Valis II

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Valis II

Developer(s) Telenet Japan
Publisher(s) JP Telenet Japan
NA Renovation
Platform(s) MSX, NEC PC-9801, Sharp X68000, PC Engine Super CD-ROM²/TurboGrafx-CD, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis (as SD Valis/Syd of Valis)
Release date JP August 9, 1989
NA 1992
Genre(s) Action, Adventure
Mode(s) Single-player

Valis II (ヴァリスⅡ Varisu Tsū?), also known as SD Valis (SDヴァリス Esudī Varisu?) on the Japanese Sega Mega Drive and Syd of Valis on the North American Sega Genesis, is the second title in the Mugen Senshi Valis video game series. Like its predecessor, it is an action platformer.

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[edit] Story

Time passes since the events of Valis and Vecanti is set to rule under its next emperor after Rogles. This new emperor, Megas, wishes to stamp out any trace of the former tyrant, to the point of murdering any supporters Rogles might have had. Furthermore, his bloodthirsty tendencies recognize Yuko and the Valis sword as viable threats to his claim of the throne, and he targets his minions to eliminate her first before she has the chance to thwart him. Megas has underestimated the Valis maiden, however, and he, too, falls under her magical blade, and peace once more comes to the dream world, as Yuko again returns home to resume an otherwise ordinary human life.

[edit] Gameplay

Like the other titles of the series, Valis II requires the player to navigate through two-dimensional levels, battling enemies, jumping from ledge to ledge, and running until you face a boss character at the end of each level.

[edit] Version History

The original version of Valis II was released on the MSX In August 1989. Later that year it was ported to the Sharp X68000 as well. Both of these releases were Japan-only.

An updated version of the game with enhanced graphics and anime cutscenes was released for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² in Japan and for the TurboGrafx-CD in North America.

Another port of the game was released for the Sega Mega Drive in Japan (as SD Valis) and for the Sega Genesis in North America (as Syd of Valis). This title featured the same gameplay and plot as the original, but the character design was changed to a super deformed format. The North American version of the game incorrectly identifies Yuko as "Syd".

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