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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.
 
'''''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.
  
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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.
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Besides a change in title screen, there are few differences between ''Galaxy Force'' and ''Galaxy Force II''. ''Galaxy Force II'' adds two extra levels and addresses a number of bugs (and allows you to pick a starting location), but is otherwise identical.
  
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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.
 
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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.
 
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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.
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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.
  
 
==Production Credits==
 
==Production Credits==

Revision as of 13:59, 13 December 2013

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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,
Sega Mega Drive
CRI (JP), Sega (US/EU),
FM Towns/FM Towns Marty
CRI,
Commodore 64
Atari ST
Amiga
Activision
Developer:
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.

Gameplay

Besides a change in title screen, there are few differences between Galaxy Force and Galaxy Force II. Galaxy Force II adds two extra levels and addresses a number of bugs (and allows you to pick a starting location), but is otherwise identical.

Levels

GalaxyForce Arcade Stage1.png Scene A/Level 1: Junos
GalaxyForce Arcade Stage2.png Scene B/Level 2: Velteor
GalaxyForce Arcade Stage3.png Scene C/Level 3: Malkland
GalaxyForce Arcade Stage4.png Scene D/Level 4: Orthea
GalaxyForce Arcade Stage5.png Scene E/Level 5: Ashutar
GalaxyForce Arcade Stage6.png Scene F/Level 6: Hyperspace
Hyperspace can only be accessed once the previous five levels are complete. In the arcade version of Galaxy Force II, if you die on this level, the game is over — on previous levels you have the option to continue (except in the Japanese version), but this one will send you back to the title screen regardless of how many credits you have.

History

Legacy

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

Y Board Version

Designer: 8940 Kon, Lovely Mas, Itten, Kajinomoto
Planner: Takoyaki Tomo
Programmer: Justice 10 Joe (Project Leader), Nanno Kawa, Radical Yoko, Bad Boy 3284
Musician: Funky Q Chan, Nami-Nami
Special Thanks: Sea Monkey Kawa, 100 Kg Miya, Stepan Hon, Pochi
Special No Thanks: Ippo Ogapi

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.

Commodore 64 Version

Programming by Neil Coxhead
Additional Coding by Probe Software Ltd.
Graphics by Mak Computer Grafix
Music by Martin Walker
A Software Studio Production

ZX Spectrum Version

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

Physical Scans

Sega Y Board Version

Mega Drive Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
37 №3, p86/87
49 №121
58
58
58 №21, p188
59 №15, p146/147
47 №1, p65
20 №18, p65
Sega Mega Drive
 48
Based on
8 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
20
[1]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
68
[2]
Consoles + (FR)
37
[3]
Console XS (UK) NTSC-J
40
[4]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
49
[5]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
51
[6]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
53
[7]
Game Informer (US)
65
[8]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
30
[9]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
58
[10]
Joker (SI)
35
[11]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
58
[12]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
58
[13]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
30
[14]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
62
[15]
Mega (UK) PAL
31
[16]
Mega Force (FR)
55
[17]
Mean Machines (UK)
59
[18]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
59
[19]
Play Time (DE)
39
[20]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
45
[21]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
47
[22]
Sega Pro (UK)
47
[23]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
20
[24]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
56
[25]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
68
[26]
Supergame (BR)
86
[27]
Super Gaming (US)
43
[28]
Supersonic (FR)
58
[29]
Tilt (FR)
65
[30]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
10
[31]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
70
[32]
Video Games (DE)
29
[33]
Sega Mega Drive
 49
Based on
33 reviews

Galaxy Force II

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
Mega Drive, BR

Amiga Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
78 №26, p28/29
Amiga
 78
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Amiga Action (UK)
36
[34]
Amiga Format (UK)
47
[35]
Amiga Joker (DE)
69
[36]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
33
[37]
Commodore User (UK)
80
[38]
The Games Machine (UK)
78
[39]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
50
[40]
Power Play (DE)
43
[41]
Amiga
 55
Based on
8 reviews

Galaxy Force II

Amiga, EU
GalaxyForceII Amiga EU Box Front.jpg
Cover

Amstrad CPC Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
70 №1, p112/113
Amstrad CPC
 70
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
53
[42]
Joystick (FR)
70
[43]
Amstrad CPC
 62
Based on
2 reviews

Galaxy Force II

Amstrad CPC, EU (Cassette)

Amstrad CPC, EU (Disk)
GalaxyForce2 CPC EU Box Back.jpgNospine.pngGalaxyForce2 CPC EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
Amstrad CPC, ES (Cassette) (MCM)

Amstrad CPC, ES (Disk) (MCM)

Atari ST Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
39 №28
55 №98
86 №26, p28/29
Atari ST
 60
Based on
3 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
ACE (UK)
40
[44]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
35
[37]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
55
[45]
The Games Machine (UK)
86
[39]
Génération 4 (FR)
70
[46]
ST Action (UK)
50
[47]
ST Format (UK)
68
[48]
Atari ST
 58
Based on
7 reviews

Galaxy Force II

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

Commodore 64 Version

Commodore 64, EU

FM Towns Version

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

ZX Spectrum Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
78 №26, p28/29
ZX Spectrum
 78
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Crash (UK)
79
[49]
The Games Machine (UK)
78
[39]
Sinclair User (UK)
50
[50]
Your Sinclair (UK)
78
[51]
ZX Spectrum
 71
Based on
4 reviews

Galaxy Force II

ZX Spectrum, EU
GalaxyForceII Spectrum EU Box.jpg
Cover

External Links

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  • ↑ 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
  • ↑ Amiga Action, "February 1990" (UK; 1990-xx-xx), page 82
  • ↑ Amiga Format, "February 1990" (UK; 1990-0x-xx), page 38
  • ↑ Amiga Joker, "Januar '90" (DE; 1989-12-29), page 22
  • ↑ 37.0 37.1 Aktueller Software Markt, "Januar 1990" (DE; 1989-1x-xx), page 43
  • ↑ Commodore User, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-20), page 37
  • ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 The Games Machine, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-11), page 28
  • ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Marzo 1990" (ES; 1990-0x-xx), page 33
  • ↑ Power Play, "2/90" (DE; 1990-01-25), page 49
  • ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Februar 1990" (DE; 1990-xx-xx), page 68
  • ↑ Joystick, "Janvier 1990" (FR; 19xx-xx-xx), page 112
  • ↑ ACE, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-xx), page 91
  • ↑ Computer & Video Games, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-16), page 54
  • ↑ 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
  • ↑ Crash, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-14), page 50
  • ↑ Sinclair User, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-18), page 63
  • ↑ Your Sinclair, "February 1990" (UK; 1990-01-18), page 18
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