<s>
is	O
a	O
1992	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Compile	B-Language
and	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Naxat	O
Soft	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
Engine	O
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Seirei	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Spriggan	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
lieutenant	O
Greg	O
Erwin	O
piloting	O
the	O
armed	O
Bartholomeu	O
armor	O
and	O
later	O
the	O
Spriggan	B-Application
Mark	O
2	O
in	O
a	O
war	O
between	O
two	O
opposing	O
forces	O
to	O
decide	O
the	O
fate	O
of	O
a	O
space	O
colony	O
at	O
Mars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spriggan	B-Application
Mark	O
2	O
was	O
produced	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
ten	O
months	O
by	O
Yuichi	O
Toyama	O
,	O
who	O
took	O
upon	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
planner	O
,	O
programmer	O
and	O
scenario	O
writer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
originally	O
began	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
MUSHA	B-Application
,	O
as	O
Masamitsu	O
Niitani	O
asked	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
featuring	O
Greg	O
Erwin	O
as	O
protagonist	O
,	O
with	O
their	O
goal	O
being	O
an	O
anime-style	O
shooter	O
where	O
characters	O
would	O
speak	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
and	O
later	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
Engine	I-Device
Mini	I-Device
console	O
in	O
its	O
western	O
variants	O
,	O
marking	O
its	O
first	O
official	O
appearance	O
in	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Spriggan	B-Application
Powered	O
(	O
1996	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spriggan	B-Application
Mark	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Re-Terraform	I-Application
Project	I-Application
is	O
a	O
futuristic	O
science	O
fiction-themed	O
horizontal-scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Greg	O
Erwin	O
piloting	O
the	O
armed	O
Bartholomeu	O
armor	O
and	O
later	O
the	O
Spriggan	B-Application
Mark	O
2	O
in	O
a	O
war	O
between	O
two	O
opposing	O
forces	O
to	O
decide	O
the	O
fate	O
of	O
a	O
space	O
colony	O
at	O
Mars	O
through	O
multiple	O
stages	O
,	O
controlling	O
their	O
ship	O
over	O
a	O
scrolling	O
background	O
until	O
a	O
boss	O
is	O
reached	O
is	O
reached	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
differs	O
from	O
previous	O
Compile	B-Language
shooters	O
,	O
as	O
intermissions	O
between	O
characters	O
plays	O
out	O
during	O
gameplay	O
to	O
advance	O
the	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
three	O
weapons	O
with	O
limited	O
ammo	O
,	O
but	O
more	O
weapons	O
become	O
available	O
once	O
the	O
Spriggan	B-Application
Mark	O
2	O
mech	O
is	O
obtained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Bartholomeu	O
and	O
Spriggan	B-Application
Mark	O
2	O
are	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
shield	O
to	O
withstand	O
damage	O
from	O
enemies	O
and	O
solid	O
stage	O
obstacles	O
,	O
which	O
recharges	O
automatically	O
when	O
not	O
taking	O
hits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
mech	O
's	O
shield	O
is	O
completely	O
depleted	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spriggan	B-Application
Mark	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Re-Terraform	I-Application
Project	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Compile	B-Language
,	O
which	O
was	O
primarily	O
known	O
for	O
their	O
vertical	O
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toyama	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
as	O
designer	O
and	O
planner	O
for	O
MUSHA	B-Application
and	O
Seirei	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Spriggan	I-Application
with	O
Kazuyuki	O
Nakashima	O
,	O
who	O
acted	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
map	O
and	O
sprite	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toyama	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
project	O
originally	O
started	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
MUSHA	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Niitani	O
asking	O
the	O
staff	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
featuring	O
Greg	O
Erwin	O
(	O
a	O
pilot	O
who	O
is	O
shot	O
down	O
in	O
the	O
introductory	O
sequence	O
of	O
MUSHA	B-Application
)	O
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
a	O
staffer	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
no	O
relation	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
entry	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
tiying	O
Spriggan	B-Application
Mark	O
2	O
with	O
both	O
MUSHA	B-Application
and	O
Spriggan	B-Application
via	O
martian	O
imagery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Spriggan	B-Application
Mark	O
2	O
,	O
Toyama	O
would	O
join	O
Raizing	O
(	O
now	O
Eighting	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
game	O
developer	O
founded	O
by	O
former	O
Naxat	O
Soft	O
and	O
Compile	B-Language
staff	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spriggan	B-Application
Mark	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Re-Terraform	I-Application
Project	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
Engine	O
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
by	O
Naxat	O
Soft	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
Japanese	O
and	O
western	O
variants	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
Engine	I-Device
Mini	I-Device
console	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
marking	O
its	O
first	O
official	O
appearance	O
in	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spriggan	B-Application
Mark	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Re-Terraform	I-Application
Project	I-Application
garnered	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
reviewed	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
during	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consoles	O
+s	O
François	O
Hermellin	O
praised	O
the	O
anime-style	O
introduction	O
,	O
sprite	O
animations	O
,	O
CD-quality	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
overall	O
ideas	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
its	O
change	O
to	O
a	O
horizontal-scrolling	O
shooter	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Spriggan	B-Application
,	O
expressing	O
that	O
it	O
may	O
be	O
a	O
little	O
too	O
hard	O
and	O
not	O
innovative	O
enough	O
for	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joysticks	O
Jean-Marc	O
Demoly	O
and	O
Joypads	O
Jean-François	O
Morisse	O
both	O
compared	O
Spriggan	B-Application
Mark	O
2	O
with	O
Side	B-Application
Arms	I-Application
Hyper	I-Application
Dyne	I-Application
and	O
Gate	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
,	O
giving	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
controls	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
