<s>
Power	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1993	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Compile	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
GG	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
Aleste	B-Application
entry	O
on	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
fighting	O
enemies	O
and	O
bosses	O
,	O
while	O
avoiding	O
collision	O
with	O
their	O
projectiles	O
and	O
other	O
obstacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
co-designed	O
by	O
Hiroki	O
Kodama	O
and	O
Takumi	O
Yamashita	O
,	O
with	O
Takafumi	O
Tanida	O
and	O
Masamitsu	O
Niitani	O
serving	O
as	O
director	O
and	O
producer	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
began	O
after	O
completion	O
of	O
Spriggan	O
Mark	O
2	O
:	O
Re-Terraform	O
Project	O
,	O
as	O
Tainda	O
asked	O
Kodama	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
,	O
who	O
wanted	O
to	O
let	O
his	O
talent	O
bloom	O
prior	O
to	O
Robo	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
entering	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
Collection	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
a	O
Game	O
Gear	O
Micro	O
variant	O
bundled	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
with	O
all	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
GG	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
2020	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
staff	O
members	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
homebrew	B-Application
shooter	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
titled	O
Gunstream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vertical-scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
follows	O
Alice	O
Waizen	O
,	O
cousin	O
of	O
GG	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
protagonist	O
Ellinor	O
Waizen	O
,	O
piloting	O
the	O
Lance	O
Bird	O
space	O
fighter	O
craft	O
to	O
stop	O
an	O
unknown	O
parasitic	O
object	O
attached	O
to	O
the	O
armored	O
defense	O
satellite	O
Algo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
fifth	O
stages	O
is	O
a	O
bonus	O
round	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
After	B-Application
Burner	I-Application
,	O
where	O
enemies	O
fly	O
in	O
a	O
preset	O
formation	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
shoot	O
them	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
hit	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
losing	O
a	O
life	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
penalty	O
of	O
decreasing	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
firepower	O
to	O
its	O
original	O
state	O
and	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
limited	O
continues	O
to	O
keep	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
GG	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Compile	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
GG	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
started	O
after	O
completion	O
of	O
Spriggan	O
Mark	O
2	O
:	O
Re-Terraform	O
Project	O
,	O
with	O
Tanida	O
asking	O
Kodama	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
who	O
wanted	O
to	O
let	O
his	O
talent	O
bloom	O
before	O
production	O
on	O
Robo	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
began	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manabu	O
Namiki	O
,	O
planner	O
and	O
director	O
of	O
its	O
follow-up	O
GG	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
2020	O
)	O
,	O
commented	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
shared	O
sound	O
effects	O
between	O
GG	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
and	O
GG	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
scheduled	O
by	O
Sega	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
in	O
September	O
1993	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
Japan	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
GG	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
II	I-Application
on	O
October	O
1	O
instead	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Europe	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Power	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
II	I-Application
that	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
Collection	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
M2	O
under	O
their	O
publishing	O
label	O
M2	O
ShotTriggers	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
24	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
added	O
in	O
a	O
Game	O
Gear	O
Micro	O
variant	O
,	O
bundled	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
for	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
Collection	O
,	O
which	O
contained	O
all	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
album	O
containing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
other	O
titles	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
Collection	O
was	O
distributed	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Wave	O
Master	O
on	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
staff	O
members	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
homebrew	B-Application
shooter	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
titled	O
Gunstream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Megablasts	O
Richard	O
Löwenstein	O
concurred	O
with	O
Caravaca	O
,	O
regarding	O
Power	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
II	I-Application
to	O
be	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
R-Type	B-Application
and	O
Nemesis	B-Application
on	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shametblame	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
worthy	O
successor	O
"	O
to	O
GG	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
and	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
shoot'em	O
up	O
available	O
on	O
8-bit	O
portable	O
consoles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
