<s>
is	O
a	O
1991	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Data	O
West	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
CD-ROM²	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
earlier	O
in	O
1990	O
for	O
the	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Team	O
50	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
within	O
Data	O
West	O
that	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
for	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
scored	O
by	O
Yasuhito	O
Saito	O
,	O
who	O
composed	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
entry	O
and	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Layla	B-Application
and	O
The	O
4th	O
Unit	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rayxanber	B-Application
II	I-Application
became	O
a	O
success	O
when	O
it	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
but	O
garnered	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
including	O
French	O
publications	O
reviewing	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
;	O
praise	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
introduction	O
of	O
various	O
innovations	O
into	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
longevity	O
,	O
but	O
most	O
noted	O
its	O
difficulty	O
and	O
criticized	O
its	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
commentary	O
have	O
been	O
equally	O
mixed	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
but	O
concurred	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
its	O
high	O
difficulty	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
follow-up	O
,	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rayxanber	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction-themed	O
horizontal-scrolling	O
shooter	O
game	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
R-Type	B-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
fighter	O
pilot	O
controlling	O
a	O
space	O
craft	O
to	O
protect	O
Earth	O
against	O
an	O
alien	O
invasion	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
returning	O
Zoul	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
retains	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
ship	O
through	O
six	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
alien	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
in	O
order	O
to	O
progress	O
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
,	O
the	O
title	O
employs	O
a	O
checkpoint	O
system	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
downed	O
player	O
will	O
start	O
off	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
checkpoint	O
they	O
managed	O
to	O
reach	O
before	O
dying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
hit	O
by	O
enemy	O
fire	O
or	O
colliding	O
against	O
solid	O
stage	O
obstacles	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
losing	O
a	O
live	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
penalty	O
of	O
decreasing	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
firepower	O
and	O
loss	O
of	O
the	O
weapon	O
that	O
was	O
currently	O
in	O
use	O
,	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
unlimited	O
continues	O
to	O
keep	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rayxanber	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Team	O
50	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
within	O
Data	O
West	O
,	O
which	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
for	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
scored	O
by	O
Yasuhito	O
Saito	O
,	O
who	O
composed	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
entry	O
and	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Layla	B-Application
and	O
The	O
4th	O
Unit	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Data	O
West	O
on	O
June	O
7	O
,	O
1991	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
CD-ROM²	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2020	O
interview	O
with	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
website	O
DenFaminicoGamer	O
,	O
a	O
Data	O
West	O
representative	O
commented	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
current	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
digital	O
re-release	O
of	O
the	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
series	O
through	O
their	O
official	O
online	O
store	O
,	O
but	O
would	O
consider	O
it	O
if	O
there	O
is	O
demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rayxanber	B-Application
II	I-Application
became	O
an	O
"	O
instant	O
success	O
"	O
when	O
it	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
according	O
to	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
but	O
garnered	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
including	O
French	O
publications	O
reviewing	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
critical	O
response	O
,	O
public	O
reception	O
was	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
title	O
a	O
22.21	O
out	O
of	O
30	O
score	O
,	O
ranking	O
at	O
the	O
number	O
155	O
spot	O
in	O
a	O
poll	O
,	O
indicating	O
a	O
popular	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Gekkan	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
gave	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
II	I-Application
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
five	O
critics	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
84	O
points	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
publication	O
,	O
Marukatsu	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
,	O
gave	O
it	O
game	O
an	O
average	O
review	O
and	O
its	O
four	O
reviewers	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
23	O
points	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joysticks	O
Jean-Marc	O
Demoly	O
commended	O
the	O
animated	O
visuals	O
,	O
controls	O
and	O
catchy	O
soundtrack	O
but	O
remarked	O
that	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
felt	O
as	O
grabbed	O
by	O
the	O
title	O
compared	O
to	O
Seirei	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Spriggan	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
commentaries	O
for	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
II	I-Application
have	O
been	O
equally	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
a	O
classic	O
network	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
)	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
heavily	O
influenced	O
by	O
R-Type	B-Application
,	O
giving	O
positive	O
remark	O
to	O
the	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Borrachero	O
and	O
Antxiko	O
of	O
Spanish	O
magazine	O
RetroManiac	O
regarded	O
both	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
III	I-Application
as	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
platform	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
need	O
of	O
memorizing	O
stage	O
patterns	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
R-Type	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101s	O
John	O
Sczepaniak	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
but	O
concurred	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
reviewers	O
regarding	O
its	O
high	O
difficulty	O
nature	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
lack	O
of	O
balance	O
and	O
"	O
broken	O
"	O
checkpoint	O
system	O
,	O
recommending	O
its	O
follow-up	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
