<s>
Aleste	B-Application
2	I-Application
( アレスタ２	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Compile	O
for	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
in	O
1989	B-Application
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Aleste	B-Application
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
series	I-Application
to	O
feature	O
the	O
recurring	O
series	O
heroine	O
Ellinor	O
who	O
later	O
appeared	O
in	O
Musha	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aleste	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
Compile	O
shooters	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
now-defunct	O
WOOMB	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
plan	O
to	O
invade	O
Earth	O
is	O
challenged	O
by	O
the	O
newest	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
piloted	O
by	O
the	O
daughter	O
of	O
Ray	O
and	O
Yuri	O
Waizen	O
,	O
Ellinor	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
vowed	O
to	O
avenge	O
her	O
father	O
's	O
death	O
and	O
to	O
personally	O
kill	O
the	O
Vagand	O
leader	O
Gaizel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
Compile	O
members	O
Yuichi	O
Toyama	O
and	O
Kazuyuki	O
Nakashima	O
stated	O
that	O
a	O
prototype	O
of	O
Aleste	B-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
was	O
developed	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
ultimately	O
reworked	O
into	O
MUSHA	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
included	O
it	O
among	O
top	O
ten	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
three	O
Aleste	B-Application
titles	O
for	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
computers	O
"	O
all	O
are	O
worth	O
seeking	O
out	O
"	O
,	O
they	O
chose	O
Aleste	B-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
because	O
it	O
looks	O
superb	O
,	O
allows	O
you	O
to	O
select	O
your	O
weapons	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
canon	O
to	O
feature	O
reoccurring	O
protagonist	O
Ellinor	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aleste	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
adapted	O
into	O
a	O
manga	O
on	O
January	O
8	O
,	O
1990	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Compile	O
Club	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
