Zillion II: The Tri Formation

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Zillion II: The Tri Formation

System(s): Sega Master System

Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd. (JP, EU), Sega of America (US)

Developer: Sega R&D 2

Distributor: Tonka (US), Tec Toy (BR), Samsung (KR)

Licensor: Tatsunoko Production

Nippon TV (JP)

Peripherals supported: FM Sound Unit

Genre: Action^[1]^[2], Shooting^[2], Puzzle^[2]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1987-12-13^[1]	¥5,0005,000	G-1344
US	1988-07^[3]		5105
EU	1988-03		MK-5105-50
NL	19xx
UK	1988-08^[4]	£19.9519.95^[5]^[6]	MK-5105-50
AU	19xx
BR	19xx
KR	19xx		GB-1344

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Zillion II: The Tri Formation, or simply Tri Formation (トライフォーメーション) on the title screen and Japanese packaging, is an action game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Master System. It is based upon the Zillion anime series, and is a sequel to Zillion, which was released earlier the same year for the Master System.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Zillion II: The Tri Formation	Zillion II: The Tri Formation
English (US)	Zillion II: The Tri Formation	Zillion II: The Tri Formation
Japanese	トライフォーメーション	Tri Formation

Production credits

Direction, SE: Kazuhiko Nagai^[7]

Source:

Uncredited

Hints

US hints

Magazine articles

Main article: Zillion II: The Tri Formation/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

45

^[8]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

73

^[9]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

74

^[10]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

74

^[11]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

67

^[12]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

80

^[13]

The Games Machine (UK)

83

^[5]

Games Preview (DK)

50

^[14]

Power Play (DE)

45

^[15]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

25

^[16]

Sega Pro (UK)

74

^[17]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

67

^[18]

Soft (DK)

60

^[19]

Software Gids (NL)

72

^[20]

Tilt (FR)

85

^[21]

	65
Based on 15 reviews

Zillion II: The Tri Formation

Master System, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, US
Cover
Manual Poster

Master System, EU
Cover
Manual

Master System, EU (Sega®)
Cover

Master System, EU ("No Limits")
Cover

Master System, BX^†

File:Zillion2-SMS-NL-Manual.pdf Manual

Master System, AU (Not for rental/hotline stickers)
Cover

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	2f2e3bc9
MD5	605b0c360075876b4a0be479679d1075
SHA-1	1e08be828ecf4cf5db787704ab8779f4b5a444b5

128kB

Cartridge

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CRC32	5b1cf392
MD5	281eb7a9dfabe6ca444398a295440ed2
SHA-1	fdc156deffd5ff4f57b88dfe18dbd45560cb433f

128kB

EPROM cartridge

Page

References

Zillion II: The Tri Formation
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Maps \| Magazine articles \| Reception Prototypes: Prototype

Games in the Zillion Series
	Zillion (1987) \| Zillion II: The Tri Formation (1987)
Zillion related media
	Akai Koudan Zillion (1987)
	Zillion (1987) \| Zillion (toy range) (1987)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20191231022720.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Fhard.2Fmastersystem.2Fsoftware.html-1] 1.0 ^1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/mastersystem/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-12-31 02:27)

[:File:ZillionII_SMS_KR_backcover.jpg_p-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 File:ZillionII SMS KR backcover.jpg

[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.7_04.pdf_p13-3] Computer Entertainer, "July 1988" (US; 1988-07-15), page 13

[:File:BristolEveningPost_UK_1988-08-26_Page_83.jpg_p-4] File:BristolEveningPost UK 1988-08-26 Page 83.jpg

[:File:TGM_UK_05.pdf_p65-5] 5.0 ^5.1 The Games Machine, "April 1988" (UK; 1988-03-17), page 65

[:File:Mastertronic_UK_Catalogue_1988.pdf_p2-6] The Mastertronic Catalogue (UK; 1988), page 2

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20210410085617.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsbtransr02.wixsite.com.2Fkazuhiko-nagai.2Fmy-works-1-7] ttps://sbtransr02.wixsite.com/kazuhiko-nagai/my-works-1 (Wayback Machine: 2021-04-10 08:56)

[:File:ASM_DE_1988-03.pdf_p46-8] Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1988" (DE; 1988-02-19), page 46

[:File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf_p77-9] Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 77

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p112-10] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 112

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p64-11] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 64

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p147-12] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 147

[:File:CVG_UK_078.pdf_p123-13] Computer & Video Games, "April 1988" (UK; 1988-03-15), page 123

[:File:GamesPreview_DK_04.pdf_p38-14] Games Preview, "4 1989" (DK; 1989-xx-xx), page 38

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_004.pdf_p92-15] Power Play, "Ausgabe 4" (DE; 1988-03-21), page 92

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p61-16] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 61

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p41-17] Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 41

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p72-18] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72

[:File:Soft_DK_1988-6.pdf_p23-19] Soft, "" (DK; 1988-10-xx), page 23

[:File:SoftwareGids_NL_04.pdf_p39-20] Software Gids, "Nov./Dec. 1990" (NL; 1990-11-xx), page 39

[:File:Tilt_FR_056.pdf_p72-21] Tilt, "Julliet/Août 1988" (FR; 1988-0x-xx), page 72

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Zillion II: The Tri Formation

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Contents

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Hints

Magazine articles

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References