The game follows the story of a Martian pilot named Leo Lucas, who is tasked with finding the remnants of a recon team that vanished near Earth.

[2] No other information was publicly known about the game until a trailer was featured in June, 2011 on the popular media website GameTrailers.

[6] He went on to cite Star Wars: Rogue Squadron as a "huge influence" on the Honor in Vengeance series.

Honor in Vengeance II received favorable reviews and was praised for fixing a number of technical issues with the first installment and for its innovative style.

[7] Jonathan Lester of Dealspwn praised the game's enemy armadas, graphics and voice acting.