<s>
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1986	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
1979	O
's	O
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
killer	O
app	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
tie-in	O
with	O
the	O
movie	O
The	B-Device
Last	I-Device
Starfighter	I-Device
,	O
which	O
featured	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
plotline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
and	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
computers	I-Device
were	O
developed	O
in	O
1984	O
,	O
although	O
those	O
were	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
the	O
tie-in	O
was	O
dropped	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
converted	O
into	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
by	O
changing	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
remained	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversions	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
were	O
published	O
under	O
license	O
by	O
Electric	O
Dreams	O
Software	O
in	O
1987	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
a	O
true	O
sequel	O
,	O
also	O
called	O
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
had	O
been	O
under	O
development	O
for	O
some	O
time	O
by	O
Atari	O
programmer	O
Aric	O
Wilmunder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
The	B-Device
Last	I-Device
Starfighter	I-Device
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
latest	O
outbreak	O
in	O
a	O
long-running	O
war	O
between	O
two	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
was	O
a	O
graphical	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
text-based	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
game	O
from	O
the	O
1970s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
outline	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
was	O
to	O
fly	O
between	O
the	O
various	O
"	O
quadrants	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
galaxy	O
and	O
defeat	O
the	O
Klingon	O
ships	O
within	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
basic	O
outline	O
remained	O
intact	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
,	O
although	O
updated	O
with	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
names	O
changed	O
to	O
avoid	O
any	O
tie-in	O
with	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
modifications	O
from	O
Starfighter	O
to	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
universe	O
was	O
relatively	O
limited	O
;	O
starbases	O
were	O
added	O
as	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
repair	O
damage	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
secondary	O
source	O
of	O
energy	O
(	O
the	O
star	O
remained	O
as	O
a	O
primary	O
fueling	O
point	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Names	O
of	O
the	O
ships	O
and	O
planets	O
were	O
changed	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
them	O
names	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
being	O
used	O
or	O
adapted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
animated	O
introduction	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
one	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
movie	O
,	O
was	O
removed	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
simple	O
"	O
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
II	I-Application
"	O
copyright	O
splash-screen	O
was	O
put	O
in	O
its	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
II	I-Application
thus	O
has	O
much	O
less	O
in	O
common	O
with	O
its	O
namesake	O
than	O
the	O
game	O
it	O
was	O
adapted	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
1986	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wilmunder	O
mentioned	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
true	O
sequel	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wilmunder	O
joined	O
Atari	O
after	O
working	O
at	O
Epyx	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
worked	O
on	O
Atari	O
ports	O
of	O
their	O
games	O
,	O
notably	O
the	O
various	O
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
series	O
and	O
Crush	B-Application
,	I-Application
Crumble	I-Application
and	I-Application
Chomp	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
working	O
for	O
a	O
time	O
with	O
Chris	O
Crawford	O
,	O
Wilmunder	O
moved	O
to	O
a	O
secret	O
team	O
within	O
the	O
coin-op	O
division	O
that	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
8-bit	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
in	O
gameplay	O
terms	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
new	O
32kB	O
cartridges	O
that	O
allowed	O
the	O
game	O
code	O
to	O
be	O
greatly	O
expanded	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
8kB	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
planets	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
attacked	O
in	O
a	O
view	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
over-surface	O
scene	O
in	O
the	O
Atari	O
arcade	O
game	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
down	O
the	O
hall	O
from	O
Wilmunder	O
's	O
office	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Atari	O
rated	O
6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
for	O
graphics	O
and	O
8.5	O
for	O
design	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
II	I-Application
rates	O
an	O
8.5	O
for	O
graphics	O
and	O
a	O
4.5	O
for	O
game	O
design	O
...	O
gets	O
repetitious	O
after	O
a	O
while	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
;	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
awarded	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
Sinclair	O
User	O
awarded	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
but	O
CRASH	O
only	O
awarded	O
52%	O
,	O
feeling	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
compare	O
favourably	O
with	O
the	O
similar	O
Codename	B-Application
MAT	I-Application
.	O
</s>
