<s>
Vandal	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Vandal	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vandal	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
three-map	O
layout	O
of	O
an	O
overworld	O
map	O
,	O
town	O
map	O
and	O
a	O
battle	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vandal	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
boasts	O
over	O
120	O
different	O
weapon	O
and	O
armour	O
combinations	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
non-set	O
classes	O
unlike	O
many	O
other	O
RPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
in	O
Vandal	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
done	O
using	O
a	O
new	O
Dual-Turn	O
System	O
,	O
stated	O
as	O
being	O
an	O
Active	O
Time	O
Battle	O
system	O
for	O
tactical	O
RPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vandal	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
of	O
Natra	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Joshua	O
from	O
childhood	O
until	O
adulthood	O
,	O
focusing	O
his	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
civil	O
war	O
that	O
tears	O
his	O
home	O
country	O
apart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
branching	O
storyline	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
altered	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
dialogue	B-Application
choices	I-Application
and	O
lead	O
to	O
multiple	O
endings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
which	O
had	O
multiple	O
,	O
although	O
very	O
similar	O
,	O
endings	O
depending	O
on	O
how	O
well	O
the	O
player	O
performed	O
and	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
they	O
completed	O
the	O
trials	O
of	O
Toroah	O
,	O
Vandal	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
four	O
distinctly	O
different	O
endings	O
and	O
three	O
similar	O
endings	O
which	O
are	O
determined	O
by	O
three	O
choices	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
make	O
along	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuri	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
uncovered	O
that	O
Saint	O
Nirvath	O
used	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
Vandal	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
to	O
cause	O
an	O
apocalypse	O
,	O
but	O
hid	O
all	O
evidence	O
when	O
founding	O
the	O
church	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
if	O
a	O
side-quest	O
to	O
acquire	O
the	O
Vandal	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
sword	O
was	O
completed	O
,	O
Yuri	O
may	O
either	O
be	O
talked	O
down	O
with	O
knowledge	O
that	O
Vandal	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
was	O
a	O
last	O
resort	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
rampaging	O
Life	O
Tree	O
,	O
or	O
killed	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
that	O
acquired	O
all	O
available	O
weapons	O
will	O
unlock	O
a	O
hidden	O
scene	O
of	O
Joshua	O
returning	O
the	O
Vandal	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
sword	O
to	O
its	O
resting	O
place	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
encounters	O
a	O
Vandalier	O
warrior	O
implied	O
to	O
be	O
Ash	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
criticism	O
of	O
Vandal	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
had	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
the	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
was	O
praised	O
by	O
game	O
critics	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
change	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
simple	O
,	O
turn	O
based	O
battle	O
system	O
to	O
a	O
potentially	O
more	O
challenging	O
simultaneous	O
turn	O
battle	O
system	O
,	O
Vandal	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
did	O
not	O
sell	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
received	O
much	O
backlash	O
from	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
