''Gazza II'' is a

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video game released for the Amstrad CPC, Amstrad GX4000 in 1990 for the

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, and

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platforms. It was created by Empire Interactive and named after the popular English footballer

Paul Gascoigne Paul John Gascoigne (, born 27 May 1967), nicknamed Gazza, is an English former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is described by the National Football Museum as "widely recognised as the most naturally talente ...

. It is a sequel to ''

Gazza's Superstar Soccer ''Gazza's Superstar Soccer'' is a football game released for the Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Amiga 500/600, Atari ST and Commodore 64 platforms. It was created in 1989 by Empire Interactive, and was named after the popular English footballer ...

'', and is a complete new game as opposed to being simply an update, this time adopting an overhead horizontally scrolling display. The game was later included in the compilation ''Soccer Stars''.Gazza II
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