Valkyria Chronicles II[a] is a tactical role-playing video game developed and published by Sega for the PlayStation Portable.

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.

The Armored Tech class can disarm mines and carry large shields that can deflect rifle and machine gun fire.

Advantages garnered from upgrading class range from new weapon types to increased effectiveness against tanks to special abilities.

[11] However, with the intense fight against the Empire having left Gallia's regular army in an exhausted state, there is initially little to stop the insurrection from gaining momentum.

Among the students sent out on the field is 17-year-old Avan Hardins, a young man who enrolls in Lanseal Military Academy after his older brother Leon was reported dead during a special mission.

At the harbour, Class G fights and mortally wounds Dirk, who reverts to his true personality of Leon and expires in Avan's arms.

[13] On July 17, 2009, the official Valkyria Chronicles II website was launched to the public with the developer's blog and pictures of the game.

[14][15] In a blog post on the official website, chief producer Shuntaro Tanaka has revealed that the game will keep the BLiTZ system with wireless ad hoc to be implemented.

[16][17] In addition, Tanaka said that the game's development for the PSP was done "to allow a broader spectrum of users to discover and enjoy what makes Valkyria special."

[19] The staff in the development of the game were pulled from the Valkyria Chronicles staff, mainly chief producer Shuntaro Tanaka, character designer Raita Honjo and composer Hitoshi Sakimoto with Take Ozawa being posted as the game's director[20] with previous work done on Valkyria Chronicles as its main planner.

An extensive amount of special material was produced by the Valkyria Chronicles II staff as bonus items for those players who pre-order the game.

Similarly, "Gallian Journal 1936" presents background information in the form of a news magazine, with such articles as an interview with the game's antagonist.

[25][26] Further hidden characters were also made available including Welkin and Alicia, Ramal Valt from the anime, and Mintz and Julius from the Valkyria Chronicles: Wish Your Smile manga.

[27] However, Welkin, Alicia, and Ramal are available as a DVD bonus from Volume 6's release in Japan while Mintz and Julius are available after using a special password.