<s>
Persona	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Innocent	I-Application
Sin	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1999	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Atlus	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
series	O
,	O
itself	O
a	O
subseries	O
of	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Persona	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
2011	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
was	O
not	O
localized	O
for	O
western	O
territories	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Persona	I-Application
2	O
–	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Sumaru	O
City	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
high	O
school	O
students	O
from	O
Seven	O
Sisters	O
High	O
School	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
began	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Persona	B-Application
,	O
and	O
retained	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
carried	O
over	O
the	O
story	O
themes	O
and	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
,	O
while	O
changing	O
and	O
improving	O
on	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Persona	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persona	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Innocent	I-Application
Sin	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
high	O
school	O
students	O
as	O
they	O
explore	O
the	O
fictional	O
city	O
of	O
Sumaru	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
has	O
a	O
starting	O
Persona	B-Application
,	O
and	O
each	O
Persona	B-Application
has	O
different	O
elemental	O
strengths	O
and	O
weaknesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
a	O
Persona	B-Application
is	O
originally	O
quite	O
weak	O
,	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
used	O
enough	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
achieve	O
a	O
higher	O
rank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
enemy	O
is	O
talked	O
with	O
in	O
the	O
right	O
way	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
leave	O
either	O
items	O
or	O
spell	O
cards	O
(	O
tarot	O
cards	O
linked	O
to	O
a	O
certain	O
Arcanum	O
or	O
Persona	B-Application
family	O
group	O
)	O
,	O
items	O
used	O
to	O
summon	O
new	O
Personas	O
:	O
certain	O
cards	O
give	O
access	O
to	O
different	O
Persona	B-Application
family	O
groups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
Persona	B-Application
is	O
summoned	O
and	O
assigned	O
to	O
a	O
character	O
,	O
that	O
character	O
's	O
stats	O
and	O
abilities	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
Persona	B-Application
summonings	O
and	O
fusions	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Velvet	O
Room	O
,	O
a	O
special	O
location	O
separate	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
blank	O
skill	O
cards	O
can	O
be	O
tailored	O
to	O
fit	O
a	O
chosen	O
Persona	B-Application
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
1999	O
in	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
seaside	O
city	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
a	O
population	O
over	O
1.28	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
power	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
is	O
granted	O
to	O
the	O
party	O
by	O
,	O
a	O
being	O
from	O
the	O
collective	O
unconscious	O
who	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
guide	O
and	O
helper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
is	O
Tatsuya	O
Suou	O
,	O
a	O
popular	O
senior	O
student	O
at	O
Seven	O
Sisters	O
who	O
still	O
prefers	O
to	O
keeps	O
himself	O
isolated	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
school	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
joins	O
with	O
other	O
students	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
happenings	O
around	O
Sumaru	O
:	O
Lisa	O
"	O
Ginko	O
"	O
Silverman	O
,	O
a	O
Caucasian	O
second-year	O
at	O
Seven	O
Sisters	O
who	O
was	O
raised	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
Eikichi	O
"	O
Michel	O
"	O
Mishina	O
,	O
the	O
second-year	O
delinquent	O
leader	O
of	O
Kasugayama	O
High	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
adult	O
Maya	O
Amano	O
,	O
a	O
reporter	O
for	O
a	O
teen	O
magazine	O
,	O
and	O
Yukino	O
"	O
Yuki	O
"	O
Mayuzumi	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
student	O
of	O
St.	B-Application
Hermelin	I-Application
High	I-Application
and	O
Maya	O
's	O
photographer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
begins	O
with	O
Tatsuya	O
and	O
Lisa	O
being	O
lured	O
by	O
Eikichi	O
to	O
where	O
his	O
band	O
is	O
rehearsing	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
get	O
Tatsuya	O
to	O
join	O
his	O
band	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
group	O
attempt	O
to	O
learn	O
the	O
Joker	O
's	O
identity	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
joined	O
by	O
Maya	O
and	O
Yukino	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
whom	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
explain	O
their	O
Persona	B-Application
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
tragic	O
twist	O
of	O
fate	O
,	O
the	O
deranged	O
Tatsuya	O
Sudou	O
set	O
fire	O
to	O
the	O
shrine	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
only	O
Maya	O
awakening	O
to	O
her	O
Persona	B-Application
that	O
saved	O
her	O
from	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sudou	O
attempted	O
to	O
kill	O
Maya	O
in	O
his	O
madness	O
,	O
and	O
Tatsuya	O
burnt	O
out	O
his	O
eye	O
with	O
his	O
own	O
Persona	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
battling	O
him	O
,	O
Jun	O
repents	O
,	O
causing	O
his	O
"	O
Ideal	O
Father	O
"	O
to	O
remove	O
his	O
Persona	B-Application
ability	O
and	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Masked	O
Circle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
rescued	O
,	O
Yukino	O
grants	O
Jun	O
her	O
Persona	B-Application
powers	O
with	O
Philemon	O
's	O
help	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
began	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
and	O
success	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
a	O
technical	O
standpoint	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
not	O
only	O
changed	O
to	O
an	O
overhead	O
view	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Personas	O
mixture	O
of	O
overhead	O
and	O
first	O
person	O
navigation	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
made	O
improvements	O
to	O
elements	O
that	O
were	O
criticized	O
in	O
Persona	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
load	O
times	O
and	O
save	O
point	O
frequency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
separate	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
series	O
from	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
banner	O
title	O
Megami	O
Ibunroku	O
was	O
dropped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
theme	O
of	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
,	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
entry	O
,	O
was	O
exploration	O
of	O
the	O
human	O
psyche	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
discovering	O
their	O
true	O
selves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
central	O
character	O
theme	O
of	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
was	O
the	O
growth	O
of	O
teenagers	O
and	O
how	O
they	O
overcome	O
their	O
personal	O
troubles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
key	O
element	O
was	O
the	O
"	O
power	O
of	O
Kotodama	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
belief	O
that	O
words	O
can	O
influence	O
the	O
physical	O
and	O
spiritual	O
world	O
,	O
with	O
this	O
power	O
manifesting	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
2	O
through	O
the	O
spreading	O
of	O
rumors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terms	O
and	O
concepts	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Persona	B-Application
,	O
Shadows	O
and	O
the	O
character	O
Philemon	O
,	O
were	O
drawn	O
from	O
Jungian	O
psychology	O
and	O
archetypes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
of	O
Nyarlathotep	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
made	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
as	O
a	O
Persona	B-Application
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
from	O
H	O
.	O
P	O
.	O
Lovecraft	O
's	O
Cthulhu	O
Mythos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonists	O
of	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
all	O
wore	O
the	O
same	O
school	O
uniform	O
and	O
were	O
given	O
personal	O
items	O
to	O
help	O
distinguish	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
relationships	O
with	O
the	O
female	O
characters	O
in	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
,	O
Tatsuya	O
could	O
also	O
foster	O
a	O
same-sex	O
relationship	O
with	O
Jun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
a	O
debate	O
at	O
Atlus	O
over	O
whether	O
to	O
localize	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
concerns	O
that	O
American	O
audiences	O
might	O
not	O
understand	O
references	O
to	O
Japanese	O
culture	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
concerns	O
over	O
potentially	O
controversial	O
content	O
including	O
symbolic	O
allusions	O
to	O
Nazis	O
,	O
Adolf	O
Hitler	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
Nazi	O
Swastikas	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
not	O
localize	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
stated	O
by	O
Atlus	O
staff	O
that	O
the	O
main	O
reason	O
for	O
this	O
choice	O
was	O
a	O
shortage	O
of	O
staff	O
and	O
resources	O
,	O
as	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
needed	O
to	O
localize	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
were	O
already	O
working	O
on	O
its	O
sequel	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
,	O
though	O
the	O
localization	O
team	O
did	O
attempt	O
to	O
change	O
this	O
decision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
in	O
2001	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
still	O
a	O
chance	O
of	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
being	O
localized	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
release	O
depending	O
on	O
whether	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
was	O
successful	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Famitsu	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
,	O
the	O
remake	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Shoji	O
Meguro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
plans	O
to	O
include	O
both	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
could	O
not	O
fit	O
both	O
games	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
UMD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
these	O
changes	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
story	O
quest	O
set	O
in	O
Karukozaka	O
High	O
School	O
,	O
the	O
setting	O
for	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
If	I-Application
...	I-Application
,	O
was	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Until	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
was	O
the	O
only	O
Persona	B-Application
game	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
overseas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
western	O
release	O
did	O
suffer	O
a	O
few	O
content	O
cuts	O
:	O
namely	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
custom	O
quests	O
in	O
the	O
Climax	O
Theater	O
and	O
additional	O
DLC	O
episodes	O
for	O
the	O
Climax	O
Theater	O
that	O
included	O
several	O
former	O
Persona	B-Application
and	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Toshiko	O
Tasaki	O
,	O
Kenichi	O
Tsuchiya	O
,	O
and	O
Masaki	O
Kurokawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsuchiya	O
had	O
previously	O
done	O
minor	O
sound	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Persona	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
he	O
worked	O
on	O
future	O
Persona	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
Shoji	O
Meguro	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
composed	O
music	O
for	O
Persona	B-Application
,	O
was	O
busy	O
composing	O
music	O
for	O
Maken	B-Application
X	I-Application
and	O
so	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
or	O
its	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsuchiya	O
found	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
difficult	O
,	O
retrospectively	O
calling	O
it	O
his	O
most	O
difficult	O
task	O
until	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
he	O
found	O
the	O
CD-based	O
recording	O
medium	O
gave	O
more	O
freedom	O
than	O
the	O
cartridge-based	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
he	O
had	O
difficulties	O
adjusting	O
the	O
pitches	O
of	O
overlapping	O
instruments	O
and	O
managing	O
memory	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
titles	O
to	O
feature	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reason	O
for	O
this	O
was	O
that	O
Meguro	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
directing	O
the	O
remake	O
,	O
was	O
handling	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Catherine	B-Application
,	O
so	O
had	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
task	O
to	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
player	O
feedback	O
about	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
port	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
included	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
switch	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
year	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
reached	O
#62	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
charts	O
,	O
selling	O
274,798	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
remake	O
reached	O
#6	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
chart	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
selling	O
62,721	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
it	O
reached	O
second	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
sales	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
was	O
positive	O
about	O
the	O
story	O
in	O
both	O
its	O
reviews	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
highly	O
enjoyable	O
for	O
newcomers	O
and	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
played	O
Persona	B-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
reviewers	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
story	O
"	O
is	O
still	O
innovative	O
even	O
today.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
RPGFan	O
's	O
Neal	O
Chandran	O
was	O
generally	O
positive	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
particularly	O
noting	O
how	O
the	O
characters	O
confronted	O
their	O
past	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
fighting	O
the	O
main	O
threat	O
,	O
and	O
feeling	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
move	O
him	O
despite	O
him	O
not	O
understanding	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
opinion	O
was	O
generally	O
shared	O
by	O
Carolyn	O
Petit	O
in	O
her	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
with	O
her	O
saying	O
that	O
despite	O
a	O
very	O
slow	O
start	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
characters	O
became	O
interesting	O
for	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Vince	O
Ingenito	O
,	O
while	O
noting	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
differences	O
from	O
later	O
Persona	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
wonderfully	O
original	O
story	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
localization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
was	O
praised	O
by	O
Bartholow	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
system	O
"	O
Surprisingly	O
simple	O
and	O
well	O
balanced	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
admired	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
polish	O
despite	O
its	O
limited	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ingenito	O
found	O
the	O
gameplay	O
entertaining	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
appeal	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
series	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
Persona-collecting	O
mechanic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Welhouse	O
was	O
generally	O
less	O
enthusiastic	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
remake	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
battles	O
as	O
slow	O
and	O
dungeons	O
as	O
boring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
Famitsu	O
reviewers	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
remake	O
was	O
a	O
little	O
critical	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
long	O
load	O
times	O
when	O
entering	O
battles	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
guidance	O
were	O
among	O
minor	O
things	O
that	O
"	O
niggled	O
me	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
,	O
the	O
writer	O
Tadashi	O
Satomi	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
story	O
needed	O
an	O
alternate	O
viewpoint	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
hero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
formed	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
Persona	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Localized	O
for	O
the	O
west	O
,	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
,	O
received	O
a	O
spin-off	O
manga	O
titled	O
,	O
featuring	O
new	O
characters	O
from	O
Seven	O
Sisters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
2011	O
reprint	O
featured	O
new	O
content	O
connecting	O
the	O
manga	O
to	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Atlus	O
and	O
Bbmf	O
created	O
and	O
published	O
a	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
,	O
it	O
carried	O
over	O
the	O
crucial	O
systems	O
of	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
and	O
Rumor	O
systems	O
,	O
while	O
tailoring	O
them	O
for	O
a	O
mobile	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maya	O
Amano	O
and	O
Lisa	O
Silverman	O
were	O
later	O
featured	O
in	O
an	O
internal	O
tech	O
demo	O
for	O
the	O
graphics	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nocturne	I-Application
.	O
</s>
