Chō Jikū Yōsai Macross II

Chō Jikū Yōsai Macross II is a side-scrolling shoot'em up based on the anime video series of the same name. It allows players to play through the battles seen in the anime, flying Valkyrie II fighters against the alien Marduk, controlling Valkyrie pilots "Serbee" (player 1, usually transliterated as Sylvie or Silvie) and "Necks" (player 2, usually transliterated as Nexx).

The game consists of three difficulty levels, each consisting of three unique stages, with a final stage shared by all difficulties. Unlike most similar shooters, the game is designed around a scoring system: before each stage, a target score is displayed which must be reached within a time limit to successfully finish the stage. Points are accumulated by destroying enemies and picking up bonus items. The timer will always count down to the end, meaning that the stage might continue even after the defeat of a boss enemy. In the cooperative two-player mode, both players' scores count towards the goal. In the competitive two-player mode, a single stage is selected for play, and the player with the highest score at the end of the stage wins.

The player's Valkyrie begins the game in its fighter form, firing its weapons straight ahead. Through power-ups, its fire power can be upgraded and its form changed into the Gerwalk mode, which changes the firing pattern into a two-way shot. There are also either dumb or homing missiles, as well as smart bombs which launch a missile spread from the Valkyrie's Battroid form to damage all enemies on screen.