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Space Harrier II is a shoot'em up video game originally released for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. The game was later re-released for the Wii Virtual Console. It is a sequel to Space Harrier.

Gameplay[]

Player have the ability to change the pitch of the Y-axis of the controller's directional pad, thus changing how the movement in-game works.

There is also a rapid fire option available in the game that allows the player to just hold down the fire button to unleash a wave of laser rounds in succession rather than having to simply mash the fire buttons or employ to triple flap technique.

Plot[]

Harrier once again receives a call for help, this time from the 214th sector, light-years from his cruiser. Harrier travels there quickly with his "cosmic gate", and finds that Fantasy Land is once again being overrun by hostile forces. He resolves to once again save a world by fighting off the entire force himself.

Reception[]

In 1989, ACE magazine listed Space Harrier II as one of the top three best games available for the Mega Drive at the time, along with Altered Beast and Thunder Force II.

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