<s>
is	O
a	O
1989	O
action-platform	O
video	O
game	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Laser	O
Soft	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Telenet	O
Japan	O
and	O
NEC	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
Engine	O
CD-ROM²/TurboGrafx	O
-CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
home	O
computer	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PC-8801	B-Device
,	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
,	O
PC-9801	B-Operating_System
and	O
X68000	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
super	O
deformed-style	O
remake	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
eponymous	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
stars	O
Yuko	O
Asou	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
schoolgirl	O
teenager	O
chosen	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
Valis	B-Application
warrior	O
by	O
wielding	O
the	O
titular	O
mystical	O
sword	O
,	O
after	O
defeating	O
the	O
demon	O
lord	O
Rogles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
on	O
Valis	B-Application
II	I-Application
did	O
not	O
start	O
for	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
two	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
years	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
became	O
understaffed	O
when	O
several	O
members	O
had	O
left	O
after	O
Valis	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fantasm	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valis	B-Application
II	I-Application
on	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
garnered	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
initial	O
launch	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
reviewed	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
;	O
praise	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
for	O
showcasing	O
the	O
potential	O
of	O
the	O
CD-ROM	O
format	O
,	O
but	O
others	O
felt	O
mixed	O
regarding	O
various	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
remake	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
received	O
negative	O
response	O
from	O
the	O
gaming	O
press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Valis	B-Application
III	I-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
,	O
Valis	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-platform	O
game	O
starring	O
Yuko	O
Asou	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
schoolgirl	O
teenager	O
chosen	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
Valis	B-Application
warrior	O
by	O
wielding	O
the	O
titular	O
mystical	O
sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
his	O
bloodthirsty	O
tendencies	O
recognize	O
Yuko	O
and	O
the	O
Valis	B-Application
sword	O
as	O
viable	O
threats	O
to	O
his	O
claim	O
of	O
the	O
throne	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
orders	O
his	O
minions	O
to	O
eliminate	O
her	O
first	O
before	O
she	O
has	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
thwart	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
details	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
varying	O
between	O
each	O
platform	O
,	O
all	O
versions	O
do	O
share	O
several	O
similar	O
features	O
with	O
Castlevania	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Simon	I-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Castlevania	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dracula	I-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
remake	O
is	O
an	O
amalgamation	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
PC	O
Engine	O
CD-ROM²/TurboGrafx	O
-CD	O
original	O
and	O
the	O
home	O
computer	O
versions	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
select	O
power-ups	O
and	O
costumes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valis	B-Application
II	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PC	O
Engine	O
CD-ROM²/TurboGrafx	O
-CD	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
developed	O
by	O
Laser	O
Soft	O
,	O
an	O
internal	O
gaming	O
division	O
of	O
Telenet	O
formed	O
specifically	O
to	O
explore	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
CD-ROM	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tadashi	O
Tadami	O
,	O
Hiroyuki	O
Kai	O
,	O
Hiroshi	O
Yoshida	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Masayasu	O
Yamamoto	O
collaborated	O
as	O
main	O
programmers	O
of	O
the	O
PC-8801	B-Device
,	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
,	O
PC-9801	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
X68000	B-Device
versions	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yamamoto	O
recounted	O
the	O
creation	O
process	O
and	O
history	O
of	O
Valis	B-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
a	O
2007	O
interview	O
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
sequel	O
did	O
not	O
start	O
immediately	O
and	O
several	O
members	O
had	O
left	O
after	O
Valis	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fantasm	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
team	O
were	O
understaffed	O
for	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
two	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valis	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
Engine	O
CD-ROM²/TurboGrafx	O
-CD	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Telenet	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
1989	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
NEC	O
on	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	O
computer	O
version	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PC-8801	B-Device
on	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
1989	O
,	O
then	O
for	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
and	O
PC-9801	B-Operating_System
on	O
August	O
5	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
on	O
November	O
18	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Valis	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fantasm	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
versions	O
contained	O
more	O
graphic	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
version	O
featured	O
improved	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Imaginative	O
System	O
Create	O
(	O
I.S.C.	O
</s>
<s>
)	O
,	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Laser	O
Soft	O
as	O
SD	O
Valis	B-Application
on	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telenet	O
also	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
its	O
subsidiary	O
Renovation	O
Products	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Syd	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valis	I-Application
in	O
April	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compilation	O
titled	O
Valis	B-Application
Visual	O
Collection	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
by	O
Telenet	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
Engine	O
CD-ROM²	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
visual	O
scenes	O
from	O
Valis	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
PC	O
Engine	O
version	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
home	O
computer	O
versions	O
,	O
were	O
re-released	O
in	O
digital	O
form	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
through	O
D4	O
Enterprise	O
's	O
Project	O
EGG	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Valis	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fantasm	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
Complete	O
compilation	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Sunsoft	O
in	O
2004	O
under	O
a	O
limited	O
run	O
of	O
2000	O
copies	O
,	O
which	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
bonus	O
CD	O
and	O
a	O
figure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
D4	O
Enterprise	O
re-released	O
the	O
compilation	O
with	O
SD	O
Valis	B-Application
and	O
an	O
additional	O
title	O
as	O
Valis	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fantasm	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
Complete	O
Plus	O
,	O
which	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
CD	O
soundtrack	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
Engine	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
by	O
Sunsoft	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
PC	O
Engine	O
Archives	O
"	O
line	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
Engine	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
physically	O
and	O
digitally	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Valis	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fantasm	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Edia	O
on	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
separately	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
by	O
Edia	O
first	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
March	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	O
remake	O
is	O
currently	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Valis	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fantasm	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
II	O
for	O
Switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valis	B-Application
II	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PC	O
Engine	O
CD-ROM²/TurboGrafx	O
-CD	O
garnered	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
initial	O
launch	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
reviewed	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Games	O
Machines	O
Warren	O
Lapworth	O
lauded	O
the	O
anime-style	O
cutscenes	O
for	O
showing	O
off	O
the	O
PC	O
Engine	O
CD-ROM	O
'	O
s	O
capabilities	O
,	O
while	O
finding	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
action	B-Application
to	O
be	O
simple	O
but	O
enjoyable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer+Videogiochi	O
,	O
the	O
Italian	O
edition	O
of	O
British	O
gaming	O
publication	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
,	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
Rastan	B-Device
but	O
noted	O
its	O
variety	O
and	O
animated	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101s	O
Kurt	O
Kalata	O
criticized	O
its	O
linear	O
stages	O
for	O
being	O
dull	O
and	O
boring	O
,	O
English	O
dub	O
and	O
overall	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
,	O
regarding	O
Valis	B-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
"	O
just	O
a	O
very	O
mediocre	O
and	O
forgettable	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
only	O
memorable	O
for	O
some	O
nice	O
creepy	O
enemy	O
sprites.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Valis	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fantasm	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
II	O
on	O
home	O
computers	O
carried	O
sentiments	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Micom	O
Basic	O
Magazine	O
analyzed	O
the	O
PC-8801	B-Device
version	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
visual	O
scenes	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Valis	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fantasm	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
,	O
background	O
music	O
and	O
audio	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
overall	O
graphical	O
quality	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
limited	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Technopolis	O
Gēzō	O
also	O
analyzed	O
the	O
PC-8801	B-Device
version	O
and	O
commended	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
variety	O
of	O
selectable	O
suits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
publication	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
reviewed	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
giving	O
positive	O
ratings	O
for	O
its	O
playability	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
scenario	O
and	O
overall	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
Gids	O
Dennis	O
Lardenoye	O
also	O
reviewed	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
giving	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
sound	O
and	O
overall	O
game	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oh	O
!	O
Xs	O
Hiroyuki	O
Urakawa	O
reviewed	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
version	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
overall	O
dark	O
tone	O
of	O
its	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
retrospective	O
outlook	O
discussing	O
the	O
original	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
release	O
,	O
Kurt	O
Kalata	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
better-designed	O
title	O
than	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
8-bit	O
computer	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
choppy	O
action	B-Application
,	O
finding	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
version	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
enjoyable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SD	O
Valis/Syd	O
of	O
Valis	B-Application
received	O
negative	O
response	O
from	O
the	O
gaming	O
press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
scores	O
of	O
19.5	O
out	O
of	O
30	O
and	O
3.9718	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
in	O
public	O
polls	O
taken	O
by	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Fan	O
and	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Sega	O
Saturn	O
Magazine	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joypads	O
Olivier	O
Prézeau	O
gave	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
its	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
and	O
controls	O
,	O
however	O
Joysticks	O
Jean-Marc	O
Demoly	O
found	O
it	O
unpleasant	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Syd	B-Application
Of	I-Application
Valis	I-Application
is	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
I	O
strongly	O
advise	O
against	O
,	O
unless	O
somewhere	O
deep	O
inside	O
you	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
dose	O
of	O
masochism	O
is	O
present.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
Pros	O
James	O
Scullion	O
gave	O
SD	O
Valis	B-Application
a	O
mediocre	O
outlook	O
,	O
recommending	O
saving	O
money	O
for	O
some	O
other	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
article	O
from	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
SD	O
remake	O
,	O
Kurt	O
Kalata	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
level	O
design	O
was	O
improved	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
Valis	B-Application
II	I-Application
but	O
equally	O
dull	O
.	O
</s>
