''Skyfox II: The Cygnus Conflict'' is a space combat computer game developed by

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and published by

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in 1987 for the

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as a sequel to the original '' Skyfox'' for the

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. It was ported to the Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS. The creator of ''Skyfox'', Ray Tobey, was not involved in this game.

Gameplay

Reception

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'' stated that ''Skyfox II'' had good graphics, much action, and diverse and interesting weapons for fans of space-combat games. In a 1994 survey of wargames the magazine gave the title one-plus stars out of five. The game was reviewed in 1988 in ''

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'' #133 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 4 out of 5 stars.

Reviews

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'' - March 1988 * ''

'' - August 1988 * ''

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'' - February 1988 * ''

'' - August 1989 * ''

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'' - August 1989 * ''

'' - June 1991 * '' Jeux & Stratégie'' #53

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