<s>
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Within	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Tango	O
Gameworks	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
October	O
2017	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
2014	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Within	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Within	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
maps	O
are	O
larger	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
multiple	O
ways	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
advance	O
in	O
a	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Within	I-Application
2	I-Application
began	O
in	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
team	O
at	O
Tango	O
Gameworks	O
wrapped	O
up	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
downloadable	O
content	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
Pete	O
Hines	O
,	O
an	O
executive	O
from	O
publisher	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
,	O
revealed	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Within	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
enough	O
copies	O
to	O
warrant	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
declined	O
to	O
comment	O
on	O
whether	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
is	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
leaked	O
in	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
job	O
description	O
for	O
Psycho	B-Application
Break	I-Application
2	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Japanese	O
title	O
,	O
was	O
leaked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
advertisement	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
prematurely	O
posted	O
on	O
Reddit	B-Application
,	O
several	O
hours	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
announcement	O
at	O
Bethesda	O
's	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2017	O
press	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
which	O
ran	O
on	O
id	O
Software	O
's	O
id	B-Application
Tech	I-Application
5	I-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Within	I-Application
2	I-Application
runs	O
on	O
the	O
STEM	O
engine	O
,	O
an	O
offshoot	O
of	O
id	O
Tech	O
that	O
was	O
custom	O
developed	O
by	O
Tango	O
Gameworks	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Within	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mollie	O
L	O
Patterson	O
said	O
on	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
"	O
Though	O
I	O
never	O
expected	O
to	O
ever	O
see	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Within	I-Application
,	O
we	O
've	O
now	O
gotten	O
one	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
'm	O
rather	O
glad	O
that	O
we	O
did	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Within	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
without	O
problems	O
—	O
and	O
I	O
'm	O
not	O
sure	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
game	O
I	O
'll	O
ever	O
want	O
to	O
play	O
through	O
a	O
second	O
time	O
—	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
final	O
credits	O
rolled	O
,	O
I	O
had	O
legitimately	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
adventure	O
I	O
'd	O
just	O
gone	O
on	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
improvements	O
that	O
Tango	O
Gameworks	O
had	O
tried	O
to	O
bring	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Suriel	O
Vazquez	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7.75/10	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Within	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
solid	O
horror	O
game	O
that	O
expands	O
the	O
scope	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
extend	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
shadow	O
of	O
a	O
titan	O
in	O
the	O
horror	O
genre	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
it	O
sometimes	O
leans	O
heavily	O
on	O
borrowed	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Tamburro	O
of	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
awarded	O
it	O
3.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Within	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
worthy	O
sequel	O
that	O
makes	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
bold	O
decisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
plenty	O
tucked	O
away	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Within	I-Application
2	I-Application
that	O
will	O
appeal	O
to	O
both	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
new	O
players	O
,	O
with	O
it	O
presenting	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
Mikami	O
's	O
best	O
ideas	O
and	O
John	O
Johanas	O
 '	O
new	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
a	O
tough	O
thing	O
to	O
balance	O
,	O
but	O
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Within	I-Application
2	I-Application
does	O
it	O
remarkably	O
well	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
leaves	O
a	O
strong	O
and	O
lasting	O
impression	O
after	O
its	O
touching	O
conclusion.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Lucas	O
Sullivan	O
from	O
GamesRadar	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
3.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Though	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
outdo	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Within	I-Application
2	I-Application
delivers	O
another	O
fun	O
,	O
challenging	O
,	O
tense	O
horror	O
headtrip	O
that	O
should	O
delight	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Lucy	O
O'Brien	O
of	O
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
8/10	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Within	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
intense	O
and	O
exhilarating	O
survival	O
horror	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Within	I-Application
2	I-Application
represents	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
starkest	O
and	O
most	O
astounding	O
turnarounds	O
from	O
a	O
debut	O
title	O
to	O
its	O
sequel	O
that	O
I	O
've	O
ever	O
witnessed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Within	I-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
42,941	O
copies	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
which	O
placed	O
it	O
at	O
number	O
three	O
on	O
the	O
all-format	O
sales	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
