Persona 2: Innocent Sin

Persona 2: Innocent Sin
The cover art shows a teenage boy in a black school uniform and a woman in a brown and beige outfit, in front of their Personas – two humanoid, masked creatures. The background shows a cityscape tinted red.
North American cover art for the PSP version, featuring Tatsuya (left) and Maya (right) in front of their ultimate Personas, Apollo and Artemis
Developer(s)Atlus
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Shoji Meguro (PSP)
Producer(s)Kouji Okada
Artist(s)
Writer(s)
  • Tadashi Satomi
  • Kazuyuki Yamai (PSP)
Composer(s)
  • Toshiko Tasaki
  • Kenichi Tsuchiya
  • Masaki Kurokawa
  • Toshiki Konishi (PSP)
  • Ryota Kozuka (PSP)
  • Atsushi Kitajoh (PSP)
SeriesPersona
Platform(s)
ReleasePlayStation
  • JP: June 24, 1999
PlayStation Portable
Genre(s)Role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Persona 2: Innocent Sin[a] is a 1999 role-playing video game by Atlus for the PlayStation. It is the second entry in the Persona series, itself a subseries of the Megami Tensei franchise, and acts as a sequel to the original Persona. The game was re-released in 2011 for the PlayStation Portable. The original version was not localized for western territories; however, the PSP version was released in North America and Europe under the title Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2 – Innocent Sin.

Innocent Sin takes place in the fictional Sumaru City, focusing on a group of high school students from Seven Sisters High School. The protagonist, Tatsuya Suou, and a group of friends must confront a villainous figure called Joker, who is causing the spread of reality-warping rumors through the city. The group are aided in their quest by their Personas, personified aspects of their personalities. The gameplay features turn-based battle gameplay, where characters use their Personas in battle against demons, and a separate Rumor system, where rumors spread around the city can influence events in the characters' favor.

Development on Innocent Sin began after the release of the original Persona, and retained most of the original's staff. The game carried over the story themes and basic gameplay mechanics of Persona, while changing and improving on some of the mechanics. The characters were designed by Kazuma Kaneko and Shigenori Soejima. The original release was not localized due to staff shortages and concerns over its content. Reception to the game was generally positive for its original release, but reviews were more mixed for its remake due to its age. A sequel, Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, was released in 2000.

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