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Macross II

Super Spacefortress Macross is a vertically-scrolling shoot'em up based on the 1984 theatrical film in the Macross franchise, commonly known in English as Macross: Do You Remember Love?. Players control the…

12 February 1992

Macross II is a music developed by NMK Co. Ltd., released 12 February 1992 on Arcade.

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What Macross II is

Macross II is a music game developed by NMK Co. Ltd. and released in 1992. It was published by Banpresto Co., Ltd.. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In 1999, an alien ship crashes on South Atalia Island and makes the human race aware of other life in space. Ten years later, the ship is reconstructed and christened as the SDF-1 Macross. However, on the day of its maiden voyage, an alien race called the Zentraedi make their appearance on Earth, beginning the UN Spacy/Zentraedi war that would change the history of both races forever.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Macross series

Macross II is the third of 14 entries we hold in the Macross series. It arrived 7 years after Miss Macross. The next entry was Choujikuu Yousai Macross 2036 in 1992.

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What it launched against

Macross II launched on 12 February 1992, within three weeks of X-Men and Romancing SaGa.

Released around the same time: X-Men, Romancing SaGa.

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When did Macross II come out?
Macross II was released on 12 February 1992 for Arcade.

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