History VideoGame / ParasiteEve2

* {{Deconstruction}}: Of what happens to all the monsters that cause RandomEncounters in a game; examining some posters at HQ in the beginning reveals that the creatures that Eve mutated in New York broke out of the Navy's quarantine zone and began multiplying while spreading across the United States. This led to many organizations being created to exterminate the "Neo-Mitochondrion Creatures", which were eventually unified under the FBI's banner as the Mitochondrion Investigation and Suppression Team.

* CoolGuns: Not quite as many in the previous game, but still plenty for gun lovers to drool over. Aya herself may be something of a minor gun nut, if her amazement at Mr. Douglas's WallOfWeapons is any indication. Though she does say it's part of her job to know guns.

It has a sequel on the UsefulNotes/PlaystationPortable titled ''VideoGame/The3rdBirthday''.

It can also be found on the UsefulNotes/PlaystationNetwork.

* BishonenLine: The final boss after [[spoiler: absorbing Eve]].
* BigDamnHeroes: See BolivianArmyEnding.

* [[ChekhovsGun Chekhovs Kill Sat]]: The orbital Hypervelocity Gun shown in the opening cinematic.

* ContinuityNod: The cut scene of Aya recalling events from the first game has her shooting at targets on the firing range; all the targets are monsters she encountered from the previous game. [[spoiler: The last target that Aya shoots, a girl, is undoubtively a notion to the TrueFinalBoss of the original Parasite Eve and her way of "putting her out of her horrific misery" like before. Poor Aya...]]

* HappilyAdopted: [[spoiler: Eve]] in the True Ending.

* KillSat: The "SDI Project - Hypervelocity Gun", as shown in the opening credits.

* NotUsingTheZedWord: For clones.

* AKA47: Like the previous game, largely averted. Though no brand names are used, almost all the weapons in the game have the correct model number. There are some exceptions, such as Rupert's "Mongoose" [[HandCannon .44 magnum]], and the "Grenade Pistol" which is actually an [=HK69=] grenade launcher.

** Based on the inventory graphics, the 9mm Spartan bullets appear to be based on a fairly obscure attempt to develop bullets with both good armor penetration capabilities and high damage to soft tissue, and by extension, little risk of over-penetration. These were developed under the names [[https://web.archive.org/web/20190323065418/https://quarryhs.co.uk/THV.htm (Tres Haute Vitesse, French for "very high velocity") and later Monad]].

A sequel to ''VideoGame/ParasiteEve'' (which was itself a sequel to [[Literature/ParasiteEve the novel of the same name]]), also appearing on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation. This game features an interface closer to ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'', being more of a SurvivalHorror game with RPGElements than vice-versa like the first game.

* CloningBlues

* BrownNote: There are several "Madness Speakers" in the Particular Area of the shelter. They emit a terrible noise that drains your MP. [[spoiler: The speakers are all located right outside Eve's room, and they were meant to suppress her abilities.]]

* DaylightHorror: You spend a good while exploring Dryfield and fighting monsters there in sunlight. The Neo Ark could also count, since it is constantly brightly lit to simulate sunlight in the enclosures.

* FakeDifficulty: Square tried to make ''II'' more like the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' games, but with [[CameraScrew worse camera angles]] and an absolute lack of a quick, 180-degree turn. Many cheap shots and deaths will ensue.

** Based on the inventory graphics, the 9mm Spartan bullets appear to be based on a fairly obscure attempt to develop bullets with both good armor penetration capabilities and high damage to soft tissue, and by extension, little risk of over-penetration. These were developed under the names [[http://www.quarryhs.co.uk/THV.htm THV (Tres Haute Vitesse, French for "very high velocity") and later Monad]].

* PermanentlyMissableContent: Some items can't be found if you progress too far, mostly the Akropolis stuff, since it's the one place you can never backtrack to. There's also a weird case of a ''clue'' being lost forever. Four mysterious riddles are written throughout Dryfield, each giving you a number and telling you where the next clue is (the prize is the safe combination with a rare item in it). One of these four riddles, though, is in a very easy-to-miss spot (a window looking out on the desert) which is ''right'' before a local boss fight, after which it becomes night and you can't see the riddle anymore. [[GuideDangIt Dang it!]]

** In Dryfield's bar, there's an "Einhander" pinball machine (referring to an early Playstation shooter that Square produced).

* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: The Golems, cyborg zombie SuperSoldier EliteMooks with ape-like qualities, some types of which have [[InvisibilityCloak optical stealth]], ninja-esque speeds, the ability to cause StandardStatusEffects, lay sneak attacks, some have grenade launchers and others have light-saber-esque weapon. [[spoiler: The [[TheCavalry US Army]] makes quick work of them, though, as soon as they are caught in broad daylight.]]

* NotSoDifferent: No. 9 invokes this trope the first two times he and Aya run into each other, largely as a means of taunting her.

* InfinityMinusOneSword: The Mongoose, M249, and the [=MM1=]. The AS12 with R.slug rounds can match them. These can take down the EliteMook golems in seconds.

* SequelDifficultySpike: Due to several major gameplay changes[[note]] tank controls with changing camera angles ala ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'', no traditional JRPG elements like stats and leveling up, a ''much'' lower base HP stat, and no revival mechanic. [[/note]], the game is considerably much harder than the first game and it's very easy to die if you don't adapt to the controls and learn how to dodge attacks.

* AdvancingBossOfDoom: Glutton, a large boss fought in a garbage incinerator, keeps slowly and implacably moving closer and closer, leaving you with less and less room to run away from it.

* AdvancingBossOfDoom: The creature keeps slowly and implacably moving closer and closer, leaving you with less and less room to run away from it.

* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: Dryfield is attacked by a giant NMC called the Burner near the end of Disc 1, also the first stage of the final boss.
** You also run into a giant-sized version of a Brain Stinger.
* AwesomeButImpractical: The Golems. [[spoiler: All the research and effort that goes into their biological modifications and flashy laser weaponry is shown to be ultimately pointless as they are utterly wrecked by good ol' fashion infantry with good ol' fashioned guns.]]

* BoringButPractical: Of all the cool weaponry you can get in the game, they're either too expensive/unavailable until later in the game or AwesomeButImpractical. Pistols are probably the best weapon to keep with you throughout the game. It's due to the fact that the game's critical hit are absurdly high with single shot weapons (including the paltry [=P08=]) and you get infinite basic pistol ammo in the form of random ammo boxes. Many strategies recommend you use nothing but pistols in the harder modes solely because of this fact.

** JustEatHim: Said garbage monster's vacuum mouth attack is an instant game over if Aya gets too close.
** AdvancingBossOfDoom: The creature keeps slowly and implacably moving closer and closer, leaving you with less and less room to run away from it.

* EscortMission: Kyle Madigan is one of those few escortees that can actually hold his own in a firefight (and often comes with some sort of [[{{BFG}} overpowered firearm or another]] to offset being unable to heal).

** Aya lampshades her boss' nickname being taken from "Hal" the [[AIIsACrapShoot psycho computer]] from ''[[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey 2001]]''. [[spoiler:It turns out to be quite [[MeaningfulName meaningful]] when he's revealed to be TheMole.]]
*** Similarly, you encounter an ANMC who used to be a scientist named Bowman. The other scientists he was rooming with are named Poole, Kaminsky, Kimball, and Hunter, the names of the crew of the ''Discovery''.

* ShownTheirWork: The descriptions of the weapons and armor in the game are quite accurate. For instance, the PASGT vest that Gary Douglas sells in his trailer is described as "armor currently in use by the military." This is true; the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personnel_Armor_System_for_Ground_Troops PASGT]] was used by the U.S. Armed Forces from the 1990s to the mid-2000s. The Ringer's solution blood substitute item, which fully recovers all HP & MP, is a real blood substitute fluid.

** The [=M4A1=] is available early in the game (can be bought after completing the Akropolis prologue) and it can see you through to the end. It fires in either 3-round bursts or single shot, but its real value comes in the sheer number of [[GunAccessories attachments]] it can equip. These range from [[MoreDakka rifle clip holders]] to extend your magazine size, an [[BayonetYa M9 bayonet]], a [[KillItWithFire "Pyke" flamethrower]], an [[StuffBlowingUp M203 underslung grenade launcher]], a [[LightningGun "Hammer" electrical shocker]], and even a [[FrickinLaserBeams "Javelin" laser]]! Holy crap!

** The Mongoose .44 has a rare ammunition type of mass-produced versions of the mitochondria-infused bullets Maeda gave Aya towards the normal ending of the first game.

** The Mongoose .44 uses mass-produced versions of the mitochondria-infused bullets Maeda gave Aya towards the end of the first game.