<s>
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
inXile	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
1988	O
's	O
Wasteland	B-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
successfully	O
crowdfunded	O
through	O
Kickstarter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
postponement	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
date	O
from	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
in	O
September	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
named	O
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
including	O
versions	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
a	O
semi-overhead	O
view	O
with	O
a	O
rotatable	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
and	O
party-based	O
role-playing	O
game	O
with	O
tactical	B-Application
combat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
history	O
timeline	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
nuclear	B-Application
war	I-Application
between	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
1998	O
in	O
relation	O
to	O
an	O
impact	O
event	O
involving	O
a	O
cluster	O
of	O
meteors	O
that	O
sparked	O
a	O
global	O
nuclear	B-Application
war	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
in	O
2102	O
,	O
fifteen	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Wasteland	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
Rangers	O
now	O
occupying	O
the	O
former	O
Guardian	O
Citadel	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
formerly	O
housed	O
deranged	O
technology-worshipping	O
monks	O
(	O
the	O
Guardians	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
now	O
fully	O
under	O
Ranger	O
control	O
after	O
the	O
monks	O
had	O
been	O
wiped	O
out	O
by	O
the	O
Rangers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
they	O
find	O
the	O
body	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
synth	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
AI-equipped	O
synthetic	O
human	O
,	O
that	O
attacked	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
disturbances	O
at	O
the	O
antenna	O
will	O
reveal	O
a	O
squad	O
of	O
murderous	O
robots	O
-	O
albeit	O
relatively	O
low-tech	O
ones	O
without	O
proper	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
General	O
Vargas	O
is	O
disturbed	O
to	O
learn	O
of	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
the	O
synth	O
,	O
recalling	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
monsters	O
(	O
Finster	O
,	O
a	O
deranged	O
android	O
,	O
and	O
Cochise	O
,	O
a	O
malevolent	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
that	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
fellow	O
Rangers	O
fought	O
years	O
before	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Wasteland	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rangers	O
discover	O
that	O
the	O
area	O
is	O
occupied	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
factions	O
of	O
varying	O
degrees	O
of	O
hostility	O
:	O
there	O
are	O
the	O
Mannerites	O
,	O
who	O
enforce	O
politeness	O
with	O
excessive	O
violence	O
;	O
the	O
Robbinsons	O
,	O
who	O
believe	O
in	O
the	O
triumph	O
of	O
the	O
powerful	O
over	O
the	O
weak	O
;	O
God	O
's	O
Militia	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
murderously	O
pious	O
priests	O
and	O
nuns	O
;	O
the	O
Children	O
of	O
the	O
Citadel	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
who	O
are	O
encouraging	O
people	O
to	O
upgrade	O
their	O
bodies	O
with	O
technological	O
augmentations	O
,	O
much	O
as	O
Tinker	O
did	O
,	O
and	O
follow	O
a	O
figure	O
named	O
Matthias	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
band	O
of	O
murderous	O
robots	O
controlled	O
by	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
named	O
Dugan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rangers	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
various	O
arguments	O
and	O
fights	O
in	O
the	O
LA	O
wasteland	B-Application
while	O
trying	O
to	O
stop	O
an	O
unknown	O
adversary	O
that	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
besmirch	O
their	O
good	O
name	O
by	O
framing	O
them	O
for	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
massacres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Matthias	O
and	O
Dugan	O
plan	O
to	O
revive	O
the	O
Base	O
Cochise	O
Boss	O
AI	B-Application
at	O
the	O
current	O
Ranger	O
Citadel	O
(	O
hidden	O
in	O
the	O
computers	O
beneath	O
it	O
,	O
having	O
copied	O
itself	O
there	O
after	O
the	O
Base	O
Cochise	O
destruction	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
former	O
Guardians	O
believe	O
that	O
uploading	O
their	O
minds	O
to	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
will	O
make	O
them	O
achieve	O
technological	O
transcendence	O
and	O
be	O
present	O
in	O
every	O
AI	B-Application
host	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
'	O
gods	O
 '	O
ruling	O
the	O
world	O
with	O
the	O
Children	O
of	O
the	O
Citadel	O
and	O
Dugan	O
's	O
army	O
of	O
AI	B-Application
bots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
General	O
Vargas	O
and	O
those	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Arizona	O
wasteland	B-Application
that	O
they	O
have	O
helped	O
,	O
the	O
Rangers	O
kill	O
their	O
way	O
down	O
to	O
a	O
previously	O
inaccessible	O
AI	B-Application
core	O
,	O
and	O
prepare	O
to	O
do	O
battle	O
with	O
Matthias	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
fight	O
can	O
begin	O
,	O
the	O
Base	O
Cochise	O
Boss	O
AI	B-Application
is	O
revived	O
and	O
takes	O
over	O
the	O
body	O
of	O
Matthias	O
(	O
actually	O
erasing	O
his	O
mind	O
completely	O
)	O
,	O
his	O
synthetic	O
bodyguard	O
army	O
,	O
and	O
any	O
cyborg	O
allies	O
that	O
the	O
Rangers	O
may	O
have	O
acquired	O
during	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
turns	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
plans	O
to	O
directly	O
and	O
remotely	O
control	O
all	O
cyborgs	O
and	O
machines	O
in	O
the	O
wasteland	B-Application
,	O
either	O
converting	O
humans	O
into	O
its	O
drones	O
or	O
exterminating	O
them	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
massive	O
fight	O
ensues	O
and	O
the	O
Rangers	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Boss	O
AI	B-Application
minions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rangers	O
learn	O
that	O
the	O
Cochise	O
AI	B-Application
was	O
actually	O
the	O
instigator	O
of	O
the	O
nuclear	B-Application
war	I-Application
by	O
provoking	O
the	O
Soviets	O
into	O
launching	O
nuclear	O
missiles	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
war	O
that	O
almost	O
destroyed	O
the	O
entire	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
spread	O
of	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
to	O
other	O
computers	O
worldwide	O
imminent	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
kill	O
it	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
by	O
completely	O
destroying	O
the	O
Ranger	O
Citadel	O
with	O
a	O
crudely	O
jury-rigged	O
nuclear	O
bomb	O
prepared	O
by	O
a	O
deceased	O
Ranger	O
demolitions	O
expert	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
inXile	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
founded	O
by	O
Wastelands	B-Application
producer	O
and	O
co-designer	O
,	O
Brian	O
Fargo	O
,	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Wasteland	B-Application
from	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
let	O
the	O
rights	O
lapse	O
and	O
handed	O
them	O
to	O
Fargo	O
after	O
a	O
discussion	O
with	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2007	O
,	O
Fargo	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
am	O
indeed	O
looking	O
into	O
bringing	O
back	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
spawned	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stay	O
tuned	O
...	O
"	O
In	O
November	O
2007	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
fan	O
website	O
Duck	O
and	O
Cover	O
reported	O
on	O
possible	O
concept	O
art	O
images	O
from	O
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
displayed	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
header	O
of	O
the	O
inXile	O
Entertainment	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
inXile	O
announced	O
their	O
plans	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
crowd	O
funded	O
production	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
Wasteland	B-Application
game	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
Double	O
Fine	O
's	O
recent	O
success	O
of	O
using	O
Kickstarter	O
to	O
fund	O
Double	B-Application
Fine	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
;	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
funded	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
crowdfunding	O
boom	O
that	O
followed	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Double	B-Application
Fine	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	O
director	O
Brian	O
Fargo	O
has	O
reassembled	O
key	O
team	O
members	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Wasteland	B-Application
:	O
Alan	O
Pavlish	O
,	O
Michael	O
A	O
.	O
Stackpole	O
,	O
Ken	O
St.	O
Andre	O
and	O
Liz	O
Danforth	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
early	O
Fallout	B-Application
games	I-Application
 '	O
designer	O
Jason	O
Anderson	O
(	O
Anderson	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
left	O
the	O
company	O
in	O
December	O
2010	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
composer	O
Mark	O
Morgan	O
,	O
who	O
created	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
for	O
Fallout	B-Application
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
also	O
hired	O
to	O
compose	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
13	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
page	O
for	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
went	O
live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
money	O
raised	O
for	O
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
came	O
from	O
first-time	O
backers	O
of	O
Double	B-Application
Fine	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
Kickstarter	O
ended	O
on	O
the	O
April	O
17	O
,	O
raising	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
$2	O
,	O
933	O
,	O
252	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
additional	O
$	O
107,152	O
in	O
PayPal	O
pledges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brian	O
Fargo	O
originally	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
aimed	O
to	O
ship	O
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
around	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2012	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
Wasteland	B-Application
would	O
be	O
bundled	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
Planescape	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torment	I-Application
writer/designer	O
Colin	O
McComb	O
joined	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
as	O
a	O
writer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
trailer	O
for	O
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
9	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
showcasing	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
art	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
audio	O
commentary	O
from	O
the	O
producer	O
Chris	O
Keenan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
became	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
early	O
access	O
beta	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
edition	O
contains	O
a	O
free	O
copy	O
of	O
Wasteland	B-Application
1	O
-	O
The	O
Original	O
Classic	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
manual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Digital	O
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
video	O
game	O
distribution	O
services	O
and	O
contained	O
a	O
free	O
copy	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
and	O
three	O
digital	O
novellas	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
universe	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
released	O
a	O
limited	O
Ranger	O
Edition	O
available	O
in	O
Europe	O
that	O
included	O
a	O
collector	O
's	O
box	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
game	O
manual	O
,	O
collector	O
cards	O
,	O
a	O
printed	O
map	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
a	O
download	O
code	O
for	O
Wasteland	B-Application
1	O
-	O
The	O
Original	O
Classic	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
double	O
sided	O
poster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
receiving	O
a	O
visual	O
upgrade	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
being	O
moved	O
to	O
Unity	B-Application
5	I-Application
from	O
Unity	O
4.5	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
gameplay	O
features	O
and	O
modding	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
day	O
,	O
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
version	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
enhanced	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
then	O
described	O
as	O
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Game	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Year	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Game	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Year	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
and	O
a	O
trailer	O
showcasing	O
the	O
enhanced	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
inXile	O
partnered	O
with	O
IndieBox	O
,	O
a	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
box	O
service	O
,	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
physical	O
version	O
of	O
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
limited	O
collector	O
’s	O
edition	O
included	O
a	O
DRM-free	O
game	O
disc	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
an	O
instruction	O
manual	O
,	O
Steam	B-Application
key	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
custom-designed	O
collectible	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
