<s>
Sacred	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fallen	I-Application
Angel	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
in	O
the	O
Sacred	B-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
which	O
takes	O
place	O
2,000	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Sacred	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
metal	O
band	O
Blind	O
Guardian	O
wrote	O
the	O
song	O
"	O
Sacred	B-Application
Worlds	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
theme	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
also	O
make	O
an	O
appearance	O
as	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sacred	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fallen	I-Application
Angel	I-Application
features	O
minimal	O
loading	O
times	O
between	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seraphim	O
:	O
The	O
Seraphim	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
class	O
from	O
Sacred	B-Application
that	O
appears	O
in	O
Sacred	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fallen	I-Application
Angel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
horses	O
as	O
they	O
could	O
in	O
Sacred	B-Application
,	O
for	O
transportation	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sacred	B-Application
2	I-Application
multiplayer	O
mode	O
features	O
"	O
hot-swapping	O
"	O
capabilities	O
,	O
which	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
leave	O
their	O
single	O
player	O
campaign	O
,	O
join	O
a	O
friend	O
's	O
game	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
then	O
return	O
to	O
their	O
single	O
player	O
campaign	O
at	O
the	O
point	O
they	O
left	O
off	O
while	O
retaining	O
any	O
levels	O
and	O
items	O
that	O
they	O
received	O
while	O
in	O
their	O
friend	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
:	O
Maximum	O
of	O
16	O
players	O
per	O
game	O
for	O
PvP	O
or	O
free	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
5	O
players	O
(	O
PvE	O
-	O
player(s )	O
versus	O
environment	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
campaign	O
co-op	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
:	O
Maximum	O
of	O
4	O
players	O
via	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
or	O
2	O
offline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
:	O
Maximum	O
of	O
4	O
players	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
or	O
2	O
offline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sacred	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2008	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
versions	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
were	O
delayed	O
until	O
2009	O
with	O
the	O
discs	O
being	O
pressed	O
in	O
April	O
2009	O
for	O
a	O
May	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
contain	O
the	O
same	O
content	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
pre-order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
pre-ordered	O
at	O
GameStop	O
,	O
a	O
code	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
access	O
a	O
creature	O
that	O
allows	O
access	O
to	O
inventory	O
storage	O
anywhere	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
both	O
players	O
are	O
signed	O
into	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
to	O
purchase	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
titled	O
Ice	O
&	O
Blood	O
was	O
released	O
28	O
August	O
2009	O
for	O
European	O
PC	O
players	O
only	O
,	O
however	O
Sacred	B-Application
2	I-Application
Gold	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
would	O
bring	O
Ice	O
&	O
Blood	O
to	O
US	O
PC	O
players	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2009	O
,	O
Sacred	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
certification	O
from	O
the	O
Bundesverband	O
Interaktive	O
Unterhaltungssoftware	O
(	O
BIU	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
German	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Sacred	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
critic	O
score	O
of	O
71%	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
and	O
71	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
later	O
release	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
versions	O
scored	O
73%	O
on	O
average	O
for	O
both	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
critical	O
issues	O
were	O
found	O
and	O
fixed	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
problems	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
which	O
were	O
never	O
fixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2009	O
,	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
announced	O
their	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
with	O
a	O
working	O
title	O
Sacred	B-Application
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
in	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
Sacred	B-Application
3	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
.	O
D	O
.	O
Portland	O
,	O
Sacred	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Shadow	O
Warrior	O
-	O
The	O
official	O
past	O
story	O
(	O
Sacred	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Der	O
Schattenkrieger	O
–	O
die	O
offizielle	O
Vorgeschichte	O
zum	O
Game	O
)	O
December	O
2007	O
,	O
Panini	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
.	O
D	O
.	O
Portland	O
,	O
Sacred	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fallen	I-Application
Angel	I-Application
-	O
The	O
novelization	O
(	O
Sacred	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fallen	I-Application
Angel	I-Application
–	O
Der	O
offizielle	O
Roman	O
zum	O
Videogame	O
)	O
,	O
Panini	O
Verlag	O
,	O
August	O
2008	O
,	O
</s>
