Download 2[a] is a side-scrolling 1991 shoot 'em up video game published by NEC Avenue for the PC Engine CD-ROM². It is the sequel of Download and also inspired an anime OVA.

Down Load 2
Developer(s)Alfa System
Publisher(s)NEC Avenue
Director(s)Akihiro Saito
Producer(s)Makoto Sakio
Toshio Tabeta
Artist(s)Shuho Itahashi
Writer(s)Wataru Nakajima
Composer(s)Kimitaka Matsumae
Suguru Yamaguchi
Tadashi Kitamura
Platform(s)PC Engine CD-ROM²
Release
  • JP: March 29, 1991
Genre(s)Horizontal-scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

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Gameplay screenshot

Down Load 2 is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up game.

Development and release

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Down Load 2 was developed by Alfa System and published by NEC Avenue.[1][2]

Reception

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Down Load 2 was met with generally favorable reviews.[4][5][6][7][8] The Japanese publication Micom BASIC Magazine ranked the game seventh in popularity in its June 1991 issue.[9]

Notes

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  1. ^ Japanese: ダウンロード2, Hepburn: Daunrōdo Tsu

References

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  1. ^ Matsuyama, Benī (March 1991). "Super Soft Hot Information: PC Engine 新作ソフト Data Base". Micom BASIC Magazine [ja]. No. 105. The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation [ja]. pp. 250–251.
  2. ^ "ダウンロード2". Famitsu. Kadokawa Game Linkage. Archived from the original on 2024-08-11. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  3. ^ "新作ゲームクロスレビュー: ダウンロード2". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 127. ASCII Corporation. April 5, 1991. p. 22.
  4. ^ a b "発売直前 REVIEW: ダウンロード2". Gekkan PC Engine [ja] (in Japanese). Vol. 3, no. 4. Shogakukan. April 1991. p. 120.
  5. ^ a b Querleux, Philippe (May 1991). "Console: Down Load 2". Génération 4 [fr] (in French). No. 33. Pressimage. pp. 116–117.
  6. ^ a b Demoly, Jean-Marc (May 1991). "Consoles News: Down Load 2". Joystick (in French). No. 16. Sipress. p. 163.
  7. ^ a b "新作ソフトお毒味チャート: ダウンロード2". Marukatsu PC Engine [ja] (in Japanese). Vol. 3, no. 5. Kadokawa Shoten. May 1991. p. 144.
  8. ^ a b Rossi, Fabio (June 1991). "Review: Download 2". Computer+Videogiochi [it] (in Italian). No. 6. Gruppo Editoriale Jackson [it]. p. 45.
  9. ^ Matsuyama, Benī (June 1991). "Super Soft Hot Information: PC Engine 今月の人気ソフト・ランキング". Micom BASIC Magazine [ja]. No. 106. The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation [ja]. p. 262.