Aleste 2

Aleste 2
DeveloperTemplate:Pluralize from text	Compile
PublisherTemplate:Pluralize from text	Compile
DirectorTemplate:Pluralize from text	Template:If first display both
ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text	Masamitsu Niitani
DesignerTemplate:Pluralize from text	Takayuki Hirono Katsuji Suenaga Kenkoh Nakashima
ProgrammerTemplate:Pluralize from text	Takayuki Hirono Koji Mizuta
ArtistTemplate:Pluralize from text	Hiromichi Sueyoshi Inu Nakashima
WriterTemplate:Pluralize from text	Template:If first display both
ComposerTemplate:Pluralize from text	Masatomo Miyamoto Toshiaki Sakoda Sydon Inoue
Series	Aleste
Engine	Template:If first display both
PlatformTemplate:Pluralize from text	MSX2, Windows
Release	November 1989 (MSX) 2009 (Windows)
GenreTemplate:Pluralize from text	Vertical scrolling shooter
ModeTemplate:Pluralize from text	Single-player
Arcade system	Template:If first display both
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Aleste 2 (アレスタ2) is a scrolling shooter video game developed and released by Compile for the MSX2 in 1989 exclusively in Japan. It is a sequel to Aleste and is the first game in the Aleste series to feature the recurring series heroine Ellinor who later appeared in Musha Aleste. Aleste 2, along with other Compile shooters, was also released for the now-defunct WOOMB service. In 2009, ProjectEGG released the game digitally for Windows, also in English.

Gameplay

Template:This section needs expansion Just like in the first Aleste, the player controls a spaceship the flies across a scrolling land. It features the same gameplay from its predecessor, with multiple weapons which are equipped by picking the corresponding icon, though this time the player can choose its starting secondary weapon before starting the game, with the chosen weapon becoming more powerful.

Plot

The game takes place in the year 2039, two decades after the supercomputer DIA 51 attacked and decimated the Earth. After the long restoration period, Earth is invaded by a race of alien plantlike humanoids called the Vagand, intent on finding a new food source on Earth. In their first attack on Earth, the Vagand destroy an Earth space cruiser commanded by the previous Earth hero, Ray Waizen. Their plan to invade Earth is challenged by the newest version of the Aleste piloted by the daughter of Ray and Yuri Waizen, Ellinor, who has vowed to avenge her father's death and to personally kill the Vagand leader Gaizel.

Development and release

Former Compile members Yuichi Toyama and Kazuyuki Nakashima stated that a prototype of Aleste 2 for Sega Mega Drive was developed but it was ultimately reworked into MUSHA.

Reception

Retro Gamer included it among top ten MSX games. While the three Aleste titles for the MSX computers "all are worth seeking out", they chose Aleste 2 "because it looks superb, allows you to select your weapons at the start of the game, and is the first title in the canon to feature reoccurring protagonist Ellinor".

Adaptation

Aleste 2 was adapted into a manga on January 8, 1990 in Japan and it is part of the Compile Club series.

External links

• Aleste 2 at MobyGames
• Aleste 2 at Hardcore Gaming 101