<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
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
across	O
the	O
seas	O
and	O
skies	O
near	O
Italy	O
during	O
the	O
1930s	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
assuming	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
Pothunter	O
piloting	O
the	O
Falcon	O
Flyer	O
aircraft	O
to	O
shoot	O
down	O
sky	O
pirates	O
,	O
former	O
pilots	O
that	O
turned	O
to	O
air	O
piracy	O
for	O
survival	O
as	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
great	O
depression	O
in	O
1929	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
retains	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
conventions	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Power	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
fighting	O
endless	O
waves	O
of	O
enemies	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
for	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
Compile	O
personnel	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
previous	O
Aleste	B-Application
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
never	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
until	O
its	O
inclusion	O
on	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
in	O
2020	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>
Its	O
gameplay	O
follows	O
the	O
same	O
conventions	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Power	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
improvements	O
carried	O
from	O
Aleste	B-Application
2	I-Application
;	O
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Falcon	O
Flyer	O
through	O
eight	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
stages	O
over	O
a	O
constantly	O
scrolling	O
background	O
,	O
populated	O
with	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
military	O
enemy	O
forces	O
and	O
obstacles	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
scenery	O
never	O
stops	O
moving	O
until	O
a	O
boss	O
is	O
reached	O
,	O
which	O
must	O
be	O
fought	O
to	O
progress	O
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
to	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
series	I-Application
is	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
charged	O
attack	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
fired	O
by	O
letting	O
go	O
the	O
fire	O
button	O
after	O
a	O
determined	O
time	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
hit	O
without	O
a	O
special	O
weapon	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
Falcon	O
Flyer	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
for	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
personnel	O
at	O
Compile	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
previous	O
Aleste	B-Application
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hirono	O
recounted	O
its	O
development	O
process	O
in	O
the	O
2020	O
book	O
Aleste	B-Application
History	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
he	O
took	O
a	O
storyline	O
that	O
came	O
down	O
from	O
Compile	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
n't	O
know	O
the	O
details	O
aside	O
from	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
was	O
still	O
active	O
in	O
Europe	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ship	O
's	O
main	O
shot	O
was	O
strengthened	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
a	O
weak	O
weapon	O
in	O
Aleste	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
weapon	O
leveling	O
system	O
from	O
Zanac	B-Device
was	O
also	O
altered	O
for	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hirono	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
charged	O
attack	O
was	O
introduced	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
previous	O
experience	O
with	O
R-Type	B-Application
,	O
as	O
he	O
could	O
not	O
attack	O
midway	O
while	O
charging	O
the	O
shot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
between	O
August	O
and	O
September	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
housed	O
in	O
a	O
4-megabit	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
European	O
cartridge	O
is	O
encoded	O
for	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
,	O
it	O
exhibits	O
faster	O
gameplay	O
when	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
(	O
NTSC	O
)	O
Master	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
never	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
until	O
its	O
inclusion	O
on	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
in	O
2020	O
,	O
which	O
marked	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
appearance	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
album	O
containing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
other	O
games	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>
Power	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
II	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HobbyConsolas	O
Antonio	O
"	O
Boke	O
"	O
Caravaca	O
gave	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
numerous	O
gameplay	O
settings	O
,	O
improved	O
visuals	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Power	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
audio	O
and	O
large	O
variety	O
of	O
enemies	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
its	O
excessive	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
Master	O
Forces	O
three	O
reviewers	O
found	O
Power	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
II	I-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
decent	O
and	O
challenging	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
,	O
commending	O
its	O
audio	O
and	O
longevity	O
but	O
felt	O
mixed	O
regarding	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
playability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Zones	I-Device
Josse	O
Bilson	O
commended	O
its	O
addictive	O
factor	O
and	O
playability	O
but	O
felt	O
mixed	O
towards	O
the	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
French	O
publication	O
Joypad	O
expressed	O
preference	O
towards	O
R-Type	B-Application
,	O
recommending	O
the	O
title	O
for	O
younger	O
players	O
or	O
those	O
who	O
want	O
to	O
complete	O
every	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
on	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
commentaries	O
for	O
Power	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
II	I-Application
have	O
been	O
equally	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vormbrock	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
overall	O
speed	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
fast	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
music	O
above-average	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concurring	O
with	O
Vormbrock	O
and	O
Thorpe	O
,	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101s	O
Kurt	O
Kalata	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
impressive	O
8-bit	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
Outside	O
of	O
the	O
premise	O
and	O
setting	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
not	O
much	O
that	O
's	O
particularly	O
unique	O
about	O
Power	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
II	I-Application
compared	O
to	O
other	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
also	O
better	O
than	O
pretty	O
much	O
every	O
other	O
shooter	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
(	O
not	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
very	O
many	O
)	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
predecessor.	O
"	O
</s>
