<s>
is	O
a	O
1988	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Nihon	O
Falcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ancient	I-Application
Ys	I-Application
Vanished	I-Application
and	O
takes	O
place	O
immediately	O
following	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC-8801	B-Device
and	O
PC-9801	B-Operating_System
and	O
has	O
seen	O
several	O
ports	O
and	O
remakes	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ys	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
later	O
adapted	O
into	O
the	O
anime	O
Ys	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Castle	O
in	O
the	O
Heavens	O
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Ys	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
various	O
other	O
platforms	O
following	O
its	O
first	O
release	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
FM-7	B-Device
,	O
X1	B-Device
,	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
enhanced	O
compilation	O
,	O
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
many	O
years	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
version	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
II	I-Application
that	O
received	O
an	O
official	O
English	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
remake	O
called	O
Ys	B-Application
II	I-Application
Special	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Mantra	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
South	O
Korean	O
market	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
mash-up	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
II	I-Application
with	O
the	O
anime	O
Ys	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Castle	O
in	O
the	O
Heavens	O
(	O
1992	O
)	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
new	O
content	O
,	O
including	O
more	O
secrets	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
success	O
in	O
Korea	O
,	O
despite	O
competition	O
from	O
the	O
Korean	O
RPG	O
Astonishia	B-Application
Story	I-Application
that	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Years	O
later	O
,	O
a	O
third	O
remake	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
Windows-based	O
PCs	O
as	O
Ys	B-Application
II	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
,	O
and	O
later	O
as	O
Ys	B-Application
II	I-Application
Complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ys	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
also	O
remade	O
in	O
2008	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
English	O
translation	O
of	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Atlus	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
on	O
a	O
single	O
card	O
,	O
as	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ys	I-Application
:	I-Application
Books	I-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ys	B-Application
II	I-Application
picks	O
up	O
immediately	O
where	O
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
left	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adol	O
Christin	O
is	O
transported	O
to	O
the	O
floating	O
island	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
,	O
where	O
he	O
meets	O
a	O
young	O
woman	O
named	O
Lilia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
here	O
that	O
he	O
will	O
begin	O
his	O
quest	O
to	O
unravel	O
the	O
secrets	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
,	O
and	O
finally	O
,	O
rid	O
it	O
and	O
Esteria	O
of	O
evil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Adol	O
as	O
he	O
battles	O
his	O
way	O
across	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
addition	O
to	O
Ys	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
the	O
magic	O
system	O
:	O
Adol	O
can	O
acquire	O
several	O
different	O
spells	O
he	O
can	O
use	O
throughout	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
play	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
fire	O
spell	O
for	O
attack	O
and	O
a	O
time	O
spell	O
which	O
can	O
stop	O
enemies	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
active	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
Ys	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Yuzo	O
Koshiro	O
,	O
Mieko	O
Ishikawa	O
,	O
and	O
Hideya	O
Nagata	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
music	O
CDs	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
II	I-Application
have	O
been	O
released	O
by	O
Falcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
from	O
Ys	B-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
1988	O
)	O
:	O
Contains	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
PC-8801	B-Device
edition	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
four	O
Ys	B-Application
II	I-Application
tracks	O
arranged	O
by	O
Hiroyuki	O
Namba	O
and	O
one	O
vocal	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perfect	O
Collection	O
Ys	B-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
:	O
A	O
two-CD	O
set	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
complete	O
arrangement	O
of	O
the	O
Ys	B-Application
II	I-Application
soundtrack	O
by	O
Ryo	O
Yonemitsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
disc	O
contains	O
assorted	O
arrangements	O
from	O
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
,	O
II	O
and	O
III	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
from	O
Ys	B-Application
II	I-Application
Renewal	O
(	O
1995	O
)	O
:	O
The	O
entire	O
Ys	B-Application
II	I-Application
soundtrack	O
,	O
reproduced	O
on	O
more	O
advanced	O
synthesizer	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
