Thunder Force II yɛ saa mfitiaseɛ Genesis agodie a ɛmaa wo hunuu sɛ yei nyɛ 8-bit console foforɔ bi kɛkɛ. Wofi ase wɔ saa weird top-down mode yi mu baabi a wo hyɛn no zip twa ho hyia te sɛ Spaceship version of Pac-Man, a ɛpae atamfo wɔ akwan nyinaa so. Afei mpofirim ara—Bam—a ɛyɛ level a edi hɔ no dan kɔ afã-scrolling so, na afei worekwati atuo nsusuwii te sɛ nea ɛwɔ Gradius nanso ɛde kwan a ɛyɛ mmerɛw so.

Nea ɛyɛ nwini ne sɛnea akode no te nka. Woanya saa basic pea shooter yi mfiase no, nanso bere a woabubu atamfo formations kakraa bi akyi no, worebɔ mpofirim wɔ targets so denam homing laser so anaasɛ wode saa plasma shots a ɛtrɛw yi bɛtetew biribiara mu. Power-ups no nyɛ "+1 damage" upgrades kɛkɛ —wɔsesa sɛnea wofa ntɔkwaw so koraa. Bere a edi kan a mebɔɔ agoru no, meboaboaa spread shot no ano te sɛ ɔkwasea mmom sen sɛ mɛhu sɛ homing missiles no ye koraa ma stages binom.

Still holds up sɛ solid "ansa na wɔresusuw formula" shooter no ho —wubetumi aka sɛ na Technosoft resɔ ahwɛ ansa na wɔde nnadewa abɔ no ne Thunder Force III. The soundtrack no anya saa crunchy mfiase FM synth nnyigyei nso.