Dark Souls II

Summary

Dark Souls II is a video game^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Dark Souls II received the Deutscher Computerspielpreis^[3].
• Dark Souls II received the Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of the Year^[4].
• Dark Souls II's instance of is recorded as video game^[5].
• Dark Souls II's composer is recorded as Motoi Sakuraba^[6].
• Dark Souls II was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment^[7].
• Dark Souls II's genre is action role-playing game^[8].
• Dark Souls II's genre is soulslike^[9].
• Dark Souls II's genre is dark fantasy video game^[10].
• Dark Souls II followed Dark Souls^[11].
• Dark Souls II was followed by Dark Souls III^[12].
• Dark Souls II's developer is recorded as FromSoftware^[13].
• Dark Souls II's part of the series is recorded as Dark Souls^[14].
• Dark Souls II's Commons category is recorded as Dark Souls II^[15].
• Dark Souls II's platform is recorded as Q48263^[16].
• Dark Souls II's platform is recorded as PlayStation 3^[17].
• Dark Souls II's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows^[18].
• Dark Souls II's platform is recorded as Q13361286^[19].
• Dark Souls II's platform is recorded as PlayStation 4^[20].
• Dark Souls II's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game^[21].
• Dark Souls II's game mode is recorded as single-player video game^[22].
• Dark Souls II's language of work or name is recorded as English^[23].
• Dark Souls II's language of work or name is recorded as French^[24].
• Dark Souls II's language of work or name is recorded as Italian^[25].
• Dark Souls II's language of work or name is recorded as German^[26].
• Dark Souls II's language of work or name is recorded as Spanish^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Dark Souls II was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment^[7].

Publication

Publication dates include March 11, 2014^[28] and April 7, 2015^[29]. Languages include English^[23], French^[24], Italian^[25], German^[26], Spanish^[27], and Polish^[30]. Genres include action role-playing game^[8], soulslike^[9], and dark fantasy video game^[10]. Dark Souls II's part of the series is recorded as Dark Souls^[14]. Recorded distribution format include optical disc^[31] and digital distribution^[32].

Subject and Themes

Dark Souls II's part of the series is recorded as Dark Souls^[14].

Reception

Awards received include Deutscher Computerspielpreis^[3], a group of awards^[33], founded in 2009^[34] and Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of the Year^[4], a video game award^[35]. Reviews include 91/100^[36], 39/40^[37], 88/100^[38], 91%^[39], 90/100^[40], and 87/100^[41].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Dark Souls II followed Dark Souls^[11]. It was followed by Dark Souls III^[12].

Why It Matters

Dark Souls II has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

FAQs

What awards did Dark Souls II receive?

Honors received include Deutscher Computerspielpreis^[3] and Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of the Year^[4].