Pole Position II

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Pole Position II

Developer(s)	Namco
Publisher(s)	Atari
Platform(s)	Arcade, Atari 7800, Commodore 64, Mobile Phone
Release date	^JP 1983 ^NA 1983
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single player
Input methods	Steering wheel, gear shifter, pedals
Cabinet	Standard and Sit-down
Arcade system	Namco Pole Position
CPU	Z80 @ 3.072 MHZ, 2x Z8002 @ 3.072 MHZ
Sound	Namco, Custom, Samples
Display	Raster, 256 x 224 pixels (Horizontal), 128 colors

Pole Position II is a racing arcade game that was released by Namco in 1983 as the sequel to Pole Position, which was released the previous year. As with the original, Namco licensed Pole Position II to Atari for US manufacture and distribution.

1 Gameplay
2 Legacy
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Gameplay

There is a new opening theme, and in addition to the original Fuji racetrack, there are three others to choose from: Test (resembling Indianapolis Motor Speedway), Seaside (resembling Long Beach Grand Prix), and Suzuka. The graphics were improved; cars have a different color scheme and explosions show debris. Wheel spin has also been added to the game.

[edit] Legacy

Pole Position II appears in various Namco Museum collections, but presumably due to licensing issues,^{[citation needed]} Fuji Speedway and Suzuka Circuit were renamed Namco Circuit and Wonder Circuit (after Namco's "Wonder" series of Japanese theme parks), respectively.

In 2006, Namco Networks released the game on the mobile platform, paying attention to details to keep it authentic to the arcade original.^[1]^[2]