Space Harrier II

Space Harrier II
Developer(s)Sega
Publisher(s)
Designer(s)Yu Suzuki
Composer(s)Tokuhiko Uwabo
Matt Furniss
Platform(s)Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, MSX, iOS
Release
October 29, 1988
  • Mega Drive/Genesis
    • JP: October 29, 1988
    • NA: August 14, 1989
    • EU: November 30, 1990
    Amiga
    Amstrad CPC
    Atari ST
    Commodore 64
    ZX spectrum
    MSX
    PlayStation 2
    • JP: October 27, 2005
    iOS
    • WW: July 22, 2010
Genre(s)Rail shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Space Harrier II (スペースハリアーII, Supēsu Hariā Tsū) is the sequel to Space Harrier, developed and published by Sega. First released on October 29, 1988, it was one of the original launch titles released for the Mega Drive in Japan and one of the six Sega Genesis launch titles in the United States the following year. It was also later released on the Wii's Virtual Console in December 2006, and on the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack in April 2022. Like Altered Beast, another launch title for the Mega Drive, Space Harrier II features digitized human voice recordings during gameplay, and is also an example of some of the Mega Drive's early sound, composed by Tokuhiko Uwabo (credited as "Bo"). A graphically enhanced version included with the Sega Genesis Mini 2 was released in October 2022.