<s>
Iridion	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Shin'en	O
Multimedia	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Majesco	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
Games	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
PAL	O
regions	O
respectively	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Iridion	B-Device
3D	I-Device
although	O
it	O
is	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
different	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Iridion	B-Device
3D	I-Device
,	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
the	O
Iridion	B-Device
disappeared	O
completely	O
which	O
prompted	O
mankind	O
to	O
travel	O
into	O
space	O
and	O
colonize	O
the	O
planets	O
of	O
the	O
Iridion	B-Device
home	O
galaxy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
after	O
hundreds	O
of	O
peaceful	O
years	O
,	O
the	O
Iridion	B-Device
Empire	O
returned	O
and	O
attacked	O
the	O
human	O
colonists	O
with	O
the	O
intent	O
of	O
retaking	O
their	O
planets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
SHN-27	O
en	O
route	O
to	O
save	O
mankind	O
from	O
the	O
Iridion	B-Device
once	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Story	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
follows	O
a	O
plot	O
involving	O
the	O
defense	O
fleet	O
chasing	O
the	O
Iridion	B-Device
forces	O
through	O
five	O
different	O
solar	O
systems	O
in	O
three	O
areas	O
each	O
,	O
although	O
each	O
area	O
is	O
symbolized	O
as	O
a	O
planet	O
(	O
including	O
asteroid	O
belts	O
and	O
space	O
travel	O
zones	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
positive	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Iridion	B-Device
3D	I-Device
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
