Run And Gun Ii

Run and Gun II
Run and Gun II
	Arcade cabinet
Developer(s)	Konami
Publisher(s)	Konami
Platform(s)	Arcade
Release	March 1996
Genre(s)	Sports (basketball)

Run and Gun II is a basketball video game developed and published by Konami as an arcade video game in 1996.

Background

It is the sequel to Konami's 1993 arcade video game Run and Gun.^[2] The original game had earned $1,500,000 (equivalent to $2,700,000 in 2019) from European advance orders prior to release (mostly from Spain and Italy),^[3] and was America's top-grossing upright arcade cabinet in December 1993.^[4]

Gameplay

Run and Gun II is a sequel that adds maneuvers like alley oops, spins, and defensive moves such as block outs.^[5]

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Run and Gun II on their May 1, 1996 issue as being the seventh most-successful arcade game of the month.^[6]

Hyper reviewed the arcade game, rating it 4½ out of 5 stars and calling it "an excellent game" that is "far superior" to its predecessor.^[7] Next Generation rated it three stars out of five, giving the praise to its multiplayer.^[5]

References

↑ Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006) (in ja). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 122. ISBN 978-4990251215. https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n123.
↑ "Run and Gun: Others Only Dream About Being This Good!". RePlay 19 (1): 27. October 1993. https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-19-issue-no.-1-october-1993-600dpi/RePlay - Volume 19, Issue No. 1 - October 1993/page/27.
↑ "International News: Italy". Play Meter 20 (1): 28. January 1994. https://archive.org/details/play-meter-volume-20-number-1-january-1994/Play Meter - Volume 20, Number 1 - January 1994/page/28.
↑ "RePlay: The Players' Choice". RePlay 19 (3): 12. December 1993. https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-19-issue-no.-3-december-1993/RePlay - Volume 19, Issue No. 3 - December 1993/page/n11/mode/1up.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 "Finals". Next Generation (Imagine Media) (20): 103. August 1996.
↑ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - TVゲーム機ーソフトウェア (Video Game Software)". Game Machine (Amusement Press, Inc.) (517): 25. 1 May 1996.
↑ "Arcade". Hyper (33): 34. July 1996. https://archive.org/details/hyper-033/page/34.

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[1] Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006) (in ja). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 122. ISBN 978-4990251215. https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n123.

[2] "Run and Gun: Others Only Dream About Being This Good!". RePlay 19 (1): 27. October 1993. https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-19-issue-no.-1-october-1993-600dpi/RePlay - Volume 19, Issue No. 1 - October 1993/page/27.

[3] "International News: Italy". Play Meter 20 (1): 28. January 1994. https://archive.org/details/play-meter-volume-20-number-1-january-1994/Play Meter - Volume 20, Number 1 - January 1994/page/28.

[4] "RePlay: The Players' Choice". RePlay 19 (3): 12. December 1993. https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-19-issue-no.-3-december-1993/RePlay - Volume 19, Issue No. 3 - December 1993/page/n11/mode/1up.

[NG-5] 5.0 ^5.1 "Finals". Next Generation (Imagine Media) (20): 103. August 1996.

[6] "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - TVゲーム機ーソフトウェア (Video Game Software)". Game Machine (Amusement Press, Inc.) (517): 25. 1 May 1996.

[7] "Arcade". Hyper (33): 34. July 1996. https://archive.org/details/hyper-033/page/34.