Software:Image Fight II: Operation Deepstriker

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Short description: 1992 video game
Image Fight II: Operation Deepstriker
Developer(s)Irem
Publisher(s)Irem
Platform(s)PC Engine Super CD-ROM²
ReleaseDecember 18, 1992
Genre(s)Vertically scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Script error: The function "nihongo_foot" does not exist. is a 1992 vertically scrolling shooter video game released by Irem for the NEC PC Engine Super CD-ROM².[1][2][3] It is the sequel to the 1988 title Image Fight.[4]

The game was available on the Wii Virtual Console only in Japan on December 11, 2007.[5] It was also included in Irem Collection Volume 1 for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S in 2023.[6][7]

Reception

Markt+Technik's Video Games (magazine) (de) gave the title a 72% rating, stating that the title is not innovative and is more difficult than its predecessor.[8]

Player One (magazine) (fr) gave it a 58% rating, calling it bland and derivative in a playful review written as a radio transmission.[9]

The coverage by Joypad (magazine) (fr) was very positive, praising the game's soundtrack, gameplay, and difficulty.[10]

Hardcore Gaming 101 criticized the title's cutscenes and music, rating it as a middle-tier game for its year.[11]

Notes

References

  1. "Image Fight II". http://www.pcengine.co.uk/HTML_Games/Image_Fight_II.htm. 
  2. "IMAGE FIGHT II - OPERATION DEEPSTRIKER". http://www.videogameden.com/cdrom.htm?im2. 
  3. "Image Fight II: Operation Deepstriker". 15 November 2023. https://www.classic-games.net/turbo-grafx-16/image-fight-ii-operation-deepstriker/. 
  4. "Coming Soon" (in Japanese). Famitsu (Japan) (212): 51. 8 January 1993. https://archive.org/details/famitsu-0212-213/page/51/mode/1up?view=theater. Retrieved 30 July 2024. 
  5. "ImageFight II". https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/TurboGrafx/ImageFight-II-1335147.html. 
  6. "irem Collection Volume 1 launches November 21". Gematsu. 14 November 2023. https://www.gematsu.com/2023/11/irem-collection-volume-1-launches-november-21. 
  7. Extension, Time (25 April 2023). "Irem Collection Vol.1 Brings Image Fight II To The West For The First Time In Physical Form". Time Extension. https://www.timeextension.com/news/2023/04/irem-collection-vol-1-brings-image-fight-ii-to-the-west-for-the-first-time-in-physical-form. 
  8. "PC/Engine Warpzone" (in German). Video Games (Germany): 32-33. March 1993. https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_1993-03_Markt_Technik_DE/page/n29/mode/2up?q=%22Image+Fight+2%22&view=theater. Retrieved 30 July 2024. 
  9. "Image Fight II" (in French). Player One (France) (28): 103. https://archive.org/details/playerone-magazine-028/page/n102/mode/1up?view=theater. Retrieved 30 July 2024. 
  10. "Image Fight II" (in French). Joypad (France) (17): 122-123. February 1993. https://archive.org/details/joypad-017-fevrier-1993/page/122/mode/2up?view=theater. Retrieved 30 July 2024. 
  11. "Image Fight II". http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/image-fight-ii/.