<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
and	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
set	O
several	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
from	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Aya	O
Brea	O
,	O
also	O
features	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
written	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Kenichi	O
Iwao	O
,	O
who	O
wrote	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
Active	O
Time	O
Bar	O
that	O
governs	O
the	O
order	O
of	O
actions	O
during	O
a	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
contrast	O
is	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
the	O
'	O
range	O
dome	O
 '	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
shoot	O
at	O
off-screen	O
targets	O
and	O
engage	O
targets	O
from	O
a	O
safe	O
distance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
used	O
a	O
levelling	O
up	O
system	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
abilities	O
are	O
unlocked	O
at	O
certain	O
levels	O
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
choose	O
freely	O
which	O
abilities	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
prioritise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Aya	O
Brea	O
,	O
now	O
an	O
FBI	O
operative	O
working	O
in	O
their	O
clandestine	O
Mitochondrial	O
Investigation	O
and	O
Suppression	O
Team	O
(	O
MIST	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
dispatched	O
to	O
the	O
Akropolis	O
Tower	O
shopping	O
mall	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
to	O
back	O
up	O
the	O
LAPD	O
SWAT	O
team	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
reports	O
of	O
Neo-Mitochondrial	O
Creatures	O
(	O
NMC	O
)	O
sightings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Square	O
,	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
directed	O
and	O
written	O
by	O
Kenichi	O
Iwao	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
in	O
those	O
roles	O
for	O
the	O
1996	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
popularity	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Square	O
decided	O
to	O
design	O
a	O
new	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
game	O
which	O
emulated	O
that	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
Kyle	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
;	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
main	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
shift	O
in	O
genre	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
turn	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
an	O
official	O
sequel	O
to	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
,	O
making	O
Aya	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
and	O
removing	O
Kyle	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
included	O
several	O
former	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
staff	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
of	O
Aya	O
had	O
been	O
created	O
for	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
by	O
the	O
producer	O
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
,	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
artist	O
Tetsuya	O
Nomura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
design	O
in	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
handled	O
by	O
a	O
different	O
artist	O
,	O
using	O
her	O
original	O
design	O
as	O
a	O
template	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
done	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
merged	O
with	O
those	O
behind	O
Brave	B-Application
Fencer	I-Application
Musashi	I-Application
,	O
Mana	B-Application
and	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
to	O
make	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
score	O
for	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Naoshi	O
Mizuta	O
and	O
arranged	O
by	O
Hiroshi	O
Nakajima	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sound	O
effects	O
of	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
influenced	O
by	O
futuristic	O
and	O
sci-fi	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
66-track	O
two-disc	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
II	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
DigiCube	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
posts	O
made	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
in	O
relation	O
to	O
the	O
spin-off	O
title	O
The	B-Application
3rd	I-Application
Birthday	I-Application
suggested	O
that	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
1	I-Application
and	O
2	O
would	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
's	O
game	O
download	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
28	O
these	O
rumors	O
were	O
proven	O
to	O
be	O
correct	O
,	O
with	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
being	O
given	O
a	O
November	O
4	O
release	O
date	O
and	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
2	I-Application
arriving	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
24	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Orlando	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Square	O
seems	O
to	O
have	O
taken	O
to	O
heart	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
criticism	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
