<s>
Phoenix	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
freemium	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
self	O
published	O
by	O
Dutch	O
indie	O
studio	O
Firi	O
Games	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Phoenix	O
HD	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
vertical	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
ship	O
via	O
touch	B-Application
to	O
destroy	O
enemy	O
ships	O
flying	O
in	O
from	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Phoenix	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
players	O
receive	O
a	O
new	O
set	O
of	O
generated	O
missions	O
every	O
day	O
and	O
the	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
complete	O
these	O
with	O
the	O
ships	O
they	O
have	O
at	O
their	O
disposal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ship	O
is	O
controlled	O
via	O
relative	O
touch	B-Application
and	O
fires	O
automatically	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
touches	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Aura	O
ability	O
needs	O
to	O
be	O
charged	O
by	O
collecting	O
energy	O
from	O
destroyed	O
enemy	O
ships	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
activated	O
by	O
touching	B-Application
the	I-Application
screen	I-Application
with	I-Application
a	I-Application
second	I-Application
finger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phoenix	B-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
featured	O
several	O
post-release	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
it	O
was	O
used	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
in	O
retail	O
stores	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
120fps	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
when	O
it	O
introduced	O
the	O
120Hz	O
screen	O
technology	O
ProMotion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
Phoenix	B-Application
2	I-Application
used	O
Apple	O
’s	O
App	O
Clip	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
playable	O
introduction	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
install	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
experience	O
was	O
much	O
like	O
a	O
game	O
demo	O
from	O
the	O
past	O
and	O
Phoenix	B-Application
2	I-Application
’s	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
feature	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
Apple	O
as	O
an	O
example	O
in	O
its	O
Developer	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phoenix	B-Application
2	I-Application
launched	O
with	O
positive	O
reviews	O
and	O
was	O
featured	O
as	O
Game	O
Of	O
The	O
Day	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PocketGamer	O
notes	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
but	O
criticises	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
could	O
have	O
done	O
with	O
being	O
a	O
touch	B-Application
more	O
forgiving	O
when	O
you	O
’re	O
in	O
the	O
thick	O
of	O
it.	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TouchArcade	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
summarising	O
“	O
I	O
can	O
see	O
a	O
few	O
key	O
aspects	O
where	O
Phoenix	B-Application
2	I-Application
could	O
really	O
improve	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
better	O
experience	O
,	O
or	O
at	O
least	O
are	O
shortcomings	O
that	O
are	O
tough	O
to	O
adjust	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
regardless	O
,	O
the	O
core	O
concept	O
behind	O
Phoenix	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
great	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
does	O
a	O
great	O
job	O
at	O
being	O
a	O
game	O
worthy	O
of	O
playing	O
daily.	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
from	O
2020	O
by	O
Superjump	O
praises	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
freemium	O
approach	O
,	O
its	O
conclusion	O
mentions	O
"	O
The	O
variety	O
of	O
ships	O
and	O
levels	O
keeps	O
Phoenix	B-Application
2	I-Application
engaging	O
and	O
interesting.	O
"	O
</s>
