<s>
known	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
Nastar	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Nastar	O
Warrior	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Rastan	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
platform	O
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Rastan	B-Device
(	O
released	O
as	O
Rastan	B-Device
Saga	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
tells	O
how	O
Rastan	B-Device
got	O
his	O
titular	O
name	O
(	O
meaning	O
his	O
real	O
name	O
is	O
unknown	O
)	O
and	O
saved	O
a	O
vast	O
region	O
called	O
'	O
Rastania	O
 '	O
from	O
evil	O
monsters	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Wicked	O
Group	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rastania	O
which	O
Rastan	B-Device
saves	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
subsequently	O
becomes	O
a	O
kingdom	O
for	O
Rastan	B-Device
to	O
rule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rastan	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side	O
scrolling	O
hack-and-slash-em-up	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
barbarian	O
who	O
tries	O
to	O
defeat	O
an	O
evil	O
wizard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controls	O
of	O
Rastan	B-Device
consist	O
of	O
an	O
eight-way	O
joystick	O
,	O
a	O
button	O
for	O
attacking	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
button	O
for	O
jumping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
swing	O
Rastan	B-Device
's	O
sword	O
in	O
multiple	O
directions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
using	O
the	O
joystick	O
in	O
combination	O
with	O
either	O
button	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
determine	O
the	O
height	O
of	O
Rastan	B-Device
's	O
jumps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
bosses	O
include	O
Medusa	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Gladiator	B-Application
Centaur	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
,	O
the	O
evil	O
wizard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Rastan	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
II	I-Application
on	O
their	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
1989	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
eighth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
