<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
distributed	O
by	O
Midway	O
Games	O
as	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
(	O
1978	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fixed	O
shooter	O
with	O
mechanics	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
the	O
core	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
Part	O
II	O
introduces	O
several	O
new	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
November	O
1979	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Midway	O
Games	O
in	O
January	O
1980	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Tomohiro	O
Nishikado	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
clear	O
out	O
inventory	O
of	O
excess	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
arcade	O
boards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
was	O
titled	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
,	O
however	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
still	O
uses	O
the	O
Part	O
II	O
name	O
,	O
likely	O
due	O
to	O
Taito	O
's	O
contract	O
with	O
Midway	O
that	O
only	O
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
make	O
minor	O
modifications	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
Computer	O
Express	O
magazine	O
was	O
lukewarm	O
towards	O
Prize	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
for	O
its	O
high	O
price	O
point	O
,	O
although	O
stated	O
that	O
its	O
prize	O
mechanic	O
made	O
this	O
somewhat	O
forgivable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
creator	O
Tomohiro	O
Nishikado	O
prefers	O
it	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
variety	O
in	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
largely	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
,	O
it	O
added	O
several	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
introduced	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
brief	O
comical	O
intermission	O
scenes	O
between	O
levels	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
last	O
invader	O
who	O
gets	O
shot	O
limps	O
off	O
screen	O
,	O
a	O
precursor	O
to	O
the	O
cutscene	O
breaks	O
that	O
later	O
appeared	O
in	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
to	O
enable	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
harder	O
,	O
redemption	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Prize	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
awarding	O
money	O
based	O
on	O
how	O
well	O
the	O
player	O
did	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
II	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
compilations	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
Virtual	O
Collection	O
(	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
Anniversary	O
(	O
2004	O
)	O
,	O
Taito	O
Memories	O
Gekan	O
(	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
Taito	O
Legends	O
(	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
Taito	B-Device
Legends	I-Device
Power-Up	I-Device
(	O
2007	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
Pocket	O
(	O
2007	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
mobile	O
phones	O
in	O
2007	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
Trilogy	O
,	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
and	O
Return	O
of	O
the	O
Invaders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
set	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
compilation	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
Invincible	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
