Aleste 2 is a scrolling shooter video game for the MSX 2. It is a sequel to Aleste

Aleste

is the first game in the Aleste series of shoot 'em up video games. Developed by the Japanese developer Compile and released in 1988, it has been seen on the MSX and Sega Master System....

 and was released by Compile

Compile (software company)

Compile Co., Ltd. was a Japanese video game company established on April 7, 1982, under the name Programmers-3. Founded by Masamitsu Niitani , they were famed for developing shooters and puzzle games such as Aleste and Puyo Puyo.Compile filed for bankruptcy and disbanded in 2003, but the franchise...

 in 1989, exclusively in Japan. This is the first game in the Aleste series to feature the recurring series heroine Ellinor who later appeared in Musha Aleste.

Story

The game takes place in the year 2039, two decades after the super computer DIA51 attacked and decimated the Earth. After the long restoration period, Earth is invaded by a race of alien plant-like humanoids called the Vagand, intent on finding a new food source on Earth. In their first attack on Earth, the Vagand destroys an Earth space cruiser commanded by the previous Earth hero, Ray Waizen. Their plan to invade Earth is challenged by the newest version of the Aleste piloted by the daughter of Ray and Yuri Waizen, Ellinor, who has vowed to avenge her father’s death and to personally kill the Vagand leader Gaizel.

This game, along with other Compile shooters, has been released for the WOOMB service.