<s>
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
developed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
the	O
2009	B-Application
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
role-playing	O
game	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
Survivor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
titled	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
Record	O
Breaker	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
spans	O
the	O
whole	O
country	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
bring	O
several	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
received	O
two	O
manga	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
anime	O
television	O
adaptation	O
by	O
Studio	O
Bridge	O
,	O
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Animation	O
,	O
which	O
aired	O
in	O
Japan	O
between	O
April	O
and	O
June	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
game	O
,	O
in	O
combat	O
situations	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
young	O
demon	O
tamer	O
and	O
is	O
free	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
other	O
characters	O
at	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
time	O
going	O
by	O
or	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
free	O
battles	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
make	O
time	O
continue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Fate	O
System	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
begins	O
with	O
the	O
Protagonist	O
and	O
his	O
friend	O
,	O
Daichi	O
,	O
returning	O
from	O
a	O
mock	O
exam	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
their	O
classmate	O
Io	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
published	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
who	O
first	O
announced	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
in	O
March	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
by	O
Atlus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
delayed	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
claiming	O
"	O
the	O
market	O
for	O
DS	B-Device
games	O
is	O
quite	O
difficult	O
at	O
the	O
moment.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
Ghostlights	O
revealed	O
they	O
were	O
intending	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
limited	O
run	O
printing	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
just	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
art	O
book	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2011	O
named	O
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
Official	O
Design	O
Works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Kenji	O
Ito	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
better	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
SaGa	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Atlus	O
sound	O
team	O
(	O
Kenichi	O
Tsuchiya	O
,	O
Atsushi	O
Kitajoh	O
,	O
Ryota	O
Kozuka	O
,	O
and	O
Toshiki	O
Konishi	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Record	I-Application
Breaker	I-Application
contains	O
arrangements	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
compositions	O
by	O
Shoji	O
Meguro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Record	I-Application
Breaker	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
22	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
scenario	O
,	O
Triangulum	O
Arc	O
is	O
set	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
ending	O
and	O
is	O
accessible	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
characters	O
from	O
Durarara	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
popularity	O
,	O
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
-Show	O
Your	O
Free	O
Will	O
-	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
written	O
by	O
Nagako	O
Sakaki	O
,	O
the	O
artist	O
for	O
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
's	O
manga	O
,	O
and	O
started	O
serialization	O
in	O
Earth	O
Star	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
magazine	O
Comic	O
Earth	O
Star	O
in	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Studio	O
Bridge	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Seiji	O
Kishi	O
who	O
also	O
directed	O
the	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heidi	O
Kemps	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
praised	O
the	O
consequences	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
and	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGamer	O
's	O
Mike	O
Moehnke	O
the	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
remains	O
an	O
addictive	O
experience	O
for	O
a	O
large	O
chunk	O
of	O
its	O
length.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Gaming	O
Age	O
writer	O
Dustin	O
Chadwell	O
praised	O
the	O
story	O
as	O
he	O
viewed	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
cast	O
more	O
likeable	O
than	O
the	O
ones	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
which	O
had	O
a	O
great	O
influence	O
in	O
liking	O
the	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
's	O
impact	O
in	O
enjoying	O
it	O
but	O
he	O
would	O
have	O
preferred	O
if	O
Atlus	O
had	O
given	O
the	O
gameplay	O
more	O
additions	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
innovative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dale	O
North	O
from	O
Destructoid	O
noted	O
how	O
the	O
Fate	O
System	O
appeared	O
to	O
be	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
latest	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Persona	I-Application
games	O
and	O
praised	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
effect	O
on	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
often	O
compared	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
Survivor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
noting	O
multiple	O
similarities	O
between	O
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
from	O
1UP.com	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
Perhaps	O
the	O
most	O
pleasant	O
surprise	O
about	O
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
that	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
feel	O
like	O
a	O
massive	O
backward	O
step	O
despite	O
its	O
predecessor	O
's	O
having	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
3DS.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Dale	O
North	O
noticed	O
several	O
improvements	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
claiming	O
"	O
I	O
'm	O
pleased	O
to	O
report	O
that	O
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
bringing	O
an	O
even	O
better	O
story	O
,	O
better	O
characters	O
,	O
more	O
demons	O
to	O
collect	O
and	O
a	O
bunch	O
of	O
gameplay	O
improvements.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
63,000	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Record	I-Application
Breaker	I-Application
sold	O
53,264	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
