Release

Saturday, October 29, 1988

Player score

66/100

Platform families

5

Editorial overview

Inside Space Harrier II

What it is

A call for help comes from deep in the universe. Fantasyland has been taken over by destructive forces. Quick on the scene is Space Harrier equipped with his laser, who must attempt to outwit and outmanoeuvre the hoards and prevent Fantasyland from being blown into oblivion!

Play styles

Single player

Perspective

Third person

Themes

Action · Science fiction

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Space Harrier II

Sega Enterprises, Ltd. · Grandslam Entertainments

3.3/5Saturday, October 29, 198837.8 years ago

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Connected releases

15

Game data from IGDB

Languages

1 supported

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16 assets

Official trailers

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Store collections

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12 releases

Platform versions

Ports

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3 releases

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Who made it

Platforms

Commodore C64/128/MAX
ZX Spectrum
Linux
Wii
Gen 7
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Gen 4
Android

Release history

Oct 29, 1988Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Aug 14, 1989Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Dec 02, 2006Wii
Dec 18, 2006Wii
Dec 22, 2006Wii
Jun 01, 2010Linux
Jun 01, 2010Mac
Jun 01, 2010PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jul 21, 2010iOS

Themes & modes

ActionScience fictionSingle player

Windows

Minimum

Minimum: • OS *: Windows® XP or higher • Graphics: 32MB or greater graphics card • DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0 or greater • Hard Drive: 50MB free disc space System specs for classic launcher.

Recommended

Recommended: • OS *: Windows® XP or higher • Graphics/CPU: NVidia GeForce GTX 280 or ATI Radeon HD 6630 or equivalent DirectX® 9c or higher 1GB VRam / Intel i3-2100 or AMD Phenom II X4 940 or equivalent dual core CPU • DirectX®: DirectX® 9c or greater • Hard Drive: 50MB free disc space

macOS

Recommended

OS: OS Sierra Version 10.12.6 Processor: 2.6GHz Intel Core i5 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Intel Iris 1536

Linux

Recommended

OS: Ubuntu 16.10 or higher Processor: Intel i3-2100 or AMD Phenom II X4 940 or equivalent dual core CPU Graphics: NVidia GeForce GTX 280 or ATI Radeon HD 6630 or equivalent DirectX® 9c or higher 1GB VRam