''Thunder Cross II'' is a horizontally

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in 1991. It is a direct sequel to '' Thunder Cross''. The game never saw a release outside of Japan or on home consoles until eventually seeing a release as part of the ''

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Development

* Producer: T. Nakagawa * Programmers: K. Tokunaga, K. Kano * Graphic designers: Satoru. K, S. Yamamoto, T. Kiuchi, Y. Kimura, Y. Takano, Kazuaki Nakanishi, T. Nakanishi, T. Nakazawa, M. Tohyama * Assist: Y. Suzuki * Sound designer: Mikio Saito (Metal Yuhki)

Reception

In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Thunder Cross II'' on their September 1, 1991 issue as being the fifteenth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.

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