<s>
Sly	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Band	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
stealth	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sucker	O
Punch	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Thievius	I-Application
Raccoonus	I-Application
and	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
is	O
often	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Band	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
has	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
changes	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
level	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	B-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
a	O
health	O
meter	O
for	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Sly	O
,	O
Bentley	O
and	O
Murray	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
"	O
charm	O
system	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Sly	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Band	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
is	O
a	O
stealth	O
platform	O
action-adventure	B-Application
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
follows	O
the	O
Cooper	O
Gang	O
,	O
raccoon	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
,	O
turtle	O
Bently	O
,	O
and	O
hippo	O
Murray	O
,	O
who	O
try	O
to	O
collect	O
the	O
pieces	O
of	O
the	O
robot	O
owl	O
that	O
was	O
destroyed	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Clockwerk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interpol	O
's	O
Carmelita	O
Montaya	O
Fox	O
continues	O
trying	O
to	O
catch	O
the	O
Cooper	O
gang	O
while	O
being	O
infatuated	O
with	O
Sly	O
;	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Sly	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Ban	O
of	O
Thieves	O
opens	O
with	O
her	O
chasing	O
Sly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Band	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
is	O
double	O
the	O
length	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
lasting	O
eight	O
stages	O
and	O
five	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dimitri	O
is	O
a	O
celebrity	O
in	O
the	O
underworld	O
of	O
Paris	O
,	O
forging	B-General_Concept
popular	O
paintings	O
in	O
revenge	O
to	O
classmates	O
that	O
criticized	O
his	O
works	O
done	O
at	O
his	O
art	O
college	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rajan	B-Application
,	O
born	O
poor	O
in	O
India	O
,	O
has	O
committed	O
to	O
a	O
life	O
of	O
crime	O
throughout	O
his	O
whole	O
life	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
working	O
for	O
the	O
gang	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
increase	O
his	O
standing	O
in	O
the	O
nation	O
's	O
social	O
hierarchy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
have	O
more	O
advanced	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
climb	O
up	O
pipes	O
,	O
meaning	O
Sly	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
hit	O
by	O
them	O
even	O
when	O
already	O
on	O
a	O
rooftop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
life	O
is	O
lost	O
if	O
Sly	O
was	O
noticed	O
by	O
a	O
guard	O
or	O
injured	O
once	O
,	O
Sly	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Band	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
provides	O
the	O
playable	O
character	O
multiple	O
hit	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
orange	O
special	O
bar	O
depletes	O
whenever	O
a	O
character	O
uses	O
a	O
powerup	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
special	O
bar	O
hits	O
zero	O
,	O
powerups	B-Operating_System
can	O
not	O
be	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
powerups	B-Operating_System
are	O
required	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
complete	O
certain	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
powerups	B-Operating_System
and	O
extra	O
moves	O
are	O
now	O
bought	O
from	O
the	O
safehouse	O
instead	O
of	O
being	O
found	O
in	O
safes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
collected	O
coins	O
,	O
Sly	O
can	O
buy	O
powerups	B-Operating_System
for	O
each	O
character	O
from	O
an	O
in-game	O
online	O
store	O
,	O
Thiefnet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	O
's	O
powerups	B-Operating_System
focus	O
on	O
stealth	O
,	O
Murray	O
's	O
powerups	B-Operating_System
on	O
brawn	O
,	O
and	O
Bentley	O
's	O
power-ups	O
on	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
powerups	B-Operating_System
need	O
to	O
be	O
assigned	O
to	O
a	O
button	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
provide	O
passive	O
bonuses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
makes	O
use	O
for	O
the	O
optional	O
USB	B-Protocol
microphone	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
sound	O
of	O
their	O
voice	O
to	O
distract	O
and	O
attract	O
in-game	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Band	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Sucker	O
Punch	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tenchu	B-Application
:	I-Application
Stealth	I-Application
Assassins	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
was	O
referenced	O
for	O
creating	O
the	O
stealth	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
all	O
of	O
Sucker	O
Punch	O
's	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
entry	O
and	O
Rocket	B-Application
:	I-Application
Robot	I-Application
on	I-Application
Wheels	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
target	O
demographic	O
was	O
all	O
ages	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
upbeat	O
nature	O
for	O
younger	O
gamers	O
and	O
gameplay	O
concepts	O
and	O
humour	O
for	O
older	O
and	O
hardcore	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Explained	O
Fox	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
so	O
the	O
player	O
felt	O
like	O
they	O
were	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
whole	O
experience	O
instead	O
of	O
just	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
of	O
enemies	O
were	O
also	O
improved	O
for	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
completing	O
a	O
game	O
differing	O
from	O
session-to-session	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
look	O
and	O
style	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Series	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
–	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
Fox	O
noting	O
its	O
film	O
noir	O
look	O
combined	O
with	O
tongue-in-cheek	O
humor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Sly	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Band	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
,	O
the	O
concept	O
art	O
production	O
started	O
with	O
Madan	O
coming	O
up	O
with	O
bosses	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
would	O
dictate	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
entire	O
art	O
staff	O
conceived	O
locations	O
to	O
base	O
them	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
levels	O
were	O
then	O
modeled	O
in	O
Maya	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kevin	O
Miller	O
,	O
Matt	B-Application
Olsen	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Chris	O
Murphy	O
reprise	O
their	O
roles	O
as	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
,	O
Murray	O
and	O
Bently	O
respectively	O
,	O
with	O
newcomers	O
Alisa	O
Glidewell	O
as	O
Carmelita	O
and	O
Neyla	O
,	O
David	O
Scully	O
as	O
Dimitri	O
and	O
Rajan	B-Application
,	O
Gloria	O
Manon	O
as	O
Contessa	O
,	O
Ross	O
Douglas	O
as	O
Jean-Bison	O
,	O
and	O
Sam	O
Mowry	O
as	O
Arpeggio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
Sly	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Band	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
games	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
published	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
2004	O
holiday	O
,	O
others	O
being	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Up	I-Application
Your	I-Application
Arsenal	I-Application
and	O
Jak	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Band	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
a	O
runner-up	O
position	O
in	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
2004	O
"	O
Best	O
Platformer	O
"	O
award	O
category	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Up	I-Application
Your	I-Application
Arsenal	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luibl	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
enemies	O
,	O
cited	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
,	O
particularly	O
his	O
prancing	O
,	O
whirling	O
jumps	O
,	O
and	O
squatting	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luibl	O
compared	O
the	O
music	O
to	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
composed	O
by	O
McConnell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luibl	O
reported	O
Sly	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Band	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
taking	O
15	O
–	O
20	O
hours	O
to	O
beat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
easy	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
subtle	O
rise	O
in	O
difficulty	O
and	O
being	O
free	O
of	O
the	O
trial	O
and	O
error	O
and	O
prolonged	O
wandering	O
of	O
Jak	B-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
2003	O
)	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
save	O
system	O
and	O
pointers	O
indicating	O
where	O
heists	O
begin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Band	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
frequently	O
appears	O
on	O
all-time	O
lists	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
,	O
ranking	O
number	O
23	O
by	O
GameSpy	O
and	O
SVG.com,	O
number	O
24	O
by	O
IGN	O
,	O
and	O
appearing	O
on	O
unranked	O
features	O
by	O
Digital	O
Trends	O
,	O
and	O
VG247	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Band	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
is	O
generally	O
considered	O
by	O
critics	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
game	O
,	O
a	O
successful	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
qualities	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
its	O
most	O
highlighted	O
aspects	O
being	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
three	O
playable	O
characters	O
with	O
distinct	O
abilities	O
and	O
the	O
variety	O
and	O
captivity	O
of	O
the	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
ranking	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
hold	O
this	O
opinion	O
,	O
already	O
celebrating	O
the	O
series	O
for	O
its	O
distinct	O
combination	O
of	O
family-friendliness	O
with	O
stealth	O
and	O
"	O
genuinely	O
funny	O
"	O
comedy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
centered	O
around	O
scenarios	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
heist	O
films	O
,	O
like	O
Ocean	O
's	O
11	O
(	O
1960	O
)	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Italian	I-Application
Job	I-Application
(	O
1969	O
)	O
,	O
are	O
commonplace	O
in	O
realistic	O
open	O
world	O
crime	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
(	O
1997	O
–	O
present	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
rare	O
in	O
cartoon	O
platformers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Band	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Sly	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
developed	O
by	O
Sucker	O
Punch	O
,	O
and	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
in	I-Application
Time	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sanzaru	O
Games	O
with	O
influence	O
from	O
Band	O
of	O
Thieves	O
.	O
</s>
