Taito Legends 2

Taito Legends 2
Developer(s)	Empire Interactive (Xbox, Win) Mine Loader Software (PS2)
Publisher(s)	PAL: Empire Interactive NA: Destineer
Platform(s)	Xbox, PlayStation 2, Windows
Release	AU: 30 March 2006 EU: 31 March 2006 NA: 16 May 2007 (PS2) NA: 10 July 2007 (Win)
Genre(s)	Compilation
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Taito Legends 2 a compilation of Taito arcade video games and the follow-up to Taito Legends. It was published for Xbox, PlayStation 2, and Microsoft Windows. As with the former collection, it is derived from the Japan exclusive Taito Memories series.

All three versions of the game were simultaneously released in March 2006 in Europe and Australia and published by Empire Interactive. The United States received the PlayStation 2 version on 16 May 2007 and the Windows version on 10 July 2007 with publishing by Destineer. For unknown reasons, the Xbox version was never released in North America. However, the European PAL-region Xbox version is entirely compatible with the North American NTSC-based Xbox systems without any modifications.

The PlayStation 2 version uses the same layout and engine as the Taito Memories series, while the Xbox and Windows versions use the layout and engine of Taito Legends with additional content on some games.

Eight of the 43 games - Balloon Bomber, Bubble Symphony, Cadash, RayForce, RayStorm, G-Darius, Pop'n Pop, and Syvalion - were split across the platforms due to porting issues,^[1] requiring players to buy more than one version to get every game available.