Who Dares Wins II
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| Developer(s) | Alligata |
| Publisher(s) | Alligata Tynesoft |
| Programmer(s) | Steve Evans[2] |
| Platform(s) | Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64 / 16, Plus/4, MSX, ZX Spectrum |
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| Genre(s) | Run and gun |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Who Dares Wins II is a run and gun video game developed and published by Alligata Software and released in late 1985 for the Commodore 64, as well as the Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit computers, BBC Micro, Commodore 16, Plus/4, MSX, and ZX Spectrum.
The game is a remake of the earlier Who Dares Wins, which was given an injunction after it was accused of being too similar to Commando;[3] Computer Gamer magazine had described Who Dares Wins as an "accurate reproduction" of Commando.[4]
Gameplay
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The main character is a lone soldier sent into enemy territory, wielding a gun and five grenades.[5] The player must capture eight enemy outposts against massive opposition.[1] The player can blow up vehicles and rescue prisoners in each level.[6] If the player takes too long, the prisoners are executed by firing squad.[6]
Reception
[edit]Zzap!64 rated the game a 90/100, calling the game "fantastic" and the landscapes "incredible".[1] It revisited the game 7 years later and gave it a revised rating of 78/100, saying that "it just hasn't weathered the years too well", but that it was "still very playable".[5]
Dion Guy of Nintendo Life called the game something he wished was on the Nintendo Virtual Console, and "a lot of fun" despite not being extremely difficult.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Who Dares Wins II". ZZap!64. No. 8 (December 1985). 14 November 1985. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
- ^ Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
- ^ "Who Dares Wins II for Amstrad CPC (1986) - MobyGames". MobyGames. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
- ^ "Who Dares Wins". Computer Gamer. No. 7. October 1985.
- ^ a b "ZZap!64 Magazine Issue 084". archive.org. May 1992. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
- ^ a b c "Top 10 C64 games wanted on the Virtual Console". Nintendo Life. 2008-04-13. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
External links
[edit]- Who Dares Wins II at Lemon 64
- Who Dares Wins II at MobyGames
- Who Dares Wins II at Atari Mania