<s>
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
launch	O
titles	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
launch	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
in	O
April	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
,	O
another	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
II	I-Application
features	O
digitized	O
human	O
voice	O
recordings	O
during	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
's	O
early	O
sound	O
,	O
composed	O
by	O
Tokuhiko	O
Uwabo	O
(	O
credited	O
as	O
"	O
Bo	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
graphically	O
enhanced	O
version	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Mini	O
2	O
was	O
released	O
October	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
hit	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
controller	O
's	O
buttons	O
to	O
cause	O
the	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
character	O
to	O
fire	O
his	O
large	O
laser	O
cannon	O
(	O
four	O
shots	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
inability	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
to	O
scale	O
sprites	O
,	O
enemy	O
,	O
landscape	O
,	O
and	O
shadow	O
sprites	O
are	O
pre-rendered	O
at	O
different	O
sizes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
,	O
ACE	O
magazine	O
listed	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
three	O
best	O
games	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
and	O
Thunder	B-Device
Force	I-Device
II	I-Device
.	O
</s>
