<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Story	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
tri-Ace	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Enix	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
arriving	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
May	O
1999	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
April	O
2000	O
,	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
remaster	O
called	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
TOSE	O
,	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
April	O
2008	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
2009	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Second	O
Evolution	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
October	O
2015	O
and	O
later	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
December	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
party	O
members	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
3	O
others	O
)	O
are	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
AI	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
change	O
an	O
ally	O
's	O
strategy	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
six	O
different	O
pre-determined	O
options	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Spread	O
out	O
and	O
attack	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Save	O
your	O
Magic	B-Application
Points	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Stand	O
Still	O
and	O
Do	O
n't	O
Do	O
Anything	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specialties	O
allow	O
the	O
characters	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
include	O
Herbal	O
medicine	O
,	O
Cooking	O
,	O
Writing	O
,	O
Composing	B-Application
and	O
Musicianship	O
,	O
Pickpocketing	O
and	O
Training	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
item	O
created	O
has	O
some	O
sort	O
of	O
tangible	O
benefit	O
(	O
foods	O
restore	O
Hit	O
Points	O
and/or	O
Magic	B-Application
Points	I-Application
,	O
training	O
increases	O
the	O
gain	O
in	O
Experience	O
Points	O
,	O
and	O
written	O
novels	O
can	O
be	O
submitted	O
to	O
a	O
publisher	O
,	O
with	O
royalties	O
collectable	O
later	O
)	O
but	O
every	O
attempt	O
requires	O
the	O
expenditure	O
of	O
a	O
consumable	O
item	O
,	O
and	O
may	O
fail	O
to	O
produce	O
anything	O
useful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Story	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
S.D	O
366	O
(	O
A.D	O
2452	O
)	O
,	O
twenty	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
first	O
mission	O
is	O
to	O
survey	O
the	O
planet	O
Milocinia	O
(	O
renamed	O
Milokeenia	O
in	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
port	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
mysterious	O
energy	O
field	O
appears	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
is	O
an	O
enhanced	O
remaster	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Story	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
ported	O
by	O
TOSE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	O
First	O
Departure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
details	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
revealed	O
at	O
the	O
"	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
Special	O
Stage	O
"	O
during	O
the	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Party	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hori	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
game	O
peripheral	O
manufacturer	O
released	O
a	O
Second	O
Evolution-branded	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
accessory	O
set	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
kit	O
included	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
gray	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
case	O
with	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
logo	O
,	O
matching	O
headphones	O
,	O
a	O
cell	O
phone	O
strap	O
,	O
and	O
2	O
UMD	O
cases	O
to	O
hold	O
both	O
First	O
Departure	O
and	O
Second	O
Evolution	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Second	O
Evolution	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
by	O
Gemdrops	O
and	O
producer	O
Yoshinori	O
Yamagishi	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
October	O
2015	O
followed	O
by	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
December	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
having	O
sold	O
1.094	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
with	O
724,000	O
copies	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
alone	O
and	O
370,000	O
copies	O
sold	O
overseas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
sell	O
enough	O
copies	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
to	O
be	O
re-released	O
in	O
the	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Lundrigan	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
has	O
its	O
pluses	O
and	O
minuses	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
balance	O
out	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
average	O
RPGs	O
you	O
can	O
imagine.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
August	O
2008	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
141,218	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
was	O
the	O
90th	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
selling	O
143,434	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Studio	O
Deen	O
adapted	O
the	O
manga	O
series	O
into	O
a	O
twenty	O
six	O
episode	O
anime	O
series	O
entitled	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
EX	O
which	O
aired	O
on	O
TV	O
Tokyo	O
from	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
until	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
