Knack II

Knack II is an action-platform game developed by SIE Japan Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for PlayStation 4. It is the sequel to the 2013 game Knack and was released worldwide in September 2017.

Gameplay
In Knack II, the player controls the eponymous character Knack. Knack's abilities include punching, kicking, changing size, and deflecting projectiles using a shield. The game features a skill tree system where players can upgrade Knack's abilities by collecting Relic Energy found in levels. The game can also be played cooperatively.

Plot
Knack goes around the world to defeat goblins.

Development and release
Knack II was announced on 3 December 2016, at the PlayStation Experience event. The game was developed by SIE Japan Studio. Marianne Krawczyk, a writer of the God of War series of video games, joined the development team to write the story script of Knack II. The game was released on 5 September 2017. A free demo was released on 29 August 2017 on the PlayStation store, allowing players to try out the Monastery level either solo or cooperatively.

Reception
Knack II received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. The game was largely considered to be an improvement over its predecessor.

In Japan, Knack II did not rank in the Media Create Top 20 or Famitsu Top 30 sales charts upon release. Dengeki reported that the title sold 2106 units to chart as the 35th best selling title in its debut. Comparatively, due to being included as a pack-in game with all initial PlayStation 4 consoles sold in the country, the original game moved 316,787 units in its first week.