Vanguard II (video game)

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Vanguard II
Vanguard 2 US.jpg
Arcade flyer
Developer(s)SNK
Publisher(s)SNK
Platform(s)Arcade
ReleaseWW: March 1984[1]
Genre(s)Multidirectional shooter
Mode(s)Up to 2 players, alternating turns

Vanguard II (Japanese: ヴァンガードII) is a multidirectional shooter game developed and published by SNK, which was released in arcades in 1984. It is the sequel to the 1981 game Vanguard.[2]

Gameplay[]

Gameplay screenshot

Unlike the scrolling shooter format of the first game, the gameplay of Vanguard II has more in common with shoot 'em ups like Bosconian. The action takes place in top-down multi-directional scrolling stages, where the player is free to roam around and change directions as desired. The ship can move in eight directions as it flies over a floating alien platform with the goal of destroying the power pods which provide the station with energy. Much like Xevious, the player has to fight against both airborne enemies, as well as ground targets. 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.[3]

Reception[]

In Japan, it was ranked number 22 on the Game Machine table arcade cabinet chart in May 1984.[4]

Legacy[]

Vanguard II was included in the SNK Arcade Classics 0 compilation for the PlayStation Portable, which was released in Japan in 2011.[5][3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Vanguard II". at Arcade-History.
  2. ^ "Vanguard II". at GameSpot.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Vark, Aaron (October 17, 2015). "Vanguard II". at Hardcore Gaming 101.
  4. ^ "Best Hit Games 25" (PDF). Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 235. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 May 1984. p. 29.
  5. ^ "SNK Arcade Classics 0". at GameSpot.

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