Valkyria Chronicles II

Valkyria Chronicles II
North American cover of Valkyria Chronicles II
Developer(s)	Sega
Publisher(s)	Sega
Director(s)	Take Ozawa
Producer(s)	Shuntaro Tanaka (chief) Shinji Motoyama
Composer(s)	Hitoshi Sakimoto
Series	Valkyria
Engine	Proprietary "CANVAS" engine
Platform(s)	PlayStation Portable
Release date(s)	JP: January 21, 2010 NA: August 31, 2010 EU: September 3, 2010 AU: September 2, 2010
Genre(s)	Tactical role-playing game
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Valkyria Chronicles II
戦場のヴァルキュリア2 (Senjō no Varukyuria Tsū)
Genre	Action, drama, comedy, romance, military
Manga
Valkyria Chronicles 2 Sōkō no Aliasse
Written by	Sega
Illustrated by	Daisuke Shido
Published by	ASCII Media Works
Magazine	Dengeki Maoh
Original run	June 2010 – June 2011
Volumes	2
Manga
Written by	Sega
Illustrated by	Watari
Published by	Kadokowa Shoten
Magazine	Comp Ace
Original run	October 2010 – September 2011
Volumes	2
Manga
Valkyria Chronicles II: Our Only Days
Written by	Sega
Illustrated by	Mekki Kuroyama
Published by	Enterbrain
Magazine	Comics B's-Log Air Raid
Original run	January 31, 2011 – September 2011
Volumes	2

Valkyria Chronicles II (戦場のヴァルキュリア2 ガリア王立士官学校, Senjō no Varukyuria Tsū: Garia Ōritsu Shikan Gakkō^?, "Valkyria of the Battlefield 2: Gallian Royal Military Academy") is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Sega for the PlayStation Portable. Released in 2010, it is the second game in the Valkyria series of games and the sequel to Valkyria Chronicles.

Set two years after the onset of the Second Europan War, the game's story focuses on a military academy as its cadets seek to prevent an ethnic cleansing campaign by a ruthless rebel group. Upon release, Valkyria Chronicles II received mostly high scores from several notable video game publications.

A third game in the series, Valkyria Chronicles III, which is also on the PlayStation Portable, was released on January 27, 2011 in Japan. However, as the game takes place around the same time as the first game, it is a prequel to Valkyria Chronicles II.

Many gameplay concepts in Valkyria Chronicles II are carried over from the original. The BLiTZ system is used during combat scenarios, splitting the action between an overhead Command Mode and third-person Action Mode. By selecting allied units during Command Mode, using Command Points in the process, said units can move and perform actions until their Action Points run out. When the player has exhausted their available Command Points, or volunteers to pass control without using all of them, the Player Phase ends and the Enemy Phase begins. This progresses back and forth until the battle's victory conditions are achieved or the player is defeated. Valkyria Chronicles II uses a system of multiple area maps connected by enemy encampments. When an enemy camp is captured by the player's forces, subsequent areas are made available, using the camp as a way-point to call in reinforcements and proceed.