<s>
is	O
a	O
trilogy	O
of	O
Japanese	O
adult	B-Application
visual	O
novels	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
visual	O
novel	O
company	O
Leaf	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
PC	B-Device
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Leaf	O
's	O
earlier	O
visual	O
novel	O
,	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
named	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Introductory	I-Application
Chapter	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
named	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Closing	O
Chapter	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
all-ages	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
combining	O
both	O
chapters	O
published	O
by	O
Aquaplus	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
and	O
ported	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
2	I-Application
-	O
Mini-After	O
Story	O
epilogue	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Extended	O
Edition	O
,	O
combining	O
both	O
chapters	O
and	O
the	O
epilogue	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
also	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
2	I-Application
follows	O
a	O
linear	O
plot	O
line	O
which	O
offers	O
pre-determined	O
scenarios	O
with	O
courses	O
of	O
interaction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
2	I-Application
requires	O
minimal	O
interaction	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
spends	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
their	O
time	O
on	O
reading	O
the	O
text	O
that	O
is	O
displayed	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
2	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
setting	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
with	O
approximately	O
ten	O
years	O
having	O
been	O
elapsed	O
since	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
of	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
perform	O
Yuki	O
Morikawa	O
's	O
"	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
"	O
,	O
Rina	O
Ogata	O
's	O
"	O
Sound	O
of	O
Destiny	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
original	O
song	O
named	O
"	O
Todokanai	O
Koi	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
director	O
,	O
artist	O
,	O
and	O
character	O
designer	O
for	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
Takeshi	O
Nakamura	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Leaf	O
's	O
other	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
December	B-Application
When	I-Application
There	I-Application
Is	I-Application
No	I-Application
Angel	I-Application
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
Tears	B-Application
to	I-Application
Tiara	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scenario	O
for	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
written	O
by	O
Fumiaki	O
Maruto	O
and	O
Kikakuya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pair	O
has	O
worked	O
together	O
before	O
on	O
other	O
visual	O
novels	O
such	O
as	O
Kono	B-Application
Aozora	I-Application
ni	I-Application
Yakusoku	I-Application
o	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
producer	O
for	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
Naoya	O
Shimokawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Shimokawa	O
,	O
Maruto	O
was	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
design	O
and	O
concept	O
for	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Nakamura	O
was	O
told	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
artist	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
he	O
went	O
to	O
speak	O
with	O
Hisashi	O
Kawata	O
,	O
the	O
artist	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
,	O
Kawata	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
painful	O
winter	O
images	O
that	O
Nakamura	O
would	O
create	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nakamura	O
admits	O
that	O
because	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
that	O
he	O
does	O
feel	O
some	O
pressure	O
about	O
the	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
busy	O
with	O
Kimi	O
ga	O
Yobu	O
,	O
Megido	O
no	O
Oka	O
de	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
Tears	B-Application
to	I-Application
Tiara	I-Application
,	O
Nakamura	O
went	O
ahead	O
and	O
created	O
the	O
character	O
designs	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
even	O
though	O
no	O
one	O
had	O
asked	O
him	O
for	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
about	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Shimokawa	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
nice	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
some	O
time	O
during	O
the	O
winter	O
season	O
to	O
align	O
with	O
the	O
feelings	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
"	O
evokes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
December	B-Application
When	I-Application
There	I-Application
is	I-Application
No	I-Application
Angel	I-Application
where	O
there	O
were	O
two	O
artists	O
,	O
Nakamura	O
is	O
alone	O
this	O
time	O
and	O
has	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
heroines	O
and	O
the	O
supporting	O
characters	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
rather	O
big	O
effort	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
13-episode	O
television	O
series	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
of	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
the	O
May	O
2013	O
issue	O
of	O
Kadokawa	O
Shoten	O
's	O
Monthly	O
Newtype	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
adapted	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Introductory	I-Application
Chapter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
2	I-Application
's	O
soundtrack	O
has	O
been	O
deeply	O
praised	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
connection	O
with	O
the	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
many	O
CD	O
's	O
with	O
different	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
since	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Introductory	I-Application
Chapter	I-Application
and	O
Closing	O
Chapter	O
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
CD	O
called	O
"	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Soundtrack	O
~	O
Kazusa	O
~	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
with	O
songs	O
of	O
the	O
visual	O
novel	O
sung	O
by	O
Kazusa	O
Touma	O
(	O
Hitomi	O
Nabatame	O
)	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
heroines	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Introductory	O
Chapter	O
tied	O
for	O
second	O
place	O
in	O
bishōjo	B-Application
game	I-Application
preorders	O
in	O
Japan	O
between	O
the	O
months	O
of	O
December	O
2009	O
and	O
January	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
widely	O
sold	O
PC	B-Device
game	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
on	O
Getchu.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Polygon	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
version	O
)	O
a	O
37/40	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
top	O
scorer	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
and	O
beating	O
New	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros	O
.	O
U	O
.	O
</s>
