Gunbird 2

Gunbird 2
Developer(s)Psikyo
Kuusoukagaku, Mobirix, APX Soft, Google Play (Android)
Publisher(s)Capcom
Dreamcast
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Windows
City Connection
Producer(s)Shinsuke Nakamura
Designer(s)
  • Hiroshi Yamada
  • Hideyuki Oda
  • Norikazu Takemori
  • Yoko Tsukagoshi
  • Emi Taniguchi
  • Keizou Fujita
  • Kunio Asahara
  • Masashi Kajikawa
  • Shinji Nohara
  • Naozumi Yorichika
Programmer(s)
  • Shiori Saito
  • Kenichi Fujita
  • Kunihiko Nogomi
  • Katsuhiro Nishida
  • Katsuya Shikanouchi
Artist(s)Masato Natsumoto
Composer(s)Masaki Izutani
SeriesGunbird
Platform(s)Arcade, Dreamcast, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
ReleaseArcade
  • JP: December 1998
Dreamcast
  • JP: March 9, 2000
  • NA: November 15, 2000[1]
  • PAL: February 2, 2001
Android
  • KOR: 2014
  • WW: April 7, 2016
iOS
May 31, 2016
Switch
June 21, 2018
Windows
June 10, 2020
PlayStation 4, Xbox One
August 3, 2022
Genre(s)Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, two-player co-op
Arcade systemPsikyo SH2

Gunbird 2 (ガンバード2, Ganbādo 2) is a 2D scrolling shooter developed by Psikyo and published by Capcom as a sequel to the original Gunbird. It was originally released in Japanese arcades in 1998, and was later ported to the Dreamcast in 2000 and released worldwide. An Android version was released in Korea in 2014, before it came out worldwide on both Android and iOS in 2016.[2] The arcade game was also included in Gunbird Special Edition for the PlayStation 2. A version was released on Nintendo Switch in June 2018,[3] Microsoft Windows in June 2020, and PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in August 2022.

  1. ^ Justice, Brandon (October 31, 2000). "Cannon Spike Firing; Gunbird 2 in Flight in 2000". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  2. ^ Cauterize (April 15, 2014). "Psikyo's Shmup 'Gunbird 2' Blasts Onto iOS & Android". RetroCollect. Archived from the original on April 17, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "GUNBIRD2 for Nintendo Switch". Nintendo. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.