<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
both	O
a	O
prequel	O
and	O
sequel	O
to	O
Nioh	B-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Windows	O
titled	O
Nioh	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Complete	O
Edition	O
featuring	O
all	O
the	O
previous	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
were	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2021	O
by	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Nioh	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
locations	O
named	O
"	O
Benevolent	O
Graves	O
"	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
summon	O
other	O
players	O
,	O
controlled	O
by	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
to	O
assist	O
them	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
the	O
late	O
1500s	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
Nioh	B-Application
2	I-Application
storyline	O
chapters	O
are	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Nioh	B-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
end	O
chapters	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
take	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
last	O
storyline	O
following	O
the	O
Siege	O
of	O
Osaka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nioh	B-Application
's	O
protagonist	O
William	O
returns	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
still	O
in	O
pursuit	O
of	O
Maria	O
,	O
with	O
Hattori	O
Hanzō	O
making	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
:	O
The	O
Hanzō	O
encountered	O
by	O
players	O
here	O
is	O
his	O
father	O
Masanari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nioh	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
three	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
contents	I-Protocol
following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
each	O
DLC	B-Protocol
taking	O
place	O
post-game	O
where	O
Hide	O
is	O
sent	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
the	O
Heian	O
period	O
to	O
solve	O
the	O
mystery	O
of	O
the	O
Sohayamaru	O
's	O
origins	O
and	O
Otakemaru	O
's	O
hatred	O
towards	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
"	O
Darkness	O
in	O
the	O
Capital	O
"	O
,	O
has	O
Hide	O
allying	O
with	O
Abe	O
no	O
Seimei	O
,	O
legendary	O
demon	O
slayer	O
Minamoto	O
no	O
Yorimitsu	O
and	O
her	O
Shitennō	O
against	O
Ashiya	O
Dōman	O
's	O
plots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
"	O
The	O
First	O
Samurai	O
"	O
,	O
brings	O
Hide	O
into	O
an	O
encounter	O
with	O
Suzuka	O
Gozen	O
,	O
revealing	O
the	O
truth	O
of	O
their	O
ties	O
with	O
Otakemaru	O
and	O
the	O
Sohayamaru	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sometime	O
afterwards	O
,	O
William	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Nioh	B-Application
,	O
arrives	O
at	O
Kuroshima	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
Maria	O
,	O
leading	O
him	O
to	O
Byodo-In	O
and	O
inadvertently	O
releasing	O
Kashin	O
Koji	O
,	O
who	O
briefly	O
uses	O
Hide	O
's	O
body	O
to	O
fight	O
William	O
before	O
fleeing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nioh	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
at	O
E3	O
2018	O
during	O
Sony	O
's	O
press	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Windows	O
titled	O
Nioh	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Complete	O
Edition	O
featuring	O
all	O
the	O
previous	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
were	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Nioh	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
impressive	O
evolution	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
strengthening	O
everything	O
that	O
was	O
already	O
great	O
,	O
while	O
mostly	O
leaving	O
its	O
already	O
existing	O
issues	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
stellar	O
combat	O
is	O
elevated	O
by	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Soul	O
Cores	O
,	O
Burst	O
Counters	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ways	O
in	O
which	O
those	O
two	O
main	O
new	O
mechanics	O
affect	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
how	O
you	O
approach	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
depth	O
is	O
impressive	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
that	O
can	O
also	O
make	O
it	O
feel	O
a	O
little	O
overwhelming	O
due	O
to	O
how	O
much	O
time	O
must	O
be	O
spent	O
managing	O
Nioh	B-Application
2s	I-Application
many	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
're	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
challenge	O
,	O
Nioh	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
no	O
doubt	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
and	O
rewarding	O
games	O
of	O
this	O
generation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
GameSpot	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Ultimately	O
,	O
that	O
excruciating	O
difficulty	O
and	O
the	O
feeling	O
it	O
evokes	O
are	O
baked	O
into	O
Niohs	B-Application
DNA	O
,	O
though	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
boss	O
fights	O
remain	O
compelling	O
even	O
as	O
they	O
vex	O
and	O
frustrate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
sometimes	O
feels	O
like	O
a	O
curse	O
as	O
you	O
play	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
testament	O
that	O
Nioh	B-Application
2	I-Application
successfully	O
grabs	O
and	O
holds	O
your	O
complete	O
attention	O
so	O
close	O
for	O
so	O
long.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nioh	B-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
91,892	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
it	O
the	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
both	O
Nioh	B-Application
and	O
Nioh	B-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
exceeded	O
7	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
