<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2018	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Red	O
Dead	O
series	O
and	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
2010	O
game	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
fictionalized	O
representation	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
1899	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
exploits	O
of	O
outlaw	B-Application
Arthur	O
Morgan	O
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Van	O
der	O
Linde	O
gang	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
decline	O
of	O
the	O
Wild	O
West	O
whilst	O
attempting	O
to	O
survive	O
against	O
government	O
forces	O
,	O
rival	O
gangs	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
adversaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
lasted	O
over	O
eight	O
years	O
,	O
beginning	O
soon	O
after	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemptions	I-Application
release	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
expensive	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
first	O
built	O
specifically	O
for	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
having	O
tested	O
their	O
technical	O
capabilities	O
while	O
porting	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
to	O
the	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
lets	O
up	O
to	O
32	O
players	O
engage	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
cooperative	O
and	O
competitive	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Stadia	B-Application
in	O
November	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
broke	O
several	O
records	O
and	O
had	O
the	O
second-biggest	O
launch	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
entertainment	O
,	O
generating	O
in	O
sales	O
from	O
its	O
opening	O
weekend	O
and	O
exceeding	O
the	O
lifetime	O
sales	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
in	O
two	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
among	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
with	O
over	O
50million	O
copies	O
shipped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Western-themed	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
single-player	O
and	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
components	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
released	O
under	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
outlaw	B-Application
Arthur	O
Morgan	O
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Van	O
der	O
Linde	O
gang	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
completes	O
missions	O
—	O
linear	O
scenarios	O
with	O
set	O
objectives	O
—	O
to	O
progress	O
the	O
story	O
;	O
from	O
the	O
epilogue	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
protagonist	O
John	O
Marston	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2s	I-Application
world	O
features	O
different	O
landscapes	O
with	O
occasional	O
travelers	O
,	O
bandits	O
,	O
and	O
wildlife	O
,	O
and	O
urban	O
settlements	O
ranging	O
from	O
farmhouses	O
to	O
towns	O
and	O
cities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
may	O
partake	O
in	O
side	O
activities	O
,	O
including	O
tasks	O
with	O
companions	O
and	O
strangers	O
,	O
dueling	O
,	O
bounty	O
hunting	O
,	O
searching	O
for	O
collectibles	O
such	O
as	O
rock	O
carvings	O
,	O
and	O
playing	O
poker	O
,	O
blackjack	B-Application
,	O
dominoes	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
five	O
finger	O
filet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weapons	O
consist	O
of	O
pistols	O
,	O
revolvers	O
,	O
repeaters	O
,	O
rifles	O
,	O
shotguns	O
,	O
bows	O
,	O
explosives	O
,	O
lassos	O
,	O
mounted	O
Gatling	O
guns	O
,	O
and	O
melee	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
knives	O
and	O
tomahawks	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
spans	O
five	O
fictitious	O
U.S.	O
states	O
:	O
New	O
Hanover	O
,	O
Ambarino	O
,	O
and	O
Lemoyne	O
are	O
located	O
to	O
the	O
immediate	O
north	O
and	O
east	O
of	O
New	O
Austin	O
and	O
West	O
Elizabeth	O
,	O
which	O
return	O
from	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parts	O
of	O
New	O
Austin	O
and	O
West	O
Elizabeth	O
were	O
redesigned	O
to	O
reflect	O
the	O
earlier	O
time	O
:	O
Blackwater	O
is	O
under	O
development	O
,	O
while	O
Armadillo	O
is	O
a	O
ghost	B-Application
town	I-Application
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
a	O
cholera	O
outbreak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realizing	O
the	O
progress	O
of	O
civilization	O
is	O
ending	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
outlaws	B-Application
,	O
they	O
decide	O
to	O
gain	O
enough	O
money	O
to	O
escape	O
the	O
law	O
and	O
retire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
find	O
work	O
at	O
a	O
ranch	O
where	O
John	O
fights	O
back	O
against	O
outlaws	B-Application
threatening	O
his	O
employer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mid-credits	O
scenes	O
show	O
Edgar	O
Ross	O
tracking	O
down	O
Micah	O
's	O
killer	O
and	O
finding	O
John	O
's	O
ranch	O
,	O
foreshadowing	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
four	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Preliminary	O
work	O
on	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
began	O
shortly	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
main	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
protect	O
family	O
at	O
all	O
costs	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
breakdown	O
of	O
a	O
family	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
Van	O
der	O
Linde	O
gang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2s	I-Application
recording	O
sessions	O
began	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
decided	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
control	O
one	O
character	O
in	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
three	O
protagonists	O
in	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
previous	O
title	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
to	O
follow	O
the	O
character	O
more	O
personally	O
and	O
understand	O
how	O
the	O
events	O
impact	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
from	O
Rockstar	O
built	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
had	O
tested	O
these	O
consoles	O
 '	O
technical	O
capabilities	O
when	O
porting	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
initially	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
goals	O
with	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2s	I-Application
gameplay	O
was	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
player	O
feel	O
as	O
though	O
they	O
are	O
living	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
playing	O
missions	O
and	O
watching	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Woody	O
Jackson	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
with	O
Rockstar	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
returned	O
to	O
compose	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2s	I-Application
original	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
three	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
score	O
:	O
narrative	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
heard	O
during	O
the	O
missions	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
;	O
interactive	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
roaming	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
or	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
;	O
and	O
environmental	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
campfire	O
singing	O
songs	O
or	O
a	O
character	O
playing	O
music	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
Games	O
first	O
teased	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
October	O
16	O
–	O
17	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
official	O
announcement	O
on	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
companion	O
app	O
,	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
second	O
screen	O
wherein	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
view	O
in-game	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
catalogs	O
,	O
journals	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
real-time	O
mini-map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
November	O
5	B-Application
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
Stadia	B-Application
when	O
the	O
service	O
launched	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
highest-rated	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
game	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
alongside	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
fifth-highest	O
rated	O
game	O
overall	O
,	O
tied	O
with	O
several	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Suderman	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
,	O
considered	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
as	O
a	O
work	O
of	O
art	O
,	O
comparing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
abilities	O
to	O
"[tell]	O
individual	O
stories	O
against	O
the	O
backdrop	O
of	O
national	O
and	O
cultural	O
identity	O
,	O
deconstructing	O
their	O
genres	O
while	O
advancing	O
the	O
form	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
current	O
state	O
of	O
film	O
and	O
television	O
with	O
similar	O
works	O
like	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
and	O
The	O
Sopranos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarding	O
its	O
narrative	O
,	O
Meikleham	O
of	O
GamesRadar	O
called	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
perhaps	O
the	O
boldest	O
triple-A	O
game	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
unpredictability	O
of	O
the	O
narrative	O
and	O
comparing	O
its	O
epilogue	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EGMs	O
Plessas	O
found	O
the	O
journey	O
of	O
redemption	O
for	O
Arthur	O
"	O
far	O
more	O
redeeming	O
"	O
than	O
John	O
's	O
in	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
,	O
noting	O
his	O
sins	O
heightened	O
his	O
sympathy	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
critics	O
considered	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2s	I-Application
open	O
world	O
among	O
the	O
greatest	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
;	O
EGMs	O
Plessas	O
said	O
it	O
"	O
pushes	O
industry	O
boundaries	O
in	O
both	O
size	O
and	O
detail	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Guardians	O
MacDonald	O
praised	O
the	O
imitation	O
of	O
real	O
American	O
landscapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadars	O
Meikleham	O
called	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
the	O
best	O
looking	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
impressive	O
lighting	O
and	O
weather	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
USgamers	O
Williams	O
found	O
considered	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-looking	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Reilly	O
felt	O
Arthur	O
's	O
movement	O
did	O
not	O
feel	O
cumbersome	O
despite	O
being	O
"	O
heavier	O
"	O
than	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Vs	I-Application
protagonists	O
,	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
intimate	O
battles	O
more	O
exciting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2s	I-Application
Windows	O
release	O
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
highest-rated	O
PC	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamers	O
James	O
Davenport	O
found	O
the	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
superior	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
responsiveness	O
of	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
but	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
crashed	B-General_Concept
several	O
times	O
;	O
Jeuxvideo.coms	O
Jean-Kléber	O
Lauret	O
echoed	O
similar	O
criticisms	O
,	O
observing	O
the	O
graphical	O
and	O
technical	O
enhancements	O
required	O
advanced	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
multiple	O
nominations	O
and	O
awards	O
from	O
gaming	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
6th	O
SXSW	O
Gaming	O
Awards	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
named	O
Trending	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
and	O
won	O
Excellence	O
in	O
SFX	O
and	O
Technical	O
Achievement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
highest-rated	O
game	O
of	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
previous	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
highest-reviewed	O
and	O
best-selling	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
many	O
analysts	O
believed	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
highest-selling	O
games	O
of	O
2018	O
and	O
have	O
a	O
great	O
effect	O
on	O
other	O
game	O
sales	O
during	O
the	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2018	O
,	O
industry	O
analyst	O
Mat	O
Piscatella	O
predicted	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
be	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
2018	O
,	O
outselling	O
other	O
blockbuster	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Battlefield	B-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
;	O
some	O
industry	O
commentators	O
noted	O
frequent	O
franchises	O
like	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
and	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
were	O
launching	O
their	O
2018	O
entries	O
—	O
Odyssey	B-Application
and	O
Black	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
—	O
earlier	O
than	O
usual	O
,	O
predicting	O
an	O
avoidance	O
of	O
competition	O
with	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
the	O
largest	O
opening	O
weekend	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
entertainment	O
,	O
making	O
over	O
in	O
revenue	O
in	O
three	O
days	O
,	O
and	O
over	O
17million	O
copies	O
shipped	O
in	O
total	O
in	O
two	O
weeks	O
,	O
exceeding	O
the	O
lifetime	O
sales	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second-highest-grossing	O
entertainment	O
launch	O
(	O
behind	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
)	O
and	O
set	O
records	O
for	O
largest-ever	O
pre-orders	O
,	O
largest	O
first-day	O
sales	O
,	O
and	O
largest	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
days	O
in	O
market	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
among	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second-best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
behind	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
and	O
the	O
second-fastest-selling	O
game	O
of	O
2018	O
(	O
behind	O
FIFA	B-Application
19	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
week	O
physical	O
sales	O
doubled	O
its	O
predecessor	O
's	O
,	O
with	O
68	O
percent	O
of	O
sales	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third-fastest-selling	O
non-FIFA	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
its	O
generation	O
,	O
behind	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Advanced	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
132,984	O
copies	O
,	O
placing	O
it	O
at	O
number	O
one	O
on	O
the	O
all-format	O
video	O
game	O
sales	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worldwide	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
sold	O
406,000	O
copies	O
upon	O
launch	O
in	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
doubling	O
to	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
to	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
public	O
beta	O
on	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
to	O
players	O
who	O
owned	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
progressively	O
opened	O
to	O
all	O
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
and	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
share	O
assets	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Rockstar	O
viewed	O
them	O
as	O
separate	O
products	O
with	O
independent	O
trajectories	O
,	O
reflected	O
in	O
its	O
decision	O
to	O
launch	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
title	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standalone	O
client	O
for	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2022	O
,	O
Rockstar	O
announced	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
would	O
not	O
receive	O
more	O
major	O
updates	O
,	O
instead	O
focusing	O
on	O
smaller	O
missions	O
and	O
the	O
expansion	O
of	O
existing	O
modes	O
as	O
development	O
resources	O
were	O
withdrawn	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
next	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Grand	O
Theft	O
Auto	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2018	O
,	O
online	O
technology	O
publication	O
Trusted	O
Reviews	O
published	O
an	O
article	O
leaking	O
several	O
features	O
due	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
including	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
battle	O
royale	O
mode	O
in	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
day	O
,	O
Rockstar	O
clarified	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
the	O
work	O
duration	O
mentioned	O
by	O
Houser	O
only	O
affected	O
the	O
senior	O
writing	O
staff	O
for	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
duration	O
had	O
only	O
been	O
the	O
case	O
for	O
three	O
weeks	O
during	O
the	O
entire	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nonetheless	O
,	O
a	O
sentiment	O
echoed	O
across	O
many	O
employee	O
statements	O
was	O
the	O
observation	O
that	O
working	O
conditions	O
had	O
somewhat	O
improved	O
since	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Securitas	O
AB	O
,	O
the	O
parent	O
company	O
of	O
the	O
modern-day	O
Pinkerton	O
agency	O
,	O
issued	O
a	O
cease	O
and	O
desist	O
notice	O
to	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
asserting	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2s	I-Application
use	O
of	O
the	O
Pinkerton	O
name	O
and	O
badge	O
imagery	O
was	O
against	O
their	O
trademark	O
and	O
demanded	O
royalties	O
for	O
each	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
or	O
they	O
would	O
take	O
legal	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
Take-Two	O
'	O
s	O
complaint	O
,	O
Pinkerton	O
president	O
Jack	O
Zahran	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
portrayal	O
of	O
Pinkertons	O
as	O
"	O
baseless	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
inaccurate	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
Pinkerton	O
employees	O
would	O
"	O
have	O
to	O
explain	O
to	O
their	O
young	O
game	O
players	O
why	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
encourages	O
people	O
to	O
murder	O
Pinkertons	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
hoped	O
the	O
companies	O
could	O
come	O
to	O
an	O
"	O
amicable	O
solution	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
agreed	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
third-best	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
game	O
and	O
eleventh-best	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
,	O
IGN	O
added	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
100	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
ranked	O
62nd	O
in	O
2019	O
and	O
promoted	O
to	O
8th	O
in	O
2021	O
;	O
editor	O
Luke	O
Reilly	O
praised	O
its	O
"	O
uncompromising	O
detail	O
"	O
and	O
wrote	O
it	O
"	O
stands	O
shoulder-to-shoulder	O
with	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
gaming	O
's	O
greatest	O
open-world	O
achievements	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2022	O
,	O
GamingBolts	O
Ravi	O
Sinha	O
ranked	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
the	O
second-best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
characters	O
,	O
narrative	O
,	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
,	O
and	O
visual	O
fidelity	O
,	O
and	O
naming	O
it	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
"	O
finest	O
work	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Footage	O
from	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
music	O
video	O
for	O
the	O
song	O
"	O
Old	O
Town	O
Road	O
"	O
by	O
Lil	O
Nas	O
X	O
in	O
March	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
study	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Exeter	O
and	O
Truro	O
and	O
Penwith	O
College	O
found	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
players	O
had	O
an	O
increased	O
understanding	O
of	O
ecology	O
and	O
animal	O
behavior	O
;	O
players	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
identify	O
three	O
more	O
animals	O
on	O
average	O
than	O
other	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2022	O
,	O
Joe	O
Meizies	O
won	O
Virtual	O
Photographer	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
at	O
the	O
London	O
Games	O
Festival	O
for	O
his	O
virtual	O
photography	O
in	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
game	O
producer	O
Eiji	O
Aonuma	O
said	O
open	O
world	O
games	O
like	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
inspired	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tears	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
(	O
2023	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
