''Run and Gun II'' is a basketball video game developed and published by

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as an

arcade video game An arcade video game takes player input from its controls, processes it through electrical or computerized components, and displays output to an electronic monitor or similar display. Most arcade video games are coin-operated, housed in an arca ...

in 1996.

Background

It is the sequel to Konami's 1993

''Run and Gun''. The original game had earned from European advance orders prior to release (mostly from Spain and Italy), and was America's top-grossing upright

arcade cabinet An arcade cabinet, also known as an arcade machine or a coin-op cabinet or coin-op machine, is the housing within which an arcade game's electronic hardware resides. Most cabinets designed since the mid-1980s conform to the Japanese Amusement Ma ...

in December 1993.

Gameplay

''Run and Gun II'' is a sequel that adds maneuvers like alley oops, spins, and defensive moves such as block outs.

Reception

In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Run and Gun II'' on their May 1, 1996 issue as being the seventh most-successful arcade game of the month. ''

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'' reviewed the arcade game, rating it 4½ out of 5 stars and calling it "an excellent game" that is "far superior to its predecessor." ''

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'' rated it three stars out of five, stating that "It's not your father's new Oldsmobile, but it's multiplayer, and dependable good fun."

References

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