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
spirit	O
.	O
</s>
