<s>
MediEvil	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
stylised	O
as	O
MediEvil	B-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
2000	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
SCE	O
Cambridge	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
instalment	O
of	O
the	O
MediEvil	B-Application
series	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
MediEvil	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
500	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
follows	O
series	O
 '	O
protagonist	O
Sir	B-Application
Daniel	I-Application
Fortesque	I-Application
's	O
revival	O
in	O
Victorian-era	O
London	O
as	O
he	O
attempts	O
to	O
stop	O
sorcerer	O
Lord	O
Palethorn	O
and	O
Jack	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ripper	I-Application
's	O
plans	O
to	O
terrorise	O
the	O
city	O
by	O
raising	O
the	O
dead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
positive	O
reception	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
commissioned	O
SCE	O
Cambridge	O
Studio	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
MediEvil	B-Application
before	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
lifespan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
concepts	O
for	O
MediEvil	B-Application
2	I-Application
went	O
through	O
many	O
transformations	O
during	O
development	O
before	O
the	O
Cambridge	O
team	O
finally	O
settled	O
on	O
making	O
a	O
sequel	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
Victorian	O
Gothic	O
revival	O
,	O
largely	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
including	O
slight	O
improvements	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
graphical	O
enhancements	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
criticised	O
for	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MediEvil	B-Application
2	I-Application
once	O
again	O
sees	O
players	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
Sir	B-Application
Daniel	I-Application
Fortesque	I-Application
as	O
he	O
travels	O
through	O
several	O
levels	O
set	O
in	O
Victorian-era	O
London	O
to	O
thwart	O
the	O
evil	O
Palethorn	O
and	O
his	O
undead	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MediEvil	B-Application
2	I-Application
adds	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
select	O
two	O
weapons	O
that	O
Dan	O
can	O
toggle	O
between	O
in	O
real-time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
the	B-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Dan	O
can	O
earn	O
more	O
weapons	O
by	O
finding	O
the	O
Chalice	O
of	O
Souls	O
in	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
filled	O
up	O
by	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
1886	O
,	O
500	O
years	O
after	O
Sir	B-Application
Daniel	I-Application
Fortesque	I-Application
's	O
battle	O
against	O
the	O
evil	O
sorcerer	O
Zarok	B-Application
in	O
the	B-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Kensington	O
,	O
a	O
wealthy	O
industrialist	O
and	O
sorcerer	O
named	O
Lord	O
Palethorn	O
discovers	O
Zarok	B-Application
's	O
spellbook	O
and	O
casts	O
its	O
spell	O
of	O
raising	O
the	O
dead	O
over	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
London	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
recruited	O
by	O
a	O
professor	O
named	O
Hamilton	O
Kift	O
and	O
his	O
ghostly	O
sidekick	O
Winston	O
Chapelmount	O
(	O
a	O
play	O
on	O
Winston	O
Churchill	O
)	O
to	O
recover	O
the	O
pages	O
of	O
Zarok	B-Application
's	O
spellbook	O
and	O
put	O
a	O
stop	O
to	O
Palethorn	O
's	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Kiya	O
goes	O
to	O
Whitechapel	O
alone	O
to	O
investigate	O
psychic	O
disturbances	O
there	O
,	O
she	O
is	O
killed	O
by	O
Jack	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ripper	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
collected	O
all	O
the	O
Chalices	O
,	O
Dan	O
and	O
Kiya	O
instead	O
go	O
for	O
a	O
ride	O
on	O
the	O
time	O
machine	O
which	O
takes	O
them	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
encountering	O
Palethorn	O
in	O
a	O
monstrous	O
form	O
similar	O
to	O
Zarok	B-Application
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
MediEvil	B-Application
,	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
commissioned	O
SCE	O
Cambridge	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
sequel	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
before	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
lifespan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Shepherd	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
plot	O
for	O
MediEvil	B-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
previous	O
antagonist	O
Zarok	B-Application
being	O
held	O
prisoner	O
in	O
the	O
Tower	O
of	O
London	O
and	O
Sir	B-Application
Daniel	I-Application
Fortesque	I-Application
's	O
objective	O
would	O
be	O
to	O
free	O
him	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
idea	O
was	O
eventually	O
dropped	O
due	O
it	O
being	O
considered	O
identical	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
B-movie	O
twist	O
ending	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cambridge	O
studio	O
believed	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
difficult	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
MediEvil	B-Application
,	O
considering	O
that	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
would	O
give	O
the	O
team	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
set	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
time	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shepherd	O
settled	O
on	O
MediEvil	B-Application
2	I-Application
being	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Victorian	O
era	O
,	O
the	O
birthplace	O
of	O
the	O
Neo-Gothic	O
revival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
features	O
cut	O
from	O
the	B-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
were	O
added	O
into	O
MediEvil	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
and	O
levels	O
that	O
featured	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MediEvil	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
,	O
albeit	O
less	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shawn	O
Sparks	O
of	O
GameRevolution	O
similarly	O
praised	O
the	O
improved	O
graphics	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
smooth	O
frame	O
rates	O
and	O
sharper	O
graphics	O
brought	O
out	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
's	O
power	O
,	O
despite	O
nearing	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
its	O
lifespan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daily	O
Radars	O
Stephen	O
Frost	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
improved	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
harder	O
difficulty	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
summarising	O
that	O
MediEvil	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
"	O
better	O
,	O
not	O
perfect	O
,	O
"	O
although	O
he	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
still	O
lacking	O
in	O
innovation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
summed	O
up	O
their	O
review	O
by	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
true	O
that	O
some	O
hardcore	O
action/adventure	O
purists	O
might	O
not	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
get	O
past	O
MediEvils	B-Application
comical	O
look	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
'd	O
be	O
missing	O
out	O
on	O
some	O
topnotch	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MediEvil	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
good	O
enough	O
to	O
wake	O
the	O
dead.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2000	O
BAFTA	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
Awards	O
,	O
MediEvil	B-Application
2	I-Application
won	O
the	O
best	O
console	O
game	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MediEvil	B-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
10th	O
Annual	O
GamePro	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
"	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
The	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Shenmue	B-Application
for	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
