<s>
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
developer	O
Gust	O
Co	O
.	O
Ltd	O
.	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
Portable+	O
"	O
version	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
1	O
October	O
2009	O
(	O
Japan	O
only	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Mana	B-Application
Khemia	I-Application
:	I-Application
Alchemists	I-Application
of	I-Application
Al-Revis	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
tenth	O
installment	O
to	O
the	O
Atelier	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mana	B-Application
Khemia	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
classified	O
as	O
a	O
console	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Mana	B-Application
Khemia	I-Application
:	I-Application
Alchemists	I-Application
of	I-Application
Al-Revis	I-Application
also	O
created	O
by	O
Gust	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
focuses	O
on	O
alchemy	B-Language
through	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
create	O
items	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
armors	O
and	O
accessories	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
throughout	O
the	O
duration	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
alchemy	B-Language
recipes	O
can	O
be	O
attained	O
through	O
field	O
explorations	O
,	O
completing	O
certain	O
jobs	O
or	O
bought	O
in	O
shops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
installment	O
,	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
an	O
item	O
depends	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
Ether	O
Level	O
"	O
which	O
starts	O
at	O
50	O
and	O
can	O
either	O
increase	O
or	O
decrease	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
selected	O
elemental	O
attributes	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
alchemy	B-Language
wheel.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
Mana	B-Application
Khemia	I-Application
,	O
players	O
will	O
only	O
have	O
five	O
permanent	O
characters	O
in	O
their	O
group	O
(	O
three	O
in	O
the	O
active	O
party	O
,	O
two/three	O
in	O
reserve	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
sixth	O
being	O
a	O
"	O
Guest	O
"	O
character	O
which	O
will	O
only	O
participate	O
during	O
certain	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Mana	B-Application
Khemia	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
"	O
Intimate	O
Attack	O
"	O
(	O
known	O
previously	O
as	O
"	O
Co-op	O
Attack	O
"	O
)	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
executed	O
during	O
"	O
Unite	O
Mode.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
"	O
Intimate	O
Attack	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
combo	O
attack	O
achieved	O
by	O
switching	O
in	O
both	O
characters	O
in	O
reserve	O
consecutively	O
,	O
dealing	O
more	O
damage	O
than	O
an	O
ordinary	O
attack	O
(	O
much	O
like	O
"	O
Variable	O
Strike	O
"	O
from	O
Mana	B-Application
Khemia	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
returning	O
from	O
Mana	B-Application
Khemia	I-Application
is	O
the	O
"	O
Finishing	O
Burst	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
powerful	O
single	O
character	O
attack	O
which	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
fill	O
up	O
a	O
separate	O
gauge	O
only	O
available	O
during	O
"	O
Unite	O
Mode.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
Grow	O
Book	O
"	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
create	O
items	O
through	O
alchemy	B-Language
to	O
unlock	O
slots	O
containing	O
stat	O
boosts	O
acquirable	O
by	O
distributing	O
AP	O
(	O
Ability	O
Points	O
)	O
gained	O
during	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mana	B-Application
Khemia	I-Application
2	I-Application
adds	O
another	O
layer	O
to	O
the	O
Grow	O
Book	O
by	O
requiring	O
an	O
Ether	O
Level	O
of	O
100	O
(	O
the	O
highest	O
)	O
for	O
an	O
item	O
,	O
weapon	O
,	O
armor	O
,	O
or	O
accessory	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
unlock	O
the	O
third	O
slot	O
for	O
that	O
specific	O
creation	O
,	O
thus	O
encouraging	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
plan	O
out	O
the	O
synthesis	O
before	O
using	O
any	O
ingredients	O
in	O
alchemy	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
in	O
free	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
free	O
to	O
take	O
jobs	O
with	O
Cole	O
(	O
money	O
)	O
as	O
a	O
reward	O
,	O
initiate	O
a	O
"	O
Character	O
Story	O
"	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Character	O
Quest	O
"	O
in	O
Mana	B-Application
Khemia	I-Application
)	O
which	O
reveals	O
more	O
about	O
a	O
particular	O
character	O
,	O
or	O
participate	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Bazaar	O
"	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
items	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
created	O
and	O
leads	O
to	O
the	O
resale	O
of	O
those	O
items	O
later	O
(	O
bypassing	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
recreate	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
alchemy	B-Language
workshop	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
that	O
play	O
out	O
following	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
characters	O
differs	O
greatly	O
as	O
Raze	O
's	O
route	O
deals	O
with	O
his	O
past	O
while	O
Ulrika	O
's	O
route	O
deals	O
with	O
the	O
origin	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
in	O
either	O
character	O
's	O
playthrough	O
,	O
the	O
core	O
events	O
will	O
still	O
remain	O
the	O
same	O
(	O
taking	O
alchemy	B-Language
classes	O
and	O
school	O
events	O
)	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
jobs	O
available	O
may	O
slightly	O
differ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
prologue	O
describes	O
Al-Revis	O
Academy	O
( アルレビス学園	O
Aru-Rebisu	O
Gakuen	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
famous	O
alchemy	B-Language
school	O
which	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
floating	O
,	O
separated	O
from	O
the	O
Lower	O
World	O
(	O
where	O
ordinary	O
humans	O
live	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
weakening	O
power	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
which	O
kept	O
the	O
school	O
afloat	O
,	O
Al-Revis	O
Academy	O
plummets	O
down	O
to	O
the	O
Lower	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
soon	O
manages	O
to	O
adapt	O
to	O
the	O
surroundings	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
students	O
and	O
teachers	O
and	O
resumes	O
its	O
activities	O
in	O
teaching	O
alchemy	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
her	O
main	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
remove	O
alchemy	B-Language
from	O
the	O
school	O
's	O
syllabus	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
waste	O
of	O
money	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
rough	O
translation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Al-Revis	O
Academy	O
's	O
principal	O
,	O
Zeppel	O
(	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
little	O
too	O
weak-willed	O
to	O
stop	O
her	O
and	O
he	O
seeks	O
Flay	O
(	O
also	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Mana	B-Application
Khemia	I-Application
)	O
to	O
help	O
and	O
appoints	O
Flay	O
as	O
the	O
classroom	O
teacher	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
class	O
,	O
which	O
Raze	O
and	O
Etward	O
enroll	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	O
(	O
the	O
third	O
recurring	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
homeroom	O
teacher	O
for	O
the	O
alchemy	B-Language
class	O
,	O
with	O
Ulrika	O
,	O
Chloe	O
and	O
Lily	O
under	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
seems	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
sort	O
of	O
pent-up	O
hatred	O
towards	O
Manas	B-Application
due	O
to	O
certain	O
events	O
in	O
his	O
childhood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ring	O
enables	O
Raze	O
to	O
change	O
his	O
weapon	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
a	O
knife	O
)	O
into	O
a	O
'	O
Sword	O
of	O
Light	O
 '	O
,	O
capable	O
of	O
dealing	O
grievous	O
damage	O
to	O
Mana-type	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
also	O
hires	O
Yun	O
,	O
another	O
Mana	B-Application
,	O
to	O
help	O
around	O
in	O
her	O
atelier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whim	O
is	O
a	O
Water	O
Mana	B-Application
and	O
thus	O
uses	O
water	O
and	O
ice-based	O
skills	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wuim	O
's	O
true	O
form	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
mermaid	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
similar	O
appearance	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
 '	O
Undine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yun	O
is	O
a	O
Fire	O
Mana	B-Application
hired	O
by	O
Lily	O
for	O
a	O
year	O
's	O
duration	O
with	O
5,000,000	O
Cole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
battle	O
,	O
he	O
reverts	O
to	O
his	O
original	O
Mana	B-Application
form	O
for	O
his	O
Finishing	O
Strike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
her	O
childhood	O
,	O
she	O
receives	O
a	O
"	O
Mana	B-Application
egg	O
"	O
from	O
a	O
traveling	O
old	O
man	O
who	O
tells	O
her	O
to	O
take	O
good	O
care	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
10	O
years	O
of	O
taking	O
care	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
she	O
decides	O
to	O
enroll	O
in	O
Al-Revis	O
Academy	O
to	O
learn	O
alchemy	B-Language
and	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
egg	O
hatch	O
so	O
that	O
she	O
would	O
get	O
a	O
Mana	B-Application
of	O
her	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
suspected	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
child	O
of	O
the	O
Mana-Human	O
pair	O
which	O
began	O
the	O
chain	O
of	O
events	O
as	O
he	O
's	O
registered	O
as	O
a	O
Mana	B-Application
type	O
when	O
fighting	O
but	O
as	O
stated	O
by	O
him	O
he	O
's	O
neither	O
Mana	B-Application
nor	O
Human	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Mana	B-Application
of	O
Soul	O
who	O
finally	O
emerged	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
Mana	B-Application
Egg	O
"	O
that	O
Ulrika	O
received	O
from	O
the	O
dark	O
mana	B-Application
king	O
,	O
after	O
10	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
aims	O
to	O
remove	O
the	O
alchemy	B-Language
subject	O
from	O
the	O
school	O
syllabus	O
because	O
she	O
says	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
"	O
waste	O
of	O
money	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seems	O
to	O
be	O
working	O
for	O
someone	O
and	O
was	O
commissioned	O
to	O
eradicate	O
Manas	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
was	O
sent	O
after	O
Ulrika	O
's	O
Mana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
one	O
who	O
commissions	O
Reicher	O
to	O
hunt	O
mana	B-Application
down	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
child	O
born	O
of	O
a	O
human	O
and	O
a	O
mana	B-Application
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
mana	B-Application
's	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
old	O
man	O
who	O
gave	O
the	O
mana	B-Application
egg	O
to	O
Ulrika	O
,	O
he	O
opposes	O
the	O
Light	O
Mana	B-Application
King	O
,	O
as	O
without	O
being	O
with	O
humans	O
new	O
mana	B-Application
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
born	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mana	B-Application
under	O
the	O
Light	O
Mana	B-Application
's	O
service	O
,	O
she	O
watches	O
over	O
Reicher	O
and	O
Uryu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Marta	O
suggests	O
that	O
the	O
alchemy	B-Language
subject	O
be	O
removed	O
,	O
he	O
seeks	O
out	O
Gunnar	O
,	O
in	O
hopes	O
that	O
he	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
stop	O
her	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
now	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
teaching	O
alchemy	B-Language
(	O
even	O
though	O
he	O
is	O
supposed	O
to	O
teach	O
only	O
battle	O
skills	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
battle	O
skills	O
to	O
his	O
students	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Mana-Khemia	B-Application
,	O
he	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
Flay	O
Gunnar	O
,	O
which	O
translated	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
sequel	O
for	O
consistency	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
has	O
been	O
teaching	O
alchemy	B-Language
in	O
Al-Revis	O
Academy	O
for	O
quite	O
some	O
time	O
after	O
the	O
school	O
fell	O
to	O
the	O
Lower	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	O
often	O
picks	O
fights	O
with	O
Gunnar	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
school-days	O
enmity	O
(	O
in	O
Mana	B-Application
Khemia	I-Application
)	O
and	O
encourages	O
his	O
students	O
to	O
be	O
better	O
than	O
Gunnar	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
above-average	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
