Volguard II is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up game for the Nintendo Entertainment System in which players assume the role of a pilot tasked with defending Earth from a nefarious global uprising. Set in the year 20XX, the objective is to breach the enemy's stronghold, dismantle their defenses, and eliminate their leader. Players face a variety of foes including aircraft, battle stations, and mechanized units.
The player controls a pilot who is trying to defend the Earth from an evil nation's global revolution sometime in the year 20XX. Given the assignment, the overall purpose of the game is to infiltrate their base and take out their defences and army, and then kill their leader. Enemies include a series of battle stations, various groups of aircraft, barriers, cargo planes, mechs, and other assorted enemies. Volguard II was a modified high-mobility combat mecha developed by the distant ancestors.