<s>
is	O
a	O
1991	O
action-adventure/action	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Turbo	O
Technologies	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Neutopia	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
earlier	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Headed	O
by	O
director	O
and	O
designer	O
Shigeki	O
Fujiwara	O
,	O
Neutopia	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
mostly	O
different	O
team	O
at	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
who	O
did	O
not	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
Neutopia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
re-released	O
through	O
download	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
download	O
services	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
being	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
Engine	I-Device
Mini	I-Device
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neutopia	B-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
;	O
praise	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
varied	O
monster	O
designs	O
,	O
new	O
gameplay	O
additions	O
,	O
straightfoward	O
plot	O
and	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
,	O
while	O
criticism	O
was	O
geared	O
towards	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
,	O
simplistic	O
puzzles	O
and	O
poor	O
sprite	O
animations	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
sequel	O
felt	O
indistinguishable	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Neutopia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
entry	O
,	O
Neutopia	B-Application
III	O
,	O
was	O
teased	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
but	O
never	O
materialized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
commentary	O
has	O
been	O
equally	O
positive	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
have	O
criticized	O
it	O
as	O
very	O
derivative	O
and	O
imitative	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neutopia	B-Application
II	I-Application
shares	O
many	O
similarities	O
in	O
visuals	O
and	O
gameplay	O
with	O
the	O
early	O
"	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
"	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neutopia	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
mostly	O
different	O
team	O
at	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
who	O
did	O
not	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
Neutopia	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Shigeki	O
Fujiwara	O
leading	O
its	O
development	O
as	O
director	O
and	O
also	O
acting	O
as	O
game	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Neutopia	B-Application
staff	O
,	O
Kōji	O
Kaneta	O
and	O
Masato	O
Tobisawa	O
,	O
returned	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
co-programmers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Keita	O
Hoshi	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
on	O
Soldier	B-Device
Blade	I-Device
and	O
Super	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neutopia	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
first	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
1991	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
July	O
1992	O
release	O
date	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Turbo	O
Technologies	O
in	O
August	O
1992	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
many	O
launch	O
titles	O
under	O
the	O
Turbo	O
Technologies	O
Inc	O
relaunch	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
including	O
Air	O
Zonk	O
,	O
Jackie	O
Chan	O
’s	O
Action	O
Kung-Fu	O
,	O
and	O
Dungeons	O
and	O
Dragons	O
:	O
Order	O
of	O
the	O
Griffon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
June	O
12	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
then	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
10	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Archives	O
"	O
line	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
June	O
2013	O
across	O
Japanese	O
cloud	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
services	I-Application
like	O
Hikari	O
TV	O
and	O
G-cluster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
re-released	O
through	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
January	O
8	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
Japanese	O
and	O
western	O
variants	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
Engine	I-Device
Mini	I-Device
console	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neutopia	B-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
reviewed	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Public	O
reception	O
was	O
also	O
positive	O
;	O
readers	O
of	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Fan	O
voted	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
22.24	O
out	O
of	O
30	O
score	O
,	O
ranking	O
at	O
the	O
number	O
150	O
spot	O
in	O
a	O
poll	O
,	O
indicating	O
a	O
popular	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsus	O
four	O
reviewers	O
commended	O
the	O
plot	O
for	O
being	O
straightfoward	O
and	O
easy	O
to	O
understand	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Zelda-style	O
gameplay	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aktueller	O
Software	O
Markts	O
Michael	O
Anton	O
praised	O
Neutopia	B-Application
II	I-Application
for	O
its	O
"	O
great	O
"	O
visuals	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
"	O
cute	O
"	O
enemy	O
designs	O
and	O
controls	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
nothing	O
new	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TurboPlay	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
presentation	O
,	O
items	O
and	O
puzzle	O
were	O
"	O
virtually	O
indistinguishable	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Neutopia	B-Application
aside	O
from	O
the	O
enemies	O
,	O
plot	O
and	O
world	O
layout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
commended	O
the	O
sound	O
design	O
and	O
gameplay	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
labyrinths	O
for	O
their	O
limited	O
variety	O
of	O
puzzles	O
and	O
not	O
deviating	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
strategy	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
your	O
imagination	O
wo	O
n't	O
be	O
stretched	O
nearly	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
in	O
Zelda	B-Application
III	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
four	O
reviewers	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
sequel	O
still	O
felt	O
like	O
Zelda	B-Application
gameplay-wise	O
but	O
gave	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
effective	O
and	O
fast-paced	O
action	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
increased	O
length	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
reviews	O
for	O
Neutopia	B-Application
II	I-Application
have	O
been	O
equally	O
positive	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
have	O
criticized	O
it	O
as	O
very	O
derivative	O
and	O
imitative	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
re-release	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Lifes	O
Damien	O
McFerran	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
sequel	O
felt	O
more	O
like	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
than	O
a	O
full-fledged	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McFerran	O
commended	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
quest	O
for	O
being	O
substantial	O
but	O
express	O
disappointment	O
with	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
graphical	O
upgrades	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Neutopia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
also	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
and	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
solid	O
role-playing	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Lucas	O
M	O
.	O
Thomas	O
concurred	O
with	O
McFerran	O
when	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
relaunch	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
felt	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
remixed	O
second	O
quest	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regardless	O
,	O
he	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Both	O
Neutopia	B-Application
games	O
are	O
equally	O
replayable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
book	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Complete	O
Guide	O
1987-1999	O
noted	O
that	O
its	O
difficulty	O
level	O
felt	O
low	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
overpowered	O
items	O
the	O
player	O
obtains	O
during	O
gameplay	O
and	O
similarities	O
with	O
the	O
Zelda	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
they	O
stated	O
that	O
Neutopia	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
"	O
a	O
good	O
work	O
that	O
is	O
not	O
just	O
imitation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
entry	O
,	O
Neutopia	B-Application
III	O
,	O
had	O
been	O
teased	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
during	O
the	O
credits	O
sequence	O
of	O
Neutopia	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
never	O
materialized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unofficial	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
title	O
had	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
by	O
homebrew	O
developer	O
Frozen	O
Utopia	O
since	O
2005	O
,	O
who	O
teased	O
a	O
single	O
in-game	O
screenshot	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
