Vanguard II
Vanguard II is a multidirectional shooter video game developed and published by SNK released in arcades in 1984. It is the sequel to the 1981 game Vanguard. It was not as successful as the original.
Vanguard II
- Date
- 1984
- Genre
- shoot 'em up · science fiction video game
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Vanguard II is a multidirectional shooter video game developed and published by SNK released in arcades in 1984. It is the sequel to the 1981 game Vanguard. It was not as successful as the original.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Vanguard II • Developer — SNK • Publisher — SNK • Release — WW: March 1984 • Genre — Multidirectional shooter • Modes — Up to 2 players alternating turns • Platforms — Arcade
Gameplay
Gameplay
• Illustration — Gameplay screenshot Unlike the forced scrolling format of the first game, Vanguard II takes place in top-down multi-directional scrolling stages. The ship can move in eight directions as it flies over a floating alien platform with the goal of destroying the power pods providing the station with energy. Aerial defenses must be shot down, while pods on the platform must be bombed with the aid of a crosshair. Once the players have destroyed enough pods they can bomb the core, which destroys the platform and ends the level.
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Vanguard II is associated with Japan.
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Reception
Reception
In Japan, it was ranked number 22 on the Game Machine table arcade cabinet chart in May 1984.
Legacy
Legacy
Vanguard II was included in the SNK Arcade Classics 0 compilation for the PlayStation Portable, which was released in Japan in 2011.
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