Thunder Force II
Thunder Force II is a scrolling shooter developed by Technosoft. Thunder Force II was one of the six launch titles for the U.S. Genesis release. It is the second chapter of the Thunder Force series.
Thunder Force II is an arcade developed by Technosoft, released 15 June 1989 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
What Thunder Force II is
Thunder Force II is an arcade game developed by Technosoft and released in 1989. It was published by Sega of America. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Taking place soon after Thunder Force, the ORN Empire creates a powerful new battleship, the Plealos (a.k.a. Preareos). Using this battleship, ORN once again attacks the Galaxy Federation. The outcome of the attacks result in the destruction of the Galaxy Federation affiliated planet of Reda, and heavy destruction on the planet Nepura (a.k.a. Nebula), which ORN eventually captures from the Galaxy Federation. Eventually, the Galaxy Federation learns that ORN houses Plealos deep below Nebula's surface when not in use and takes the opportunity to plan an operation to take it down. They send the next iteration of their Fire Leo series of fighter craft, the FIRE LEO-02 Exceliza, to destroy ORN…
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.
What it launched against
Thunder Force II launched on 15 June 1989, within three weeks of Tennis and Super Dodge Ball.
Released around the same time: Tennis, Super Dodge Ball.
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