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Darius II (Japan)

Sega Genesis / Mega Drive
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1990
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The Mega Drive conversion of Darius II arcade, ambitious yet clearly cut down compared to the original. Pleasant for fans, frustrating for purists.

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Category
Shooter 1 player 7+
Description
Two-player simultaneous Silver Hawk ships battle zoomorphic bosses in this Taito Darius II. Published by Taito, released in Japan in March 1990. Two-simultaneous-player horizontal shoot'em up, giant zoomorphic bosses and multiple level branches.

Darius II review

4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Difficult"
Lifespan
"Short"
Technical info
💾0,41 MB 📅16/03/1990
Published by Taito

Darius II (Mega Drive) price, value & rarity

Notable
Q1 loose
 $21 Q6 complete
 $50 Q10 new
 $125 !
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Collector interest

Mega Drive conversion of Taito's Darius II, a horizontal shoot'em up with famed zoomorphic bosses, here in its Japanese edition. Its collector interest comes from the combination of a prestigious arcade licence and a necessarily trimmed home adaptation that saga fans want to own in its original form. The Japanese print and the lasting aura of the Darius series among shmup fans sustain steady demand for this cut on the console.

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