Galaxy Force II

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Galaxy Force II
System(s): Sega Y Board, Sega Mega Drive, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, FM Towns Marty, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Virtual Console, Steam
Publisher: Sega, CRI (JP), Sega (US/EU), CRI, Activision
Developer: Sega AM2, CRI
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up
Release Date RRP Code
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Galaxy Force II (ギャラクシーフォースII) is a 1988 arcade game developed by Sega AM2. It is a sequel to Galaxy Force, though the differences between the two games minimal. It is a third person on-the-rails shoot 'em up, where the player controls a spaceship traveling across various planets destroying enemies. Like all Sega Y Board games, it is heavily reliant on sprite scaling and rotations.

Besides a change in title screen, the exact differences between Galaxy Force and Galaxy Force II are not yet known. Galaxy Force II, however, was housed in much simpler, "traditional" arcade cabinets unlike its prequel.

Galaxy Force II was ported to the Sega Mega Drive in 1989, and a selection of computers including the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. Due to the inferior hardware of these systems, large cutbacks were made regarding detail and the reception has hence been mixed. There was a more respectable port to the FM Towns Marty in Japan however, which kept the sprite scaling, and there was a re-release for the Sega Saturn under the Sega Ages label. Many of the computer releases mis-label the packaging as "Galaxy Force" rather than "Galaxy Force II", but the in-game title screens retain the numbering. A port to NEC's SuperGrafx was also in development and shown in magazines, but never completed.

The arcade game has since been re-released in Japan as part of the PlayStation 2's Sega Ages 2500 series. More recently, the Mega Drive version of the game was brought to the Wii's Virtual Console service.

Production Credits

Mega Drive Version

Producer: Tomoyuki Shimizu
Director: Masayoshi Iwai
Programmer: Tohru Kujirai
Enemy Algorithm and Map: Shuichi Ikegami
Sound Data: Yoshitoku Sunahara
Data and Tool: Yukihiro Ishida
Map Construction - Stage 5 -: Hajime Ikebe
S.E. Music: M.Hikichi - Cube -
Color Coordinator: Jiro Kurematsu
Sales Dept.: Norio Miyashita, Taizan Suzuki, Hideaki Sasaki, Taketoshi Endo, Mari Ogasawara
Public Relations Dept.: Keisuke Chiwata, Noriaki Hirai

Amiga Version

Manufactured under license from Sega Enterprises Ltd. Japan
Galaxy Force & Sega are trademarks of Sega Enterprises Ltd.
Code by Bill Allen.
Graphics by Kevin Bulmer.
Music by Uncle Art.
A Software Studios Production.

ZX Spectrum Version

Code by Keith Burkhill
Graphics by Focus C.E. Ltd
Music by Paul Hiley
A Software Studios Production.

Physical Scans

Mega Drive Version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source Consoles + (FR) 37 №3 Computer & Video Games (UK) 49 №121 Hobby Consolas (ES) 58 Joypad (FR) 58

	51
Based on 4 reviews

Sega Retro Average

Publication Version Score 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 20 Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J 68 Consoles + (FR) 37 Console XS (UK) NTSC-J 40 Computer & Video Games (UK) 49 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK) 51 Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 53 Game Informer (US) 65 Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J 30 Hobby Consolas (ES) 58 Joker (SI) 35 Joypad (FR) NTSC-J 58 Joystick (FR) NTSC-J 58 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL 30 Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J 62 Mega (UK) PAL 31 Mega Force (FR) 55 Mean Machines (UK) 59 Mean Machines Sega (UK) 59 Play Time (DE) 39 Sega Power (UK) PAL 45 Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J 47 Sega Pro (UK) 47 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 20 Sega Force (UK) PAL 56 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 68 Supergame (BR) 86 Super Gaming (US) 43 Supersonic (FR) 58 Tilt (FR) 65 Tricks 16 bit (RU) 10 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U 70 Video Games (DE) 29

	49
Based on 33 reviews

Galaxy Force II

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU
Cover

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart

Amstrad CPC Version

Amstrad CPC, EU
Cover

Atari ST Version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source ACE (UK) 39 №28 Computer & Video Games (UK) 55 №98

	47
Based on 2 reviews

Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score ACE (UK) 40 Aktueller Software Markt (DE) 35 Computer & Video Games (UK) 55 The Games Machine (UK) 86 Génération 4 (FR) 70 ST Action (UK) 50 ST Format (UK) 68

	58
Based on 7 reviews

Galaxy Force II

Atari ST, EU
Cover

FM Towns Marty Version

FM Towns Marty, JP
Cover

External Links

• Sega of Japan Virtual Console page (Japanese)
• Galaxy Force II on Steam

1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 84

Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1991" (JP; 1991-09-07), page 34

Consoles +, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-07), page 86

Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 130

Computer & Video Games, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-15), page 63

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 49

Famitsu, "1991-09-20" (JP; 1991-09-06), page 38

Game Informer, "January/February 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 7

Hippon Super, "October 1991" (JP; 1991-09-04), page 90

Hobby Consolas, "Julio 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 104

Joker, "Januar 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 19

Joypad, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-10-1x), page 42

Joystick, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 188

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92

Mega Drive Fan, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-08), page 91

Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 20

Mega Force, "Juin 1992" (FR; 1992-06-05), page 82

Mean Machines, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-28), page 148

Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139

Play Time, "(8/9)/92" (DE; 1992-07-08), page 94

Sega Power, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-02), page 37

Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 65

Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 19

Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65

Sega Force, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-xx), page 58

Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

Supergame, "Julho 1992" (BR; 1992-07-xx), page 37

Super Gaming, "Winter 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 6

Supersonic, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 12

Tilt, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 35

Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 104

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "February 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 45

Video Games, "8/92" (DE; 1992-07-22), page 89

ACE, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-xx), page 91

Aktueller Software Markt, "Januar 1990" (DE; 1989-1x-xx), page 43

Computer & Video Games, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-16), page 54

The Games Machine, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-11), page 28

Génération 4, "Décembre 1989" (FR; 1989-1x-xx), page 50

ST Action, "January 1990" (UK; 19xx-xx-xx), page 34

ST Format, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-21), page 66