<s>
Unreal	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Liandri	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first	O
-	O
and	O
third-person	O
arena	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Epic	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Midway	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2005	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Unreal	O
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
2002	O
's	O
Unreal	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
(	O
itself	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
game	O
Unreal	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
2003	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unreal	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
to	O
take	O
full	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
gaming	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unreal	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
14	O
different	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Unreal	O
universe	O
,	O
plus	O
extra	O
characters	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
bonus	O
pack	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unreal	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
2	I-Application
adds	O
melee	O
combat	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
by	O
allowing	O
characters	O
to	O
switch	O
to	O
their	O
respective	O
weapon	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
blade	O
or	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
perform	O
special	O
"	O
Fatality	O
"	O
moves	O
very	O
much	O
like	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
another	O
game	O
series	O
by	O
Midway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unreal	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
uses	O
a	O
mechanic	O
that	O
deviates	O
from	O
the	O
standard	O
Unreal	O
Tournament	O
line	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
wherein	O
each	O
character	O
has	O
a	O
designation	O
of	O
light	O
,	O
medium	O
,	O
or	O
heavy	O
,	O
that	O
determines	O
the	O
health	O
,	O
melee	O
weapon	O
damage	O
,	O
movement	O
speed	O
and	O
agility	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adrenaline	O
use	O
is	O
unique	O
to	O
Unreal	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
Unreal	O
Tournament	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unreal	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
has	O
additional	O
single-player	O
modes	O
,	O
the	O
Tournament	O
mode	O
and	O
Challenge	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
games	O
are	O
eight	O
player	O
maximum	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
free	O
for	O
all	O
modes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
normal	O
deathmatch	O
,	O
or	O
team-based	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
team	O
deathmatch	O
and	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unreal	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
2	I-Application
shipped	O
with	O
50	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
various	O
modes	O
on	O
,	O
with	O
maps	O
designated	O
for	O
certain	O
gametypes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
multiplayer	O
features	O
are	O
no-longer	O
available	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
with	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
all	O
original	B-Application
Xbox	I-Application
online	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unreal	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
2	I-Application
began	O
development	O
after	O
Unreal	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
2003	I-Application
was	O
released	O
and	O
a	O
planned	O
sequel	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
works	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unreal	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
2	I-Application
came	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
a	O
possible	O
console	O
port	O
of	O
Unreal	O
Tournament	O
2005	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
instead	O
changed	O
to	O
Unreal	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
3	I-Application
after	O
the	O
branching	O
off	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Midway	O
publishing	O
deal	O
,	O
Raiden	O
from	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
Midway	O
owned	O
before	O
its	O
bankruptcy	O
,	O
was	O
added	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
players	O
could	O
switch	O
from	O
the	O
normal	O
Unreal	O
Tournament	O
male	O
announcer	O
to	O
the	O
announcer	O
from	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
games	O
being	O
published	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Created	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
console	I-Application
by	O
Epic	O
Games	O
,	O
the	O
engine	O
could	O
push	O
"	O
3-4	O
times	O
the	O
polygons	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Unreal	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
game	O
...	O
"	O
and	O
for	O
its	O
time	O
"outperform[ed]	O
most	O
current	O
generation	O
PC	O
games	O
even	O
though	O
they	O
run	O
on	O
much	O
faster	O
CPUs	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
leak	O
of	O
an	O
unfinished	O
Windows	B-Application
port	O
appeared	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Unreal	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Kevin	O
Riepl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unreal	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
an	O
85	O
average	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
