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Darius II

Title	Darius II
First release	1990
Developer	Taito
Publisher	Taito
Platforms	Arcade, Master System, Mega Drive / Genesis, Sega Saturn
Genre	shoot 'em up
Also known as	Sagaia
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E10+ Everyone 10+
Releases	Arcade: 1989-09-01 Mega Drive / Genesis: 1990-01-01 (NTSC-U), 1991-06-06 (NTSC-J)
Wikidata ID	Q2742946

Belser and his space aliens threaten the galaxy, forcing players to pilot spacecraft through side-scrolling combat. This Mega Drive conversion, known as Sagaia in certain regions, allows players to engage in intense shooter gameplay. Using specific codes, players can even access a hidden boss rush mode to face off against numerous enemy encounters.

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Sources

Wikidata (Q2742946) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (megadrive/darius-ii) · last updated 2026-10-28 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (31195) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (4607,35477) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (darius2) · last updated 2026-10-03 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`darius2`
Title at ADB	Darius II (triple screen) (Japan, rev 1)
Manufacturer	Taito
Year	1989
Genre	Shooter / Flying Horizontal
Players	2
MAME driver status	IMPERFECT

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Taito); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-03 16:56 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Taito · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (5): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Taito · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

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Videos

Arcade Longplay [804] Sagaia

World-of-Longplays · Arcade version · longplay · 1:20:14auto-matched
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SAGAIA (MEGADRIVE - FULL GAME)

Zeusdaz - The Unemulated Retro Game Channel · Mega Drive / Genesis version · longplay · 2:21:54auto-matched
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