<s>
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
high	O
scores	O
from	O
several	O
notable	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
gameplay	O
concepts	O
in	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
II	I-Application
are	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
II	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
system	O
of	O
multiple	O
area	O
maps	O
connected	O
by	O
enemy	O
encampments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
II	I-Application
features	O
new	O
class	O
types	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
units	O
to	O
change	O
their	O
class	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
branching	O
tree	O
of	O
upgrades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
five	O
original	O
classes	O
from	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
reappear	O
,	O
some	O
with	O
slight	O
modification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
1937	O
E.C	O
,	O
two	O
years	O
following	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
Squad	O
7	O
defeats	O
Maximillian	O
in	O
Gallia	O
and	O
destroys	O
the	O
Marmota	O
,	O
ending	O
the	O
war	O
between	O
Gallia	O
and	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Alliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
released	O
a	O
statement	O
that	O
a	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
game	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
II	I-Application
website	O
was	O
launched	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
with	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
blog	O
and	O
pictures	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
blog	O
post	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
website	O
,	O
chief	O
producer	O
Shuntaro	O
Tanaka	O
has	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
keep	O
the	O
BLiTZ	O
system	O
with	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
ad	I-General_Concept
hoc	I-General_Concept
to	O
be	O
implemented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Tanaka	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
was	O
done	O
"	O
to	O
allow	O
a	O
broader	O
spectrum	O
of	O
users	O
to	O
discover	O
and	O
enjoy	O
what	O
makes	O
Valkyria	O
special.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
specifically	O
created	O
with	O
a	O
Japanese	O
audience	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
school	O
setting	O
and	O
more	O
fantastical	O
characters	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
pulled	O
from	O
the	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
staff	O
,	O
mainly	O
chief	O
producer	O
Shuntaro	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
character	O
designer	O
Raita	O
Honjo	O
and	O
composer	O
Hitoshi	O
Sakimoto	O
with	O
Take	O
Ozawa	O
being	O
posted	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
director	O
with	O
previous	O
work	O
done	O
on	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
as	O
its	O
main	O
planner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shinji	O
Motoyama	O
is	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
producer	O
,	O
having	O
done	O
production	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
Sega-made	O
Bleach	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Nightshade	B-Application
and	O
Blood	B-Application
Will	I-Application
Tell	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
extensive	O
amount	O
of	O
special	O
material	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
the	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
II	I-Application
staff	O
as	O
bonus	O
items	O
for	O
those	O
players	O
who	O
pre-order	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
is	O
a	O
reel	O
of	O
bonus	O
footage	O
titled	O
"	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
1936	O
:	O
Gallian	O
Front	O
Memoirs.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
hidden	O
characters	O
were	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
including	O
Welkin	O
and	O
Alicia	O
,	O
Ramal	O
Valt	O
from	O
the	O
anime	O
,	O
and	O
Mintz	O
and	O
Julius	O
from	O
the	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
:	O
Wish	O
Your	O
Smile	O
manga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
by	O
either	O
a	O
special	O
password	O
or	O
linking	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Portable	I-Application
2	I-Application
save	O
data	O
,	O
Emilia	O
Percival	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
though	O
she	O
does	O
n't	O
wear	O
the	O
same	O
outfit	O
as	O
she	O
does	O
in	O
that	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
a	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
replay	O
value	O
in	O
particular	O
and	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
seventh	O
best	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
near-perfect	O
score	O
of	O
9.5	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
highest	O
scores	O
on	O
the	O
site	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
highest-rated	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
game	O
after	O
Persona	O
3	O
Portable	O
.	O
</s>
