<s>
and	O
are	O
2012	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Freak	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
fifth	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
are	O
direct	O
sequels	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Black	I-Application
and	I-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
White	I-Application
,	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
sequels	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
feature	O
the	O
legendary	O
Pokémon	B-Application
identified	O
by	O
Junichi	O
Masuda	O
as	O
Black	O
Kyurem	O
and	O
White	O
Kyurem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
were	O
first	O
revealed	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
television	O
program	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Smash	O
!,	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
international	O
confirmation	O
on	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
official	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
White	B-Application
2	I-Application
follow	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
trainer	O
's	O
journey	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Champion	O
of	O
Unova	O
,	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Black	O
and	O
White	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
also	O
include	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Key	O
System	O
,	O
Hidden	O
Grottoes	O
,	O
new	O
cities	O
,	O
and	O
newly	O
available	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
core	O
series	O
Pokémon	B-Application
games	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
trade	O
between	O
versions	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
Pokédex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
“	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Grey	I-Application
”	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
clashing	O
with	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
opposites	O
found	O
in	O
Black	O
and	O
White	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
surprise	O
players	O
expecting	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
follow	O
the	O
same	O
naming	O
pattern	O
as	O
previous	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
previous	O
entries	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Black	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	I-Application
White	I-Application
2	I-Application
consist	O
of	O
two	O
major	O
loops	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
overworld	O
exploration	O
and	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overworld	O
exploration	O
consists	O
of	O
controlling	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
,	O
talking	O
to	O
non-playable	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
looking	O
for	O
items	O
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	O
consist	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
sending	O
out	O
their	O
Pokémon	B-Application
with	O
the	O
objective	O
to	O
lower	O
the	O
opponent	O
's	O
Pokémon	B-Application
to	O
zero	O
health	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
achieves	O
this	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
their	O
Pokémon	B-Application
's	O
"	O
moves	O
"	O
which	O
can	O
achieve	O
different	O
purposes	O
like	O
attacking	O
,	O
buffing	O
,	O
debuffing	O
,	O
or	O
inflicting	O
status	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Black	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	I-Application
White	I-Application
2	I-Application
are	O
set	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Black	O
and	O
White	O
,	O
and	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
beginning	O
events	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
new	O
locations	O
on	O
the	O
western	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
Unova	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
new	O
locations	O
also	O
feature	O
several	O
Pokémon	B-Application
that	O
were	O
previously	O
unavailable	O
in	O
Black	O
and	O
White	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
300	O
unique	O
Pokemon	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
White	B-Application
2	I-Application
are	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
downloadable	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Dream	O
Radar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Dream	O
Radar	O
introduces	O
the	O
character	O
Professor	O
Burnet	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
alternate	O
forms	O
for	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Tornadus	O
,	O
Thundurus	O
,	O
and	O
Landorus	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
transferred	O
to	O
Black	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
White	B-Application
2	I-Application
after	O
being	O
captured	O
in	O
Dream	O
Radar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
Dream	O
World	O
makes	O
a	O
return	O
from	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Black	I-Application
and	I-Application
White	I-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
alongside	O
all	O
other	O
services	O
for	O
fifth	O
generation	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mythical	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Keldeo	O
also	O
received	O
a	O
new	O
form	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Resolute	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
game	O
mechanic	O
introduced	O
in	O
Black	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
White	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
the	O
"	O
PokéStar	O
Studios	O
"	O
side-game	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
participates	O
in	O
the	O
filming	O
of	O
a	O
movie	O
involving	O
Pokémon	B-Application
and	O
other	O
actors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
new	O
mechanic	O
is	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
World	O
Tournament	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
battles	O
powerful	O
trainers	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
Gym	O
Leaders	O
Brock	O
,	O
Misty	O
,	O
Volkner	O
,	O
and	O
Giovanni	O
to	O
Champions	O
Cynthia	O
,	O
Steven	O
,	O
and	O
Lance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Black	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	I-Application
White	I-Application
2	I-Application
take	O
place	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Black	O
and	O
White	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
locations	O
that	O
were	O
n't	O
accessible	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
places	O
like	O
Virbank	O
City	O
,	O
Lentimas	O
Town	O
,	O
Humilau	O
City	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
areas	O
called	O
Hidden	O
Grottoes	O
,	O
where	O
you	O
can	O
catch	O
special	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
and	O
their	O
rival	O
begin	O
their	O
Pokémon	B-Application
journey	O
in	O
the	O
previously	O
unexplorable	O
western	O
side	O
of	O
Unova	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
live	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
Aspertia	O
City	O
,	O
and	O
receive	O
their	O
starter	O
Pokémon	B-Application
from	O
Bianca	O
,	O
an	O
NPC	O
that	O
served	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
rivals	O
in	O
Black	O
and	O
White	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
other	O
Pokémon	B-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
travels	O
around	O
the	O
region	O
,	O
battling	O
Gym	O
Leaders	O
to	O
acquire	O
eight	O
Gym	O
Badges	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
goes	O
on	O
to	O
challenge	O
the	O
Elite	O
Four	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
League	O
and	O
its	O
champion	O
to	O
beat	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Black	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
White	B-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
the	O
antagonistic	O
Neo	O
Team	O
Plasma	O
,	O
whom	O
the	O
player	O
first	O
encounters	O
while	O
running	O
an	O
errand	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
when	O
travelling	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
other	O
major	O
city	O
where	O
the	O
team	O
announces	O
its	O
plans	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
steal	O
others	O
 '	O
Pokémon	B-Application
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
the	O
rival	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
Gym	O
Leader	O
Roxie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
behest	O
of	O
Iris	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
helps	O
Burgh	O
track	O
down	O
more	O
Neo	O
Team	O
Plasma	O
members	O
in	O
the	O
sewers	O
of	O
Castelia	O
City	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
meets	O
Colress	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
who	O
claims	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
researcher	O
of	O
the	O
strengths	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
learning	O
about	O
the	O
legendary	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Kyurem	O
,	O
which	O
arrived	O
at	O
the	O
Giant	O
Chasm	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
discovers	O
that	O
Neo	O
Team	O
Plasma	O
is	O
working	O
to	O
use	O
Kyurem	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
harnessing	O
its	O
power	O
to	O
freeze	O
large	O
portions	O
of	O
Unova	O
,	O
including	O
Opelucid	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
tracks	O
Neo	O
Team	O
Plasma	O
to	O
Humilau	O
City	O
,	O
home	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
new	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Gym	O
led	O
by	O
Marlon	O
,	O
who	O
helps	O
the	O
player	O
battle	O
Neo	O
Team	O
Plasma	O
to	O
remove	O
Kyurem	O
from	O
their	O
grasp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
reaches	O
its	O
climax	O
in	O
the	O
Giant	O
Chasm	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
discovers	O
Colress	O
is	O
working	O
with	O
Neo	O
Team	O
Plasma	O
to	O
learn	O
more	O
about	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
Ghetsis	O
is	O
planning	O
to	O
use	O
Kyurem	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
empty	O
"	O
Pokémon	B-Application
that	O
is	O
left	O
over	O
from	O
when	O
Zekrom	O
and	O
Reshiram	O
split	O
apart	O
hundreds	O
of	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
by	O
filling	O
it	O
with	O
his	O
ambition	O
to	O
rule	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N	O
appears	O
with	O
either	O
his	O
Zekrom	O
in	O
Black	B-Application
2	I-Application
or	O
Reshiram	O
in	O
White	B-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
try	O
to	O
talk	O
sense	O
into	O
his	O
father	O
Ghetsis	O
,	O
but	O
N	O
's	O
legendary	O
Pokémon	B-Application
is	O
defeated	O
by	O
and	O
fused	O
with	O
Kyurem	O
,	O
transforming	O
it	O
into	O
Black	O
Kyurem	O
in	O
Black	B-Application
2	I-Application
or	O
White	O
Kyurem	O
in	O
White	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
forcing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
battle	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
Kyurem	O
,	O
it	O
separates	O
from	O
N	O
's	O
Pokémon	B-Application
and	O
the	O
player	O
faces	O
Ghetsis	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
stunned	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
been	O
defeated	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
story	O
is	O
completed	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
challenge	O
N	O
who	O
has	O
taken	O
up	O
residence	O
in	O
his	O
former	O
castle	O
,	O
where	O
upon	O
the	O
defeat	O
of	O
his	O
legendary	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
it	O
turns	O
into	O
the	O
object	O
that	O
once	O
held	O
its	O
essence	O
and	O
N	O
gives	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
then	O
bring	O
the	O
item	O
to	O
another	O
part	O
of	O
Unova	O
where	O
it	O
transforms	O
back	O
into	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
and	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
then	O
capture	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
unique	O
game	O
feature	O
called	O
"	O
Memory	O
Link	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
access	O
new	O
content	O
and	O
side	O
quests	O
dependent	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Black	O
and	O
White	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
references	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
name	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
flashback	O
sequences	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
capture	O
Pokémon	B-Application
that	O
once	O
belonged	O
to	O
N	O
,	O
battling	O
Cheren	O
and	O
Bianca	O
who	O
reminisce	O
about	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
participating	O
in	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
World	O
Tournament	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
theme	O
Takao	O
Unno	O
raised	O
for	O
Black	O
and	O
White	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
resonance	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
the	O
staff	O
to	O
bringing	O
up	O
the	O
idea	O
for	O
100	O
people	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
together	O
through	O
the	O
Entralink	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
smoother	O
gameplay	O
for	O
new	O
and	O
returning	O
players	O
,	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Center	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
city	O
of	O
the	O
region	O
,	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
Pokémon	B-Application
games	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
for	O
an	O
expedited	O
introduction	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takao	O
Unno	O
wanted	O
Black	O
and	O
White	O
players	O
to	O
look	O
at	O
Unova	O
in	O
Black	O
and	O
White	B-Application
2	I-Application
from	O
a	O
different	O
perspective	O
,	O
and	O
executive	O
director	O
Junichi	O
Masuda	O
hoped	O
that	O
starting	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
city	O
would	O
make	O
the	O
gameworld	O
look	O
new	O
to	O
returning	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Black	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	I-Application
White	I-Application
2	I-Application
were	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
premiere	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
the	O
Movie	O
:	O
Kyurem	O
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sword	O
of	O
Justice	O
,	O
and	O
certain	O
theaters	O
in	O
Japan	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
receive	O
an	O
in-game	O
Pokémon	B-Application
in	O
Black	O
and	O
White	O
or	O
Black	O
and	O
White	B-Application
2	I-Application
when	O
watching	O
the	O
movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Black	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	I-Application
White	I-Application
2	I-Application
background	O
music	O
contains	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Black	I-Application
and	I-Application
White	I-Application
,	O
adds	O
brand	O
new	O
tracks	O
,	O
and	O
utilizes	O
the	O
arrangements	O
of	O
most	O
tracks	O
from	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Black	I-Application
and	I-Application
White	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
DISC	O
4	O
also	O
includes	O
music	O
from	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Black	I-Application
and	I-Application
White	I-Application
,	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Emerald	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
,	O
which	O
had	O
not	O
seen	O
an	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
release	O
prior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
awarded	O
Black	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
White	B-Application
2	I-Application
a	O
point	O
total	O
of	O
36/40	O
,	O
slightly	O
lower	O
than	O
their	O
perfectly	O
scoring	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
's	O
Kyle	O
Hilliard	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
saying	O
they	O
"	O
work	O
well	O
with	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
formula	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
was	O
disappointed	O
by	O
“	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
days	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Black	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	I-Application
White	I-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
1.6	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
and	O
over	O
2	O
million	O
copies	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
weeks.	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Black	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	I-Application
White	I-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
combined	O
sales	O
of	O
7.81	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
