Attack on Titan 2

Attack on Titan 2 (Japanese: 進撃の巨人 2, Hepburn: Shingeki no Kyojin 2), known in PAL regions as A.O.T. 2, is a 2018 hack and slash video game developed by Omega Force and published by Koei Tecmo. It is based on Hajime Isayama's manga series of the same name. It was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows and Xbox One,^[1][2] with a port to Stadia releasing the following year.

Attack on Titan 2
Developer(s)	Omega Force
Publisher(s)	Koei Tecmo
Director(s)	Hideo Suzuki
Producer(s)	Hisashi Koinuma
Designer(s)	Kotaro Hirata
Programmer(s)	Tomohisa Yoshikawa
Writer(s)	Ryohei Hayashi Mari Okamoto Masahiko Kochi
Composer(s)	Ayako Toyoda Yugen Umemura Junya Ishiguro
Series	Attack on Titan
Platform(s)	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 PlayStation Vita Windows Xbox One Stadia
Release	JP: March 15, 2018 WW: March 20, 2018 Stadia WW: November 18, 2019
Genre(s)	Hack and slash
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Plot

The game covers the plot of the first 50 chapters of Attack on Titan (also covered by the first two seasons of the anime adaptation).

The player primarily experiences major events of the series through an original custom character who fights and interacts with characters of the manga. As a child, the player's character joins the 104th Cadet Corp, intending to slay the Armored Titan for killing their parents during the breach of Wall Maria.

The last mission of the base game has an original ending, non-canonical to both the anime and manga.

The DLC "Final Battle" covers chapters 51 to 90 of the manga (also covered by the third season of the anime).

Gameplay

The game features cel-shaded graphics, fast-paced aerial combat, and also features the player defeating the titans in large, open areas. Key new features over the first title include a story-mode that's entirely playable in co-op, as well as a character creator.^[3] When not in combat beyond the walls, players can befriend and bond with the series' cast of characters, such as Eren Yeager, in a mode called "Daily Life."

Development

Developed by Omega Force and published by Koei Tecmo, development launched shortly after completion of the first title. A key focus was on making the AI more intelligent, as well as making the game more difficult in comparison to its predecessor.^[4] Koei Tecmo worked closely with the manga's publisher Kodansha and writer Hajime Isayama in the creation of additional elements to the story. Initially the English voice cast were going to record dialogue but this was not realised due to time constraints, very much like the first game. A demo of the game was released in Japan on April 26, 2019, and worldwide on May 7, 2019, and it was distributed til July 31, 2019. The DLC "The Final Battle" was released on July 4, 2019, in Japan and on July 5 in North America and Europe.

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	(PC) 78/100[5] (PS4) 75/100[6] (XONE) 74/100[7] (Switch) 72/100[8]

Review scores

Publication	Score
Famitsu	36/40[9] 35/40 (Final Battle)[10]
GameSpot	8/10[11]
IGN	7/10[12]
Nintendo Life	7/10[13]
Nintendo World Report	6/10[14]
PlayStation Official Magazine – UK	7/10

Attack on Titan 2 sold 28,480 copies on PlayStation 4 within its first week on sale in Japan, which placed it at number three on the all format sales chart. The Nintendo Switch version sold 22,941 in the same week, whilst the PlayStation Vita version sold 15,621 copies.^[15]

The game was nominated for "Sound Editing in a Game Cinema" at the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards.^[16]