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For the home computer versions from 1990, see Space Harrier II (home computers).

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Space Harrier II
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System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, iOS, Steam
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Sound driver: pre-SMPS Z80
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥5,8005,800 G-4002
Sega Mega Drive
US
Sega Mega Drive
EU
Sega Mega Drive
PT 		MDJ1102
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
CA
Sega Mega Drive
KR 		GM4003JG
Wii Virtual Console
JP ▼ 		600pts600[3]
Wii Virtual Console
US ▼ 		800pts800[4]
Wii Virtual Console
EU ▼ 		800pts800[5]
iOS
JP ▼ 		¥115115[10]
9+
iOS
US ▼ 		$0.990.99[9]
9+
iOS
US ▼
(Sega Forever) 		FREEfree
9+
iOS
EU ▼
(Sega Forever) 		FREEfree
9+
Google Android OS
US ▼
(Sega Forever) 		FREEfree
ESRB: Everyone
Google Android OS
EU ▼
(Sega Forever) 		FREEfree
PEGI: 7+
Google Android OS
DE ▼
(Sega Forever) 		FREEfree
USK: 6
CERO
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Space Harrier II (スペースハリアーII) is the official sequel to the arcade game Space Harrier. It was initially released for the Mega Drive on October 29, 1988 as one of the two launch titles for the system in Japan (the other being Super Thunder Blade).

Gameplay

Gameplay is nearly identical to its predecessor (move around the screen with the D-pad and use A, B, or C to fire), though it is now possible to select which level to play and the graphics/music are different, the bonus stages have been changed from riding to shooting, and certain properties, such as rapid fire, are configurable by hitting A at the title screen.

The game was notable for the time for its use of digitized voices - an example of the technical advancements the Mega Drive offered over its rivals. However, unlike the arcade original, the Mega Drive could not handle scaling, meaning the graphics were pre-rendered at various sizes. This, along with the slightly lower framerate, results in a less-smooth gameplay experience.

Like the original Space Harrier and other games of the era, such as Hang On or After Burner, the game increases the score based on the player's survival time. However, as the score counter doesn't stop during boss fights, it possible to accumulate the maximum amount of points by simply avoiding attacks and not attacking the boss.

Stages

SpaceHarrierII MD StunaArea.png Stuna Area
Fors Yard
Yees Land
Zero Polis
Copper Hill
Fallpyram
Craddha
Monark
Felcold
Hope City
Hell Peak
Hot Palace
Final Stage

Versions

The Mega Drive version of the game was re-released for the Wii's Virtual Console service in 2006, and for Steam and iOS devices in 2010. The iOS version was removed from sale on iTunes in 2015.[14] In 2017 the game returned to iTunes and was newly added to Android devices as part of Sega Forever, with the title Space Harrier II Classic.

Version history

Main article: Space Harrier II/Changelog.
System Version Size Date Comment Ref Icon
iOS
 0000030000010000020000000000003.1.2 138.3MB 201810312018-10-31 [15]
iOS
 0000030000010000010000000000003.1.1 132.1MB 201808062018-08-06 [16]
iOS
 0000030000000000010000000000003.0.1 177MB 201709252017-09-25 [17]
iOS
 0000030000000000000000000000003.0.0 178MB 201709132017-09-13 Sega Forever [18]
iOS
 0000020000000000000000000000002.0.0 4.3MB 201212012012-12-01 [19]
iOS
 0000010000000000000000000000001.0.0 3.5MB 201007222010-07-22 [8]
Google Android OS
 0000010000010000020000000000001.1.2 43MB 201810312018-10-31 [20] SHII Android icon 100.png
Download.svg (info) (43.01 MB)
Google Android OS
 0000010000010000010000000000001.1.1 41MB 201808062018-08-06 [21] SHII Android icon 100.png
Download.svg (info) (41.27 MB)
Google Android OS
 0000010000010000010000000000001.1.1 47MB 201709262017-09-26 [22] SHII Android icon 111.png
Download.svg (info) ("Space Harrier II Classic (com.sega.SpaceHarrierII v1.1.1).apk" does not exist)
Google Android OS
 0000010000000000000000000000001.0.0 48MB 201709132017-09-13 [23] SHII Android icon 100.png
Download.svg (info) (48.1 MB)

Downloadable content

Title and description Links Releases
Remove non-SEGA adverts
iOS
US
2017-09-14[12]
$1.991.99[24]
iOS
UK
2017-09-14[12]
£1.991.99[25]
iOS
EU
2017-09-14[12]
€2.292.29[26]
iOS
AU
2017-09-14[12]
$2.992.99[27]
Google Android OS
US
2017-09-13[13]
$1.991.99[28]
Google Android OS
UK
2017-09-13[13]
£1.991.99
Google Android OS
EU
2017-09-13[13]
€2.292.29

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Digital manuals

  • Steam manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Space Harrier II/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #0: "Extra issue of Beep!" (1989-04-27)
Logo-pdf.svg

Artwork

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
93 №26, p144[29]
60 №1990-02, p69[30]
62 №, p85[31]
89 №1, p72[32]
76 №4, p35[33]
68 №3, p14[34]
50 №18, p36[35]
75 №61, [1]
85 [36]
81 №8, p71[37]
55 №9, p114[38]
48 №5, p94
51 №9, p22
76 №1, p80[39]
77 №2, p26/27[40]
60 №3, p63[1]
60 №23, p54
63 №6, p29[41]
62 №18, p67
55 №8, p26[42]
Sega Mega Drive
 67
Based on
20 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
30
[43]
ACE (UK) PAL
93
[29]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
60
[44]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
89
[45]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
76
[33]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)
76
[46]
Console XS (UK) PAL
62
[47]
Cool Gamer (RU)
30
[48]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
68
[34]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
65
[49]
Excalibur (CZ)
50
[50]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
75
[51]
The Games Machine (UK)
85
[36]
Games Preview (DK)
81
[37]
Joystick (FR)
55
[38]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
48
[52]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
72
[53]
Mega (UK) PAL
55
[54]
Mega (UK) PAL
51
[55]
MegaTech (UK)
76
[39]
Mean Machines (UK)
77
[40]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
76
[56]
Raze (UK) PAL
60
[1]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
50
[57]
Sega Pro (UK)
63
[41]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
62
[58]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
55
[42]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
62
[59]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
46
[60]
Sega Mega Drive
 64
Based on
29 reviews

Space Harrier II

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Space Harrier II MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart
Spaceharrierii md jp manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, KR
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, CA
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Cover
Mega Drive, PT
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Cover
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Cart

Mega-Tech version

Mega-Tech,

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Cart

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 File:Raze UK 03.pdf, page 63 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Raze UK 03.pdf_p63" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/01.html (Wayback Machine: 2017-11-23 05:03)
  3. ↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_harrier/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-02-09 19:29)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/fP4fG_R_k_IGoThn0w0s5crUaNAvzYuh (Wayback Machine: 2010-11-22 23:51)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/megadrive/space_harrier_ii (Wayback Machine: 2017-07-04 12:12)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://steamdb.info/app/34279/ (Wayback Machine: 2017-05-25 03:54)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 http://steamdb.info/app/34279/ (Wayback Machine: 2013-05-22 20:20)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/space-harrier-ii/id382277388?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2012-11-12 00:05)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://blogs.sega.com/2010/07/22/space-harrier-ii-and-ecco-the-dolphin-now-on-the-iphone/ (Wayback Machine: 2015-09-06 10:37)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 http://www.4gamer.net/games/049/G004989/20100727028/
  11. ↑ http://sega.jp/kt/apple/sphr2/ (Wayback Machine: 2011-05-11 03:20)
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 @SEGAForever on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2018-09-30 00:35)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 Google Play (com.sega.SpaceHarrierII) (Wayback Machine: 2017-09-17 22:14)
  14. ↑ http://www.polygon.com/2015/5/18/8622645/sega-pulls-games-from-itunes-app-store-google-play (Wayback Machine: 2017-11-08 17:39)
  15. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/space-harrier-ii/id382277388?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2018-11-19 21:43)
  16. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/space-harrier-ii/id382277388?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2018-09-30 00:37)
  17. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/space-harrier-ii/id382277388?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2017-10-29 02:47)
  18. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/space-harrier-ii-classic/id382277388?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2017-09-17 22:16)
  19. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/space-harrier-ii/id382277388?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2014-08-03 00:09)
  20. ↑ Google Play (com.sega.SpaceHarrierII) (Wayback Machine: 2018-11-19 21:41)
  21. ↑ Google Play (com.sega.SpaceHarrierII) (Wayback Machine: 2018-08-22 21:04)
  22. ↑ Google Play (com.sega.SpaceHarrierII) (Wayback Machine: 2017-10-04 06:10)
  23. ↑ APKPure (com.sega.SpaceHarrierII) (Wayback Machine: 2018-08-22 21:02)
  24. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/space-harrier-ii-classic/id382277388?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2018-02-21 18:56)
  25. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/space-harrier-ii-classic/id382277388?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2018-11-19 20:36)
  26. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/space-harrier-ii-classic/id382277388?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2018-11-19 20:36)
  27. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/space-harrier-ii-classic/id382277388?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2018-11-19 20:37)
  28. ↑ Google Play (com.sega.SpaceHarrierII) (Wayback Machine: 2017-10-04 06:10)
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 File:ACE UK 26.pdf, page 144 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 26.pdf_p144" defined multiple times with different content
  30. ↑ File:BeepMD_JP_1990-02.pdf, page 71
  31. ↑ File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 87
  32. ↑ File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf, page 72
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 35 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CGtC UK 04.pdf_p35" defined multiple times with different content
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 File:EGM US 003.pdf, page 14 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:EGM US 003.pdf_p14" defined multiple times with different content
  35. ↑ File:Excalibur CZ 18.pdf, page 36
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 The Games Machine, "June 1989" (UK; 1989-05-18), page 20
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 File:GamesPreview DK 08.pdf, page 71 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamesPreview DK 08.pdf_p71" defined multiple times with different content
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 File:Joystick FR 009.pdf, page 114 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 009.pdf_p114" defined multiple times with different content
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 80 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p80" defined multiple times with different content
  40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 File:MeanMachines UK 02.pdf, page 26 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 02.pdf_p26" defined multiple times with different content
  41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 File:SegaPro UK 06.pdf, page 29 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 06.pdf_p29" defined multiple times with different content
  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 File:SegaForce UK 08.pdf, page 26 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 08.pdf_p26" defined multiple times with different content
  43. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 218
  44. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1990" (JP; 1990-01-08), page 71
  45. ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 72
  46. ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 49
  47. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 134
  48. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 201
  49. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 93
  50. ↑ Excalibur, "" (CZ; 1993-09-10), page 32
  51. ↑ Famitsu, "1988-11-11" (JP; 1988-1x-xx), page 13
  52. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94
  53. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "November 1989" (JP; 1989-10-07), page 49
  54. ↑ Mega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-17), page 60
  55. ↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 21
  56. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
  57. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
  58. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
  59. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  60. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 172


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