Drakengard 2, or Drag-On Dragoon 2: Fūin no Aka, Haitoku no Kuro (ドラッグオンドラグーン2 封印の紅、背徳の黒, "Drag-On Dragoon 2: Sealed Red, Corrupt Black"?) in Japan, is an action RPG for the PlayStation 2 system and is a direct sequel to the original Drakengard. Like the original, Drakengard 2 combines on-foot hack and slash with aerial combat stages reminiscent of Sega's Panzer Dragoon. It was developed by Cavia, published in Japan by Square Enix on June 16, 2005 and released in North America by Ubisoft on February 14, 2006.