<s>
Rage	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2019	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Avalanche	O
Studios	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
id	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2011	O
game	O
Rage	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rage	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rage	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
joint	O
development	O
between	O
id	O
Software	O
and	O
Avalanche	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avalanche	O
was	O
selected	O
as	O
the	O
collaboration	O
partner	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
as	O
id	O
Software	O
was	O
impressed	O
by	O
Avalanche	O
's	O
work	O
on	O
Just	B-Application
Cause	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
especially	O
its	O
physics-based	O
emergent	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Willits	O
added	O
that	O
Rage	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
"	O
power	O
fantasy	O
"	O
,	O
thus	O
they	O
ensured	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
not	O
feel	O
underpowered	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rage	B-Application
2	I-Application
utilizes	O
Avalanche	O
Studios	O
 '	O
proprietary	O
Apex	O
game	O
engine	O
instead	O
of	O
id	B-Application
Tech	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
engine	O
uses	O
the	O
Vulkan	B-Application
API	I-Application
exclusively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Rage	B-Application
was	O
hinted	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
's	O
Pete	O
Hines	O
,	O
who	O
believed	O
that	O
both	O
Rage	B-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Within	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
enough	O
to	O
warrant	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid-May	O
2018	O
,	O
rumors	O
of	O
the	O
sequel	O
were	O
fueled	O
when	O
Walmart	O
Canada	O
's	O
website	O
updated	O
its	O
video	O
game	O
sections	O
with	O
several	O
as-yet-unannounced	O
titles	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
Rage	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
formally	O
revealed	O
Rage	B-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2018	O
with	O
a	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
and	O
a	O
gameplay	O
trailer	O
the	O
next	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rage	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
with	O
Denuvo	B-Application
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
cracked	O
within	O
a	O
day	O
because	O
the	O
version	O
on	O
Bethesda	O
's	O
own	O
store	O
did	O
not	O
use	O
Denuvo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Denuvo	B-Application
was	O
subsequently	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
Stadia	B-Application
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
Rage	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Stapleton	O
from	O
IGN	O
gave	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
8/10	O
,	O
comparing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
2016	O
's	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
gunplay	O
and	O
the	O
open-world	O
gameplay	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
abilities	O
and	O
the	O
visual	O
style	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
bemused	O
about	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
microtransactions	O
as	O
it	O
featured	O
no	O
co-op	O
or	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rage	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
in	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
beating	O
Days	B-Application
Gone	I-Application
,	O
although	O
its	O
physical	O
sales	O
figures	O
were	O
only	O
25%	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
launch-week	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
Rage	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
selling	O
12,146	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
