Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 30: Galaxy Force II: Special Extended Edition

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Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 30: Galaxy Force II: Special Extended Edition

System(s): PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3

Publisher: Sega Corporation

Developer: M2

Original system(s): Sega Y Board, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System

Developer(s) of original games: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.

Game total: 4

Genre: Compilation, Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	2007-07-26^[1]	¥2,500 (2,625)2,500 (2,625)^[1]	SLPM-62766
TW	200x
JP ▼	2013-06-19^[2]	¥762 (800)762 (800)^[2]	NPJD-00037

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Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 30: Galaxy Force II: Special Extended Edition (SEGA AGES 2500シリーズ Vol.30 ギャラクシーフォースII スペシャルエクステンデッドエディション) is the thirtieth entry in the Sega Ages 2500 series for the PlayStation 2.

As the name suggests, this game is a compilation of emulated Galaxy Force games. And there is also a "neo classic mode" which enhances the graphics and there are various sound options.

Games included

Galaxy Force neo classic (Arrange)
Galaxy Force II (Sega Y Board)
Galaxy Force II (Sega Mega Drive Galaxy Force II (W) (REV00))
Galaxy Force (Sega Master System Galaxy Force (U) [!])

Manual commentary

The manual contains commentary about the original games' development and legacy. The list of authors is as follows:

Zenji Ishii — Former Gamest editor-in-chief
Norihito Ohba — Former Gamest strategy staff: Galaxy Force writer
Koichi Namiki — Arcade version sound designer
Masaki Kondoh — Arcade version artist
Katsumi Tojo — Arcade version main programmer
Hideshi Kawatake — Arcade version programmer
Makihito Yokota — Arcade version programmer
Toru Kujirai — Mega Drive version programmer

Production credits

Dedicated to the player and developer of the original game
Creative Producer: Yosuke Okunari
Game Developed by: M2
Director: Naoki Horii
Programmers:
- Game Program: Kengo Takagi, Tetsuya Abe, Makoto Harashino
- System System: Takashi Toyoshima, Akira Satoh
- User Interface: Tetsuya Abe
- Hardware Analysis: Tomohiro Takahashi
Designer: Shingo Nakai, Keisuke Koga, Makoto Shiina
Ending Music OPM Translation: Keisuke Koga
Planner/Coordinator: Tetsuya Abe, Jun Okada, Takehiro Kawachi, Naoki Horii
Thanks: Yuji Yamanaka
Producer: Hiroyuki Ohtaka (Ohtaka)

Title Music: Beyond The Galaxy -|H.| Arrange Ver.-
- Composed: Sega, Koichi "Pretty K.N" Namiki
- Sound Producer: Hiro
- Sound Director: Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
- A & R Producer: Yoshihiro Ito
- Arranged by: Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
- Performed by: Sega Sound Unit |H.|
- Keyboard Solo: Hiro
- Bass,Keyboard,Progamming: Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
- Guitars: Keitarou Hanada, Takahiro Kai
- Trumpets/Trombone: Mitsuharu Fukuyama

Ending Music: After 20 Years the Junos
- Composed: Koichi Namiki
Software Package Illustration: Satoshi Nakai
Marketing Manager: Naofumi Shioya
Promotion: Mitsuru Takahashi, Takayoshi Ohuchi, Ikuo Ishizaka
Publicity: Yasushi Nagumo, Kenichi Hashimoto, Mamoru Kodama
Web Design: Mutsuhiro Fujii, Masaya Miyauchi
Sales: Akira Nomoto, Toru Yasuda, Tomoaki Ishidao, Takeshi Shimizu, Naoko Ooka, Yoshihito Endo, Teruyuki Awaji, Yasunobu Masahiro, Katsushi Yasuda, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Nobuhiro Tanaka, Haruo Imatsu, Katsutoshi Memezawa, Yoshiaki Yamazaki, Akihide Ichimura, Tomohiko Hayashi, Tetsuo Sasaki, Hiroshi Iizuka, Hiroki Ohta, Koichi Iino, Shinya Oosaki, Mitsuaki Sugibayashi, Takayuki Murata
Production Control: Tomoki Kaji, Hitoshi Todo
Software Package & Software Manual Design: Yoshihiro Sakuta, Hiroki Ogawa, Satoru Ishigami, Takashi Nishimura
Software Test: Junichi Shimizu, Akira Nishikawa, Kazuhiko Morii, Akira Terasawa, Tsutomu Idera
Special Thanks: Zenji Ishii, Norihito Ohba, GYO, Takahiro Ishikawa (WAVE MASTER), Shigeharu Isoda (WAVE MASTER), Kenji Tsujisaka (WAVE MASTER), Masaki Kondoh, Katsumi Tojo, Hideshi Kawatake, Makihito Yokota, Toru Kujirai, Toshiyuki Kaji, Masaru Setsumaru, Tetsu Okano, Ryo Yokokawa, Seiji Hayashi, Seijiro Sannabe
Sega Ages 2500 Series Producer: Kagasei Shimomura
Lead Producer: Hiroyuki Miyazaki
Executive Adviser: Hideki Okamura, Masanao Maeda
Executive Producer: Hisao Oguchi
Presented by Sega
© Sega

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 30: Galaxy Force II: Special Extended Edition/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

PlayStation 2, JP
Cover

PlayStation 2, TW
Cover

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): PlayStation 2
Official website (Japanese)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 30: Galaxy Force II: Special Extended Edition on PlayStation.com: PlayStation 2: JP; PlayStation 3: JP
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 30: Galaxy Force II: Special Extended Edition on PlayStation Store: JP

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slpm62766.html (Wayback Machine: 2007-06-14 14:17)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/jp0177npjd00037_000000000000000000.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-06-25 02:28)

Games in the Galaxy Force Series
Galaxy Force (1988) \| Galaxy Force II (1988) \| Sega Ages Galaxy Force II (1998) \| Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 30: Galaxy Force II: Special Extended Edition (2007) \| 3D Galaxy Force II (2013)
Galaxy Force related media
	(1988) \| (2007) \| (2017)
	(1988)

Games in the Sega Ages Series
	Shukudai ga Tant-R (1996) \| Space Harrier (1996) \| OutRun (1996) \| After Burner II (1996) \| Rouka ni Ichidant-R (1996) \| Fantasy Zone (1997) \| Memorial Selection Vol. 1 (1997) \| Columns Arcade Collection (1997) \| Memorial Selection Vol. 2 (1997) \| Power Drift (1998) \| Phantasy Star Collection (1998) \| Galaxy Force II (1998) \| I Love Mickey Mouse/I Love Donald Duck (1998) Sega Ages: Volume 1 (1997)
	Vol. 1 (2003) \| Vol. 2 (2003) \| Vol. 3 (2003) \| Vol. 4 (2003) \| Vol. 5 (2003) \| Vol. 6 (2003) \| Vol. 7 (2003) \| Vol. 8 (2004) \| Vol. 9 (2004) \| Vol. 10 (2004) \| Vol. 11 (2004) \| Vol. 12 (2004) \| Vol. 13 (2004) \| Vol. 14 (2004) \| Vol. 15 (2004) \| Vol. 16 (2004) \| Sega Classics Collection (2005) \| Vol. 17 (2005) \| Vol. 18 (2005) \| Vol. 19 (2005) \| Vol. 20 (2005) \| Vol. 21 (2005) \| Vol. 22 (2005) \| Vol. 23 (2005) \| Vol. 24 (2006) \| Vol. 25 (2006) \| Vol. 26 (2006) \| Vol. 27 (2006) \| Vol. 28 (2006) \| Vol. 29 (2007) \| Vol. 30 (2007) \| Vol. 31 (2007) \| Vol. 32 (2008) \| Vol. 33 (2008)
	Monster World Collection (2012) \| Sega Classics Collection (2012) \| Golden Axe Collection (2012) \| Bare Knuckle Collection (2012) \| ToeJam & Earl Collection (2012)
	Sonic the Hedgehog (2018) \| Thunder Force IV (2018) \| Phantasy Star (2018) \| OutRun (2018) \| Gain Ground (2018) \| Alex Kidd in Miracle World (2019) \| Puyo Puyo (2019) \| Virtua Racing (2019) \| Wonder Boy in Monster Land (2019) \| Space Harrier (2019) \| Columns II: The Voyage Through Time (2019) \| Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R (2019) \| Shinobi (2019) \| Fantasy Zone (2019) \| Puyo Puyo Tsuu (2020) \| Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2020) \| G-LOC: Air Battle (2020) \| Thunder Force AC (2020) \| Herzog Zwei (2020)
Sega Ages related media
	(2004) \| (2005) \| (2006) \| (2006) \| (2012) \| (2019) \| (2023)

Playstation Network Game Archives games

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Games in the Sega Ages Series
	Shukudai ga Tant-R (1996) \| Space Harrier (1996) \| OutRun (1996) \| After Burner II (1996) \| Rouka ni Ichidant-R (1996) \| Fantasy Zone (1997) \| Memorial Selection Vol. 1 (1997) \| Columns Arcade Collection (1997) \| Memorial Selection Vol. 2 (1997) \| Power Drift (1998) \| Phantasy Star Collection (1998) \| Galaxy Force II (1998) \| I Love Mickey Mouse/I Love Donald Duck (1998) Sega Ages: Volume 1 (1997)
	Vol. 1 (2003) \| Vol. 2 (2003) \| Vol. 3 (2003) \| Vol. 4 (2003) \| Vol. 5 (2003) \| Vol. 6 (2003) \| Vol. 7 (2003) \| Vol. 8 (2004) \| Vol. 9 (2004) \| Vol. 10 (2004) \| Vol. 11 (2004) \| Vol. 12 (2004) \| Vol. 13 (2004) \| Vol. 14 (2004) \| Vol. 15 (2004) \| Vol. 16 (2004) \| Sega Classics Collection (2005) \| Vol. 17 (2005) \| Vol. 18 (2005) \| Vol. 19 (2005) \| Vol. 20 (2005) \| Vol. 21 (2005) \| Vol. 22 (2005) \| Vol. 23 (2005) \| Vol. 24 (2006) \| Vol. 25 (2006) \| Vol. 26 (2006) \| Vol. 27 (2006) \| Vol. 28 (2006) \| Vol. 29 (2007) \| Vol. 30 (2007) \| Vol. 31 (2007) \| Vol. 32 (2008) \| Vol. 33 (2008)
	Monster World Collection (2012) \| Sega Classics Collection (2012) \| Golden Axe Collection (2012) \| Bare Knuckle Collection (2012) \| ToeJam & Earl Collection (2012)
	Sonic the Hedgehog (2018) \| Thunder Force IV (2018) \| Phantasy Star (2018) \| OutRun (2018) \| Gain Ground (2018) \| Alex Kidd in Miracle World (2019) \| Puyo Puyo (2019) \| Virtua Racing (2019) \| Wonder Boy in Monster Land (2019) \| Space Harrier (2019) \| Columns II: The Voyage Through Time (2019) \| Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R (2019) \| Shinobi (2019) \| Fantasy Zone (2019) \| Puyo Puyo Tsuu (2020) \| Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2020) \| G-LOC: Air Battle (2020) \| Thunder Force AC (2020) \| Herzog Zwei (2020)
Sega Ages related media
	(2004) \| (2005) \| (2006) \| (2006) \| (2012) \| (2019) \| (2023)