<s>
Zone	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Enders	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
Zone	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Enders	I-Device
is	O
based	O
around	O
mecha	O
combat	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
once	O
again	O
controlling	O
the	O
"	O
Orbital	O
Frame	O
"	O
Jehuty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
is	O
set	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
from	O
Zone	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Enders	I-Device
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
Dingo	O
Egret	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
member	O
from	O
Mars	O
 '	O
military	O
organization	O
BAHRAM	O
whose	O
leader	O
Ridley	O
"	O
Nohman	O
"	O
Hardiman	O
wants	O
back	O
with	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
worked	O
to	O
cover	O
the	O
criticism	O
the	O
original	O
Zone	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Enders	I-Device
received	O
resulted	O
in	O
The	O
2nd	O
Runner	O
having	O
more	O
action	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2nd	O
Runner	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Zone	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Enders	I-Device
HD	O
Collection	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remaster	O
,	O
The	O
2nd	O
Runner	O
M∀RS	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2018	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
with	O
4K	O
resolution	O
and	O
VR	B-Application
headset	O
support	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
updated	O
sound	O
design	O
supporting	O
surround	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
Zone	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Enders	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Jehuty	O
,	O
the	O
Orbital	O
Frame	O
piloted	O
by	O
Dingo	O
,	O
from	O
a	O
normally	O
behind-the-back	O
third-person	O
viewpoint	O
that	O
centers	O
itself	O
between	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
enemy	O
when	O
locked	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
linear	O
,	O
eschewing	O
the	O
"	O
world	O
map	O
"	O
of	O
Zone	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Enders	I-Device
in	O
favor	O
of	O
consecutive	O
stages	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
defeat	O
large	O
numbers	O
of	O
robotic	O
enemies	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
Orbital	O
Frames	O
and	O
combat	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zone	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Enders	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Runner	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
an	O
unlockable	O
3D	O
remake	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
original	O
Gradius	B-Application
arcade	O
video	O
game	O
called	O
Zoradius	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Zoradius	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
the	O
Vic	B-Application
Viper	I-Application
in	O
fighter	O
mode	O
,	O
flying	O
through	O
a	O
tunnel	O
and	O
shooting	O
down	O
various	O
non-humanoid	O
enemies	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
gather	O
powerups	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
Viper	O
's	O
firepower	O
and	O
shields	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roughly	O
halfway	O
through	O
the	O
stage	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
fight	O
through	O
an	O
area	O
full	O
of	O
ring-shooting	O
Moai	B-Language
heads	O
,	O
also	O
a	O
staple	O
of	O
the	O
Gradius	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
used	O
in	O
Zoradius	O
are	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Gradius	B-Application
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
composed	O
by	O
Miki	O
Higashino	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2174	O
,	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Zone	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Enders	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
Dingo	O
enters	O
the	O
BAHRAM	O
battleship	O
,	O
seemingly	O
defeating	O
Nephtis	B-Application
,	O
an	O
Orbital	O
Frame	O
controlled	O
by	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
program	O
based	O
on	O
Viola	O
's	O
fighting	O
style	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
subdued	O
by	O
Anubis	O
,	O
Jehuty	O
's	O
superior	O
counterpart	O
controlled	O
by	O
Col	O
.	O
Ridley	O
"	O
Nohman	O
"	O
Hardiman	O
,	O
leader	O
of	O
BAHRAM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leo	O
reveals	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
A.D.A.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
several	O
battles	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
,	O
Dingo	O
runs	O
into	O
Nephtis	B-Application
once	O
more	O
and	O
battles	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A.I.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
within	O
Nephtis	B-Application
possesses	O
Ardjet	O
,	O
forcing	O
Dingo	O
to	O
disable	O
the	O
Orbital	O
Frame	O
to	O
purge	O
the	O
computer	O
virus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Zone	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Enders	I-Device
had	O
an	O
open	O
ended	O
ending	O
,	O
director	O
Noriaki	O
Okamura	O
claimed	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
May	O
2002	O
Konami	O
announced	O
Zone	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Enders	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Runner	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shuyo	O
Murata	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
did	O
the	O
cinematics	O
for	O
Zone	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Enders	I-Device
,	O
wrote	O
an	O
idea	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	O
which	O
involved	O
Jehuty	O
surviving	O
to	O
an	O
addiction	O
to	O
Metatron	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
energy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Konami	O
staff	O
worked	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
stand	O
out	O
within	O
other	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
staff	O
members	O
from	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	I-Application
worked	O
in	O
the	O
special	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
mecha	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Yoji	O
Shinkawa	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
and	O
mechanical	O
designer	O
for	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	I-Application
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
in	O
the	O
prequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leo	O
's	O
new	O
mech	O
,	O
Vic	B-Application
Viper	I-Application
,	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
space	B-Application
ship	I-Application
with	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
from	O
the	O
Gradius	B-Application
scrolling	O
shooter	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shinkawa	O
had	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
making	O
Vic	B-Application
Viper	I-Application
being	O
Leo	O
's	O
mech	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
transform	O
which	O
Murata	O
was	O
approved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
Lloyd	O
and	O
the	O
Frame	O
Inhert	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Kazuma	O
Kaneko	O
of	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Special	O
Edition	O
"	O
PAL	B-Language
and	O
NTSC-J	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
featured	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
additions	O
and	O
extras	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
new	O
VR	B-Application
Training	O
options	O
,	O
added	O
scenarios	O
,	O
more	O
difficulties	O
,	O
a	O
music	O
video	O
featuring	O
a	O
remixed	O
"	O
Beyond	O
the	O
Bounds	O
"	O
theme	O
,	O
improved	O
anti-aliasing	O
and	O
graphical	O
optimizations	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
Orbital	O
Frames	O
for	O
Versus	O
Mode	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
Zone	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Enders	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Runner	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2003	O
on	O
the	O
album	O
ANUBIS	O
Zone	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Enders	I-Device
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
by	O
Konami	O
Music	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remix	O
of	O
the	O
song	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Beyond	O
the	O
Bounds	O
(	O
Mitsuto	O
Suzuki	O
020203	O
Mix	O
feat.Sana	O
)	O
"	O
also	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
is	O
played	O
during	O
a	O
music	O
video	O
extra	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	B-Language
and	O
NTSC-J	O
"	O
Special	O
Edition	O
"	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
appears	O
on	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
game	O
publications	O
noted	O
it	O
had	O
several	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
Zone	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Enders	I-Device
with	O
GameSpot	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
what	O
the	O
original	O
Zone	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Enders	I-Device
should	O
have	O
been.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
I	O
've	O
played	O
since	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
"	O
praising	O
Jehuty	O
's	O
fast	O
movements	O
and	O
its	O
challenging	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
IGN	O
came	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
looking	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
medium	O
success	O
"	O
and	O
believed	O
it	O
could	O
have	O
ended	O
up	O
"	O
a	O
major	O
Kojima	O
Productions	O
title	O
to	O
follow	O
MGS	B-Application
"	O
as	O
a	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2012	O
,	O
The	O
2nd	O
Runner	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
alongside	O
its	O
predecessor	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Zone	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Enders	I-Device
HD	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
included	O
a	O
demo	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revengeance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2008	O
,	O
Zone	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Enders	I-Device
3	O
has	O
been	O
in	O
concept	O
development	O
by	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
kept	O
away	O
from	O
game	O
development	O
until	O
all	O
the	O
big	O
titles	O
were	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Kojima	O
confirmed	O
that	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
next	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Zone	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Enders	I-Device
series	O
had	O
begun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
cancelled	O
after	O
Kojima	O
Productions	O
acknowledged	O
issues	O
within	O
the	O
Zone	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Enders	I-Device
HD	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
2017	O
,	O
Zone	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Enders	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Runner	I-Application
M∀RS	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
featuring	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
,	O
4K	O
resolution	O
support	O
,	O
VR	B-Application
headset	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
updated	O
sound	O
design	O
supporting	O
surround	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2018	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
a	O
combined	O
158,691	O
units	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
