Beach-Head II features the player pursuing the eponymous Dictator in several ways. There are four levels in the game. In the first level, called Attack,[1] the player deploys soldiers along a path with walls to cover him from the dictator's gun. The objective is to destroy the gun. The second level involves rescuing the prisoners from deadly obstacles by clearing them with a gun. The third level's objective is to escape from the area by flying a helicopter with the prisoners out of the dictator's fortress. Finally the player and the dictator face off, on opposite cliffs, separated by water. To defeat him, the player must make him fall in the water by throwing knives at him. The Dictator tries to do the same to the player.
In one-player mode there are three skill levels, harder modes resulting in faster movements and the computer opponent using better artificial intelligence.[2] In two-player mode, one player controls the usual side whilst his opponent controls the Dictator's forces.[3]
Ahoy! reviewed the Commodore 64 version of Beach Head II, and stated that the first minigame, "Attack", was the best, but criticized the illogic of a player who chooses to control the Dictator still having to ferry people to safety in "Rescue". The review summarized Beach-Head II as "one of the best head-to-head games for the Commodore, and the computer makes a powerful solitaire opponent".[7]ANALOG Computing was more critical, calling the Atari version of the game 'mediocre', with "acceptable" graphics and "little action".[8]
Zzap!64 gave the Commodore 64 version of the game an overall score of 90%, calling it an improvement over its predecessor, and praised its "fantastic" graphics, "state-of-the-art" animations, and "first-class" synthesized speech. Zzap! praised Beach Head II's "varied" and "fun" action arcade gameplay, as well as its two-player mode, further calling the game "an absolute must".[5]Zzap!'s sister magazine, Crash, gave the ZX Spectrum version of Beach Head II a more modest 74%, with one reviewer criticizing it as 'lacking replayability', while another praised its "varied" gameplay. Crash further criticized Beach Head II, expressing that while its graphics are "crude", they work well, further stating that the Commodore 64 version's best qualities are its speech and graphics, which are missing in the Spectrum port, leaving a "pretty simple and boring game".[6]
^ abRignall, Julian; Penn, Gary; Sumner, Paul (August 1985). "Zzap! Test: Beach Head II". Zzap!64. No. 4. Newsfield Limited. pp. 20–22.
^ ab"Reviews: Beach Head II". Crash. No. 24. Newsfield Limited. January 1986. p. 13.
^Katz, Arnie (October 1985). "Reviews: Beach-Head II". Ahoy!. No. 22. Ion International. pp. 63–64.
^Panak, Steve (December 1986). "Panak Strikes! - Reviews of the latest software - Beach-Head II". ANALOG Computing. No. 49. ANALOG 400/800 Corp. p. 97. ISSN 0744-9917.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Beach Head II The Dictator Strikes Back news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Beach Head II The Dictator Strikes Back also punctuated as Beach Head II is a 1985 video game for the Commodore 64 a sequel to Beach Head developed and published by Access Software It was designed by Bruce Carver and his brother Roger and was released for the Amstrad CPC Apple II Atari 8 bit family Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum Beach Head II The Dictator Strikes BackDeveloper s Access Software Sculptured Software Apple II Atari Ocean Software CPC Spectrum Publisher s NA Access SoftwareEU U S GoldDirector s Bruce CarverProducer s Chris JonesProgrammer s Roger CarverBruce CarverPlatform s Amstrad CPC Apple II Atari 8 bit Commodore 64 ZX SpectrumRelease1985Genre s Shoot em upMode s Single player or two player Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Reception 3 References 4 External linksGameplay edit nbsp Gameplay screenshot Atari 8 bit Beach Head II features the player pursuing the eponymous Dictator in several ways There are four levels in the game In the first level called Attack 1 the player deploys soldiers along a path with walls to cover him from the dictator s gun The objective is to destroy the gun The second level involves rescuing the prisoners from deadly obstacles by clearing them with a gun The third level s objective is to escape from the area by flying a helicopter with the prisoners out of the dictator s fortress Finally the player and the dictator face off on opposite cliffs separated by water To defeat him the player must make him fall in the water by throwing knives at him The Dictator tries to do the same to the player In one player mode there are three skill levels harder modes resulting in faster movements and the computer opponent using better artificial intelligence 2 In two player mode one player controls the usual side whilst his opponent controls the Dictator s forces 3 This game was notable for using synthesized speech courtesy of Electronic Speech Systems then of Berkeley California Known for its deathly scream also heard in Epyx s Impossible Mission laughing I m hit 3 Medic Hey Don t shoot me and You can t hurt me 4 Reception editReceptionReview scoresPublicationScoreZzap 6490 C64 5 Crash74 Spectrum 6 Ahoy reviewed the Commodore 64 version of Beach Head II and stated that the first minigame Attack was the best but criticized the illogic of a player who chooses to control the Dictator still having to ferry people to safety in Rescue The review summarized Beach Head II as one of the best head to head games for the Commodore and the computer makes a powerful solitaire opponent 7 ANALOG Computing was more critical calling the Atari version of the game mediocre with acceptable graphics and little action 8 Zzap 64 gave the Commodore 64 version of the game an overall score of 90 calling it an improvement over its predecessor and praised its fantastic graphics state of the art animations and first class synthesized speech Zzap praised Beach Head II s varied and fun action arcade gameplay as well as its two player mode further calling the game an absolute must 5 Zzap s sister magazine Crash gave the ZX Spectrum version of Beach Head II a more modest 74 with one reviewer criticizing it as lacking replayability while another praised its varied gameplay Crash further criticized Beach Head II expressing that while its graphics are crude they work well further stating that the Commodore 64 version s best qualities are its speech and graphics which are missing in the Spectrum port leaving a pretty simple and boring game 6 References edit ZZap 64 Issue 032 1987 Dec ZZap 64 Magazine Issue 004 August 1985 a b Commodore User Magazine Issue 22 July 1985 ZZap 64 Magazine Issue 004 August 1985 a b Rignall Julian Penn Gary Sumner Paul August 1985 Zzap Test Beach Head II Zzap 64 No 4 Newsfield Limited pp 20 22 a b Reviews Beach Head II Crash No 24 Newsfield Limited January 1986 p 13 Katz Arnie October 1985 Reviews Beach Head II Ahoy No 22 Ion International pp 63 64 Panak Steve December 1986 Panak Strikes Reviews of the latest software Beach Head II ANALOG Computing No 49 ANALOG 400 800 Corp p 97 ISSN 0744 9917 External links editBeach Head II at MobyGames Beach Head II at C64Sets com Beach Head II at GameBase64 com Review in Commodore Power Play Beach Head II The Dictator Strikes Back at SpectrumComputing co uk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beach Head II The Dictator Strikes Back amp oldid 1194236312, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
