Run and Gun II

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

Run and Gun II
Arcade cabinet
Developer(s)Konami
Publisher(s)Konami
Platform(s)Arcade
ReleaseMarch 1996[1]
Genre(s)Sports (basketball)

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 $3,000,000 in 2022) 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, stating that "It's not your father's new Oldsmobile, but it's multiplayer, and dependable good fun."[5]

References
  1. Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 122. ISBN 978-4990251215.
  2. "Run and Gun: Others Only Dream About Being This Good!". RePlay. Vol. 19, no. 1. October 1993. p. 27.
  3. "International News: Italy". Play Meter. Vol. 20, no. 1. January 1994. p. 28.
  4. "RePlay: The Players' Choice". RePlay. Vol. 19, no. 3. December 1993. p. 12.
  5. "Finals". Next Generation. No. 20. Imagine Media. August 1996. p. 103.
  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 (in Japanese). No. 517. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 May 1996. p. 25.
  7. "Arcade". Hyper. No. 33. July 1996. p. 34.
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