<s>
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
crossover	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
,	O
the	O
plot	O
is	O
a	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
its	O
spiritual	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Namco	B-Application
×	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
,	O
while	O
retaining	O
a	O
standalone	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
investigating	O
,	O
they	O
stumble	O
across	O
Heihachi	O
,	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
,	O
Maya	O
Fey	O
,	O
Goro	O
Majima	O
,	O
and	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
strategically	O
maneuver	O
their	O
characters	O
across	O
a	O
field	O
to	O
battle	O
with	O
the	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
pairs	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
three	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
companies	O
(	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
Capcom	O
,	O
and	O
Sega	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
solo	O
characters	O
who	O
can	O
provide	O
assist	O
attacks	O
during	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kite	O
and	O
Haseo	O
from	O
.hack	B-Protocol
and	O
.hack//G.U.	B-Protocol
</s>
<s>
Before	O
its	O
expiration	O
,	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
early	O
to	O
attendees	O
of	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
's	O
"	O
Level	O
Up	O
"	O
press	O
event	O
in	O
Milan	O
,	O
Italy	O
on	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
prematurely	O
posted	O
on	O
Italian	O
news	O
website	O
E-duesse	O
before	O
being	O
retracted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koshiro	O
had	O
previously	O
composed	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
Namco	B-Application
×	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
,	O
Brave	O
New	O
World	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
time	O
Morizumi	O
asked	O
him	O
to	O
compose	O
a	O
song	O
that	O
was	O
more	O
akin	O
to	O
battle	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
receiving	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
73/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
and	O
improvements	O
to	O
issues	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
easy	O
difficulty	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
many	O
assets	O
were	O
reused	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
4/5	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
funny	O
,	O
charming	O
and	O
amusing	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
built-in	O
"	O
Crosspedia	O
"	O
encyclopedia	O
database	O
,	O
the	O
stack	O
of	O
games	O
that	O
I	O
really	O
want	O
to	O
try	O
out	O
has	O
grown	O
(	O
Resonance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
,	O
in	O
particular	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
made	O
the	O
#2	O
spot	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
sales	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
of	O
PlatinumGames	O
has	O
stated	O
he	O
was	O
approached	O
about	O
having	O
Sega	O
character	O
Bayonetta	O
included	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
to	O
which	O
he	O
refused	O
as	O
he	O
wanted	O
Bayonetta	O
and	O
Dante	O
from	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
to	O
meet	O
"	O
on	O
his	O
own	O
terms	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
has	O
stated	O
he	O
has	O
come	O
to	O
regret	O
this	O
decision	O
due	O
to	O
realizing	O
how	O
the	O
fans	O
would	O
have	O
loved	O
the	O
two	O
interacting	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
if	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
3	O
he	O
would	O
be	O
all	O
for	O
Bayonetta	O
's	O
inclusion	O
.	O
</s>
