<s>
The	B-Application
Surge	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2019	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Deck13	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Focus	O
Home	O
Interactive	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
2017	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Surge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Surge	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Surge	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
dystopian	O
future	O
where	O
humans	O
have	O
exhausted	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
resources	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
strained	O
social	O
and	O
environmental	O
conditions	O
bringing	O
mankind	O
to	O
the	O
brink	O
of	O
extinction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
central	O
plot	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Surge	I-Application
2	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Jericho	O
City	O
,	O
an	O
advanced	O
metropolis	O
surrounded	O
by	O
a	O
giant	O
wall	O
aimed	O
at	O
stemming	O
the	O
advance	O
of	O
the	O
nanites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Surge	I-Application
2	I-Application
allows	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
customizable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
reworked	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
with	O
AI-controlled	O
enemies	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
coordinate	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
during	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
factory	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Surge	I-Application
2	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
larger	O
,	O
more	O
vertical	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
24	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
on	O
20	O
October	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Surge	I-Application
2	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>
