Who Dares Wins II
Who Dares Wins II is a run and gun game developed and published by Alligata Software and released in 1985 for the Commodore 64, as well as the Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit family, BBC Micro, Commodore 16, Plus/4, MSX, and ZX Spectrum.
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Developer(s) | Alligata |
Publisher(s) | Alligata |
Platform(s) | Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64 / 16, Plus/4, MSX, ZX Spectrum |
Release | 1985 |
Genre(s) | Run and gun |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
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.[1]
Gameplay
The main character is a lone soldier sent into enemy territory, wielding a gun and five grenades.[2] The player must capture eight enemy outposts against massive opposition.[3] The player can blow up vehicles and rescue prisoners in each level.[4] If the player takes too long, the prisoners are executed by firing squad.[4]
Reception
Zzap!64 rated the game a 90/100, calling the game "fantastic" and the landscapes "incredible".[3] 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".[2]
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.[4]
References
- "Who Dares Wins II for Amstrad CPC (1986) - MobyGames". MobyGames. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
- "ZZap!64 Magazine Issue 084". archive.org. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
- "ZZap!64 Magazine Issue 008". archive.org. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
- Life, Nintendo (2008-04-13). "Top 10 C64 games wanted on the Virtual Console". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2017-08-02.