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''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.
 
''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.
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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.
 
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.
  
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[[Category:1989 Mega Drive Games]]
 
[[Category:1989 Mega Drive Games]]

Revision as of 15:08, 22 March 2011

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Galaxy Force II
System(s): Sega Y Board, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Saturn, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, FM Towns Marty, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Virtual Console
Publisher: Sega
Developer:

Galaxy Force II is a 1988 arcade game developed by Sega AM2. It is a sequel to Galaxy Force, though the differences between them are minimal. It is a third person shoot 'em up, where the player controls a spaceship traveling across various planets destroying enemies. Like all Sega Y Board games, there is an impressive amount of sprite scaling and rotations, putting the game ahead of traditional 2D shoot 'em ups.

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.

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Galaxy Force II

Sega Y Board Version

Mega Drive Version

Mega Drive, US
Galaxy Force 2 MD US Box.jpg
Cover
Galaxy Force 2 MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, EU
Galaxy Force 2 MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, JP
Galforceii md jp cover.jpg
Cover
Galforceii md jp cart.jpg
Cart

Saturn Version

Saturn, JP
GalaxyForce 2 Saturn JP Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngGalaxyForce 2 Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
Cover

Amiga Version

Amstrad CPC Version

Atari ST Version

Atari ST, EU
GalaxyForceII AtariST EU Box Back.jpgNospine.pngGalaxyForceII AtariST EU Box Front.jpg
Cover

FM Towns Marty Version

FM Towns Marty, JP
GalaxyForce2 FMTowns JP Box Front.jpg
Cover

Commodore 64 Version

ZX Spectrum Version

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