<s>
Titanfall	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Respawn	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
2014	O
's	O
Titanfall	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2016	O
,	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>
In	O
Titanfall	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
players	O
control	O
Titans	O
,	O
mecha-style	O
exoskeletons	O
and	O
their	O
pilots	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
agile	O
and	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
skills	O
ranging	O
from	O
wall-running	O
to	O
cloaking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
universe	O
,	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Jack	O
Cooper	O
,	O
a	O
rifleman	O
from	O
the	O
Frontier	O
Militia	O
,	O
who	O
bonds	O
with	O
his	O
mentor	O
's	O
Titan	O
BT-7274	B-Application
after	O
his	O
mentor	O
is	O
killed	O
in	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
heavily	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
Valve	O
's	O
Source	B-Application
engine	I-Application
powers	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
Titanfall	B-Application
2	I-Application
underperformed	O
commercially	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
attributing	O
its	O
underwhelming	O
performance	O
to	O
going	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
a	O
crowded	O
release	O
window	O
,	O
placed	O
between	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Battlefield	O
1	O
and	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Infinite	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Respawn	O
continued	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
providing	O
several	O
updates	O
and	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Titanfall	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
control	O
both	O
a	O
pilot	O
and	O
their	O
Titans	O
—	O
mecha-style	O
robots	O
that	O
stand	O
roughly	O
seven	O
to	O
ten	O
meters	O
tall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pilots	O
have	O
more	O
specific	O
abilities	O
unique	O
to	O
each	O
'	O
class	O
 '	O
which	O
augments	O
their	O
offensive	O
and	O
defensive	O
ability	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
for	O
enhanced	O
mobility	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
holographic	O
visual	O
cloaking	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
:	O
a	O
movement	O
system	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
slide	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
,	O
the	O
pulse	O
blade	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
throwing	O
knife	O
that	O
reveals	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
any	O
nearby	O
enemy	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
holo-pilot	O
,	O
(	O
a	O
holographic	O
pilot	O
that	O
mimics	O
players	O
 '	O
action	O
to	O
confuse	O
enemies	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
slingshot	O
players	O
to	O
a	O
building	O
or	O
reel	O
in	O
an	O
enemy	O
it	O
attaches	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Replacing	O
the	O
three	O
classes	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Titanfall	B-Application
,	O
six	O
Titans	O
were	O
introduced	O
at	O
launch	O
—	O
Ion	O
,	O
Scorch	O
,	O
Northstar	O
,	O
Ronin	O
,	O
Tone	O
,	O
and	O
Legion	O
,	O
with	O
Monarch	O
being	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
May	O
2017	O
Monarch	O
's	O
Reign	O
free	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
Monarch	O
—	O
added	O
post-release	O
via	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
—	O
is	O
a	O
Vanguard-class	O
chassis	O
that	O
can	O
steal	O
power	O
from	O
other	O
Titans	O
to	O
power	O
up	O
its	O
own	O
defensive	O
shield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Titanfall	B-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
a	O
single-player	O
story	O
campaign	O
with	O
gameplay	O
split	O
between	O
commanding	O
the	O
Titan	O
(	O
BT-7274	B-Application
,	O
voiced	O
by	O
Glenn	O
Steinbaum	O
)	O
and	O
controlling	O
the	O
Pilot	O
(	O
Rifleman	O
Third	O
Class	O
Jack	O
Cooper	O
,	O
voiced	O
by	O
Matthew	O
Mercer	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
most	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
Titan	O
BT-7274	B-Application
accompanies	O
players	O
,	O
alongside	O
allied	O
NPCs	O
from	O
the	O
universe	O
's	O
Frontier	O
Militia	O
faction	O
(	O
of	O
which	O
BT-7274	B-Application
and	O
Jack	O
Cooper	O
are	O
a	O
part	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
select	O
dialogue	O
options	O
and	O
have	O
Cooper	O
talk	O
to	O
BT-7274	B-Application
at	O
certain	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
campaign	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
personalities	O
and	O
often	O
to	O
comedic	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
sees	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Titanfall	B-Application
's	O
Titan	O
meter	O
,	O
which	O
fills	O
slowly	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
meter	O
is	O
completely	O
filled	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
summon	O
their	O
selected	O
Titan	O
,	O
which	O
descends	O
from	O
the	O
sky	O
in	O
a	O
titular	O
titanfall	B-Application
deployment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
titanfall	B-Application
can	O
crush	O
opponents	O
if	O
it	O
lands	O
on	O
one	O
when	O
summoned	O
and	O
will	O
instantly	O
kill	O
any	O
enemy	O
directly	O
impacted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pilots	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
rodeo	O
a	O
Titan	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Titanfall	B-Application
,	O
but	O
rather	O
than	O
attacking	O
a	O
weak	O
point	O
with	O
their	O
weapon	O
Pilots	O
now	O
steal	O
a	O
Titan	O
's	O
battery	O
,	O
causing	O
damage	O
to	O
it	O
and	O
giving	O
the	O
Pilot	O
a	O
Titan	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
customization	O
options	O
have	O
expanded	O
significantly	O
compared	O
to	O
Titanfall	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titanfall	B-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
several	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bounty	O
Hunt	O
:	O
Players	O
are	O
rewarded	O
with	O
money	O
if	O
they	O
kill	O
enemies	O
,	O
opponents	O
or	O
AI-controlled	O
grunts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
:	O
Players	O
are	O
tasked	O
to	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
of	O
an	O
enemy	O
and	O
bring	O
it	O
to	O
their	O
team	O
's	O
base	O
,	O
while	O
preventing	O
opponents	O
from	O
stealing	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
flag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Points	O
are	O
rewarded	O
to	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
team	O
when	O
they	O
kill	O
a	O
human-controlled	O
enemy	O
or	O
an	O
AI-controlled	O
grunt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skirmish	O
:	O
This	O
mode	O
is	O
like	O
Attrition	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
AI-controlled	O
grunts	O
and	O
the	O
score	O
needed	O
for	O
phase	O
transitioning	O
is	O
lower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BobtheBob	O
,	O
a	O
Titanfall	B-Application
2	I-Application
player	O
,	O
started	O
a	O
mod	O
,	O
or	O
client	O
,	O
that	O
would	O
help	O
players	O
play	O
Titanfall	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sticks	O
and	O
Stones	O
:	O
A	O
game	O
mode	O
classic	O
to	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
,	O
where	O
in	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
,	O
you	O
are	O
given	O
a	O
melee	O
weapon	O
and	O
crossbow	O
,	O
in	O
Titanfall	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
you	O
are	O
given	O
the	O
Wingman	O
Elite( A one shot to the head weapon with one in the chamber )	O
and	O
a	O
pulse	O
blade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
this	O
amount	O
of	O
games	O
seem	O
small	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
many	O
others	O
still	O
being	O
created	O
in	O
Titanfall	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
single	O
player	O
campaign	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
control	O
of	O
Jack	O
Cooper	O
,	O
a	O
lowly	O
rifleman	O
from	O
the	O
Frontier	O
Militia	O
,	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
alien	O
planet	O
of	O
Typhon	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
assault	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
by	O
the	O
Militia	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
join	O
his	O
former	O
mentor	O
Captain	O
Tai	O
Lastimosa	O
's	O
Titan	O
—	O
named	O
BT-7274	B-Application
—	O
to	O
foil	O
the	O
IMC	O
's	O
plans	O
of	O
interstellar	O
domination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
initial	O
battle	O
,	O
the	O
Apex	O
Predators	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
mercenaries	O
led	O
by	O
Kuben	O
Blisk	O
and	O
contracted	O
by	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
IMC	O
's	O
science	O
division	O
,	O
General	O
Marder	O
,	O
mortally	O
wounds	O
Lastimosa	O
and	O
incapacitates	O
his	O
Vanguard-class	O
Titan	O
,	O
BT-7274	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BT	O
uploads	O
part	O
of	O
his	O
AI	B-Application
into	O
Cooper	O
's	O
helmet	O
to	O
facilitate	O
communication	O
through	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortunately	O
for	O
the	O
Militia	O
,	O
the	O
Fold	O
Weapon	O
is	O
dependent	O
upon	O
a	O
power	O
source	B-Application
known	O
as	O
the	O
Ark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
encoded	O
in	O
binary	O
,	O
suggesting	O
some	O
fragment	O
of	O
BT	O
's	O
AI	B-Application
has	O
survived	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titanfalls	B-Application
original	O
director	O
,	O
Steve	O
Fukuda	O
,	O
producer	O
Drew	O
McCoy	O
,	O
and	O
composer	O
Stephen	O
Barton	O
returned	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titanfall	B-Application
had	O
a	O
low	O
engagement	O
with	O
players	O
post-release	O
,	O
despite	O
huge	O
initial	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
's	O
vision	O
for	O
the	O
campaign	O
was	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
different	O
from	O
other	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
,	O
especially	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
challenge	O
since	O
many	O
of	O
them	O
had	O
worked	O
at	O
Infinity	O
Ward	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
,	O
before	O
joining	O
Respawn	O
and	O
had	O
become	O
accustomed	O
to	O
making	O
a	O
campaign	O
in	O
that	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
McCoy	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
initially	O
tried	O
putting	O
all	O
the	O
mechanics	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Titanfall	B-Application
into	O
the	O
campaign	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
work	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
host	O
many	O
game	O
jams	O
in	O
the	O
studio	O
,	O
where	O
team	O
members	O
were	O
free	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
designs	O
and	O
experiment	O
with	O
technology	O
with	O
few	O
constraints	O
other	O
than	O
adhering	O
to	O
Titanfalls	B-Application
existing	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
action	O
blocks	O
"	O
approach	O
meant	O
Titanfall	B-Application
2s	I-Application
gameplay	O
was	O
designed	O
before	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portal	B-Application
also	O
influenced	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
components	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
is	O
the	O
interactions	O
between	O
Cooper	O
and	O
his	O
Titan	O
BT-7274	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fukuda	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
buddy	O
"	O
story	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
buddy	O
cop	O
films	O
like	O
Lethal	B-Application
Weapon	I-Application
or	O
Beverly	B-Application
Hills	I-Application
Cop	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
anime	O
Gargantia	O
on	O
the	O
Verdurous	O
Planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
team	O
intentionally	O
avoided	O
making	O
BT	O
similar	O
to	O
characters	O
like	O
Optimus	O
Prime	O
or	O
cute	O
robots	O
like	O
Wall-E	B-Application
,	O
they	O
found	O
BT	O
's	O
personality	O
difficult	O
to	O
write	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
had	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
balance	O
between	O
making	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
lovable	O
partner	O
and	O
a	O
20-foot-tall	O
war	O
machine	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
designing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
single-player	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
goals	O
was	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
energy	O
present	O
in	O
Titanfalls	B-Application
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
puzzles	O
inspired	O
by	O
BioShock	B-Application
and	O
Half-Life	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
maintain	O
"	O
a	O
certain	O
level	O
of	O
speed	O
"	O
while	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
the	O
idea	O
before	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Titanfall	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
experimented	O
with	O
it	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
Titanfalls	B-Application
multiplayer	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
make	O
the	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
created	O
two	O
building	O
computer	B-Application
models	I-Application
with	O
one	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
evaluated	O
Titanfall	B-Application
and	O
listened	O
to	O
both	O
feedback	O
and	O
analytical	O
research	O
from	O
gaming	O
journalists	O
and	O
identified	O
two	O
major	O
concerns	O
:	O
there	O
was	O
not	O
enough	O
content	O
for	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
times	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
too	O
chaotic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
slowed	O
down	O
the	O
gameplay	O
pace	O
of	O
Titanfall	B-Application
2s	I-Application
multiplayer	O
so	O
that	O
players	O
could	O
actively	O
make	O
decisions	O
relying	O
less	O
on	O
reflex	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titanfall	B-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
a	O
brighter	O
color	O
palette	O
and	O
environments	O
compared	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
contemporary	O
shooter	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
aimed	O
for	O
graphical	O
quality	O
that	O
is	O
"	O
postcard-worthy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
greater	O
variety	O
of	O
environments	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
industrial	O
centers	O
,	O
outdoor	O
maps	O
with	O
more	O
foliage	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
remastered	O
maps	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Titanfall	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
used	O
a	O
heavily	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
Valve	O
's	O
Source	B-Application
as	O
its	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
improvements	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
engine	O
's	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
physically	O
based	O
rendering	O
,	O
a	O
texture	O
streaming	O
system	O
developed	O
in	O
house	O
,	O
high	B-General_Concept
dynamic	I-General_Concept
range	I-General_Concept
and	O
depth	O
of	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
was	O
significantly	O
enhanced	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
movesets	O
and	O
behaviors	O
for	O
pilots	O
and	O
titans	O
in	O
both	O
single-player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Titanfall	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
Respawn	O
developed	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
engineering	O
team	O
spent	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
time	O
and	O
effort	O
to	O
get	O
it	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
prototyped	O
but	O
never	O
went	O
into	O
full	O
production	O
because	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Joe	O
Emslie	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
"	O
vomit	O
all	O
over	O
their	O
controller.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
Titanfalls	B-Application
pilots	O
 '	O
movesets	O
returned	O
in	O
Titanfall	B-Application
2	I-Application
but	O
with	O
some	O
slight	O
modifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
two	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
publisher	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
collaborate	O
with	O
Respawn	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
more	O
experiences	O
set	O
within	O
the	O
Titanfall	B-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
confirmed	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
come	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
opened	O
their	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
2016	O
with	O
Titanfall	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
meant	O
the	O
title	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
other	O
triple-A	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
including	O
Battlefield	O
1	O
,	O
made	O
by	O
DICE	O
(	O
one	O
of	O
EA	O
's	O
studios	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Activision	O
's	O
futuristic	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Infinite	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Zampella	O
's	O
old	O
studio	O
Infinity	O
Ward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titanfall	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
EA	B-Application
Access	I-Application
and	O
Origin	O
Access	O
on	O
July	O
7	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
also	O
partnered	O
with	O
toy	O
manufacturer	O
McFarlane	O
Toys	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
toyline	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
seven-inch	O
tall	O
Cooper	O
figure	O
and	O
a	O
ten-inch	O
tall	O
BT-7274	B-Application
figure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Respawn	O
prepared	O
two	O
technical	O
tests	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
users	O
in	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
try	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
and	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
Titanfall	B-Application
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
,	O
controlled	O
by	O
EA	O
rather	O
than	O
Respawn	O
,	O
also	O
helped	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
suggesting	O
it	O
to	O
Twitter	B-Application
users	O
who	O
indicated	O
they	O
were	O
looking	O
for	O
games	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2016	O
,	O
Respawn	O
announced	O
that	O
all	O
the	O
updates	O
and	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
would	O
be	O
free	O
for	O
all	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
Evolves	B-Application
free	O
maps	O
model	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
hoped	O
this	O
approach	O
would	O
make	O
players	O
more	O
satisfied	O
with	O
the	O
full-priced	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Respawn	O
supported	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
multiple	O
pieces	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
in	O
the	O
first	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
Name	O
Release	O
date	O
Notes	O
Angel	O
City	O
’s	O
Most	O
Wanted	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2016	O
The	O
Angel	O
City	O
’s	O
Most	O
Wanted	O
is	O
Titanfalls	B-Application
first	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
remastered	O
the	O
map	O
"	O
Angel	O
City	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
weapon	O
called	O
Wingman	O
Elite	O
Pistol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colony	O
Reborn	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2017	O
Colony	O
Reborn	O
introduced	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
a	O
Titanfall	B-Application
map	O
,	O
"	O
Colony	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
weapon	O
R-101	O
Carbine	O
,	O
execution	O
animations	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
cosmetics	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
Titans	O
including	O
Northstar	O
and	O
Legion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
also	O
included	O
several	O
gameplay	O
adjustments	O
,	O
a	O
faction	O
named	O
MRVN	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
menu	O
overhaul	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Relic	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
map	O
from	O
Titanfall	B-Application
,	O
was	O
also	O
remastered	O
and	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	O
Frontier	O
Shield	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2017	O
Operation	O
Frontier	O
Shield	O
introduced	O
a	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
named	O
Frontier	O
Defense	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
four	O
players	O
fight	O
against	O
waves	O
of	O
AI-controlled	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
early	O
2021	O
,	O
Titanfall	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
were	O
hit	O
with	O
frequent	O
DDoS	O
attacks	O
,	O
which	O
rendered	O
the	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
unplayable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titanfall	B-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>
<s>
Titanfall	B-Application
2	I-Application
gameplay	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
he	O
found	O
controlling	O
the	O
Titan	O
an	O
interesting	O
experience	O
that	O
resembles	O
MechWarrior	B-Device
and	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mahardy	O
and	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
thinking	O
man	O
"	O
s	O
shooter	O
,	O
adding	O
it	O
required	O
players	O
to	O
think	O
tactically	O
instead	O
of	O
simply	O
having	O
good	O
reflexes	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
singled	O
out	O
"	O
Effect	O
and	O
Cause	O
"	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
most	O
imaginative	O
levels	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
favorably	O
with	O
Portal	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rowen	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
more	O
than	O
solid	O
"	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
more	O
complex	O
and	O
extended	O
progression	O
system	O
for	O
rectifying	O
Titanfalls	B-Application
lack	O
of	O
long-term	O
appeal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
there	O
were	O
many	O
"	O
smart	O
"	O
gameplay	O
adjustments	O
and	O
design	O
changes	O
that	O
emphasize	O
players	O
 '	O
skills	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
was	O
disappointed	O
there	O
were	O
not	O
enough	O
modes	O
featuring	O
AI	B-Application
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paras	O
felt	O
that	O
Titanfall	B-Application
2	I-Application
successfully	O
delivered	O
on	O
the	O
promises	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thursten	O
worried	O
that	O
Titanfall	B-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
suffer	O
from	O
a	O
short	O
lifespan	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
poor	O
release	O
timing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
financial	O
analysts	O
predicted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sales	O
would	O
be	O
substantially	O
disappointing	O
due	O
to	O
EA	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
late	O
October	O
,	O
a	O
period	O
between	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
EA	O
's	O
own	O
Battlefield	O
1	O
,	O
and	O
Activision	O
's	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Infinite	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
that	O
,	O
EA	O
expressed	O
no	O
concern	O
about	O
the	O
release	O
window	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
base	O
of	O
Battlefield	O
1	O
and	O
Titanfall	B-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
not	O
overlap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
in	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
behind	O
Battlefield	O
1	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Skyrim	I-Application
–	I-Application
Special	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
and	O
FIFA	B-Application
17	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
first-week	O
sales	O
only	O
reached	O
a	O
quarter	O
of	O
the	O
launch-week	O
sales	O
of	O
Titanfall	B-Application
despite	O
Titanfall	B-Application
2	I-Application
being	O
a	O
multi-platform	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Zampella	O
,	O
Titanfall	B-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
well	O
and	O
was	O
successful	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
could	O
have	O
sold	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
June	O
2020	O
helped	O
to	O
reinvigorate	O
its	O
player	O
base	O
on	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
publisher	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
acquired	O
Respawn	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
mainline	O
Titanfall	B-Application
title	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
battle	O
royale	O
spin-off	O
game	O
,	O
Apex	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
,	O
featuring	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
characters	O
from	O
Titanfall	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Ash	O
and	O
Kuben	O
Blisk	O
,	O
the	O
Apex	O
Predators	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
aptly	O
named	O
after	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
lead	O
developer	O
,	O
Drew	O
McCoy	O
stated	O
"	O
There	O
are	O
some	O
people	O
who	O
think	O
there	O
are	O
too	O
many	O
battle	O
royale	O
games	O
or	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
fad	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
thinks	O
we	O
're	O
making	O
Titanfall	B-Application
3	O
and	O
we	O
're	O
not	O
-	O
this	O
is	O
what	O
we	O
're	O
making.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
focus	O
on	O
Apex	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
halted	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
Titanfall	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Ash	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
for	O
the	O
eleventh	O
season	O
of	O
Apex	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
previously	O
having	O
narrated	O
the	O
Arenas	O
gamemode	O
.	O
</s>
