<s>
Poker	B-Application
Night	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
poker	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Poker	B-Application
Night	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Inventory	I-Application
and	O
,	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
features	O
characters	O
from	O
different	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
in	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Poker	B-Application
Night	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
computer-based	O
poker	O
simulation	O
between	O
an	O
unseen	O
silent	O
participant	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
)	O
and	O
four	O
characters	O
that	O
is	O
played	O
in	O
The	O
Inventory	O
that	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Texas	B-Device
hold	I-Device
'	I-Device
em	I-Device
style	O
of	O
play	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Poker	B-Application
Night	I-Application
2	I-Application
introduced	O
the	O
Omaha	O
hold	O
'	O
em	O
style	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
mode	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
additional	O
characters	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
are	O
Sam	O
from	O
the	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
franchise	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
David	O
Nowlin	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
assisted	O
by	O
Max	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
David	O
Boat	O
)	O
,	O
Brock	O
Samson	O
from	O
The	O
Venture	O
Bros	O
.	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Patrick	O
Warburton	O
)	O
,	O
Ash	O
Williams	O
from	O
The	O
Evil	O
Dead	O
franchise	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Danny	O
Webber	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Claptrap	O
from	O
the	O
Borderlands	B-Application
series	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
David	O
Eddings	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GLaDOS	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Ellen	O
McLain	O
)	O
from	O
the	O
Portal	B-Application
series	O
takes	O
a	O
supporting	O
role	O
as	O
the	O
dealer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reginald	B-Application
Van	I-Application
Winslow	I-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Roger	O
L	O
.	O
Jackson	O
)	O
from	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
reprises	O
his	O
role	O
as	O
the	O
host	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
brief	O
cameos	O
include	O
Steve	O
the	O
Bandit	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Mikey	O
Neumann	O
)	O
and	O
Mad	O
Moxxi	O
from	O
Borderlands	B-Application
,	O
Doug	O
and	O
a	O
Save-Lot	O
Bandit	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
General	O
Skun-ka	O
'	O
pe	O
(	O
Roger	O
Jackson	O
)	O
from	O
the	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
waiter	O
from	O
Gravity	B-Application
Bone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
unlockable	O
in-game	O
card	O
,	O
chip	O
and	O
table	O
designs	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
"	O
Bounty	O
Unlocks	O
"	O
for	O
completing	O
certain	O
goals	O
,	O
which	O
unlock	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	I-Application
content	O
and	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
played	O
,	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
items	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Avatar	I-Device
items	O
,	O
or	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Poker	O
Night	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Telltale	O
during	O
a	O
lull	O
in	O
their	O
release	O
schedule	O
,	O
and	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
successful	O
;	O
Steve	O
Allison	O
,	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
publishing	O
at	O
Telltale	O
,	O
believed	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
Telltale	O
and	O
Valve	O
that	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
luring	O
players	O
with	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
items	O
for	O
performing	O
well	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
completion	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
neared	O
,	O
Telltale	O
found	O
themselves	O
in	O
another	O
lull	O
,	O
and	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
Poker	O
Night	O
concept	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
fill	O
the	O
gap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gearbox	O
Software	O
,	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
Borderlands	B-Application
,	O
appreciated	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
allowed	O
the	O
Claptrap	O
character	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
characters	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
series	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
a	O
thematic	O
fit	O
for	O
the	O
poker	O
title	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
would	O
make	O
people	O
emotional	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
versions	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
