<s>
Trine	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
,	O
puzzle-platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Frozenbyte	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Trine	B-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
in	O
March	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trine	B-Application
2	I-Application
allows	O
three	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
iconic	O
roles	O
of	O
a	O
wizard	O
,	O
a	O
thief	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
knight	O
in	O
a	O
simultaneous	O
cooperative	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
edition	O
was	O
released	O
via	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
's	O
eShop	B-Application
on	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
launch	O
day	O
in	O
all	O
regions	O
except	O
Australia	O
and	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trine	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle-platform	O
game	O
,	O
requiring	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
skills	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
characters	O
,	O
Amadeus	O
the	O
wizard	O
,	O
Zoya	O
the	O
thief	O
,	O
and	O
Pontius	O
the	O
knight	O
,	O
to	O
navigate	O
each	O
game	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
mystical	O
"	O
Trine	B-Application
"	O
has	O
bound	O
the	O
three	O
characters	O
together	O
into	O
one	O
common	O
entity	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
only	O
one	O
character	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
switched	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trine	B-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
players	O
in	O
a	O
cooperative	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
players	O
can	O
switch	B-Application
characters	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
both	O
agree	O
to	O
the	O
swap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trine	B-Application
2	I-Application
takes	O
places	O
some	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
restoration	O
of	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
and	O
opens	O
with	O
Amadeus	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Kevin	O
Howarth	O
)	O
sleeping	O
after	O
a	O
long	O
night	O
trying	O
to	O
once	O
again	O
learn	O
the	O
elusive	O
fireball	O
spell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
somewhat	O
perturbed	O
,	O
the	O
wizard	O
's	O
curiosity	O
overcomes	O
his	O
fear	O
as	O
he	O
pursues	O
the	O
unearthly	O
glow	O
,	O
which	O
eventually	O
reveals	O
itself	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
Trine	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
his	O
arrival	O
Pontius	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Brian	O
Bowles	O
)	O
appears	O
,	O
the	O
Trine	B-Application
having	O
already	O
summoned	O
him	O
after	O
he	O
protected	O
peasant	O
farms	O
from	O
magically	O
overgrown	O
vines	O
,	O
and	O
informs	O
Amadeus	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
needed	O
once	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
then	O
reunite	O
with	O
Zoya	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Vicky	O
Krueger	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Trine	B-Application
starts	O
them	O
on	O
their	O
adventure	O
,	O
taking	O
them	O
to	O
a	O
mysterious	O
wilderness	O
of	O
which	O
they	O
had	O
never	O
heard	O
of	O
or	O
seen	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
observing	O
the	O
heroes	O
and	O
the	O
Trine	B-Application
,	O
Rosabel	O
wishes	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
powers	O
of	O
the	O
artifact	O
to	O
save	O
Isabel	O
and	O
restore	O
the	O
kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
unsuccessfully	O
trying	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
heroes	O
to	O
hand	O
over	O
the	O
Trine	B-Application
,	O
she	O
imprisons	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
goblins	O
dungeons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rosabel	O
summons	O
her	O
pet	O
dragon	O
to	O
take	O
care	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
heroes	O
and	O
steal	O
the	O
Trine	B-Application
,	O
but	O
they	O
manage	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
creature	O
and	O
Rosabel	O
,	O
who	O
falls	O
into	O
a	O
lake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Isabel	O
then	O
thanks	O
the	O
heroes	O
for	O
their	O
service	O
and	O
the	O
Trine	B-Application
appears	O
to	O
help	O
everyone	O
one	O
last	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
hands	O
tied	O
,	O
the	O
heroes	O
are	O
captured	O
by	O
a	O
wyvern	B-Language
which	O
spirits	O
them	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
left	O
next	O
to	O
a	O
temple	O
in	O
a	O
distant	O
desert	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
somewhat	O
perplexed	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
still	O
bound	O
by	O
the	O
Trine	B-Application
's	O
magic	O
yet	O
the	O
artifact	O
is	O
nowhere	O
to	O
be	O
seen	O
and	O
guide	O
them	O
as	O
it	O
did	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
it	O
turns	O
out	O
,	O
the	O
Trine	B-Application
was	O
keeping	O
her	O
safe	O
all	O
along	O
by	O
shielding	O
her	O
in	O
light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Relieved	O
,	O
Amadeus	O
thanks	O
the	O
Trine	B-Application
and	O
the	O
heroes	O
hope	O
they	O
can	O
return	O
home	O
without	O
starting	O
a	O
new	O
adventure	O
on	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Humble	O
Frozenbyte	O
Bundle	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Humble	O
Bundles	O
,	O
started	O
on	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2011	O
and	O
featured	O
five	O
games	O
from	O
Frozenbyte	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
original	O
Trine	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
games	O
Shadowgrounds	B-Application
and	O
Shadowgrounds	B-Application
:	I-Application
Survivor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
money	O
generated	O
by	O
the	O
sale	O
went	O
to	O
finishing	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Trine	B-Application
2	I-Application
after	O
it	O
was	O
suggested	O
by	O
lead	O
developer	O
,	O
Mike	O
Donovan	O
,	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
be	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
was	O
delayed	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
additional	O
development	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Frozenbyte	O
title	O
ported	O
to	O
Linux	B-Application
in-house	O
,	O
with	O
their	O
other	O
games	O
having	O
previously	O
been	O
ported	O
instead	O
by	O
Alternative	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
beta	O
in	O
late	O
March	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
services	O
including	O
Desura	B-Language
and	O
Gameolith	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
porting	O
process	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
's	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
edition	O
was	O
achieved	O
by	O
Frozenbyte	O
in	O
just	O
two	O
days	O
,	O
which	O
gave	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
plenty	O
of	O
time	O
to	O
adjust	O
visuals	O
and	O
implement	O
the	O
exclusive	O
touch	O
screen	O
functionality	O
,	O
and	O
subsequently	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
ready	O
to	O
be	O
launched	O
alongside	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
console	O
launch	O
date	O
in	O
all	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Frozenbyte	O
's	O
sales	O
and	O
marketing	O
manager	O
Mikael	O
Haveri	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
initial	O
approach	O
and	O
close	O
contact	O
with	O
their	O
company	O
helped	O
support	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
releasing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
and	O
subsequently	O
made	O
it	O
Frozenbyte	O
's	O
first	O
self-published	O
title	O
without	O
the	O
involvement	O
of	O
Atlus	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
publisher	O
for	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
support	O
for	O
Trine	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
is	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
initial	O
steps	O
into	O
reaching	O
out	O
to	O
the	O
independent	O
video	O
game	O
development	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
entitled	O
Trine	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Goblin	B-Application
Menace	I-Application
was	O
released	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
,	O
originally	O
only	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
platforms	O
,	O
will	O
be	O
included	O
alongside	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
is	O
the	O
only	O
non-PC	O
console	O
planned	O
to	O
receive	O
this	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
Frozebyte	O
representative	O
reported	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
that	O
due	O
to	O
relatively	O
poor	O
sales	O
for	O
Trine	B-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Live	O
Arcade	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
Network	O
,	O
the	O
conversion	O
for	O
the	O
expansion	O
for	O
these	O
consoles	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
cost	O
effective	O
,	O
thus	O
Trine	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Goblin	B-Application
Menace	I-Application
will	O
not	O
likely	O
be	O
seen	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
or	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
foreseen	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Trine	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
edition	O
,	O
released	O
at	O
first	O
only	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
console	O
,	O
features	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
Goblin	B-Application
Menace	I-Application
expansion	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
enhanced	O
controls	O
that	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
GamePad	B-Device
controller	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
exclusive	O
level	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Dwarven	O
Caverns	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
edition	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
flexible	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
especially	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
which	O
is	O
both	O
local	O
and	O
online	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
GamePad	B-Device
,	O
use	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
,	O
Nunchuks	O
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
Controllers	I-Device
,	O
and	O
even	O
the	O
original	O
Wii	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
Controllers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
release	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
version	O
of	O
Trine	B-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
22	O
,	O
2014	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
patch	O
released	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2013	O
for	O
the	O
Steam	O
version	O
of	O
Trine	B-Application
2	I-Application
upgraded	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Trine	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Complete	O
Story	O
edition	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
Goblin	B-Application
Menace	I-Application
expansion	O
had	O
been	O
previously	O
purchased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
edition	O
includes	O
the	O
Dwarven	O
Caverns	O
level	O
previously	O
available	O
only	O
in	O
the	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
version	O
from	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
cross-platform	O
and	O
DRM	O
free	O
release	O
of	O
Trine	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Complete	O
Story	O
was	O
then	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Humble	O
Indie	O
Bundle	O
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Complete	O
Story	O
edition	O
was	O
subsequently	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trine	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
largely	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
earning	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
9/10	O
by	O
IGN	O
,	O
and	O
84/100	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
versions	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
85/100	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
Frozenbyte	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Trine	B-Application
series	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
seven	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
