Software:Who Dares Wins II
| Who Dares Wins II | |
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| Developer(s) | Alligata |
| Publisher(s) | Alligata Tynesoft |
| Programmer(s) | Steve Evans[1] |
| 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 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 family, 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
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.[2] 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
Zzap!64 rated the game a 90/100, calling the game "fantastic" and the landscapes "incredible".[2] 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
- ↑ Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers". https://dadgum.com/giantlist/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Who Dares Wins II". ZZap!64 (8 (December 1985)). 14 November 1985. https://archive.org/stream/zzap64-magazine-008/ZZap_64_Issue_008_1985_Dec#page/n127/mode/2up. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
- ↑ "Who Dares Wins II for Amstrad CPC (1986) - MobyGames". http://www.mobygames.com/game/who-dares-wins-ii.
- ↑ "Who Dares Wins". Computer Gamer (7). October 1985. https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gamer_Issue_07_1985-10_Argus_Press_GB/page/n60/mode/1up.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "ZZap!64 Magazine Issue 084". May 1992. https://archive.org/stream/zzap64-magazine-084/ZZap_64_Issue_084_1992_May#page/n47/mode/2up.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Top 10 C64 games wanted on the Virtual Console" (in en-GB). Nintendo Life. 2008-04-13. http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2008/04/top_10_c64_games_wanted_on_the_virtual_console.
External links
- Who Dares Wins II at Lemon 64
- Who Dares Wins II at MobyGames
- Who Dares Wins II at Atari Mania
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