''Final Zone II'' is a
run and gun action video game created by
Wolf Team and published by
Telenet Japan for the
PC Engine on
CD-ROM
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in Japan on March 23, 1990. It was later ported to the TurboGrafx-16 CD add-on in North America later that year by
NEC
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. It is the official sequel to ''
Final Zone''.
Gameplay
In this game, the player takes control of one of five characters in a typical overhead run and gun style game. Unlike the original game, the player can shoot in 8 directions, and enemies have fixed starting positions and a fixed number of enemies in each part of the level. The game is designed for the player to shoot off-center from the player sprite, in order to mimic a more realistic shooting style. Levels in the game are either character paced or have vehicles which automatically scrolls across the screen, creating a vertically scrolling shooter level.
The five characters that can be played as during the game each have slightly different weapons and advantages. This makes the strategy needed for each stage vary. Throughout the levels, players can pick up power ups such as special weapon ammunition, additional health, and extending the health bar.
Reception
''Final Zone II'' has received mixed reviews since its release.
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'' gave the game a 6.5/10, calling the game's difficulty "average" and complaining about its short length but largely praising the graphics, music, and voice work.
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GamePro
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'' called the gunplay "intense, and rough as anything around" and characterized the gameplay as "fairly straightforward action", rating the game's difficulty as exceptionally high. Italian magazine ''Video Giochi'' heavily praised the graphics and music but criticized the high difficulty and lack of a save feature. ''
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'' called the game quite difficult, but stated that this is "partly offset by the flexibility and precision of the controls." Comparing it to the TurboGrafx-CD game ''
Red Alert'', they called ''Final Zone II'' "much less successful".
See also
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List of TurboGrafx-16 games
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References
External Links
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1990 video games
Run and gun games
Telenet Japan games
TurboGrafx-CD games
TurboGrafx-CD-only games
Video games developed in Japan
Video game sequels