<s>
Spelunky	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2020	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Mossmouth	O
and	O
BlitWorks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Spelunky	B-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
January	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Spelunky	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
platform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
concerns	O
Ana	O
Spelunky	B-Application
,	O
daughter	O
of	O
previous	O
Spelunky	B-Application
protagonist	O
Guy	O
Spelunky	B-Application
,	O
as	O
she	O
ventures	O
to	O
the	O
Moon	O
to	O
find	O
her	O
missing	O
parents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
aesthetics	O
draw	O
inspiration	O
from	O
several	O
cultures	O
,	O
featuring	O
mythological	O
figures	O
like	O
Olmec	O
,	O
Kali	B-Protocol
,	O
Osiris	B-Language
,	O
Lamassu	O
and	O
Tiamat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yu	O
intentionally	O
ensured	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
radically	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Spelunky	B-Application
as	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
sequels	O
should	O
be	O
"	O
extensions	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
would	O
feel	O
like	O
they	O
are	O
playing	O
a	O
"	O
continuation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Indie	O
World	O
presentation	O
in	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
mid-2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
Spelunky	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
87	O
.	O
</s>
