Darius II (video game)

Darius II
Japanese arcade flyer
DeveloperTaito
PublisherTaito
DirectorHidehiro Fujiwara
ProducerHidehiro Fujiwara
DesignersHidehiro Fujiwara
Takatsuna Senba
ProgrammersAkira Otsuki
Tatsuo Nakamura
Masashi Tsuzura
Shinji Soyano
ArtistsMasami Kikuchi
Takatsuna Senba
Hisakazu Kato
ComposerHisayoshi Ogura
SeriesDarius
PlatformsArcade, Mega Drive/Genesis, Game Boy, Super CD-ROM², Master System, Sega Saturn
Release
September 1989
  • Arcade
    • JP: September 1989
    • EU: 1989
    • NA: 1989
    Mega Drive/Genesis
    • JP: December 20, 1990
    • NA: 1991
    Game Boy
    • JP: December 13, 1991
    Master System
    Super CD-ROM²
    • JP: December 24, 1993
    Saturn
    • JP: June 7, 1996
    • EU: 1996
GenreScrolling shooter
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Darius II is a 1989 scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Taito for arcades. It is a direct sequel to the 1987 title Darius. It was later released as Sagaia in Japan in 1991 for the Game Boy as well as non-Japanese ports. A remake was released for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² as Super Darius II in 1993.