The game was much like the original: the player controls a paperboy (or papergirl) who must navigate a series of obstacles,[2] such as tires rolling down a driveway while a car is being repaired, or strange houses like a haunted house, while trying to deliver the morning paper to various customers on a street (though unlike its predecessor, papers had to be delivered to houses on both sides of the street). Like the original, the game is renowned for its difficulty.
There are four specific actions that can be taken somewhere in the middle of each stage that reward the player with a front-page photo on the newspaper afterwards. Such actions included breaking a window with a paper, where the next day's paper would read "Mysterious Vandalism Baffles Police", showing an angry policeman looking at broken windows. Others could be coming across a gas station being robbed and hitting the gunman with a paper behind his back, then having the next day's paper headlined with "Paperboy {Papergirl} Foils Armed Robbery" or seeing a runaway baby carriage and stopping it with a paper, and the forthcoming headline being "Girl {Boy} Saves Breakway Baby". Both heroic stories would show a happy policeman rewarding the paperboy with candy.
Three reviewers for Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the Game Boy version a 6 out of 10, while a fourth reviewer gave it a 5.[4] Ed Ricketts of Amiga Format gave the Amiga version a 44 percent rating.[5]N-Force gave the NES version a 42 percent rating.[6] Jonathan Gagnon of Game Players gave the Game Gear version a 5 out of 10.[7] Jonathan Davies of Super Play gave the SNES version a 29 percent rating.[8] Brett Alan Weiss of AllGame gave the SNES version one and a half stars out of five.[9]Total! gave the NES version 50 out of 100, criticizing its poor camera and controls, as well as the music and gameplay.[10]Sega Force reviewed the Mega Drive/Genesis version and rated it 55 out of 100. The magazine praised the music and sound effects, but criticized the repetitive gameplay, and stated that the game looked outdated compared to other games available at the time.[11] Power Unlimited gave the Game Gear version a score of 78% writing: "One of the most American games ever made, and addictive too. The Game Gear version looks very good. A blunder is the music, which becomes very annoying at a certain point."[12]
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^"Great Expectations for 1992". GamePro. February 1992. p. 44. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
^"Paperboy 2 (SNES)". Nintendo Power. December 1991. p. 86. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
^. powerweb.nl (in Dutch). 1993. Archived from the original on October 20, 2003. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
^"Paperboy 2 (Game Boy)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. February 1992. p. 30. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
^Ricketts, Ed (October 1992). "Paperboy 2 (Amiga)". Amiga Format. p. 94. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
^"Paperboy 2 (NES)". N-Force. October 1992. pp. 62–63. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
^Gagnon, Jonathan (December 1993). "Paper Boy 2 (Game Gear)". Game Players. p. 194. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
^Davies, Jonathan (December 1992). "Paperboy 2 (SNES)". Super Play. p. 80. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
^Weiss, Brett Alan. . AllGame. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
^"Paperboy 2 (NES)". Total!. February 1993. p. 57. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
^"Paperboy II (Mega Drive)". Sega Force. United Kingdom. June 1993. pp. 40–42.
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paperboy, action, video, game, sequel, arcade, video, game, paperboy, released, 1991, 1992, amiga, amstrad, game, game, gear, genesis, nintendo, entertainment, system, super, spectrum, while, paperboy, debuted, arcades, subsequently, ported, personal, computer. Paperboy 2 is an action video game the sequel to the arcade video game Paperboy It was released in 1991 1992 for Amiga Amstrad CPC MS DOS Game Boy Game Gear Genesis Nintendo Entertainment System Super NES and ZX Spectrum 1 While Paperboy debuted in arcades and was subsequently ported to personal computers and consoles the sequel was only released for home systems Paperboy 2Game Boy cover artDeveloper s TengenEastridge TechnologyManley amp Associates Game Gear Publisher s MindscapeTengen Genesis and Game Gear Composer s Rich Shemaria Amiga MS DOS Game Boy NES SNES Robert Ridihalgh Game Gear Platform s Amiga Amstrad CPC MS DOS Game Boy Game Gear Genesis NES SNES ZX SpectrumRelease1991Genre s ActionMode s Single player two player Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Reception 3 References 4 External linksGameplay editThe game was much like the original the player controls a paperboy or papergirl who must navigate a series of obstacles 2 such as tires rolling down a driveway while a car is being repaired or strange houses like a haunted house while trying to deliver the morning paper to various customers on a street though unlike its predecessor papers had to be delivered to houses on both sides of the street Like the original the game is renowned for its difficulty There are four specific actions that can be taken somewhere in the middle of each stage that reward the player with a front page photo on the newspaper afterwards Such actions included breaking a window with a paper where the next day s paper would read Mysterious Vandalism Baffles Police showing an angry policeman looking at broken windows Others could be coming across a gas station being robbed and hitting the gunman with a paper behind his back then having the next day s paper headlined with Paperboy Papergirl Foils Armed Robbery or seeing a runaway baby carriage and stopping it with a paper and the forthcoming headline being Girl Boy Saves Breakway Baby Both heroic stories would show a happy policeman rewarding the paperboy with candy Reception editReceptionReview scorePublicationScorePower Unlimited78 100 Game Gear 3 Three reviewers for Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the Game Boy version a 6 out of 10 while a fourth reviewer gave it a 5 4 Ed Ricketts of Amiga Format gave the Amiga version a 44 percent rating 5 N Force gave the NES version a 42 percent rating 6 Jonathan Gagnon of Game Players gave the Game Gear version a 5 out of 10 7 Jonathan Davies of Super Play gave the SNES version a 29 percent rating 8 Brett Alan Weiss of AllGame gave the SNES version one and a half stars out of five 9 Total gave the NES version 50 out of 100 criticizing its poor camera and controls as well as the music and gameplay 10 Sega Force reviewed the Mega Drive Genesis version and rated it 55 out of 100 The magazine praised the music and sound effects but criticized the repetitive gameplay and stated that the game looked outdated compared to other games available at the time 11 Power Unlimited gave the Game Gear version a score of 78 writing One of the most American games ever made and addictive too The Game Gear version looks very good A blunder is the music which becomes very annoying at a certain point 12 References edit Great Expectations for 1992 GamePro February 1992 p 44 Retrieved March 16 2018 Paperboy 2 SNES Nintendo Power December 1991 p 86 Retrieved March 16 2018 Power Unlimited Game Database powerweb nl in Dutch 1993 Archived from the original on October 20 2003 Retrieved November 24 2022 Paperboy 2 Game Boy Electronic Gaming Monthly February 1992 p 30 Retrieved March 16 2018 Ricketts Ed October 1992 Paperboy 2 Amiga Amiga Format p 94 Retrieved March 16 2018 Paperboy 2 NES N Force October 1992 pp 62 63 Retrieved March 16 2018 Gagnon Jonathan December 1993 Paper Boy 2 Game Gear Game Players p 194 Retrieved March 16 2018 Davies Jonathan December 1992 Paperboy 2 SNES Super Play p 80 Retrieved March 16 2018 Weiss Brett Alan Paperboy 2 Review SNES AllGame Archived from the original on November 15 2014 Retrieved March 14 2018 Paperboy 2 NES Total February 1993 p 57 Retrieved April 17 2018 Paperboy II Mega Drive Sega Force United Kingdom June 1993 pp 40 42 Power Unlimited Game Database powerweb nl in Dutch 1993 Archived from the original on October 20 2003 Retrieved November 24 2022 External links editPaperboy 2 at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paperboy 2 amp oldid 1191351970, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
