Space Harrier II
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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).
Contents
Gameplay
Gameplay is nearly identical to its predecessor (move around the screen with the D-pad and use , , or 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 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
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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.[17] 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 | |
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3.1.2 | 138.3MB | 2018-10-31 | [18] | ||||
3.1.1 | 132.1MB | 2018-08-06 | [19] | ||||
3.0.1 | 177MB | 2017-09-25 | [20] | ||||
3.0.0 | 178MB | 2017-09-13 | Sega Forever | [21] | |||
2.0.0 | 4.3MB | 2012-12-01 | [22] | ||||
1.0.0 | 3.5MB | 2010-07-22 | [11] | ||||
2.0.0 | 44MB | 2019-01-31 | [23] | (info) (43.69 MB)
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1.1.2 | 43MB | 2018-10-31 | [24] | (info) (43.01 MB)
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1.1.1 | 41MB | 2018-08-06 | [25] | (info) (41.27 MB)
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1.1.1 | 47MB | 2017-09-26 | [26] | ||||
1.0.0 | 48MB | 2017-09-13 | [27] | (info) (48.1 MB)
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Downloadable content
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Remove non-SEGA adverts
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Production credits
Mega Drive version
- Planner: Ossale Kohta
- Main Programmer: Yamaichi
- Assistant Programmer: Ore
- Monster Program: Ore
- Program Coordinator: Yamaichi
- Monster Design: Stresteles, Shizuoka Taro
- Graphic Coordinator: Stresteles
- Test Player: Works Nishi
- Sound Composer: Bo
- Sound Programmer: Bo, Navy
- Presented by: Sega
Digital manuals
Magazine articles
- Main article: Space Harrier II/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Artwork
Sega Forever icon
Physical scans
Mega Drive version
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Mega-Tech version
External links
- Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive
- Nintendo catalogue pages: US, UK, AU
- Space Harrier II on iTunes: JP, US, UK
- Space Harrier II on Steam
- Space Harrier II on Google Play
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Raze, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-11-29), page 63
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/01.html (Wayback Machine: 2017-11-23 05:03)
- ↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_harrier/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-02-09 19:29)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/fP4fG_R_k_IGoThn0w0s5crUaNAvzYuh (Wayback Machine: 2010-11-22 23:51)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/megadrive/space_harrier_ii (Wayback Machine: 2017-07-04 12:12)
- ↑ https://archive.is/fZpSI
- ↑ http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=catalogue&prodcat_id=41&prod_id=19774&pageID=4 (Wayback Machine: 2012-04-03 03:23)
- ↑ https://archive.is/6iJH7
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 https://steamdb.info/app/34279/ (Wayback Machine: 2017-05-25 03:54)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 http://steamdb.info/app/34279/ (Wayback Machine: 2013-05-22 20:20)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/space-harrier-ii/id382277388?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2012-11-12 00:05)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 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)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 http://www.4gamer.net/games/049/G004989/20100727028/
- ↑ http://sega.jp/kt/apple/sphr2/ (Wayback Machine: 2011-05-11 03:20)
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 @SEGAForever on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2018-09-30 00:35)
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 Google Play (com.sega.SpaceHarrierII) (Wayback Machine: 2017-09-17 22:14)
- ↑ http://www.polygon.com/2015/5/18/8622645/sega-pulls-games-from-itunes-app-store-google-play (Wayback Machine: 2017-11-08 17:39)
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/space-harrier-ii/id382277388?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2018-11-19 21:43)
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/space-harrier-ii/id382277388?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2018-09-30 00:37)
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/space-harrier-ii/id382277388?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2017-10-29 02:47)
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/space-harrier-ii-classic/id382277388?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2017-09-17 22:16)
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/space-harrier-ii/id382277388?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2014-08-03 00:09)
- ↑ Google Play (com.sega.SpaceHarrierII) (Wayback Machine: 2019-04-21 19:06)
- ↑ Google Play (com.sega.SpaceHarrierII) (Wayback Machine: 2018-11-19 21:41)
- ↑ Google Play (com.sega.SpaceHarrierII) (Wayback Machine: 2018-08-22 21:04)
- ↑ Google Play (com.sega.SpaceHarrierII) (Wayback Machine: 2017-10-04 06:10)
- ↑ APKPure (com.sega.SpaceHarrierII) (Wayback Machine: 2018-08-22 21:02)
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/space-harrier-ii-classic/id382277388?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2018-02-21 18:56)
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/space-harrier-ii-classic/id382277388?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2018-11-19 20:36)
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/space-harrier-ii-classic/id382277388?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2018-11-19 20:36)
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/space-harrier-ii-classic/id382277388?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2018-11-19 20:37)
- ↑ Google Play (com.sega.SpaceHarrierII) (Wayback Machine: 2017-10-04 06:10)
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 ACE, "November 1989" (UK; 1989-10-xx), page 144
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1990" (JP; 1990-01-08), page 69 (71)
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 72
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 35
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September/October 1989" (US; 1989-0x-xx), page 14
- ↑ Excalibur, "" (CZ; 1993-09-10), page 36
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 The Games Machine, "June 1989" (UK; 1989-05-18), page 20
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 Games Preview, "8/9 1989" (DK; 1989-xx-xx), page 71
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 Joystick, "Octobre 1990" (FR; 1990-xx-xx), page 114
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 80
- ↑ Mean Machines, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-29), page 26/27 (26)
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
- ↑ 46.0 46.1 Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 29
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 Sega Force, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-09), page 26
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 218
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1990" (JP; 1990-01-08), page 71
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 49
- ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 134
- ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 201
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 93
- ↑ Excalibur, "" (CZ; 1993-09-10), page 32
- ↑ Famitsu, "1988-11-11" (JP; 1988-1x-xx), page 13
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94
- ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "November 1989" (JP; 1989-10-07), page 49
- ↑ Mega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-17), page 60
- ↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 21
- ↑ Mean Machines, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-29), page 26
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 172
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Space Harrier series |
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Space Harrier (JP home computers | Elite versions | Sega Ages Vol. 2 | mobile | 3D) (1986) | Space Harrier 3D (1988) | Space Harrier II (Electronic) (1988) | Planet Harriers (2001) | Typing Space Harrier (2002) | Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 4: Space Harrier (2003) |
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Yu Suzuki Produce Hang On/Space Harrier (1997) | Planet Harriers The Original Soundtrack (2001) | Space Harrier II: Space Harrier Complete Collection Original Soundtrack (2005) |
Other Media |
Space Harrier (video) (1987) | Space Harrier: White Dragon no Yuusha (1988) |
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